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Idiotic Environmental Predictions
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has published a new paper, “Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions.” Keep in mind that many of the grossly… Read More
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Western Lawmakers Prepare Bills to Modernize Endangered Species Act
Local conservation efforts, not U.S. government regulations, boosted the population of a bird species in Colorado, one lawmaker said during a roundtable discussion on Capitol… Read More
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Here Are 4 Outrageously Insane Climate Proposals
Judging from the much-hyped and widely mocked speech by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg at the United Nations earlier this week, it’s clear that some… Read More
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The Tragedy of Greta Thunberg
Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg lives in the healthiest, wealthiest, safest, and most peaceful era humans have ever known. She is one of… Read More
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Climate Change Protesters Snarl DC Traffic in a ‘Fight for My Future’
Banners waved in the morning breeze as Climate Strike protesters filled McPherson Square Park at 7:00 a.m. Friday. More than 300 people prepared to march… Read More
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Catastrophic Thinking Without Solutions
In July, Adam Grant, organizational psychologist at Wharton Business School, tweeted: “Agendas aren’t driven by problems. They’re driven by solutions. Calling out what’s wrong without… Read More
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The Left’s Abuse of Children
The entire American left—the mainstream media, the environmentalist movement, and Democratic politicians in particular—are celebrating the involvement of teenagers and even younger children in protesting… Read More
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s Misleading Fracking Claim
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested to her millions of Twitter followers that a “fracking” site she visited was releasing toxic emissions, but experts pointed out that… Read More
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We Went to the DC Climate Protest. Here Are 5 Things We Saw.
Protesters young and old descended Monday on Washington to call for immediate action on climate change, stopping rush-hour traffic and taking over city parks. Environmental… Read More
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NBC News Asks Americans to Confess Their Climate Change Sins
NBC News is asking Americans to confess their climate change sins, though at least some people have taken the opportunity to troll the news company…. Read More
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It’s Lights Out for Obama-Era Bulb Ban That Would Have Curbed Consumer Choice
The Department of Energy announced this week that it’s withdrawing the Obama administration’s energy-rationing mandate for certain lightbulbs. Opponents criticized the rule change, arguing that the… Read More
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Trump Administration Eases Methane Rules on Oil Industry
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will undo some of the Obama administration’s regulations on methane, which it said could save oil and… Read More
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The Green New Deal: Less About Climate, More About Control
If someone asked you to describe the Green New Deal, what would you say? According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., it’s a “bold idea” that… Read More
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EPA’s Reversal on Alaska’s Pebble Mine a Victory for Regulatory Process
For more than a decade, the owners of Alaska’s Pebble Mine just wanted a shot at going through the permitting phase of the project. But… Read More
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How Faulty Assumptions in Climate Predictions Could Mean Big Costs for Americans
Family incomes will take a severe hit and household electricity prices will jump rapidly if policymakers use the “social cost of carbon” to justify new… Read More
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Why the Carbon Tax Would Backfire on America
Several members of Congress have floated different carbon tax bills in recent days, some of which have both Democratic and Republican sponsorship. But marginal bipartisan… Read More
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How Natural Gas Exports Are Giving America a Key Edge
According to a new report published by the International Energy Agency, the United States could become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas as… Read More
Energy Analysis
Interior Secretary Bernhardt Shares How He’s Promoting Federalism, Opening Up Land for Hunting
The Interior Department is relocating the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, D.C., to Colorado. So why move a federal bureaucracy to the other side… Read More
Energy Analysis
EPA Administrator Explains What’s Changed at the Agency Since the Obama Years
For Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, it’s important to make sure states—not the federal government—are making the calls on environmental issues when possible. He… Read More
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Trump Gets It Right on Uranium Imports
President Donald Trump should be commended for separating fact from fiction in his decision late Friday not to employ trade barriers on uranium imports. At… Read More
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Oil-Rich Countries Need to Diversify and Liberalize
Americans have been relieved by the drop in gas and oil prices in recent years, but other oil-producing countries aren’t so thrilled. Last week, the… Read More
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Big Government Is Not the Answer to Climate Change
In the 1970s, Americans were told we were in a global cooling crisis and if something wasn’t done, we’d enter a new ice age. When… Read More
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Hidden Costs of Energy Mandates
There is nothing environmentally conscientious about prematurely shutting down sound infrastructure that provides clean, low-cost, reliable electricity. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what state renewable energy mandates,… Read More
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Trump EPA Replaces Obama’s Anti-Coal Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a new rule to grant more flexibility for states in regulating coal-fired power plants, replacing the Obama-era regulation… Read More
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There’s No Need to Subsidize American Uranium
There is no compelling evidence that uranium imports present a threat to America’s national security interests. But President Donald Trump is expected to weigh in… Read More
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Common Sense Finally Coming to EPA With Cost-Benefit Analysis
Shouldn’t Environmental Protection Agency regulations do more good than harm? The agency hasn’t always thought so. In 2012, under President Barack Obama, the EPA finalized… Read More
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US Reliance on OPEC Oil Hits 30-Year Low
U.S. crude oil imports from the Saudi Arabian-led OPEC fell to a 30-year low, according to the latest federal figures. OPEC imports fell to 1.5… Read More
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Trump Proposes Actions to Help Prevent Catastrophic Forest Fires
The Trump administration proposed changes to a landmark environmental law that officials say would cut through unnecessary red tape hampering federal forest management. These rule… Read More
