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Report: California’s Electricity Price-Boosting Environmental Measures Disproportionately Harm the Poor

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Report: California’s Electricity Price-Boosting Environmental Measures Disproportionately Harm the Poor

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 03/02/2021

A new report published by Next 10 and the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, “Designing Electricity Rates for an Equitable Energy…

Energy and Environment

Federal Fleet Again to Become Guinea Pig for Alternative Vehicles

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Federal Fleet Again to Become Guinea Pig for Alternative Vehicles

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 02/17/2021

Among the long list of announced climate-related measures, the Biden administration has set a goal of “clean and zero-emission vehicles for Federal, State, local,…

Energy and Environment

Study: Electric Vehicles Driven A Lot Less Than Previously Assumed

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Study: Electric Vehicles Driven A Lot Less Than Previously Assumed

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 02/09/2021

A recently published study finds that electric vehicle (EV) owners drive them considerably less than previously assumed. This finding, if true, would greatly undercut claims about…

Energy and Environment

Electric Vehicles Are as Inevitable as … Cellulosic Biofuels

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Electric Vehicles Are as Inevitable as … Cellulosic Biofuels

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 02/03/2021

Americans are increasingly hearing the “I” word when it comes to electric vehicles—inevitability. Proponents insist that they make too much sense for consumers and…

Energy and Environment

Biden Administration Initiates Steps to Submit Kigali Amendment to Senate for Ratification Vote

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Biden Administration Initiates Steps to Submit Kigali Amendment to Senate for Ratification Vote

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/29/2021

While the Biden administration’s reentry into the Paris Accord received most of the attention, another climate-related international measure also got a jump start after stalling…

Energy and Environment

Has the Honeymoon Already Ended Between Biden and Trade Unions over Keystone XL?

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Has the Honeymoon Already Ended Between Biden and Trade Unions over Keystone XL?

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/25/2021

It didn’t take long. On his first day in office, President Biden revoked the federal permit granted by Donald Trump for the Keystone XL pipeline,…

Energy and Environment

Trump DOE Finalizes More Flexible Regulation for Residential Furnaces

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Trump DOE Finalizes More Flexible Regulation for Residential Furnaces

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/20/2021

In one of the Trump Department of Energy’s (DOE) last regulatory actions, the agency on January 15 revised the energy efficiency standards for residential…

Energy and Environment

Most Americans Still Buy Large Gasoline-Powered Vehicles, According to Latest EPA Data

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Most Americans Still Buy Large Gasoline-Powered Vehicles, According to Latest EPA Data

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/14/2021

There is a deep divide between the vehicles that climate activists and their political allies prefer and those that the public actually wants and buys,…

Energy and Environment

Will the Next Labor Secretary Support Job-Killing Climate Measures?

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Will the Next Labor Secretary Support Job-Killing Climate Measures?

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 01/11/2021

President-elect Biden has selected most of his nominees to head the federal departments, and he has made clear to them that addressing climate change should…

Energy and Environment

The Bipartisan War on Affordable Air Conditioning

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The Bipartisan War on Affordable Air Conditioning

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 12/16/2020

Congressional Democrats and Republicans are currently collaborating on a bill that will make air conditioning more expensive. Hooray for bipartisanship! Both the House and Senate…

Energy and Environment

COVID-19 Vaccine Shows that the World Needs More Refrigeration and Less Anti-Refrigeration Climate Policy

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COVID-19 Vaccine Shows that the World Needs More Refrigeration and Less Anti-Refrigeration Climate Policy

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 12/08/2020

Refrigeration has had a substantial positive impact on public health in the U.S. and other developed nations where it is in widespread use. Increased market…

Energy and Environment

Is General Motors’ Shift to More Electric Vehicles Good for the Environment?

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Is General Motors’ Shift to More Electric Vehicles Good for the Environment?

