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H. Sterling Burnett

H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. is a Heartland senior fellow on environmental policy and the managing editor of Environment & Climate News.

Trump used diplomacy to end the oil price war

Tulsa Beacon

The price for a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil delivered in May recently dropped into negative territory.   Prices have cratered for some simple reasons. When the coronavirus began reducing demand for jet fuel and gasoline, Saudi Arabia and Russia ramped up crude production. They deliberately drove prices to lows not seen since…