As Coal Fades in the U.S., Natural Gas Becomes the Climate Battleground https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/natural-gas-renewables-fight.html
The pace of transition away from coal is astounding but a divide is growing between states embracing natural gas and state seeing natural gas as bad and focusing more on renewables. If this plays out will we see much larger gaps between energy prices in different states.
Saudi Arabia must OK nonproliferation standard: U.S. energy secretary https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi-nuclearpower-idUSKCN1TQ2OC
Saudi Arabia really needs nuclear power to diversify their electricity generation mix. Nuclear could be a real solution for them, but the Saudis seem hesitant to comply with US regulations to ensure that the technology isn't misused or proliferated or weaponized.