MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Mon, Aug 17, 2026

OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Diversified said to close in on Birch deal; How NY's neighboring electric systems handled the July 2026 heat wave; Data centers are the factories of the intelligence age; NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures make modest gains; AI’s impact on the environment is absolutely horrifying, new paper finds; The delusional premises of woke greens; Trump refinery plan aims to cut fuel prices, boost security; New analysis ties blue-state climate policies to higher electricity rates, red states to lower costs; Michael Bloomberg and the pervasive conflicts of interest in his empire; INTERNATIONAL: Oil rises as US threatens Iran; Indian refiners in panic buying mode; JPMorgan says global gas turbine orders soar to record; Hoping for an energy-intensive future; Slow to start on LNG exports, Canada now has its pedal to the metal.

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