Chevron Ruling Will Strengthen Rule of Law in Ecuador
A New York federal court ruling this week sends a strong and positive message to Ecuador—that corrupt methods and practices that undermine the integrity of… Read More
Boehner Is Right to Call for Allowing Natural Gas Exports to Ukraine
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) rightly called for the immediate easing of restrictions against the export of U.S. natural gas to Ukraine this week. Currently,… Read More
Noxious Regulations from the EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week finalized more stringent standards for automotive emissions and the sulfur level in gasoline. The agency claims that the… Read More
How Many Jobs Are Threatened by the EPA in YOUR District?
The Obama Administration is trying to regulate Americans’ livelihoods away. Will Congress do anything to stop it? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pushing regulation… Read More
Don’t Invest in Nuclear: Create a Better System
Despite President Obama’s rhetoric as being a pro-nuclear, all-of-the-above energy President, his Administration has done nothing to move nuclear energy policy forward in the United… Read More
Moniz Finalizes Nuclear Loan Guarantee Subsidy
Continuing the subsidy-first mentality of today’s energy policy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the finalization of a $6.5 billion loan guarantee to Georgia Power… Read More
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Building on Quicksand: The Social Cost of Carbon
In the recent State of the Union address, President Obama promised to act alone on his political agenda if Congress didn’t go along, and he… Read More
Salazar Joins Other Democrats in Supporting Keystone
Add Ken Salazar to the list of environmentally concerned and Administration-connected Democrats who support building the Keystone XL pipeline. The former Secretary of the Interior… Read More
Absent Tax Credits, the Free Market Works for Wind Energy
The wind production tax credit (PTC) expired again at the close of 2013, but Congress need not reconsider it. Although new power capacity installations were… Read More
C’mon, Obama, Join the Energy Boom
An energy project that would be good for the U.S economy, can be built without taxpayer help, and would have little to no environmental impact?… Read More
Keystone XL Pipeline: Still Environmentally Safe
President Obama has punted on Keystone XL so many times, it seems like he could have covered the 1,700-mile route of the oil pipeline. With… Read More
The War on Coal: Collateral Damage Will Hit Non-Coal States, Too
The combination of new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules could likely end coal-fired power in the next 30 years. While the coal industry will be… Read More
DOE’s Manufacturing Innovation Is $70 Million Corporate Welfare Giveaway
The Obama Administration recently announced that $70 million of your taxpayer dollars will be spent over the next five years on a public-private manufacturing innovative… Read More
10 Wasteful and Unnecessary Energy Spending Programs in the Omnibus
We’ve written several times that the Omnibus legislation includes Department of Energy spending that needlessly squanders money away on activities that should occur in the… Read More
All the Energy Technologies You’ll Be Propping Up in 2014
Heritage experts worked through the night to comb through the massive spending bill Congress just released. One of the big disappointments they found is a… Read More
Time to Stock Up on Incandescent Bulbs Before They Go Out Permanently
If your New Year’s resolution is to change your light bulbs, don’t worry—the federal government’s here to help. Beginning January 1, 2014, the federal government… Read More
Baucus Continues Losing Streak with Energy Tax Reform Draft
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Max Baucus (D–MT) released a draft bill to reform the way the tax code treats energy. This latest draft… Read More
H.R. 3766 Wrong Approach to Global Commercial Nuclear Growth
Last week Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R–FL) introduced H.R. 3766, resurrecting the supposed “gold standard” for commercial nuclear trade. However, the bill discourages the very behavior… Read More
As Navy Fleet Shrinks, Obama Administration Diverts Funds to Biofuels
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus continued to push for his “green fleet” this week, yet again championing an initiative that wastes millions of taxpayer dollars while… Read More
How the EPA Plans to Kill Jobs and Reduce Your Income
How’s your heating bill? If you feel like you’re not paying enough, you’re in luck. President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pushing new regulations… Read More
Heritage Expert Analysis on the Ryan–Murray Budget Deal
Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) and Senator Patty Murray (D–WA) forged a budget deal without even trying to address the key drivers of spending and debt… Read More
License to Kill: Unintended Consequences of Picking Winners in Energy
The Department of Interior (DOI) on Monday published a final rule extending the time period energy companies can be permitted to kill, injure, or otherwise… Read More
We Are Drilling, Baby! U.S. Passing Saudi Arabia in Oil Production
What do you know—“Drill, baby, drill” is working. Thanks to new smart-drilling and production technologies (including hydraulic fracturing), the U.S. is the leading liquid fuels… Read More
EPA Science Advisers Raise Concerns over Climate Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned greenhouse gas regulations for both new and existing power plants would effectively act as a bureaucratically managed cap-and-trade plan… Read More
Let’s Work Toward Energy Subsidy Independence
Why are taxpayers propping up struggling energy firm SolarCity? The company’s dependence on subsidies is a great illustration of why policymakers should remove subsidies… Read More
Court Decision on Nuclear Waste Fee Offers Chance for Reform
The D.C. Circuit Court delivered a welcome conclusion this week in NARUC v. Department of Energy: The Department of Energy (DOE) cannot charge commercial nuclear… Read More
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Yucca Mountain: NRC Takes First Step to Follow the Law
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) took a constructive step toward finishing the job on Yucca Mountain. Yesterday, the NRC announced its plan of action to… Read More
Energy: What Works and What Doesn’t
President Obama told listeners during his weekly address that American energy is booming under his Administration. The reality is, however, that the private sector delivered… Read More
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Heritage Contributes to the Reopening of the White House’s Social Cost of Carbon Discussion
The White House has stated that it will open its estimate of the social cost of carbon (SCC) for public comment. Administration officials who are… Read More
Wasteful Spending Programs at the Department of Energy
With the next budget battle looming, there will be attempts to undo sequestration, and proponents of a bloated budget will argue that very little if… Read More
