Mastodawn

N.B. gas plant needed to avoid blackouts by 2028, utility executive says
The CEO of New Brunswick's electricity utility says its proposal for a natural gas-powered generating station remains the best option for avoiding blackouts.
#Canada #NBPower
https://globalnews.ca/news/11899800/nb-power-gas-plant-prevent-blackouts-executive-says/

Global News May 14

Cuban officials meet with CIA director after country says fuel has run out
Thursday's meeting comes weeks after the Cuban government confirmed it had recently met with U.S. officials amid high tensions over the U.S. energy blockade and growing blackouts.
#World #CIA #Cuba #JohnRatcliffe
https://globalnews.ca/news/11850389/cuba-fuel-blockade-cia-meeting/

Global News World May 14

Cuban officials meet with CIA director after country says fuel has run out
Thursday's meeting comes weeks after the Cuban government confirmed it had recently met with U.S. officials amid high tensions over the U.S. energy blockade and growing blackouts.
#World #CIA #Cuba #JohnRatcliffe
https://globalnews.ca/news/11850389/cuba-fuel-blockade-cia-meeting/

Global News National May 14

Cuban officials meet with CIA director after country says fuel has run out
Thursday's meeting comes weeks after the Cuban government confirmed it had recently met with U.S. officials amid high tensions over the U.S. energy blockade and growing blackouts.
#World #CIA #Cuba #JohnRatcliffe
https://globalnews.ca/news/11850389/cuba-fuel-blockade-cia-meeting/

Nonilex May 14

#Trump #MafiaState #Imperialism

#Cuba Has Run Out of #Oil

Cuba's oil reserves have run dry, its government said, potentially plunging the country into more debilitating #blackouts.

A long-running #EnergyCrisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.

This whole world runs on #FossilFuels, how stupid is that?

#geopolitics #climate #ClimateCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/world/americas/cuba-oil-energy-crisis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil

A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.

The New York Times

CBC Top Stories May 14

Cuba suffers partial grid failure hours after minister reveals country out of fuel oil, diesel
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early on Thursday morning, the country's grid operator UNE said, snuffing out power across eastern Cuba and testing the patience of Cubans already exhausted ‌from seemingly interminable blackouts amid a U.S. fuel blockade.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-grid-partial-collapse-fuel-needs-9.7200022?cmp=rss

CBC World May 14

Cuba suffers partial grid failure hours after minister reveals country out of fuel oil, diesel
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early on Thursday morning, the country's grid operator UNE said, snuffing out power across eastern Cuba and testing the patience of Cubans already exhausted ‌from seemingly interminable blackouts amid a U.S. fuel blockade.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-grid-partial-collapse-fuel-needs-9.7200022?cmp=rss

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Tim Mak May 10

The first hard question Anastasia faced during the war was when her two-year-old #daughter started asking about the winter #blackouts: “Mom, where is the light?”

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Apr 19

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Russia’s next war crime: After a winter of blackouts, Ukraine braces for summer water outages -- Ukrainian missiles reportedly strike Russian drone plant -- Trump letting Putin 'play him for a fool,' US lawmakers say after new Russia sanctions waiver -- Trump envoy faces 'sweeping' investigation over business ties, diplomatic role ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/sunday-april-19-2026/

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Apr 18

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Incredible record: Ukrainian drone manufacturer shows remote control of interceptor from 2,000km away -- US renews Russian oil sanctions waiver for 1 month, days after signaling it would not do so -- New roads, artillery positions built in Belarus near Ukraine border -- Ukrainian forces contain Russian attempts to advance near Vovchansk ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/saturday-april-18-2026/