EnergyCommentary
Progress Made on Nuclear Waste Management
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) yesterday completed the last two of five volumes in its safety evaluation report on a nuclear waste repository at Yucca… Read More
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Cartoon: Obama’s Environmental Footprint
Heritage Foundation’s Nick Loris, whose work focuses on energy policy, weighed in earlier this week: The Obama administration is calling on Congress to designate more… Read More
Repealing the Jones Act: Good for Energy, Great for America
On January 13, Senator John McCain (R–AZ) filed an amendment to S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, that would repeal part of a 95-year-old… Read More
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Championing Regulation, EPA Brings More ‘Extreme’ to the X Games
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy traveled to the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. last week to raise awareness of climate change and its… Read More
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Obama’s Allowing More Drilling, But It’s Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
One step forward, two steps back. That sums up the Obama administration’s proposed lease plan for oil and natural gas drilling. The proposal includes the… Read More
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This Federal Government Land Grab Would Permanently Lock Up Millions of Alaska Acres With Energy Potential
What do Yosemite and Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have in common? Not a whole lot, but that isn’t stopping the Obama Administration from linking… Read More
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How Much is Your State Paying for a Gallon of Gas? This Cool Map Will Show You.
What is the average price of gas in your state? Researchers at Debt.com have put together a map to show you. Debt.com’s interactive map allows… Read More
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The EPA’s Newest Strategy to Sneakily Restrict Fracking, Drilling
Recently the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced major new regulations on the emissions of methane into the air from oil and gas production. It calls… Read More
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Is $5 a Gallon Gas on Its Way? This Expert Thinks So
You might want to consider filling up your tanks, America. One expert is warning $5 per gallon gas is on its way. John Hofmeister, the… Read More
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Meet the Texans Who Could Lose Their Jobs Over Falling Oil Prices
We might be enjoying lower gas prices, but oil-rich areas of Texas are not. Economists are worried that the Lone Star state could lose tens… Read More
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With Potential Collapse of Major Project, Offshore Wind Projects Still Offline
The potential collapse of a controversial project off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., is blowing some doubt around the future of offshore wind energy… Read More
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Was 2014 Really the Warmest Year On Record? Fact Checking Obama’s Climate Claims in State of the Union
President Obama talked about climate change during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Was what he said accurate? We turn to Heritage experts… Read More
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Private Sector, Not Obama, Created Lower Gas Prices
In President Obama’s State of the Union preview, he touted low gas prices as an example of positive economic results. “America is now in a… Read More
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Ohio Oil Production Sputters, Complicating John Kasich’s Agenda
Ohio’s oil production since 2012 has been far short of state officials’ projections. That’s according to a new report from Opportunity Ohio. Low production plus sharply… Read More
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California Has 15 Years to Hit a 50% Renewable Energy Goal. Will It Happen?
California Gov. Jerry Brown has set an ambitious new energy goal: getting the most populous state in the nation to derive 50 percent of its… Read More
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How These Green Companies Are Gouging Consumers With the Government’s Help
Solar panels are being installed on the roofs of homes and businesses all across America at a record pace. The fad is the latest way… Read More
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Minnesotans Kept in Dark on Solar Project
MARSHALL, Minn.—It’s a venture that depends on lots of sunshine, but rural southwestern Minnesota residents remain largely in the dark about the biggest solar power… Read More
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Bernie Sanders: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Leave Planet ‘Significantly Less Habitable’
President Obama has promised to veto any legislation that reaches his desk authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., thinks that… Read More
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This State Hardly Has Any Fracking. But Activists Want to Ban It Anyway.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Fresh off a statewide fracking ban in New York, environmental activists are taking the fight to Florida. Never mind that fracking hardly… Read More
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Power Outages from Cold Weather and Regulatory Storm
“[W]e almost ‘ran out of gas.’ We dodged a bullet this past winter.” So said Chairman and CEO of New England’s largest electricity provider. A… Read More
EnergyNews
Are These Solar Panel Companies Deceiving Consumers? Lawmakers Are Investigating.
Solar contractors, including SolarCity and Sunrun, are in the crosshairs of both Republicans and Democrats in Congress who seek an end to what they call… Read More
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Leave the SUV, Take the Prius: Obama Warns ‘Gas Prices Are Gonna Go Back Up’
The U.S. economy looks bullish as the price of oil plummets and employment numbers bounce back. But President Obama is advising consumers to be cautious,… Read More
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Nebraska Supreme Court Hands Keystone XL Supporters Major Victory
The Nebraska Supreme Court handed supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline a major victory today, approving the state’s proposed route for the project. The… Read More
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Fracking Supporters in New York Aren’t Giving Up, Despite State Ban
Andrew Cuomo has banned hydraulic fracturing in New York, but that doesn’t mean the battle is over. On Monday night, a big crowd in Binghamton… Read More
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Is It True That Low Gas Prices Hurt the Economy?
Low prices at the pump are good for consumers, but are they hurting the American economy? Though oil prices fell below $50 per barrel as… Read More
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White House Threatens to Veto Jobs, Energy and Common Sense
For good reason, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate’s first order of business would be a vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline…. Read More
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On Day One of New Congress, Obama Vows to Veto Keystone XL Pipeline
The White House said today that President Obama would veto the Keystone XL pipeline bill, which is supported by more than 60 U.S. senators. “If… Read More
McConnell: Obama ‘Not Going to Like’ Republican Congress’ Agenda
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today laid out the priorities for the new Republican-controlled Congress, promising to challenge President Obama with bills “he’s not… Read More
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How the Left Wants to Eradicate Planes, Trains and Automobiles by Shutting Off Their Financial Fuel
“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” is not just the name of Steve Martin and John Candy’s 1987 everything-goes-wrong comedy film. It’s also the prospective casualty list… Read More
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Congressmen Put Heat on ‘Deceptive’ Rooftop Solar Leases
A different sort of green energy issue has sparked bipartisan action on Capitol Hill as lawmakers move to address allegations of deceptive practices in sales… Read More
