Bankruptcy Filings Allege Abound Solar Aware of Defective Panels
Recent filings by a customer of bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Abound Solar allege the company knew its panels were defective before the company collapsed last… Read More
Department of Energy: No Room for Sequestration Cuts?
President Obama is touring the country and campaigning against the spending cuts under sequestration, such as cuts to energy research. The Department of Energy (DOE)… Read More
Climate Protestors Rally Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Supporters of President Obama’s continued obstruction of the Keystone XL pipeline and more government controls to prevent climate change attended a “Forward on Climate” rally… Read More
Limiting Fracking Limits Affordable Energy and Jobs
Europe is once again teaching America a lesson in what not to do on energy policy. A resolution Germany’s upper house passed last week makes… Read More
Obama Has NOT Doubled the Nation’s Fuel Economy
President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night was full of good intentions, bad policy, and suspect claims. He said, for example, that “We… Read More
Morning Bell: Heritage Experts Analyze the State of the Union
President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious agenda last night. Here are some highlights of our experts’ analysis of his claims, his plans, and his… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Bogus State of the Union Promises
Tonight, the American people will be watching President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address. How has he done on his promises over the past… Read More
Morning Bell: Get the Federal Government Out of the Natural Gas Business
In North Dakota, people have jobs. That state led the nation in job creation last year, and its unemployment rate is only 3.2 percent (compared… Read More
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Free-Market Opportunities Propel North Dakota to Top Job Creator
North Dakota led the nation in job creation in 2012, according to a new report released by Gallup. The state has an unemployment rate of… Read More
U.S. Beating China in Race for Clean Skies
A cloud of photochemical smog from China drifted into Japan this week. The story highlights the fact that air pollution in China is getting worse—despite… Read More
Ethanol Mandate Leads to Violence, Social Unrest
The conversion of corn to ethanol has contributed to a doubling in global food prices since 2005, according to a report by the New England… Read More
Morning Bell: Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda
Would you like a raise? For some workers, cronyism prevents receiving raises in pay. In early 2011, a Giant Eagle supermarket in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, wanted… Read More
Court Strikes Down EPA Biofuel Mandate
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot impose a mandate for a non-existent product and then punish companies for failing to use said non-existent product, the… Read More
Coal Exports: Comprehensive Environmental Review Could Set Dangerous Precedent
Anti-coal politicians want to use the environmental process to more comprehensively analyze the greenhouse gas impact on coal exports. This would not only reduce coal… Read More
Colorado Energy Office Misspends Millions in Stimulus Funds
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) misspent millions in stimulus funds and could not account for a variety of other financial statements, according to a new… Read More
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Keystone XL—A Matter of First Importance
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman (R) sent a letter approving the rerouted Keystone XL pipeline to President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the… Read More
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FrackNation Sheds Truth on Fracking Debate
Context. That is what Phelim McAleer’s new film FrackNation offers and what so many in the debate over hydraulic fracturing lack. Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly… Read More
Capitalism: Making Tires Safer and Most Things Better
Humans have been using tires since the dawn of the automotive age. But today’s tires aren’t much like their predecessors. Instead of being made with… Read More
DOE Grant Recipient Fleeces Taxpayers to Benefit Green Investors
Solar Mosaic, a solar microfinancing outfit that received a $2 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant last summer and exploits a 30 percent federal tax… Read More
DOE Nuclear Waste Plan Ignores Basic Flaw of Current Policy
The Department of Energy (DOE) released its long-awaited “Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-level Radioactive Waste” Friday afternoon. Regrettably,… Read More
Global Warming Alarmists Pick and Choose Data to Support Theory
The “think globally” people become very parochial when the global warming story isn’t as scary sounding as the local one. Climate change activists took the… Read More
EPA’s Jackson Leaves Legacy of Higher Costs, Less Consumer Choice
Lisa Jackson will retire from her position as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month as the most prolific regulator of her class… Read More
Taxpayers Sink Deeper in Solyndra Saga: Part Two
As Part One of this series explained, bankrupt or not, Solyndra continues to dig deeper into taxpayers’ wallets. This entry examines two contracts the government… Read More
Taxpayers Sink Deeper in Solyndra Saga: Part One
Bankrupt or not, Solyndra continues to dig deeper into taxpayers’ wallets. Over the past year, the Departments of Energy (DOE) and Justice (DOJ) have doled… Read More
New York’s Fracking Opportunity
Some would say there is only one choice between energy or the environment. But energy and environmental interests are often not the archenemies people make… Read More
Obama Continues to Skin the Cat with More Coal Closures
The skin continues to come off the cat. President Obama’s wish of a cap-and-trade plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would have bankrupted the coal… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Cap-and-Trade Scheme for Cars
Ever since the Senate rejected President Obama’s cap-and-trade scheme in 2009, his administration has been hard at work to find other ways to implement a… Read More
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A Nuclear Waste Carol
Yucca Mountain was dead—to begin with. There was no doubt whatsoever about that. The register of its burial was signed by the Senator, the Chairman,… Read More
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Managing Nuclear Waste
Few think of a calm pool of water when they think of nuclear waste. While nuclear waste must be handled with skill and care, the… Read More
Soot, Soot Riot: EPA’s New Rule Costly and Unnecessary
Faced with a court-ordered deadline, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized more stringent rules for National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Pollution (PM2.5), more… Read More
