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The Trump Administration did almost anything it could to cripple solar and wind. It announced a plan to allow new oil and gas drilling across nearly 1.3 billion acres of U.S. coastal waters.

The average price of a gallon of regular gas in California is $5.20. In San Francisco, it’s $5.41. California is the largest state with 12% of America’s population. High state gas taxes contribute to the price. Fortunately for some, California also has more EVs than any other state.

Scientists have believed the world was warming at a uniform rate since the 1970s. Because of human activity, that pace has accelerated.

With oil and natural gas bottled up in the Middle East, nations have to use renewables and coal to provide energy. There was a hope that coal, which pollutes more than any other major energy source, was on the way out. Not for now.

Electricity generation has risen two years in a row, according to the EIA. The will accelerate as more data centers come online. It also almost certainly means more use of fossil fuels.

Gas prices rose 51 cents last week to $3.45. The rate of increase was a record. The cause was the rise in crude oil prices because of the Middle East war.

Real estate research firm First Street forecasts insurance rates in some Florida and California cities could rise as much as 200%. The reasons are wildfires and hurricanes

Most electricity in the US comes from natural gas. The Middle East Conflict is interrupting exports. Electiry bills are about to go up

Gas prices moved to $5 when oil hit $100 in 2022. And the price to consumers started to cause the economy to buckle. Unless the Iran war slows or ends, oil will likely reach $100 again next week. Can Trump drill enough oil to offset this?

In 2024, Exxon’s CO2 emissions were 610–677 million metric tons. Germany’s was less than 700. However, Exxon is not the worst corporate polluter. Saudi Aramco’s emissions are about the same as those of Russia, which ranks No.5 among countries.

The Department of the Interior offered millions of acres for offshore oil in the seas around Alaska. It is part of Trump’s “drill baby drill” initiative—no company bid for the leases. The truth is, there are easier places to produce oil at lower prices, and that is not likely to change.

As oil and natural gas prices rise due to the Middle East conflict, electricity rates will rise with them. Green energy should help mitigate the problem, but most wind and solar installations are not yet connected to the US electricity grid. That rules them out as a solution.

One of the reasons people bought EVs was high gas prices. They reached $5 at the start of the Ukraine war, when oil was $100. Now, the Middle East war is moving oil back in that direction. The extremely low fuel cost of an EV is attractive again. EV sales need the help.

Superpollutants, which include carbon dioxide and methane, account for more than half of greenhouse gases. Several large US companies want to fight the problem with $100 million. However, it’s a trillion-dollar issue.

Huge tech companies like Google and Amazon will spend $1 trillion to build AI data centers in the next two years. The problem is that they don’t have a way to get electricity without raising residential bills through the roof. President Trump thinks he has a solution. Maybe.

The theory is that if oil tankers can’t get through the Suez Canal, the shortages will help the growth of green energy. The problem is that green companies often need debt financing. Wars drive up interest rates, which can make their growth difficult

NVIDIA and Google both say they have weather prediction systems better than those currently used by humans. The National Weather Service is already shrinking. AI may be an alternative.