EnergyCommentary
Don’t Believe the Hysteria Over Carbon Dioxide
The way Americans perceive climate change is too often determined by their hearing just one side of the story. The American people should be made… Read More
EnergyCommentary
House Spending Bill Takes a Small Step Toward Reforming ‘Buy America’ Policy
The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up its interior appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018. This markup could lead to a slight revision… Read More
EnergyNews
Al Gore Likens the Climate Change Movement to Campaign Ending Slavery
Former Vice President Al Gore compared the fight to end man-made global warming to the abolishment of slavery and the push for gay marriage. “The abolition… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How Fossil Fuels Will Help Us Confront Climate Change
The debate over climate change policy pits two competing visions of the future against each other. On the one hand are the “true believers,” who… Read More
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America’s Energy Dominance Won’t Sacrifice Environmental Quality
President Donald Trump declared during energy week that the United States would “usher in a golden age of American energy dominance.” From rolling back egregious… Read More
EnergyNews
Lawmakers Cite Evidence Russia ‘Colludes’ With US Green Groups to Block Fracking
Forget about allegations of Russian interference in U.S. presidential elections for a moment, or even “collusion” between Russian officials and Trump campaign operatives. “If successful,… Read More
EnergyNews
Rick Perry’s Plans for US Energy Dominance
America is approaching energy independence, but still needs to remove obstacles, Energy Secretary Rick Perry says. “The previous administration talked about energy independence, but wouldn’t… Read More
EnergyNews
Energy Department Looks at Green Impact on Power Grid
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the upcoming Department of Energy study on power grid’s reliability is needed to address the facts after the Obama administration… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Trump’s Action on Energy Empowers Local Leaders, Lays Groundwork for Prosperity
“One step forward, two steps back.” That’s how we summed up the situation the last time an offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling proposal… Read More
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Trump Is Taking Steps to Help the Nuclear Power Industry. Here’s What Can Be Done.
President Donald Trump spoke on Thursday about what can be done to help the commercial nuclear power industry as part of Energy Week. “A complete… Read More
EnergyNews
How Environmental Groups Are Responding to Trump’s ‘Solar Wall’ Pitch
President Donald Trump’s idea of putting solar panels on his long-promised border wall hasn’t gained a lot of support among top environmental lobbying groups—even though… Read More
EnergyCommentary
We Hear You: Friction Over Texas Fracking and Russian Fighter Jet Action
Editor’s note: Stories sometimes raise eyebrows not just because of controversial subject matter but because some readers question their actual newsworthiness. Please keep letting us… Read More
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Coal in America Is Already Clean. Why ‘Clean Coal’ Is a Boondoggle That Needs to End.
A power plant once heralded by the Obama administration as the poster child for clean coal is now on its deathbed. The plant hemorrhaged billions… Read More
EnergyNews
Study Finds Fracking Doesn’t Harm Drinking Water in Texas
Hydraulic fracturing hasn’t contaminated groundwater in Texas, isn’t an earthquake hazard, and has been a boon for the state’s economy, according to a study released… Read More
EnergyCommentary
These 2 Solar Companies Want Special Treatment. Here’s Why That Would Harm Green Technologies.
In recent weeks, two U.S. manufacturers of solar energy components—Suniva and SolarWorld—have petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission to impose tariffs on the imports of… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Subsidizing Nuclear Is No Strategy for Long-Term Success
With yet another nuclear power plant joining the ranks of those closing ahead of schedule, it’s clear that something is amiss in the nuclear power… Read More
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Trump’s Withdrawal From Paris Was a Nod of Respect to American Citizens
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced the federal government would pull out of the supposedly “non-binding” Paris Climate Accord signed by President Barack Obama…. Read More
EnergyNews
Trump’s EPA Chief Backs Approach to Science That Could Upend the Global Warming ‘Consensus’
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt reignited a long simmering debate over a method of scientific inquiry that could upset the supposed “consensus” on man-made global… Read More
EnergyNews
EPA Delays One of the Agency’s Most Expensive Regulations Ever
The Trump administration announced Tuesday evening it would delay the implementation of a smog rule that’s been called one of the costliest clean air regulations… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Meet the People Who Are Grateful for Trump’s ‘America First’ Climate Policy
On Saturday morning, a diverse collection of people gathered in front of the White House to support President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of… Read More
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Trump’s Paris Agreement Decision Shows He’s Not Afraid of Defying Global Elites
All the heroes carrying the fate of the world on their shoulders phoned in to NPR Friday morning. Former Secretary of State John Kerry, Canadian… Read More
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EnergyNews
China Is ‘Sticking’ to the Paris Agreement in Name Only, Its Plans Show a Much Different Intent
As President Donald Trump prepared to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the media is rife with stories about how China… Read More
EnergyCommentary
4 Reasons Trump Was Right to Pull Out of the Paris Agreement
President Donald Trump has fulfilled a key campaign pledge, announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. The Paris Agreement, which committed… Read More
EnergyNews
Agency on Trump’s Chopping Block Under Investigation for Sketchy Solar Loans
A federal aid agency President Donald Trump proposed cutting is being investigated for giving out nearly $1 billion in loans to several nearly bankrupt solar companies,… Read More
EnergyNews
The Possible Reasons Big Corporations Are So Eager for Trump to Break His Promise on Paris Climate Deal
European countries and major corporations are pressuring President Donald Trump to remain in the Paris climate agreement despite his promises on the campaign trail to… Read More
EnergyNews
Major Exxon Investor Warns Shareholders Not to Give In to Global Warming Hysteria
An activist-led measure on global warming at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s upcoming annual meeting could financially wipe out the company’s largest shareholders, one long-time Exxon shareholder said…. Read More
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Climate Budget Cuts Are Smart Management, Not an Attack on Science
It’s been described as a “slap in the face,” “slaughter,” “a punitive … assault on science, the environment, and indeed the planet.” Aside from being… Read More
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A First Look at Energy Issues in Trump’s Budget
President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal calls for a number of energy policy reforms, some good and some bad. Some of the highlights… Read More
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Trump Must Resist Pressure From Foreign Leaders to Cave in on Global Warming
President Donald Trump has arrived in Italy for the G-7 summit, where foreign leaders will press him to abandon core elements of his “America First”… Read More
