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Middle East conflicts largely avoided energy facilities in the past. Not in this war Recent conflicts in the region have either spared energy infrastructure or caused limited damage. That isn't the case in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

" I do not think there's precedent for this kind of regionwide conflict with facilities coming under attack from all kinds of methods, over a wide era, and all types of facilities at basically the same time," says Robin Mills,  CEO of Qamar Energy in Dubai.

Story @npr.org ⬇️ #energysky

We published this yesterday before strikes today on oil storage facilities in Tehran.

So far strikes have also hit oil and LNG infrastructure and energy export facilities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and the UAE.

Map at the link ⬇️ @npr.org

Middle East conflicts largely avoided energy facilities in the past. Not in this war Recent conflicts in the region have either spared energy infrastructure or caused limited damage. That isn't the case in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Recent conflicts in the region have either spared energy infrastructure or caused limited damage. That isn't the case in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. n.pr/4svcRem

The colleagues I can find on Bluesky (!) @alexleff.bsky.social @michelekelemen.bsky.social @camilareads.bsky.social @jpak25.bsky.social - follow them! Will add more as I find more

Jane Arraf and Hadeel Al-Shalchi reported from Amman, Jordan; Daniel Estrin reported from Tel Aviv, Israel; Ruth Sherlock and Durrie Bouscaren from Turkey; Jennifer Pak from Beijing; Tovia Smith from Boston; Julia Simon from San Francisco; Jawad Rizkallah from Beirut; Jackie Northam from Maine; Michele Kelemen, Camila Domonoske, Deepa Shivaram, Ayana Archie and Alex Leff from Washington.

This is @npr.org ❤️

So proud to work for a news organization (WITH NO PAYWALLS!) that is not gutting our Middle East coverage, but expanding it.

📻 🌍 🎧

** I should say, great for U.S. LNG exporters, Australian LNG exporters etc. Not great for LNG exporters in Qatar/anyone exporting out of the Strait of Hormuz 🚢

How war in Iran could impact global energy markets The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a major oil producer, threatens to impact oil and natural gas markets worldwide.

On @npr.org today talking about the war and energy markets

👀on LNG markets. High nat gas prices= bad for consumers, great for LNG exporters👀

The 🌎 is still reliant on fossil fuels, but @paashamahdavi.com says countries w more renewables+batteries+EVs are less vulnerable to oil/gas price shocks 🎧📻⬇️

How could the U.S. strikes in Iran affect the world's oil supply? Despite sanctions, Iran is one of the world's major oil producers, with much of its crude exported to China.

Despite sanctions, Iran is one of the world's major oil producers, with much of its crude exported to China. n.pr/3N9eJKA

How could the U.S. strikes in Iran affect the world's oil supply? Despite sanctions, Iran is one of the world's major oil producers, with much of its crude exported to China.

Here's our first story about the U.S. strikes on Iran and impacts on global oil markets for @npr.org 🎧📻🛢️

With @camilareads.bsky.social

(NB these days I'm helping w oil coverage, my old beat was oil, But I still cover climate. Roughly 70% of planet-heating gases come from burning fossil fuels)

RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.

In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p

Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...

Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/

From the report it seems like they took Jesus away before Adrian could get the number. But Adrian spoke to his friend and learned that Jesus is now in Mexico.

He sold me fresh fruit for years. I was there when immigration agents took him NPR's Adrian Florido has been buying fruit from the same fruit cart vendor in his LA neighborhood for years. On Tuesday, Adrian was there when federal immigration agents swooped in and arrested him.

Please listen to this story from my @npr.org colleague Adrian Florido about a fruit seller named Jesus

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Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.

President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela. n.pr/4sp63PX

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

As a big winter storm comes for the US, some may blame outages on renewable energy.

This is a pattern.

In Feb 2021 when an outage hit Texas critics blamed solar + wind.

Investigations found the outage's cause was gas + coal plants forced offline because of freezing temperatures.

(more here⬇️)

You're missing a key market, David! The pre-K crowd really is into climate solutions!

Senate Bill (SB) 79 Clicking on the draft map tabs above will provide a shortcut to the draft maps.

We didn't cover SB 79 in this particular story (focused on SB 549) but yes - that was a place where it's very clear on the map that the legislation does not apply to the Palisades

Can you also ask him to do bleeped versions of his podcast
? For parents? That would make my life 🙏

After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media had an impact on California policy.

I never thought i would be dming with reality tv star Spencer Pratt for work.

But after the LA fires he became an important source of information for fire victims.

The problem, experts tell NPR, is that sometimes what he says isn't accurate.

And yet they impacted state policy. Story ⬇️ on@npr.org

Thank you for reading!

After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy.

Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy. n.pr/4svdsNU

After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media had an impact on California policy.

In the aftermath of the LA fires, misinformation spread almost as fast as the flames, including about legislation that could have helped the recovery. "Folks were reacting to information that was factually incorrect," our Julia Stein tells NPR's @juliaradio.bsky.social. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...

After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media had an impact on California policy.

how false narratives spread by social media influencers & AI chatbots derailed CA's response to the LA fires, by @juliaradio.bsky.social

www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...

I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.

Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.

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FYI on @npr.org news last night: "Next door to Venezuela is Guyana-a key emerging oil player with a big ExxonMobil presence. For years Guyana+Venezuela had territorial disputes, also related to oil. Oil experts tell NPR w President Maduro gone U.S. oil company investments in Guyana are more secure."

What Is the Significance of Venezuela’s Naval Incursion into Guyana? CSIS Americas Program director Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, Henry Ziemer, and Eitan Casaverde examine Venezuela's recent naval incursions into Guyanese waters.

Yes this Amy. ⬆️ Particularly the March 2025 event. I just rewatched this

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