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
EnergyNews
1,000,000 Barrels a Day and Growing: Oil Production Skyrockets in North Dakota
North Dakota has drilled its way into the record books, producing more than a million barrels of oil a day. Fueled by the energy revolution… Read More
EnergyNews
EPA Administrator Denies New Regulations Are a ‘War on Coal’
In a recent interview on POLITICO’s Open Mike with Mike Allen, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy denied claims that the Obama administration is launching… Read More
EnergyNews
How a ‘Threatened’ Species Is Threatening Jobs in One State
HOXIE, Kan.—These days, when Kyle Randa scouts a new location for an oil well, his schedule is a little different. He still gets up early… Read More
EnergyNews
Lawsuit Seeks EPA Administrator’s Deleted Messages
What have top officials within the Environmental Protection Agency been telling various environmental groups in their phone, email and text messages? That’s a question Chris… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Uranium Enrichment Facilities: Third Time Is Not a Charm
The Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee yesterday unveiled its energy and water spending bill, which includes an egregious tax on utilities for uranium… Read More
EnergyCommentary
24 Things the Media Claim Were Caused by ‘Global Warming’
It seems like with global warming embedded in our politics (for now), anything we don’t fully understand can now be ‘legitimately’ blamed on the weather…. Read More
EnergyNews
Why a Chicken and a Mouse Are Stirring Debate in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M.—Welcome to New Mexico, where a colorful chicken and a very small mouse are causing a big ruckus. Last week, four counties in… Read More
EnergyNews
North Dakota Tribes to Obama: Deregulate Energy
President Obama will visit Cannonball, N.D., today, home of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, to celebrate increased cooperation between tribal and federal governments. One issue,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Morality of Conventional Fuels: A Response to Union Theological Seminary
The leadership of Union Theological Seminary in New York City has decided to divest its entire $108.4 million endowment away from conventional fuels such as… Read More
EnergyNews
Vermont Energy Project Would Reduce Heating Costs and CO2; Activists Oppose It Anyway
An energy project that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and slashes heating costs might sound like an environmental activist’s dream. But one renewable-energy group is standing… Read More
EnergyInternationalCommentary
Energy: Exporting Gas Is Now a Necessity for the United States
The recent $400 billion energy deal between Russia and China, the largest of its kind, is set to reshape the global energy markets and geopolitics…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
$34 Billion Energy Bill Could Use a Few More Cuts
The House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee released its draft bill today. It takes positive steps toward environmental regulation and nuclear waste management. But the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How the EPA Got Heritage’s Energy Analysis All Wrong
Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency said a Heritage Foundation analysis of the agency’s war on affordable and reliable energy bore little resemblance to reality…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
Student Lunches Soon Could Be Influenced By Climate Change Concerns
The Dietary Guidelines may soon be based on global warming as much as human nutrition. Currently, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is working on… Read More
EnergyCommentary
How Washington Is Sneakily Implementing Cap and Trade
Critics of President Obama’s climate change regulations are often labeled by proponents as science deniers. While climate realists is a more accurate description, President Obama… Read More
EnergyNews
Coal Miners Fear Losing Their Jobs Over Obama’s EPA Clean Power Plan
It’s safe to say Nathan Huff is not a fan of the new Environmental Protection Agency regulations that mandate a 30 percent reduction in carbon… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Climate Change Is a Fact. But These New Emissions Regulations Won’t Help the Environment.
Draft regulations released Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency could cut carbon dioxide from existing power plants by 30 percent. Such a drastic cut will… Read More
EnergyNews
Power Plants, Rate-Payers Brace for Obama Administration’s New EPA Regs
In November 2010, President Obama stood before reporters in the White House briefing room and offered a frank description of his administration’s chances of getting… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Russia and China Just Signed an Energy Deal. Why You Should Be Scared.
Is anyone else scared to death about this week’s announcement out of Beijing that China and Russia have agreed to a 30-year natural-gas deal? The… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Obama Is Bypassing Congress Again. This Time It’s Going to Cost You.
Next week, the Obama administration is planning to unveil a climate action plan that it intends to implement without legislative approval. It’s a creative approach… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
The Obama Administration’s Hypocritical Environmental Policy
Congress and the federal government have enacted policies and made decisions in the name of protecting the environment. The problem is, now those decisions have… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
EPA Gives Grants for Global Warming Poverty
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced yesterday nearly $9 million in university research grants to study cleaner cookstoves and fuels that “improve air… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Europe’s Energy Dependence on Russia Can’t Last
Vladimir Putin is the father of the most significant energy mix shift in Europe. Ukraine may be the straw that broke the back of the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Are Our Energy Sources Moral?
Energy is the master resource, as the late, great economist Julian Simon used to say. You can’t produce much of anything if you don’t have… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Texas Is Booming With New Jobs and ‘Dirt Cheap’ Energy. Why Are Some People Still Naysayers?
Texas is getting under some people’s skin. Its population is growing. Its people are becoming more prosperous. It is creating both billionaires and employing more… Read More
