AI Stock picking - Oil - Annuity example - Cruise (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast #547)

• AI stock picking and back tested data 
• An annuity example 
• War, Iran, Oil, gasoline oh my.... 
• Super Shitty investment idea 
• A cruise in the western carabbean

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-whqwa-2c34ab3d

 

Trump’s looming energy crisis (featuring Mr. Global)(Find Out podcast)

The guys welcome ‪@MrGlobalYouTube‬, popular creator and oil & gas expert with 33 years in the industry — to break down how Trump’s energy policies could send your bills through the roof.

From gas prices to electricity rates, we dig into why Biden’s record on energy is better than the right wants you to believe, and how Trump’s retreat from renewables is helping China pull ahead. Plus, why even a full-court press for fossil fuels can’t stop solar’s rise.

We dig into: 

• Why some Americans’ power bills could soon top their mortgage payments 
• How Biden quietly outperformed on energy policy 
• Trump’s war on renewables — and what it’s costing us against China 
• Why solar is inevitable (and why that scares Big Oil)

Interview:

https://youtu.be/EWbxUX-1WOE?si=iJixRzvIDLObOBiV

Republican push to cut green tax credits would raise utility bills, new data shows | Republicans | The Guardian

Though Donald Trump has called climate spending a "waste" of money, the data – published by the industry group Clean Energy Buyers Association (Ceba) on Thursday – provides evidence that rescinding them would actually increase expenses for ordinary Americans in red and blue districts alike. The rollback would increase the price of electricity and gas, the report found. And it would lead to job losses and "economic slowdown", it says...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/15/green-tax-credits-utility-bills-republicans 

 

Trump Aims to Boost Gas Exports. It’ll Probably Increase Your Electricity Bill. – Mother Jones

" Every single Trump action, especially on energy, is designed to raise prices for Americans and maximize profits for the fossil fuel industry," he said. "When you put the industry in charge of policy, the policy will reflect industry priorities."

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/natural-gas-lng-exports-higher-power-bills-trump-fake-energy-emergency/

 

Congress To Vote On Rule That Would Lower Heating Bills | HuffPost Latest News

Critics, including a few progressive-leaning lawmakers in Congress, called the latest gutting of the nation's building codes "a scandal." To those same gas trade groups now backing Cruz's rollback bill, however, it was just the start...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-gas-furnace-rule_n_664bcc3de4b0bcf02f475c87

Gas stoves in kitchens pose a risk to public health and the planet, Stanford study finds - The Washington Post

…The appliances also emit significant amounts of nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant that can trigger asthma and other respiratory conditions…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/01/27/gas-stoves-kitchens-pose-risk-public-health-planet-research-finds/

Oil Prices Are In Turmoil Right Now. Here's What You Need To Know : NPR

…Now analysts are bracing for everything from a price spike – to a plunge...

https://www.npr.org/2021/07/07/1013721716/oil-prices-are-in-turmoil-right-now-here-are-5-things-you-need-to-know

Big oil and gas kept a dirty secret for decades. Now they may pay the price

…But instead of heeding the evidence of the research they were funding, major oil firms worked together to bury the findings and manufacture a counter narrative to undermine the growing scientific consensus around climate science. The fossil fuel industry's campaign to create uncertainty paid off for decades by muddying public understanding of the growing dangers from global heating and stalling political action...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/30/climate-crimes-oil-and-gas-environment

Oil and gas pipelines plague US property owners | Popular Science

"I get a call a week from some landowner who says, 'I got an abandoned pipeline, can you come take it out?'" Howell said. "Basically [pipeline workers] are putting a pipeline on some schmuck's property and leaving it there, and that's happening all over the United States. Hundreds of thousands of miles of pipeline have been just abandoned on peoples' property."

https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/oil-gas-pipelines-property/

Experts are sounding the alarm about the dangers of gas stoves — Quartz

...One of the clearest signals emerging in the scientific literature is the connection between cooking with gas and childhood asthma—a disease suffered by people of color and lower-income groups at much higher rates than the rest of the population...

