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    Dems’ Energy Permitting Reform Bill Includes Billions for Eco-Activist Groups
    A Democrat-backed permitting reform bill unveiled in December would hand out billions in grants for eco-activist nonprofits to conduct environmental reviews on green government projects. Nonprofit organizations, localities, and Native American tribes would be able to apply for $500 million in grants each fiscal year starting in 2024 through 2029, as a part of the Clean Electricity…
    Will Kessler
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    Electric Vehicle Mandates Are Coming, but Are EVs Even Practical in Cold-Weather States?
    In the lot of Eau Claire, Wisconsin’s, local Ford dealership, dominated by an impressive lineup of F-150 pickup trucks and SUVs, I asked the salesman, Joe, about buying an electric vehicle. It turns out that not many EVs are sold in Eau Claire. Joe told me that he typically sells about one or two electric…
    Andrew Weiss
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    Should We Be Concerned Over Climate Change?
    The climate is changing, but is the change cause for concern?  “There are natural climate cycles, which are normal,” research scientist Roy Spencer says, adding that “If you move beyond the temperature to things like storminess, you know, hurricane activity, there have been no demonstrable, long-term changes in anything other than a modest, relatively benign…
    Virginia Allen
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    Cause of Climate Change? It Isn’t Just Carbon Dioxide, Expert Says
    The scientific community doesn’t all agree on the core causes of climate change, and according to climate expert Willie Soon, humanity should look beyond Earth to find the source. The Earth’s rotation around the sun affects the planet’s temperature, says Soon, a visiting fellow on the Science Advisory Committee of the Center for Energy, Climate,…
    Virginia Allen
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    Nuclear Provides Way to Decarbonize Without Sacrificing Energy Affordability, Reliability
    On the heels of the United Nations Climate Change Conference last month in Dubai, it’s clear that nuclear energy’s role in achieving a clean energy future cannot be overlooked or understated.  At COP28, we heard from dozens of top minds in-person and from afar who echoed the same message: Transitioning to cleaner energy sources cannot…
    Grace Marie Stanke | Heather Reams
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    What to Know About History of Climate Change
    Climate change has strayed from being a scientific conversation to a hot-button political debate. But what are the facts surrounding climate change? Is climate change real? And if it is, what is causing the climate to change? Do we need to live in fear of climate change? In a three-part “Daily Signal Podcast” series, experts…
    Virginia Allen
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    Inventor Gaston Glock’s Firearms Legacy Lives On
    Gaston Glock, the brilliant Austrian inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of one of the most successful firearms manufacturers in history, passed away Wednesday at 94. The cause of death was not immediatly announced. In 1963, as Europe was attempting to rebuild every aspect of its economy after the devastation of World War II, Glock founded Glock…
    Tony Kinnett
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    Spain’s Worrisome ‘Frankenstein Coalition’ Government
    Is Spain facing the end of democracy, a condition that was restored less than half a century ago? It isn’t just foreigners who are constantly asking this worrisome question. We Spaniards are asking it ourselves as 2023 comes to a close. The concern stems from elections held this year and the government it produced. That…
    Matias Jove
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    The BorderLine: Is There Really a Link Between Climate Change and Mass Migration?
    The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— To avoid admitting that President Joe Biden’s own policies are…
    Simon Hankinson
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    International Energy Agency Promotes Oil Shortage Instead of Preventing It
    This year’s Conference of the Parties to the U.N. climate agreements, or COP, is being held in the Emirate of Dubai, arguably the world’s most extravagant display of oil wealth. Ironies abound. The host and president of this year’s conference, Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, happens also to be the CEO of the United Arab Emirates’…
    Mario Loyola
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    The Not-So-Scary Truth About Climate Change
    United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says it will take trillions of dollars to “solve” climate change. Then he says, “There is not enough money in any country in the world to actually solve this problem.” Kerry has little understanding of money or how it’s created. He’s a multimillionaire because he married…
    John Stossel
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    Federal Energy Efficiency Requirements Are Outdated and Should Be Repealed
    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 of appliance regulations. While blaming Washington bureaucrats is always a reasonable response, in this case, any problems that they are causing is a result of them exercising the authority granted…
    Jack Spencer
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    Why Is EU Trying to Block Poland’s Move Toward Clean Nuclear Energy?
    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 the hands of tyrants than Poland did in the last century. That’s one reason why Poland’s economic rise since the end of the Cold War is so remarkable. By 2022,…
    Jack Spencer
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    Biden’s ‘War on Fossil Fuels’ Out of Step With Geopolitical Realities, Energy Policy Analysts Say
    With the Russia-Ukraine war and the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel underscoring the urgent need for renewed U.S. oil and gas development, now would be a good time for President Joe Biden to rethink his opposition to fossil fuels, an energy and environmental policy analyst says.  “These events give President Biden the perfect opportunity to…
    Kevin Mooney
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    Arrests ‘Part of the Deal’: Climate Activists Who Struck Degas Exhibit to Return to DC
    An extremist climate group that defaced an exhibit on French impressionist Edgar Degas last spring at the National Gallery of Art plans to lead another series of protests in the metropolitan Washington area beginning Friday. And more illegal actions are in the works, the group says.  The organization, called Declare Emergency, threatened to continue such…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    How a Working-Class Coalition Is Remaking the Republican Party
    Patrick Ruffini is a Republican pollster with a reputation for deciphering data and spotting trends. His new book, “Party of the People: Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP,” takes a deep dive into one of the biggest political realignments of our lifetime. Ruffini spoke with The Daily Signal about the demographic changes that…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Washington, DC, ‘Energy Efficiency’ Program Forcing Locals to Reduce Energy Use by 20%
    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 in existing structures may choose to install upgrades to create greater energy efficiency. So, why is it then that local Washington, D.C., officials are imposing draconian building efficiency mandates on…
    Jack Spencer
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    The Great ‘Green Energy Transition’ That Wasn’t
    One of the textbook marketing flops of all time was the Ford Edsel sedan, which was heralded as the hot new car in the late 1950s. All the automotive experts and Ford executives said it was a can’t-miss. Henry Ford (the car was named after his son) guaranteed hundreds of thousands of sales. But one…
    Stephen Moore
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    Automakers Wake Up to Reality on Electric Vehicles
    CLAYTON, GEORGIA—Driving through rural Georgia, I have yet to see an electric vehicle or a charging station. After promising the Biden administration that they would eliminate most of the cars Americans want to buy from dealer lots by 2035, GM and Ford are now waking up to reality. They are cutting back on projections of…
    Diana Furchtgott-Roth
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    Energy Department’s National Lab Logs Over $160 Million in Questioned Costs
    A Department of Energy lab in Illinois logged over $160 million in questioned costs due to lost invoices, excessive reimbursements, and holiday pay, according to a recent audit by the agency’s inspector general. The audit examined costs incurred in 2018 by Fermi Research Alliance LLC, the contractor that operates the Fermi National Accelerator Lab near Batavia,…
    Adam Andrzejewski
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