Europe rethinks US LNG reliance
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European leaders reconsidered reliance on U.S. LNG after President Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign-policy moves, a shift complicated by rising public skepticism about Germany’s energy transition.
Fossil fuel President: Donald Trump will unveil plans to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain US coal-fired power plants as he seeks to drive domestic reliance on the fossil fuel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump to Direct Pentagon to Buy Coal in Bid to Revive Industry
President Donald Trump will unveil plans to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain US coal-fired power plants as he seeks to drive domestic reliance on the fossil fuel.
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Fossil fuel President: Donald Trump will unveil plans to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain US coal-fired power plants as he seeks to drive domestic reliance on the fossil fuel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
by Paul Dorfman
Trump’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels, including dirty coal, coupled with moves to roll back wind and solar power, face mounting fire from courts, scholars and Democrats for raising the cost of electricity and worsening the #climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda
US courts, scholars and Democrats are pushing back against the president’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Trump’s aggressive drive to boost fossil fuels, including dirty coal, coupled with moves to roll back wind and solar power, face mounting fire from courts, scholars and Democrats for raising the cost of electricity and worsening the #climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Reposted by Christian Rauh
OPINION: As the current consensus goes, Europe has smothered itself in unnecessary regulation, and growth will return once red tape is cut.
This agenda is bound to disappoint.
This agenda is bound to disappoint.
Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis
The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM
OPINION: As the current consensus goes, Europe has smothered itself in unnecessary regulation, and growth will return once red tape is cut.
This agenda is bound to disappoint.
This agenda is bound to disappoint.
Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Jussi T. Eronen
Europe's huge chemicals sector is campaigning to weaken the EU's most important climate policy.
And Brussels is listening.
And Brussels is listening.
European chemical giants plot to weaken EU’s flagship climate policy
The ultra-polluting sector says the EU’s carbon price is putting it out of business.
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Europe's huge chemicals sector is campaigning to weaken the EU's most important climate policy.
And Brussels is listening.
And Brussels is listening.
As they gather again, national leaders are squandering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to unleash public demand for a stronger, independent Europe — the one thing no summit communiqué can manufacture.
My latest for @euobserver.com #EUCO
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My latest for @euobserver.com #EUCO
euobserver.com/202382/europ...
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 AM
As they gather again, national leaders are squandering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to unleash public demand for a stronger, independent Europe — the one thing no summit communiqué can manufacture.
My latest for @euobserver.com #EUCO
euobserver.com/202382/europ...
My latest for @euobserver.com #EUCO
euobserver.com/202382/europ...