Jack Spencer is a senior research fellow for Energy and Environmental Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the endangerment finding regarding carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles is a huge win for all Americans—and the environment. To… Read More
EnergyCommentary
America’s electricity supply is facing a daunting future. A recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation places most of the country at high… Read More
EnergyCommentary
It’s no secret that regulation hits the poorest Americans the hardest. Academic research has long demonstrated that environmental regulations impose a higher cost on low-income… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Americans have experienced appliance inflation over the past few years, and it could be about to get worse as the Biden administration continues its onslaught… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Poland lives in a rough neighborhood, sharing borders with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine—with the historical scars to prove it. Indeed, few countries suffered more at… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Everyone wants to pay lower electricity bills, and construction companies can insulate newer residential and commercial buildings to lower heating and cooling costs while those… Read More
EnergyCommentary
In an attempt to force Americans to conserve energy, the Department of Energy is banning a whole class of popular furnaces, eventually raising heating costs… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Arkansas has a used tire problem. Despite a government program set up in 2017 meant to dispose of Arkansas’ used tires while being self-funding, these… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Just last month, President Joe Biden took a major swipe at America’s energy independence when he declared nearly a million acres of uranium-rich land outside… Read More
EnergyCommentary
This Labor Day, people all over the country will be savoring the last days of summer with ice cream. But some New York City politicians… Read More
EnergyCommentary
President Joe Biden says he wants a carbon-free future for the United States and acknowledges that to realize that future, nuclear energy is essential. Judging… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Michigan is on the rise once again. When we think manufacturing, we think Michigan. As one of America’s leading manufacturing states, it stands in the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A popular talking point among green energy evangelists is that gas, oil, and coal are, in large part, successful because they are highly subsidized. Wind… Read More
EconomyCommentary
“America is Back in the Factory Business” declared a recent Wall Street Journal headline. On its face, this should be good news. Investments in expanding… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced to much fanfare earlier this month that scientists have reached a major milestone in fusion energy research. After decades of… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Is the Nuclear Renaissance real this time around? Of course, that question is impossible to answer, but reports from the United Kingdom at least show… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Make no mistake, the so-called Inflation Reduction Act unveiled Wednesday by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will do nothing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A budget is more than just the sum of its revenues and outlays. It’s also a reflection of the values held by its drafters. Based… Read More
EnergyCommentary
In classic Washington style, liberals in Congress are advancing a bill that most assuredly would make a bad situation much worse. In response to soaring… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Rather than spending trillions that we do not have and making promises that cannot be kept, Congress and the administration should focus on implementing policies… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Americans are woke. They woke up and realized President Joe Biden is no moderate. He is spearheading the most radical policies in modern history, policies… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Wednesday signed Phase 1 of the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement. The long-awaited deal is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This is adapted from a talk Jack Spencer gave at The Heritage Foundation’s December event “The Problem of Nationalism.” Let me start by saying that… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The final presidential debates take place Wednesday in Las Vegas. Given the location, a controversial issue sure to come up is that of a nuclear… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Obama administration has just allowed a stated enemy of the United States to have the capability to enrich uranium. As part of the Iran… Read More
In the final days before the charter of the Export–Import Bank (Ex–Im) is set to expire, supporters of its export subsidies are claiming that Congress… Read More
EnergyCommentary
After several years of treading water, there has been significant movement on nuclear waste management, though when it comes to the Obama Administration’s plans, the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) yesterday completed the last two of five volumes in its safety evaluation report on a nuclear waste repository at Yucca… Read More
Energy Commentary
After six years and several court cases, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has finally released the report that every American has paid for and could… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to finalize its “continued storage” rule, establishing a general recognition that onsite storage of spent nuclear fuel is safe… Read More
