DATE: 02-09-2026 Jonathan G. Browning | Chief Strategy Officer | Hornet Corporation, Tennessee Winter Storms and Emerging Technology Are Quietly Supercharging Demand for Oil and Gas Winter storms are no longer treated as outliers. They’re stress tests—on grids, supply chains, manufacturing systems, and the assumptions behind energy policy. At the same time, emerging technologies are accelerating electricity and materials demand at a pace most infrastructure was never designed

DATE: 02-05-2026 Jonathan G. Browning | Chief Strategy Officer | Hornet Corporation, Tennessee The New Picks & Shovels: Why Energy Is Quietly Winning While Tech Takes the Spotlight Every major boom creates two classes of winners. The ones everyone talks about—and the ones quietly supplying what makes the boom possible. Right now, the spotlight is fixed on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced semiconductors. Investors pour capital into companies like NVIDIA ,

DATE: 01/06/2026 Jonathan G. Browning | Chief Strategy Officer | Hornet Corporation, Tennessee Oil Isn’t the Enemy — Energy Scarcity Is Energy debates often frame oil as the villain  in the story of modern civilization — blamed for environmental degradation, climate change, and geopolitical tensions. This narrative ignores a more fundamental risk: energy scarcity  — the absence of affordable, reliable energy — is the true threat to economic stability, prosperity, and human we

DATE: 12/10/2025 Jonathan G. Browning | Chief Strategy Officer | Hornet Corporation, Tennessee Hornet Corporation at the Sarasota Master Investor Symposium: Why Energy Demand Is Surging Going into 2026 Earlier this month, Hornet Corporation had the privilege of attending and presenting at the Sarasota Master Investor Symposium , a gathering of leading investors, fund managers, technologists, and industry operators. The conversations on stage, in breakout sessions, and behind