EnergyNews
Starbucks Joins the Anti-Straw Craze
Starbucks plans to stop using plastic straws at all of its stores worldwide within the next two years. The global coffee chain will eliminate all… Read More
Working With Green Groups, Local Governments Use This Kind of Lawsuit to Get Cash From Oil Giants
Cities and counties across the country are teaming up with environmental groups to drill for revenue by using public-nuisance lawsuits against some of the world’s… Read More
EnergyNews
In Resignation Letter, EPA’s Pruitt Cites ‘Unrelenting Attacks,’ Says ‘Transformative Work’ Occurring in Trump Administration
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt cited “unrelenting attacks” against himself and his family in his resignation letter that was delivered to President Donald Trump… Read More
EnergyNews
Caretakers for George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate Oppose Plans for Natural Gas Plant, Say It Will Change View
A proposed natural-gas compressor station is pitting the caretakers of Mount Vernon against a major power company in a debate over the height of a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
More Power to the States Will Enhance US Energy Dominance
In the midst of a growing global economy, the world’s demand for energy is booming. In 2017, global demand for energy grew by 2.1 percent,… Read More
EnergyNews
EPA Sends ‘More Reasonable’ Version of Obama’s WOTUS Rule to the White House
The process of undoing the Waters of the United States rule came closer to completion following the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that it was sending… Read More
EnergyCommentary
We Hear You: Climate Change, Wedding Cakes, Social Security, Planned Parenthood, and Transgender Soldiers
Editor’s note: Our interview with a straight-talking climate change skeptic captured a big audience, and this week’s roundup begins with that. Unrelated question: Have you… Read More
EnergyNews
Pruitt Is Overhauling EPA ‘Cost-Benefit’ Analysis That Obama Used to Justify Costly Regulations
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is overhauling the way his department calculates the costs and benefits of new regulations, the EPA announced Thursday. The… Read More
EnergyNews
Trump Quietly Asks Saudis to Increase Oil Production
The Trump administration has asked an international oil cartel to increase oil production by roughly 1 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reports. The federal government… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Blame California’s Crazy Left-Wing Politics for Water Rationing
California suffers from droughts, but the state’s government is an endless well of bad ideas. The latest absurd legislation, which Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat,… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Q&A: The Politically Incorrect Book That Debunks Climate Change Myths
Marc Morano, founding editor of the award-winning website ClimateDepot.com, recently authored “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change.” He spoke to Daily Signal Editor-in-Chief Rob Bluey about… Read More
EnergyNews
1 Year After Trump’s Approval, Where Keystone XL, Dakota Pipelines Stand
It’s been a little more than a year since President Donald Trump approved the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines amid concerns the projects would… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Reason Liberal Lawmakers Are to Blame for High Gas Prices
With consumer confidence at a 17-year high and economic prospects looking relatively strong, congressional Democrats have taken to grousing about the gas pump as a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Some of the Loudest Backers of Paris Climate Accords Are Bucking the Agreement
June 1 marks the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s having begun the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord. Foreign… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus Marc Morano Debunks Climate Change Myths
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano review the week’s top news. We feature an exclusive interview with Marc… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A Government Loan Program for Auto Manufacturers on Road to Repeal
Among programs on the chopping block in the White House’s new plan to cut more than $15 billion in wasteful government spending is the Department… Read More
EnergyNews
California Might Require Every Home to Install a Solar Panel
California is widely expected to become the first state in the U.S. to require solar panel installations for nearly all new homes. The California Energy Commission will… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Scott Pruitt’s Effort to Expose ‘Secret Science’ Has Environmentalists Scared Stiff
A proposed rule announced Tuesday by Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is intended to bring much-needed transparency to agency rule-making. The environmental… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How Solar Tariffs Are Already Hurting the Solar Industry
A week ago today marked the end of the window for solar companies to seek exemptions from the Trump administration’s tariffs on certain imported solar… Read More
EnergyNews
The Connection Between Russia and 2 Green Groups Fighting Fracking in US
New Yorkers who are missing out on the natural gas revolution could be victims of Russian spy operations that fund popular environmental groups, current and… Read More
EnergyCommentary
What’s Behind the Liquefied Natural Gas Boom
When Americans think of U.S. exports, many think of cars, technology, or agricultural products. Most, though, never pay a second thought to U.S. exports of… Read More
EnergyCommentary
College Republicans’ Misguided Support for a Carbon Tax
In what many view as a stark about-face, College Republicans across the country are endorsing a carbon tax to address climate change. As one young… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Podcast: Scott Pruitt’s Tenure at the EPA
What has Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt achieved during his tenure? The Heritage Foundation’s Nick Loris joins us to break down what Pruitt’s been… Read More
EnergyCommentary
3 Reasons the Left Hates Scott Pruitt
You know why they are going after Environmental Protection Agency secretary Scott Pruitt? I can give you at least three reasons. No. 1: He has… Read More
EnergyNews
EPA Begins Revision of Obama Climate Regulations for Cars, Trucks
EPA chief Scott Pruitt said Monday that the Obama administration’s fuel economy regulations aren’t appropriate and his agency will help revise them. Pruitt, administrator of… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Podcast: Pulling Back the Curtain on EPA’s ‘Secret Science’
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is ending the practice of “secret science” at the EPA, bringing one of the most controversial federal agencies into… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama EPA Officials Protest Scott Pruitt’s ‘Secret Science’ Reforms. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.
Should the public be allowed to know how bureaucrats develop policies that have major impacts on our lives? Or should we simply be left in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EPA Chief Puts Science Back Into Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt may be just a lawyer, but so far he has done more to bring sound science to the EPA… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Diesel Car Drivers Pay the Price for Europe’s Strict Pollution Standards
The Federal Administrative Court of Leipzig’s recent ruling on diesel engines could spell economic pain for millions of drivers. The court’s decision, which allows the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
US Shouldn’t Hold to Strict ‘Gold Standard’ on Saudi Nuclear Deal
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting the U.S. this week, and one issue on his agenda will be to continue discussing collaboration with… Read More