https://qz.com/1941254/experts-are-sounding-the-alarm-about-the-dangers-of-gas-stoves/

'Suddenly they started gassing us': Cuban migrants tell of shocking attack at Ice prison

Refugees say protest against risk of Covid-19 was violently suppressed at New Mexico facility run by private firm CoreCivic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/02/cuban-migrants-detention-ice-facility-new-mexico

Gas stoves making indoor air up to five times dirtier than outdoor air, report finds

Gas cookers making people sick and exposing tens of millions to air pollution levels that would be illegal if they were outside
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/05/gas-stoves-air-pollution-environment

Court vacates nearly 300 oil and gas leases on public lands | TheHill

A federal court on Friday vacated 287 oil and gas leases issued by the U.S. government that covered 145,063 acres of land in Montana, deciding that the Trump administration did not adequately consider risks to the environment and water supply.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/496059-court-vacates-nearly-300-oil-and-gas-leases-on-public-lands

The Absurdity Of Trump’s Bid To Bail Out The Oil And Gas Industry | HuffPost

As the Trump administration considers aid for companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, it’ll be difficult to defend including oil drillers and gas frackers. ....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-oil-bailout-coronavirus_n_5e699cafc5b6bd8156f149cb

Oil and gas firms 'have had far worse climate impact than thought'

The oil and gas industry has had a far worse impact on the climate than previously believed, according to a study indicating that human emissions of fossil methane have been underestimated by up to 40%. Although the research will add to pressure on fossil fuel companies, scientists said there was cause for hope because it showed a big extra benefit could come from tighter regulation of the industry and a faster shift towards renewable energy. ...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/19/oil-gas-industry-far-worse-climate-impact-than-thought-fossil-fuels-methane

U.S.-Iran Sanctions Give China Lead in World’s Biggest Gas Field - FORTUNE:

China National Petroleum Corp. is expected to take the lead on a $5 billion project to develop Iran's share of the world's biggest gas deposit, taking over from France's Total SA, which halted operations after U.S. President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic. ...
http://fortune.com/2018/08/11/china-cnpc-gas-field-south-pars/

The Trump Administration Is Pushing to Sell Offshore Drilling Leases, and It's Tanking Profits for Taxpayers - Mother Jones

The largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in US history, which included all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico, garnered only tepid interest from oil and gas companies on Wednesday. Industry and government representatives called the results encouraging and consistent. Critics deemed it an "embarrassing flop." ....
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/03/the-trump-administration-is-pushing-to-sell-offshore-drilling-leases-and-its-tanking-profits-for-taxpayers/

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Study: Black People Are 75 Percent More Likely to Live Near Toxic Oil and Gas Facilities -- Mother Jones

Environmentalists have long contended that communities of color are disproportionately affected by pollution from the oil and gas industry, and a study released on Tuesday details the extent of the harm. ....
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/11/study-black-people-are-75-percent-more-likely-to-live-near-toxic-oil-and-gas-facilities/

Special Report: Revolt at Trump’s Pro-Coal, Pro-Nuclear & Pro-Gas Panel ...

Democracy Now! was there when activists and Democratic lawmakers at the U.N. climate summit in Bonn, Germany, staged a full-fledged revolt Monday when the Trump administration made its official debut at this year’s conference with a forum pushing coal, gas and nuclear power.....
Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INH936RdzXU&feature=youtu.be

Is energy “dominance” the right goal for U.S. policy? -- Salon

In recent weeks, a new energy buzzword has taken flight from Washington, D.C., making stops in Alaska, North Dakota, Texas, Utah and more: "American energy dominance." Taking a cue from a 2016 speech by then-candidate Donald Trump, top federal officials including Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke have begun to trumpet the notion of energy "dominance." ...
http://www.salon.com/2017/07/09/is-energy-dominance-the-right-goal-for-us-policy_partner/