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One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Oil Is Right Here in America
SANTA FE, N.M.—Oil production in New Mexico keeps on booming, and it could continue to do so for some time. “I think the forecast is… Read More
EnergyCommentary
What Would America Be Like If the Radical Green Movement Won?
Could the radical-Green movement in America make mankind’s future resemble a science-fiction Earth ruled by apes? Recently I went to the see the blockbuster movie… Read More
EnergyInternationalCommentary
China: Oil in Iraq Exposes Dilemma
As the civil-war-stricken Iraqi government continues to battle the Islamic State, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been closely watching its substantial oil holdings… Read More
EnergyNews
Federal Agency Faces Backlash After Wind Farms Get Exemption for Killing Eagles
Wind industry insiders call it a “turbine collision,” though the feds prefer “non-purposeful take.” But critics such as Sharon Klemm get real on the U.S…. Read More
EnergyNews
Rep. Cory Gardner Explains How U.S. Energy Expansion Can Thwart Russia
According to Rep. Cory Gardner, natural gas production isn’t just beneficial to Americans back home. The Colorado congressman’s home state is the fourth largest natural… Read More
EnergyNews
Debate: Are Obama’s Climate Change Actions Helping or Hurting?
President Obama promised he wouldn’t wait for Congress to combat climate change, vowing to use executive action wherever possible. One year later, are Obama’s actions… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Rare Earths Bill Should Open Markets, Not Create Government Programs
The House of Representatives is likely to vote on Congressman Eric Swalwell’s (D–CA) rare earths bill (H.R.1022) that would create a number of taxpayer-supported government… Read More
EnergyNews
EPA’s Restrictions on Alaska Mine Spark Charges of Executive Overreach
Even though the Environmental Protection Agency appears to be backing off its push to preemptively kill a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s bush… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EPA Proposes to Choke Alaskan Mine Development
Alaska’s open-pit Pebble Mine sits on 55 billion pounds of copper, 67 million ounces of gold, and 3.3 billion pounds of molybdenum—$500 billion in value…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
Australia Repeals Carbon Tax
Australia has become the first developed nation to repeal its carbon tax after the Australian Senate voted to dismantle the tax on Wednesday in a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
House Bill Would Modernize America’s National Labs
Congressman Randy Hultgren (R–IL) and seven original cosponsors introduced the Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 on July 17. The… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Cartoon: How to ‘Grow’ Gas Prices
>>> This Standard Is One Reason the Price of Gas Will Increase
EnergyNews
How U.S. Taxpayers Subsidize Fossil Fuels in Russia, Saudi Arabia While Being Penalized at Home
Americans have to pay more for electricity and compete for fewer jobs because of President Obama’s regulatory curbs on fossil fuels at home, even as… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Delayed—Again
The Washington Post reports that Nebraska’s supreme court will not hear oral arguments on the Keystone XL pipeline’s route through the state until early September,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama, Wall Street, and the IMF: All Wrong on Carbon Taxes
Last month the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommendedthat the United States “introduce a broad-based carbon tax.” In the summary of its annual report on the… Read More
EnergyNews
$6 a Gallon? Where Gas Prices Might Be Without the U.S. Energy Boom
If you think the price of gas is high, imagine paying up to $6 a gallon. That’s what energy expert Dan Steffens thinks the price could… Read More
EnergyNews
Gas Prices Will Climb, and You Can Blame Corn
JOHNSTON, Iowa — Most of what Tim Maher knew about the renewable fuel standard came from TV commercials. “They all talk about how it’s good… Read More
EnergyCommentary
What Obama Has Wrong on Climate Change
President Barack Obama again sought to make the case to the American people for “dealing with the rapidly growing threat of climate change” last month,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EPA Harasses Americans
Just in time for the Fourth of July, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has added a new regulatory weapon to its arsenal…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
New York State Will Allow Towns to Ban Fracking
The New York State Court of Appeals recently issued a landmark ruling affirming the “home rule authority” of towns. In the 5-2 decision, the court… Read More
EnergyNews
Liberal Mega-Donor Wants to ‘Penalize People’ Who Add to ‘Climate Risk’
Speaking in New York City last week, Wall Street billionaire Tom Steyer outlined his vision for penalizing people whose actions may contribute to climate change…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
This Standard Is One Reason the Price of Gas Will Increase
Not thinking things through is a chronic problem with policy-makers in Washington. Superficial and easily sound-bite-able policies dominate the thoughtful-but-complex ones. For instance mandates for… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Environmentalists Call U.S. Workers ‘Collateral Damage’
One of the leading leftwing environmentalists last week described the hundreds of thousands of Americans who may lose their jobs due to the Obama administration’s… Read More
EnergyNews
VA Spent Millions on Solar Panels as Veterans Waited for Care
Veterans Affairs hospitals have spent millions on solar panels while veterans waited months to see a doctor. Delayed care resulted in at least 23 deaths,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
New EIA Report Shows Government Interference in the Oil, Gas, and Coal Industries
Nowhere in the song “This Land Is Your Land” do the lyrics mention the federal government. Yet, a new report released on June 19 by… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Paulson’s Carbon Tax: Wrong Model, Wrong Problem, Wrong Solution
Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush, takes a leaf from King Solomon to build his moral case for a federal… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A Carbon Tax Is a Terrible Idea. Here’s Why.
Former treasury secretary Henry Paulson is calling for a “fundamentally conservative” carbon tax to address the risks of a climate bubble. Writing in the New… Read More
EnergyCommentary
House Energy Bills Work Toward ‘All of the Above’
The House is set to take up several energy bills this week. In the wake of an Energy Information Report (EIA) report released last Friday… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Supreme Court Fails to Rein in EPA
Contrary to headlines such as Fox News’ “Supreme Court limits EPA global warming rules,” the Supreme Court today ruled in favor of broad authority for the… Read More
EnergyNews
Should the Government Own So Much Land Out West? Some States Want It Back
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Glance at a map showing the percentage of state land owned by the federal government and you’ll see a remarkable difference between the East and the West…. Read More
