Is the war on coal over?
You do not want to miss this episode of the LIVE Energy Realities Podcast on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. David Blackmon, Tammy Nemeth, Irina Slav, and Stu Turley host a wild topic that we secretly had on our Bingo Cards: "Is the War on Coal Dead?" With the world needing more power, we are seeing a shift toward more coal use worldwide. What kind of realignment is happening? - Make sure you stop by and ask the team questions as they are from the U.S., Bulgaria, Canada, or the UK.Highlights of the Podcast00:11 – Introduction02:26 – Coal's Resilience Amid Energy Transition05:20 – Coal's Role in Global Energy Supply10:00 – Germany’s Energy Crisis & Global Coal Plant Expansion13:40 – U.S. Power Grid & ERCOT’s Energy Shortfall18:00 – China’s Record Coal Expansion in 202423:00 – Energy Transition: Myth vs. Reality30:10 – U.S. LNG Exports & Trade Strategy35:30 - DOGE: Reuters Paid Millions by DoD for ‘Large Scale Social Deception’37:18 - Diamondback in Talks to Buy Permian Producer Double Eagle38:02 - Exclusive: India’s NTPC plans to spend $62 billion on 30 GW of nuclear power, sources say38:33 - Trump, Zeldin, Looking to Challenge the EPA’s Ability to Regulate Plant Food as a Pollutant42:37 - Google says US is facing a power capacity crisis in AI race against China 44:07 - Why upstream companies might break their capital discipline rules 49:10 - ERCOT’s latest projections show potential problems for Texas power grid by 202753:11 - Trump to boost U.S. offshore oil and gas with new energy dominance council 55:00 – Final Thoughts: The Future of Energy Policy