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]]> https://energiesnet.com/caribbean-updates-martinique-protests-incur-anti-riot-police/feed/ 0 The Mirage of $2 Gas – Paul Krugman https://energiesnet.com/the-mirage-of-2-gas-paul-krugman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mirage-of-2-gas-paul-krugman https://energiesnet.com/the-mirage-of-2-gas-paul-krugman/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:25:11 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=33224 By Paul Krugman Political speeches are often worth skipping, not conveying much new information. But Donald Trump’s speech last week at the Economic Club of New York was quite newsworthy, in several ways. His incomprehensible, word-salad response to a question about child care received quite a lot of attention, rightly; I think we can safely say that he has …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/the-mirage-of-2-gas-paul-krugman/feed/ 0 Latin Brief Weekly: X v Xandão https://energiesnet.com/latin-brief-weekly-x-v-xandao/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latin-brief-weekly-x-v-xandao https://energiesnet.com/latin-brief-weekly-x-v-xandao/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:42:26 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=32986 Latin America Daily Briefing Aug 30, 2024 Jordana Timerman Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes escalated a feud with billionaire Elon Musk yesterday — and Brazil is bracing for a potential shutdown in access to the X social media platform. The feud started earlier this year, when Moraes ordered X to block certain accounts …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/latin-brief-weekly-x-v-xandao/feed/ 0 Argentina’s Biggest Challenge – Brian Winter/Americas Quarterly https://energiesnet.com/argentinas-biggest-challenge-brian-winter-americas-quarterly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argentinas-biggest-challenge-brian-winter-americas-quarterly https://energiesnet.com/argentinas-biggest-challenge-brian-winter-americas-quarterly/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:07:52 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=30213 By Brian Winter In the course of my life I have probably spent, without exaggeration, at least 1,000 hours in Buenos Aires drinking coffee and listening to people offer their pet theories on how Argentina lost its way. Throughout those conversations, I’ve heard friends and politicians variously blame: Juan Perón, Eva Perón, Isabel Perón, Old …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/argentinas-biggest-challenge-brian-winter-americas-quarterly/feed/ 0 Mexico’s Presidential Candidate Claudia Sheinbaum Vows to Cap Pemex Output, Boost Green Energy https://energiesnet.com/mexicos-presidential-candidate-claudia-sheinbaum-vows-to-cap-pemex-output-boost-green-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mexicos-presidential-candidate-claudia-sheinbaum-vows-to-cap-pemex-output-boost-green-energy https://energiesnet.com/mexicos-presidential-candidate-claudia-sheinbaum-vows-to-cap-pemex-output-boost-green-energy/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:42:48 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=29941 Scott Squires, Bloomberg News MEXICO CITY EnergiesNet.com 03 22 2024 Mexico’s leading presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum vowed to keep up support for state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos, even while pushing toward renewable energy. Sheinbaum on Monday laid out a plan to increase Mexico’s renewable energy capacity, striking a contrast with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who said …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/mexicos-presidential-candidate-claudia-sheinbaum-vows-to-cap-pemex-output-boost-green-energy/feed/ 0 Latam Brief: Bolsonaro holds super big rally in Sao Paulo https://energiesnet.com/latan-brief-bolsonaro-holds-super-big-rally-in-sao-paulo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latan-brief-bolsonaro-holds-super-big-rally-in-sao-paulo https://energiesnet.com/latan-brief-bolsonaro-holds-super-big-rally-in-sao-paulo/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:27:11 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=29336 Latin America Daily Briefing Thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rallied in São Paulo yesterday, a show of political strength for the far-right leader who could face jail time in a series of criminal investigations. (Guardian, Reuters, Associated Press) One of the investigations involves his alleged role in the 2023 January attacks …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/latan-brief-bolsonaro-holds-super-big-rally-in-sao-paulo/feed/ 0 US Says is Ready to Roll back All Venezuela’s Licenses If Maduro Reneges – Bloomberg https://energiesnet.com/us-says-is-ready-to-rollback-all-venezuelas-licenses-if-maduro-reneges-bloomberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-says-is-ready-to-rollback-all-venezuelas-licenses-if-maduro-reneges-bloomberg https://energiesnet.com/us-says-is-ready-to-rollback-all-venezuelas-licenses-if-maduro-reneges-bloomberg/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:34:40 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=27208 Eric Martin and Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg News CARACAS EnergiesNet.com 11 20 2023 The Biden administration is prepared to revoke all licenses recently awarded to Venezuela if Nicolás Maduro doesn’t present a path toward fairer elections by the end of November. