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What now for peak oil? Unpacking the IEA’s shift on fossil fuel demand
A worker inspects the outdoor gas pipes at the underground gas storage facility operated by Gas Storage CZ AS, in Haje, Czech Republic, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe International Energy Agency's latest…
Soaring electricity prices fuel backlash against AI data centers
A power substation near the LC1 CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on March 27, 2024.Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesVoter anger at surging electricity prices is fueling political backlash against the artificial…
‘Godfathers of wind’ raise alarm amid Trump’s attacks on renewables
US President Donald Trump (L), backdropped by Turbines at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, also known as the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm, walks on the first fairway after playing off the first tee to officially open the Trump…
Democratic senators blame White House, AI data centers for rising
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesDemocratic senators on Monday blamed the White House push to fast…
New nuclear power boom begins with old problem: Radioactive waste
Castor containers for high-level radioactive waste.Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty ImagesNuclear power is back, largely due to the skyrocketing demand for electricity, including big tech's hundreds of artificial intelligence data centers…
MP Materials CEO warns investors to approach rare earth projects with
Pentagon-backed MP Materials warned investors this week to approach other rare earths projects with caution, pointing to the industry's difficult economics.Stocks of U.S. rare earth companies have had wild swings in recent months as…
Google’s decade-long bet on TPUs company’s secret weapon in AI race
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesNvidia has established itself as the undisputed leader in artificial intelligence chips, selling large quantities of silicon to most of the world's biggest tech companies en route to a $4.5…
Trump says India has ‘largely stopped’ buying Russian oil, hints at
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesIn a sign of easing pressure…
Robinhood (HOOD) Q3 2025 earnings
Robinhood beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter on Wednesday, extending a hot streak that has made it one of the biggest large-cap U.S. tech stocks this year.Here is how Robinhood's results compared to Wall Street…
Fossil fuel leaders embrace the energy addition era
Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition &…