EPA Doles-Out Taxpayer Dollars to Environmentalist Activist Groups
In November 2009, a dozen protesters triggered a traffic jam in an intersection of Chicago’s financial sector by laying down in a circle in the middle… Read More
In November 2009, a dozen protesters triggered a traffic jam in an intersection of Chicago’s financial sector by laying down in a circle in the middle… Read More
Last week, Members of Congress called big oil executives to the stand to defend the high profits their companies are making. Some in Congress are… Read More
President Obama has often said that we need more oil and gas drilling in the United States, but rarely have the Administration’s actions matched his… Read More
With the current debate over ending oil producers’ subsidies the question arises as to what subsidies do the producers actually get. It is a surprisingly… Read More
The invaluable Alaskan oil pipeline isn’t doing well these days. A remedy to help fix this precious resource is available but overzealous environmentalists and over-regulatory… Read More
It’s easy to take shots at oil companies, especially when gas prices are rising over $4 per gallon. Playing the role of David against an… Read More
The director of the federal agency responsible for the drilling permit logjam in the Gulf of Mexico has said his agency is too understaffed to… Read More
The White House released an infographic entitled “The Obama Energy Agenda & Gas Prices” that highlights a number of facts with regards to domestic oil… Read More
Gas prices are on the rise again. The national average is now just under $4.00 a gallon, and it’s sure to rise as the summer… Read More
If you’re an average American, your monthly gasoline bill is a humongous $368.09. That comes to nine percent of a household’s total income, more than… Read More
Remember that Beatles song about the taxman? “If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street.” Well, that’s just about what the Transportation Secretary has… Read More
As gas prices continue to climb — reaching as high as $5.75 to $6.03 a gallon in some places — the Department of the Interior… Read More
Paper or plastic? How about neither? If you live in Evanston, Ill., be prepared to kiss your plastic bags goodbye . . . and maybe… Read More
You could substitute a newspaper article from June 2008 with today’s gas price stories, and no one would know the difference. The story is the… Read More
Well, the Chinese finally have a green-energy idea worth stealing: arrest government officials who foist overpriced, underperforming, debt-ballooning, money-losing projects on taxpayers. Earlier this year,… Read More
The same Washington press corps that hammered President George W. Bush relentlessly when prices were still well under $3 a gallon—well before the $4 a… Read More
Nearly a year after the administration first halted oil drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico, stories of economic hardship still surface, all with the… Read More
The City of Los Angeles is offering $2,000 rebates toward home chargers for electric cars. Once again, the government is actively choosing winners and losers and… Read More
There are an estimated 27 billion barrels of oil waiting to be tapped in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of Alaska. But after spending… Read More
Acid rain. Expanding deserts. Global cooling. As Reason.tv explains in its video “The Top Five Environmental Disasters That Didn’t Happen,” all of the above were… Read More
The one-year anniversary of the gulf oil spill was earlier this week. The policies that have been put in place since then have caused gas… Read More
The gas price headlines aren’t looking so good for Americans. Honolulu is a penny away from record gas prices. Chicago gas nears $5 a gallon…. Read More
Last year in the midst of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, Heritage sent a team to the Gulf Coast to view the clean-up… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency, which boasts 18,000 full-time employees, a $10 billion budget, and has the power to impose economy-crippling regulations on the American way… Read More
It’s a question that seems so 2008, but it is rearing its ugly head again. The average price of a gallon is already nearing record… Read More
If a mandate for choice sounds oxymoronic, it’s because it is. But that’s what policymakers want for our vehicle fleet. Policymakers will convince you what… Read More
President Barack Obama deflected blame for high gas prices yesterday, by blaming American consumers for their automobile choices. According to the AP, at an event… Read More
It’s a sensitive question for some and several media outlets created a buzz when rumors circulated that BP and the Department of Interior had reached… Read More
Realizing the costs and folly of instituting a massive greenhouse gas regulatory regime, Members of Congress stopped cap-and-trade legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions, most… Read More
Ethanol. Henry Ford called it the “fuel of the future” in the 1920s. Decades later, policymakers put laws in place to increase the amount of… Read More
