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Donald Trump summons US refiners as Iran war pushes up fuel prices
President to hold White House meeting on Tuesday as high living costs sap his popularity ahead of midterm elections.
First Thing: Soaring oil profits from US-Iran conflict drive calls for windfall tax
Environmentalists and activists furious as Trump's policies raise costs for Americans.
Iran War Cost Tracker Reveals War's Hit To American Pocketbooks
The Trump administration’s invasion of Iran has cost the typical U.S. household several hundred dollars in added fuel costs. The tab grows every day.
US diesel prices overtake Biden-era average in blow to Trump
Cost for fuel that powers industrial America set to remain elevated even as crude falls.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has given an unintended boost to the ecological transition, argues Jeff Colgan. Trump has dealt a severe blow to the fight against climate change, but at the same time there are cheaper renewables and widespread social support for electrification, says Federica Genovese.
How Trump and His Congressional Allies Drove Up Gas Prices and Cost Families At Least $2,000
A year after OBBBA, four Trump policies have raised costs on American families by $2,072 to $3,569, and a Republican-led Congress gave him the votes to do it.
Don't Expect Cheap Gas Any Time Soon (by Jeff Colgan)
The article focuses on the economic impact of the conflict between the United States and Iran, initiated by President Trump in early 2026, particularly on American fuel prices and household expenses.
How Much Are You Spending on the Iran War? $300 and Counting
A new report shows the “unacknowledged tax” of the Iran energy price shock.
Trump’s Iran War Has Already Cost Americans Over $40 Billion Extra on Gas and Diesel
“This data shows that energy price shocks function as an economy-wide, unacknowledged tax on households, with costs comparable to large federal programs and policies,” said the Climate Solutions Lab director.
Trump’s War Is Punishing the Poor, Starting at the Gas Pump (by Jeff Colgan)
Energy costs have been walloping the working class since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. And things could get a lot worse this summer, with prices rising ever higher the longer the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipping.
‘This Is All a Scam, a Giant Scam’
On the day our oil-stained president returned to the White House, he began an all-out assault on clean energy. Today, 16 months later, he and his party are paying a significant political price while American consumers are stuck with the bill.
Brown University professor Jeff Colgan and his team at the Climate Solutions Lab have found that increasing gas price costs across the country have added up.
Politics 16 hours ago Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Is a Catch-22 (Interview with Jeff Colgan)
Successfully blocking Iran’s ports will drive up global energy prices even more.
Jeff Colgan comments for CBS News, "Whether it's from Amazon or from a grocery store, everything gets touched by diesel prices because diesel is the fuel by which all of the goods in our economy really get shipped around."
"You're probably feeling it in ways you don't realize.”
“It’s coming right out of your pocket.”
Revolution Wind begins to deliver power to New England grid
The 704-megawatt offshore wind farm comes amid rising oil and gas costs tied to the ongoing war in Iran.
Will the oil shock return? US experts view the Iranian attack and rising oil prices (Interview with Jeff Colgan)
The US-Israeli offensive against Iran has entered its third week. With crude oil prices continuing to soar, will the global economy face a repeat of the oil crisis (oil shock) that shook the world in the 1970s and 80s? Jeff Colgan, a professor of political economy at Brown University and an expert in the energy sector, points out that "this is an energy crisis different from what the Middle East has experienced in the last 50 to 60 years."
CBC's Marianne Dimain speaks to Jeff Colgan about how the U.S. attacking Kharg Island in Iran could affect oil prices.
Thanks to Trump, Petro-Imperialism Is Back (Interview with Jeff Colgan)
A leading oil scholar breaks down the historic blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and how the president’s campaign against Venezuela relates to Iran.
Jeff Colgan speaks with CBC's Deana Sumanac-Johnson about rising oil prices due to the war in Iran.
CBC's David Common talks to author, Jeff Colgan about the impact of the Iran conflict on oil markets.
Brown researchers examine ‘climate realism,’ an attempted bipartisan solution to climate change (interview with Jeff Colgan)
The framework proposes long-term solutions over short-term mitigation efforts.