Energy Realities

Energy Realities


NATO and Energy Security

July 15, 2024

The Energy Realities team tackles several tough issues—the Geopolitical issues around NATO, Pipelines, and Energy. We also cover some updates around the Trump assassination attempt and thoughts on world events in energy. Ask David Blackmon, Tammy Nemeth, Irna Slav, and Stu Turley questions Live at 8:00 AM CT. I live in Texas, the EU, and the UK.


Highlights of the Podcast


01:25 - NATO and Energy Security

06:44 - Importance of Energy in Military Operations

09:46 - NATO's Role and Expansion

14:32 - Energy Realities and Adaptation

16:46 - Climate Plans and Adaptation

18:53 - Data centers gobbling up existing nukes threaten grid decarb goals

19:53 - BP wins a key ruling in City of Baltimore climate change lawsuit 

22:26 - Biden talks tough about NATO, but his energy policies tell a different story 

23:54 - Fears for food security as Miliband pushes through Britain's biggest solar farm

27:11 - Three Mile Island was the site of the country's worst nuclear disaster. Now AI energy demands might turn it back on

29:05 - AI and Grid Management Concerns

30:37 - Increase in Natural Gas Plants

32:20 - Media Misinformation and Podcast Popularity

34:29 - Green Steel and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

38:10 - US Energy Policy and Global Impact

42:23 - North Sea Oil and Investment Concerns

44:26 - Windfall Profit Taxes and Investment in Green Energy

47:07 - Keystone Pipeline Cancellation

48:00 - Influence of Political Figures on Energy Policy