Are you taking the trips, and making the time to spend with your family? You have worked your whole life, and now is the time to spend a little foolishly when you can. Bring the kids or the grandkids to Paris, climb the highest peaks, fish the remote rivers, and set adventure mode to “on.” […]

Happy Friday from Paris: Set Adventure Mode to “On”
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a historic $3.3 billion loan to Oglethorpe Power Corporation to finance its Smarr Combined-Cycle electric generating facility in Monroe County, Georgia. The loan is the largest in USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service history and aims to expand reliable electricity generation, strengthen the power grid, and help meet […]

USDA Announces Record $3.3 Billion Loan for Georgia Power Plant
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U.S. small-scale or rooftop solar generation (systems with less than 1 megawatt of capacity) rose sharply over the past decade, from 18,812 GWh to 92,979 GWh. In 2025, California led the country with 34,411 GWh, accounting for 37% of total U.S. generation, followed by Arizona with 5,795 GWh. Texas and Florida have also grown rapidly, […]

U.S. Small-Scale Solar Generation Has Nearly Quintupled in the Last Decade
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that three major U.S. regional power grids—PJM, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and the Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)—set new records for peak electricity demand during summer 2026. PJM reached 162.6 gigawatts (GW) on July 2, ERCOT peaked at 91.1 GW on July 22, and SWPP reached […]

Three U.S. Grids Break Peak Load Records
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The Financial Times reports that researchers from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and cybersecurity firm Confiant uncovered a zero-click spyware technique called AdFection, which exploits targeted online advertising to infect devices without user interaction. The operation is linked to Israeli advertising company Discover-Tech, which allegedly facilitated spyware developed by Candiru. In 2024 and 2025, […]

URGENT: Silent Spyware Attacks Prompt Apple Update
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Your Survival Guy is in France, amid the country’s most recent bout of discontent. This time, the protesters are students demanding more school funding by burning down their schools. But France doesn’t have the money to meet the students’ ransom demands because its debt is high, it has no control over its currency, its economic […]

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge: Hard Decisions
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, accusing Moscow of continuing attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure despite Kyiv’s temporary pause at Washington’s request. In an interview with the Financial Times, Zelenskyy criticized the reported withdrawal of U.S. intelligence sharing and disruptions to Starlink communications, warning that both developments […]

Zelenskyy Resumes Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries
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According to Benoit Faucon and Rebecca Feng writing in The Wall Street Journal, two Emirati cargo ships, the GFS Pride and the Cape Dao, sank following attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, marking an escalation in Iran’s campaign against commercial shipping. Several other vessels were also targeted as attacks reached their highest levels since the […]

Ship Attacks Drive Shipping Costs to Record Highs
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The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand rose 1.3% in September, marking its largest monthly increase since March 2022, following gains of 0.5% in August and 0.2% in July. On an annual basis, producer prices increased 6.3%, the largest 12-month rise since December 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). […]

Producer Inflation Hits Highest Monthly Gain Since 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO), released a pre-publication draft of a Federal Register notice outlining the Emissions Value Request (EVR) process for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. Modified and extended under the Working Families Tax Cut, the tax credit incentivizes qualifying transportation fuels […]

DOE Advances Support for Domestic Clean Fuel Producers
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Your Survival Guy is in Paris, and it’s beautiful. Greetings, and I hope you are taking the time to enjoy the world and perhaps spend money a little foolishly. Action Line: You need to make the time in Your Retirement Life to take the trips, be with family, and have some adventures. You’ve been saving […]

Greetings from Paris: Take the Time
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U.S. inflation accelerated in September 2026, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 0.6% for the month and annual inflation reaching 3.7%, up from 3.4% in August, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Surging energy costs drove the increase, as gasoline prices jumped 9.1% during the month and 34.2% over the past year. […]

U.S. Inflation Accelerates to 3.7% as Gasoline Prices Surge
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U.S. oil production is beginning to respond to higher crude prices following the Iran conflict, but the increase is gradual because of operational delays, market uncertainty, and cautious spending by energy companies. According to Wood Mackenzie, Lower 48 crude production is expected to rise from approximately 11.29 million barrels per day in February 2026 to […]

U.S. Oil Growth Could Ease Global Prices
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NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. announced continued progress in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) review of its KRONOS MMR™ microreactor project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The NRC accepted the Construction Permit Application on May 18, 2026, and began its formal review on June 23, 2026. NANO Nuclear and the university continue to respond […]

NANO Nuclear Maintains 2027 Construction Target for KRONOS MMR
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The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) October 2026 Oil Market Report highlights a global oil market under severe pressure from the Iran conflict, disrupted supply chains, rising fuel prices, and declining inventories. Global oil demand is forecast to fall by an average of 2.6 million barrels per day in 2026, with diesel accounting for a significant […]

Global Oil Inventories Plunge as Diesel Supplies Tighten
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Do you love oysters and crêpes? Your Survival Guy and Gal do, and when we’re in Paris, we make a point of seeking them out. Starting from our base camp at Le Bristol, we’ll venture out for a dozen at Breizh Café, a small crêperie in Le Marais, in the 3rd arrondissement. Coming from the […]

Do You Love Oysters and Crêpes?
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Saudi Arabia plans to expand its oil pipeline capacity to 10 million barrels per day within two to three years to strengthen energy security and reduce reliance on exports through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The plan includes upgrading pumping stations on the existing East-West pipeline, which transports crude to the Red […]

Saudi Arabia Eyes 10 Million Bpd Oil Pipeline Capacity
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French investigators are searching for hackers who remotely manipulated refrigeration systems at at least 350 supermarkets, including Carrefour, Monoprix, Intermarché and Coopérative U. The attack altered fridge and freezer temperatures, causing food to spoil and forcing stores to discard meat and frozen goods, according to Reuters. No hacking group has claimed responsibility, and investigators have […]

France Probes Cyberattacks on Supermarket Fridges
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New York City bars and restaurants are raising prices, cutting operating hours, and even turning off air conditioning as rising business costs squeeze profits. Owners are struggling with higher electricity bills, wages, insurance premiums, food prices, and construction costs, forcing many to prioritize survival over expansion, Business Today reports. For example, some operators are closing […]

New York Restaurants Fight to Survive as Costs Climb
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia continued attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a proposed energy ceasefire, according to the Associated Press. Zelenskyy said Kyiv was willing to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities if Moscow agreed to stop its own attacks, but the Kremlin has not confirmed its commitment […]

Russia-Ukraine Energy War Intensifies Amid Ceasefire Dispute
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