EnergyAnalysis
COVID-19 Is Helping the Environment. But at What Cost?
Earth Day turns 50 this year, but don’t expect to see any large gatherings. The coronavirus pandemic has turned the 2020 celebration into a virtual… Read More
EnergyNews
Ocasio-Cortez Deletes Tweet Hailing Oil Price Crash That Risks Big Job Losses
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted—and then quickly deleted—comments that appeared to show adulation over the price of oil dipping below $0 a barrel, which will… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Costly, Ineffective Climate Mandate for Airlines Rightly Left at Gate in COVID-19 Bill
Only in Washington would it make sense to “help” an industry and its consumers by imposing a new regulation. The House of Representatives’ coronavirus relief… Read More
EnergyNews
Pump Price Over $4 a Gallon Gives Californians Gas Pains
A dollar won’t take you very far in California these days. Today, the state has an average gas price of $4.18 per gallon, more than… Read More
EnergyCommentary
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EnergyCommentary
Catastrophic Thinking Without Solutions
In July, Adam Grant, organizational psychologist at Wharton Business School, tweeted: “Agendas aren’t driven by problems. They’re driven by solutions. Calling out what’s wrong without… Read More
EnergyNews
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s Misleading Fracking Claim
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggested to her millions of Twitter followers that a “fracking” site she visited was releasing toxic emissions, but experts pointed out that… Read More
EnergyCommentary
It’s Lights Out for Obama-Era Bulb Ban That Would Have Curbed Consumer Choice
The Department of Energy announced this week that it’s withdrawing the Obama administration’s energy-rationing mandate for certain lightbulbs. Opponents criticized the rule change, arguing that the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Automakers’ Flip-Flop on CAFE Standards Kicks Car Buyers to the Curb
After advocating for the Trump administration to relax former President Barack Obama’s stringent fuel economy mandates, several major automakers have rebuked the administration’s proposed rule… Read More
EnergyNews
How Faulty Assumptions in Climate Predictions Could Mean Big Costs for Americans
Family incomes will take a severe hit and household electricity prices will jump rapidly if policymakers use the “social cost of carbon” to justify new… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why the Carbon Tax Would Backfire on America
Several members of Congress have floated different carbon tax bills in recent days, some of which have both Democratic and Republican sponsorship. But marginal bipartisan… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why the Bloom is Off the Environmental Rose for Tesla and Other Electric Vehicles
Things suddenly aren’t looking so good for what was supposed to be one of the hottest companies in America, namely, Tesla. As Tesla co-founder and… Read More
PoliticsNews
Democrats Refuse to Vote for Green New Deal They Endorsed
The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Democrats’ so-called Green New Deal, touted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a way of combating climate change. The… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Green New Deal More Proof Left Intends to ‘Fundamentally Transform’ US
Kermit the Frog was wrong. It is now easy to be “green.” The evidence is the “Green New Deal,” which CNN describes as a ”… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Don’t Be Fooled: Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ Is Crammed With Socialist Goodies
An aide for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says Warren supports Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., “Green New Deal,” further elevating the status of the plan at the highest… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Ireland’s Proposed Carbon Tax Rebate Is a Feel-Good Band-Aid, Not a Real Solution
DUBLIN, Ireland—The Irish government is proposing rebates to a carbon tax it recently imposed to households that comply with what it considers “low-carbon lifestyles.” The… Read More
EnergyNews
Taxing the Rich Probably Isn’t Enough to Fund Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal.’ Who Else Would See Higher Taxes?
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told “60 Minutes” host Anderson Cooper her grand plan to fight global warming could be paid for with a… Read More
EnergyCommentary
EnergyNews
Macron Waves the White Flag on Carbon Taxes in France
French President Emmanuel Macron decided to scrap the planned carbon tax on fuels after weeks of protests rocked Paris and other major cities across the… Read More
EnergyNews
UN Climate Summit to Emit More CO2 Than 8,200 American Homes Do in a Year
This year’s United Nations climate summit will have a carbon footprint equivalent to the yearly electricity usage of more than 8,200 American households, according to… Read More
EnergyNews
3 Residents Challenge Climate Change Rules at Delaware’s High Court
Delaware regulators have imposed costly and unlawful climate change regulations on industry in violation of legislative directives, according to three citizen activists who took their… Read More
EnergyNews
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Dip Slightly in Trump’s First Year, EPA Says
Greenhouse gas emissions have declined across multiple sectors since President Donald Trump has been in office, the Environmental Protection Agency announced. The latest figures show… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Climate Alarmists Admit They Want to Dismantle Our Free Enterprise System
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is warning that the dire costs of climate change are going to be here sooner than we… Read More
EnergyNews
Ratepayers Get Cold Shoulder as Green Energy Gets ‘Preferential Treatment’ in Delaware
Delaware residents are the victims of deceptive business practices associated with a green energy scheme resulting from elected officials’ sweetheart deal with a fuel cell… Read More
EnergyCommentary
New Report Shows US, Not Countries Promoting Climate Change Activism, Reducing Emissions the Most
Take a wild guess what country is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions the most? Canada? Britain? France? India? Germany? Japan? No, no, no, no, no,… Read More
EnergyNews
EPA Moves to Scrap Obama Mandates for Power Plant Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency accelerated the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda Tuesday by announcing a proposed rule to replace the Obama administration’s “Clean Power Plan” with… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Why the ‘Conservative’ Carbon Tax Is Still a Non-Starter
It feels like beating a dead horse, but the “conservative” carbon tax proposal is still hanging around. A number of conservative groups are so tired… Read More
EnergyCommentary
We Hear You: Climate Change, Wedding Cakes, Social Security, Planned Parenthood, and Transgender Soldiers
Editor’s note: Our interview with a straight-talking climate change skeptic captured a big audience, and this week’s roundup begins with that. Unrelated question: Have you… Read More
EnergyCommentary
To Improve the Environment, Look to the Free Market
Over the past three years, China had become the new poster child for economists and environmentalists alike. The country seemed to attain the impossible by… Read More
