Tag: Defending America

BP: Russia-Ukraine War a Green Energy Boom

Russia’s war with Ukraine has many nations examining ways to shorten supply lines by generating more domestic energy, which will speed a global transition away from fossil fuels “to a more decarbonized system,” forecasts BP Chief Economist Spencer Dale. “Right now, oil and gas are the most heavily imported sources of energy in the world,”…


Russian Legislature Approves Suspension of Nuclear-Arms Treaty With US

Less than a day after President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Russia was suspending participation in its nuclear weapons treaty with the United States, the Russian Federation’s State Duma unanimously agreed to formally suspend participation in the treaty. The rubber-stamp approval by the parliamentary body of Putin’s announcement that Moscow was disengaging from the New Strategic…


Nuclear Power: A Now-Embraceable 3rd Rail of Bipartisan Accord in Energy Debate

Behind long-dredged but deepening trenches, Democrats lobby for renewables—wind, solar, biomass—and Republicans rally for fossil fuels—oil, gas, coal—with both sides claiming their polar policies plot the best ways forward to a national future secured by reliable, affordable domestic energy. Between both lines, but not drawing partisan fire, shimmers nuclear energy, the one power neither party…


Sneaking a President Into a Warzone: Details Behind Secret Plans for Biden’s Ukraine Visit

President Joe Biden’s surprise six-hour visit to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 20 was planned by the White House for months but wasn’t “a go” until Feb. 17, administration officials told journalists during a phone conference after Biden left the embattled nation without disclosing when and how he did so….


Critics: GOP Push to Boost Oil, Gas Exports Won’t Lower Americans’ Energy Bills

Republicans and industry executives say Biden administration policies are preventing the nation’s oil and gas producers from going full throttle and expanding exports, which they say will lower costs for consumers in the United States and make global energy supplies more secure and cleaner. With Republicans regaining House majority after November’s midterm elections, GOP leadership…


House GOP Puts New Methane Tax, ‘Greenhouse Gas’ Fund on Chopping Block

House Republicans want to eliminate a tax on methane emissions and do away with a “greenhouse gas” reduction grant program as part of their “Unleash America’s Energy” campaign to roll back regulatory restraints on domestic production in the United States. A proposed ‘Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act,’ sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), would eliminate…


[SUNDAY WATCH PARTY] Enes Kanter Freedom: Why I Sacrificed My Future in the NBA to Stand Up to the Chinese Regime

Join us for our ATL Sunday Watch Party! During the Watch Party, everyone can watch this episode with Enes Kanter Freedom for FREE—even without a subscription. Feel free to share this link to your friends and family! This episode was originally published in December 2022.  “How can the biggest dictatorship in the world control a…


Biden’s Declared War on Oil and Gas Hits Home Hard in West Texas’ Permian Basin

When President Joe Biden openly advocates for phasing-out oil and gas as primary energy generators in the United States within a decade, what appears as a news scroll blip for most Americans is a clap of thunder across the rolling West Texas sage of the Permian Basin. “The messages, virtue signaling, and rhetoric that have…


Republicans Call for US Military to Target Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Groups

A 25-year United States Border Patrol agent and a Texas Sheriff told Congressional lawmakers that Mexican cartels are pushing illegal immigrants across the border in orchestrated surges to distract law enforcement from drug-smuggling operations targeting other sections of the border, contributing to the corresponding wave of deaths related to fentanyl poisoning. “Each and every day…


US Military Recovers ‘Priority Sensors,’ Electronics From Downed Chinese Spy Balloon

Key electronics have been recovered from China’s surveillance balloon that was shot down off the east coast by the U.S. military on Feb. 4, including sensors that are believed to have been used to gather intelligence, U.S. officials have said. “Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor…