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Chris Wright Sells Trump’s β€˜Energy Dominance’ Vision

23 September 2026 at 08:50
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is pitching a future of fossil fuel abundance. It’s not always an easy sell while war drags on and oil prices surge.

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Chris Wright, the Energy Secretary, speaking before the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance in Houston last week.

The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs

10 September 2026 at 11:10
Five years after virtually every world leader agreed to β€œphase down” the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever.

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Coal barges in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, last month.

Gold, Flights, Cryptocurrency: U.S. Vows to Go After More Than Iran’s Oil

26 August 2026 at 08:46
The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.

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A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. The United States imposed a monthslong blockade on Iran’s shipments of oil, the nation’s economic engine.

The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War

For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.

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