Cap and Trade Hits the Poor the Hardest
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), best known for its pioneering work in the civil rights movement, has joined an increasingly loud chorus calling out… Read More
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), best known for its pioneering work in the civil rights movement, has joined an increasingly loud chorus calling out… Read More
When pressing the House of Representatives on the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, President Obama remarked, Make no mistake: This is a jobs bill. Insert… Read More
The auto industry has long been a target of environmental activists. The push to put American consumers in smaller cars has been made quite clear…. Read More
When it comes to cap and trade, Texas Congressman Gene Green asserted, I’d like to vote for a bill, but I’m not going to vote… Read More
One of the advantages of The Heritage Foundation’s economic analysis of the Waxman-Markey climate change bill is we can determine out who loses most of… Read More
It’s no secret operating machinery uses a lot of energy. What policymakers are trying to keep a secret is how cap and trade will affect… Read More
We continue to highlight particular industries hit hard by the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill. The next three, although technically classified as two categories, are… Read More
Household appliances use a lot of energy, which is why for the past several years policymakers have tried to mandate energy efficient standards on washing… Read More
We’re in one of the worst economic downturns our nation has ever faced, and policymakers have rightly expressed their concerns about losing more jobs. Fearing that we’re… Read More
Everyone knows someone who works in construction. It’s one of those unwritten facts of life. If policymakers in Washington have their way, you’ll soon be… Read More
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The current recession has caused many states to deplete their rainy day funds, and if politicians in Washington have anything to say, governors could see… Read More
The Waxman-Markey global warming bill – already the most convoluted attempt at economic central planning this nation has ever seriously considered – just got a… Read More
Sign your name at stopepa.com and join the 20,000 other people who have voiced their opposition to the EPA’s April 17th endangerment finding, which grants them… Read More
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office released their analysis of the Waxman-Markey climate change bill that had proponents of the bill claiming we could save… Read More
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Committee on Global Warming met last week to discuss the impacts of global warming on agriculture and forestry… Read More
I will go along with this, even though I am somewhat skeptical, if I can be convinced that this is going to work, that it’s… Read More
Today, USEC, Duke Energy and the international nuclear company AREVA announced plans for a new 1,650-megawatt nuclear reactor to be built in Piketon, Ohio, creating… Read More
The Waxman-Markey global warming bill is far and away the most worrisome environmental measure currently working its way through Congress, but it is certainly not… Read More
After passing in the House, the stage is now set for a Senate vote to pass the “Cash for Clunkers” bill that would offer up… Read More
It’s no secret the Waxman-Markey cap and trade legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is a jobs killer. Heritage Foundation economists found that over a… Read More
The idea behind cap and trade is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by putting a price on the right to emit carbon and other greenhouse… Read More
The House of Representatives is prepared to pass the President’s energy tax, also known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act – or “ACES”…. Read More
Farming is very energy-intensive. Farmers use a lot of electricity, a lot of diesel fuel, and a lot of natural gas-derived chemicals and fertilizers to… Read More
Long-term interest rates are rising rapidly, with the 10-year Treasury pushing against 4 percent for the first time since the summer of 2008 – before… Read More
No, we’re not reverting back to Cold War. We’re talking commercial nuclear energy. And we’re talking commercial competition—what will ultimately be the life-blood of the… Read More
If the Obama administration succeeds in passing the Waxman-Markey energy tax, and it works perfectly, it will only reduce global temperatures by nine hundredths of… Read More
WHY TARP NEEDS OVERSIGHT The announcement that the government would provide $30 billion dollars more in TARP funds to General Motors in exchange for a… Read More
The last few years have been bumpy ones for energy supplies and prices, but one piece of good news has been the upturn in domestic… Read More
Economists at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis are digging deeper into the effects of the Waxman-Markey climate change legislation that includes a cap… Read More
