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California Governor Hails ‘Coercive Power of Government’
California Gov. Jerry Brown raised some eyebrows while attending the U.N. Climate Summit in Paris this month, proclaiming that the “coercive power of the central… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How UN Conferences Have Created a False Climate Narrative
Last week in Paris, I had the pleasure of speaking at an event hosted by the Heartland Institute, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and Committee… Read More
Energy News
Republicans to Keep Trying to Block Obama’s International Climate Change Deal
Republicans upset with President Barack Obama’s international climate change agreement remain committed to the few options they have to do something about it. “Honestly, I… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A Vote for Green Climate Fund in Omnibus Spending Bill Is a Vote for Paris Agreement
What better time than Christmas to spend other people’s money and give presents to the environmental activists? In addition to the other generous handouts renewable… Read More
EnergyCommentary
5 Reasons Why We Shouldn’t Keep Subsidizing Wind And Solar Energy
Proponents of energy subsides argue that they are necessary for any number of reasons, such as business certainty, to stimulate the economy, to preserve jobs,… Read More
EnergyNews
Regional Spats, ‘Climate Justice’ Hijack Paris Talks on Global Warming
PARIS—Competing national interests and even personal rivalries have cast a cloud over the international summit on climate change meeting here, and the issue of “climate justice” has… Read More
EnergyCommentary
John Kerry’s Surprising Comments on International Regulations and Climate Change
Although he probably didn’t mean to, Secretary of State John Kerry made a compelling case for why the U.S. and other countries should not go… Read More
EnergyCommentary
‘Green’ Cronyism Is on Full Display In Paris
PARIS–Cronyism is on display here at the United Nations climate conference (COP21), as developing countries aren’t the only ones trying to cash in on carbon… Read More
EnergyCommentary
End Wind Welfare
Unnecessary government subsidies promote inefficiency, limit competition, and cost taxpayers more than they get in return. A prime example is the wind energy Production Tax… Read More
EnergyNews
Sen. Ted Cruz: ‘Global Warming Alarmists’ Ignore Scientific Data ‘Inconvenient’ to Climate Change Narrative
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz convened a subcommittee hearing Tuesday to dispute the validity of research from climate “alarmists,” whose findings have become central to crafting… Read More
EnergyCommentary
7 Disputes Being Debated This Week at the UN Climate Conference in Paris
Week one of the U.N. climate conference in Paris (COP21) concluded with the adoption of a draft “outcome.” This was the must-have first step if… Read More
EnergyNews
How Much Land Near You Does the Federal Government Control? Use This Map to Find Out
The federal government is looking to use the budget process to expand its ownership of land across the United States despite already owning three of… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Liberalizing Crude Oil Exports Should Be a Given, Not Washington Horse Trading
The United States is awash in crude oil and technology, which is allowing the oil industry to find more oil at less expense. Allowing exports… Read More
EnergyNews
Another Government-Backed Renewable Energy Giant Is Looking Unstable
The ripple effects of the financially troubled Spain-based renewable energy giant Abengoa just slammed into its biofuel plants in the United States. Whether it’s a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why China Shouldn’t Be Trusted on Its Climate Commitment
There has been a lot of attention given to China at the climate conference in Paris. As the largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
It’s Time to Lift the Ban on Exporting Crude Oil
The House of Representatives recently voted to the lift a decades-long ban on exporting crude oil. Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate would do the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
5 Facts the Left Isn’t Trumpeting About Paris and Climate Change
Politicians and bureaucrats from nearly 200 nations are gathered in Paris for an international global warming agreement. In his opening statements, President Barack Obama claimed… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why Paris Climate Conference Is a Throwback to 1997 Kyoto Debate
Hey, Paris Climate Conference, 1997 called, and it wants its failed climate discussions back. Eighteen years ago, the Kyoto climate protocol was debated in Congress,… Read More
EnergyNews
Worldwide Conflicts Threaten to Overshadow Paris Climate Summit
PARIS—A U.N.-sponsored climate change summit opened Monday amid gathering clouds of global conflict that threaten to overshadow the negotiations. More than 150 heads of state, including President Barack… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama Apologizing to the World for US on Climate Is Ridiculous
President Obama’s opening remarks at the Paris climate agreement were effectively an apology for industrial progress. At the kickoff of the talks, Obama remarked, “I’ve… Read More
EnergyNews
How Senate Republicans Plan to Use Budget Process to Block Obama’s International Climate Change Pact
Senate Republicans, girding for another budget battle in early December, are vowing to use the process to undercut President Barack Obama’s chances of brokering an international… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Energy and Security in Japan
In October, a delegation of researchers from The Heritage Foundation had the opportunity to travel to Japan for a week. It is clear from their… Read More
EnergyNews
House Hearing Witness: On the Clean Power Plan, ‘EPA’s Cost Estimate Is an Underestimate’
Some witnesses questioned the president’s climate initiative, the Clean Power Plan, during a House Committee on Science, Space and Technology hearing on Wednesday. Anne Smith,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Settling for ‘Same Old’ on Yucca Mountain Funding?
Before a bill to fund the federal government even makes it to the floor, some in the House are already ceding ground on funding for… Read More
Energy News
Republicans Introduce Resolutions Declaring Obama’s Paris Climate Deal Should Need Senate Approval
Sen. Mike Lee on Thursday introduced a resolution “expressing the sense of Congress” that President Barack Obama should submit an international climate deal expected to… Read More
Energy News
Senate Republicans Vow ‘No Money’ for Obama’s International Climate Deal If Congress Can’t Approve It
Senate Republicans emphasized Wednesday that they will fight the Obama administration for the right to review an international climate deal expected to be struck in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Here’s What Will Not Be Discussed at the Upcoming U.N. Climate Conference in Paris
As the Obama administration prepares to leave for the U.N. climate treaty negotiations in Paris on Nov. 30, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Kathleen Hartnett White… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Climate Issues Deserve an Honest Debate
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., recently gave an important speech on the Senate floor in which he said, “We as a Congress are not shepherding the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Report: New EPA Rules Could Raise Energy Prices in 47 States
Critics of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan say the new regulation will cost up to $292 billion and potentially raise electricity prices in 47… Read More
EnergyCommentary
New York Attorney General Tries to Criminalize Scientific Dissent on Climate Change
Everyone reading this should do the attorney general of New York, Eric T. Schneiderman, a big favor: buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution, highlight… Read More