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols said “everything is …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/us-says-is-ready-to-rollback-all-venezuelas-licenses-if-maduro-reneges-bloomberg/feed/ 0 Latam Brief: Petro punished in regional elections (October 30, 2023) https://energiesnet.com/latam-brief-petro-punished-in-regional-elections-october-30-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latam-brief-petro-punished-in-regional-elections-october-30-2023 https://energiesnet.com/latam-brief-petro-punished-in-regional-elections-october-30-2023/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:51:53 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=26698 Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s Historical Pact coalition was trounced in regional elections yesterday, widely seen as a referendum on the government. The elections are a return to the political status quo after a wave of alternative candidates rode to victory in 2019, according to El País. “The main mayoralties and governorships were won by politicians …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/latam-brief-petro-punished-in-regional-elections-october-30-2023/feed/ 0 M.C. Machado’s Win Confirmed in Venezuela Vote Maduro Calls a ‘Fraud’ – Bloomberg https://energiesnet.com/machados-win-confirmed-in-venezuela-vote-maduro-calls-a-fraud-bloomberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=machados-win-confirmed-in-venezuela-vote-maduro-calls-a-fraud-bloomberg https://energiesnet.com/machados-win-confirmed-in-venezuela-vote-maduro-calls-a-fraud-bloomberg/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:43:58 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=26484 Andreina Itriago Acosta, Bloomberg News CARACAS EnergiesNet.com 10 25 2023 María Corina Machado definitively won Venezuela’s opposition primaries, a final bulletin from the organizing committee confirmed, solidifying her leadership ahead of the 2024 presidential vote. Machado soundly defeated nine contenders on Sunday, securing 92.4% support. Turnout was higher than expected, with almost 2.5 million people …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/machados-win-confirmed-in-venezuela-vote-maduro-calls-a-fraud-bloomberg/feed/ 0 Venezuela’s Machado Headed for Victory in Opposition Primary – Bloomberg (video) https://energiesnet.com/venezuelas-machado-headed-for-victory-in-opposition-primary-bloomberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelas-machado-headed-for-victory-in-opposition-primary-bloomberg https://energiesnet.com/venezuelas-machado-headed-for-victory-in-opposition-primary-bloomberg/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:06:56 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=26370 Andreina Itriago Acosta and Patricia Laya, Bloomberg News CARACAS EnergiesNet.com 10 23 2023 Venezuela’s María Corina Machado took a commanding lead in an early count of Sunday’s after a demonstrative turnout, putting her in position to challenge President Nicolás Maduro in the most serious threat to the ruling socialist regime in at least a decade. …

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]]> https://energiesnet.com/african-coups-will-the-french-get-involved-peter-zeihan-video/feed/ 0 Mexico Mulls Charging Cuba for Oil as Cost of Donating It Climbs – Bloomberg https://energiesnet.com/mexico-mulls-charging-cuba-for-oil-as-cost-of-donating-it-climbs-bloomberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mexico-mulls-charging-cuba-for-oil-as-cost-of-donating-it-climbs-bloomberg https://energiesnet.com/mexico-mulls-charging-cuba-for-oil-as-cost-of-donating-it-climbs-bloomberg/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:00:52 +0000 https://energiesnet.com/?p=25526 Eric Martin, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON EnergiesNet.com 09 27 2023 Mexico’s state oil company is considering ways to start charging Cuba for oil it’s been giving to the destitute nation as the company faces its own fiscal struggles and the price of those donated barrels climbs sharply. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s top diplomat said the …

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