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/24/2020

General Motors recently announced a major push toward electric vehicles (EVs), pledging $27 billion in investment by 2025 and promising to have 30 EV…

Energy and Environment

Montreal Protocol Continues Process of Morphing Into A Climate Treaty

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Montreal Protocol Continues Process of Morphing Into A Climate Treaty

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 11/20/2020

The 32nd Meeting of the Parties to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) will be held from…

Climate

Comments to EPA’s Proposed Aircraft GHG Rule Show Industry Support, Activist Opposition

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Comments to EPA’s Proposed Aircraft GHG Rule Show Industry Support, Activist Opposition

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 10/23/2020

The comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed first-ever greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for commercial aircraft ended on October 19. There…

Energy and Environment

Students Need More Air Conditioning, Not More Climate Policy

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Students Need More Air Conditioning, Not More Climate Policy

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 10/14/2020

There’s a long and growing list of problems activists blame on climate change, including students’ reduced ability to learn due to hotter classroom temperatures. However,…

Climate

Senate Reaches Bipartisan Deal to Raise Air Conditioner Costs

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Senate Reaches Bipartisan Deal to Raise Air Conditioner Costs

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 09/11/2020

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee just agreed to a measure that would raise the cost of air conditioning…

Energy and Environment

California’s Rolling Blackouts Cast Further Doubt on Electric Vehicles’ Future

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California’s Rolling Blackouts Cast Further Doubt on Electric Vehicles’ Future

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/20/2020

However, California’s rolling blackouts underscore the difficulties that a massive scaling up of electric vehicles would entail. The problem is that EVs don’t really reduce…

Climate

Department of Energy Proposes More Water and Less Government Intrusion in Showers

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Department of Energy Proposes More Water and Less Government Intrusion in Showers

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/13/2020

The Department of Energy has proposed a rule loosening existing the federal requirements and allowing more water from showers. This is good news for those…

Energy and Environment

Can 15 States Be Wrong? Yes, When They Want More Federal Appliance Regulations!

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Can 15 States Be Wrong? Yes, When They Want More Federal Appliance Regulations!

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/13/2020

Fifteen states have threatened to sue the Trump administration unless the Department of Energy sets new energy efficiency standards for 25 appliances. Almost every point…

Energy and Environment

Donald Trump Jr.’s Opposition to the Pebble Mine Shouldn’t Matter

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Donald Trump Jr.’s Opposition to the Pebble Mine Shouldn’t Matter

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 08/06/2020

Well-connected sportsmen, often Republicans, have been known to side with environmental obstructionists on occasion. When they learn that one of their isolated hunting or fishing…

Energy and Environment

NEPA Reform Gives More Power to the People, Less to Environmental Lawyers

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NEPA Reform Gives More Power to the People, Less to Environmental Lawyers

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/31/2020

The Trump administration’s recent changes to the National Environmental Policy Act would reduce the years of red tape and litigation that frequently blocks job-creating energy…

Energy

Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Reforms to Its Environmental Appeals Board

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Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Reforms to Its Environmental Appeals Board

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/23/2020

The Trump administration has placed a priority on streamlining the delays and red tape holding back many private sector projects. The EPA's final rule making…

Energy and Environment

EPA Proposes First-Ever Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Limits

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EPA Proposes First-Ever Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Limits

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/22/2020

Today, the EPA proposed the first-ever limits on greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aircraft engines. Although it is unusual for the Trump administration to push…

Climate

Final Rule on National Environmental Policy Act an Important Step to Get America Back to Work

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Final Rule on National Environmental Policy Act an Important Step to Get America Back to Work

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/15/2020

Along with its regulatory reforms, the Trump administration has also sought to unleash the American economy by streamlining the federal permitting process for major infrastructure…

Energy and Environment

House Select Committee Climate Report A Pre-COVID-19 Time Capsule

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House Select Committee Climate Report A Pre-COVID-19 Time Capsule

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/08/2020

On June 30, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released its report. There is little original in the report. Most of its sweeping…

Climate

Air Conditioning Can Help Fight COVID-19—If Federal Policy Allows It To

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Air Conditioning Can Help Fight COVID-19—If Federal Policy Allows It To

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 07/02/2020

COVID-19 persists into the time of year when most Americans rely on air conditioning, so many are asking whether cranking up the cold air helps…

Climate

Tax Breaks for Wind and Solar—Bad Energy Policy, Bad Post-Coronavirus Recovery Policy

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Tax Breaks for Wind and Solar—Bad Energy Policy, Bad Post-Coronavirus Recovery Policy

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/26/2020

The House of Representatives’ $1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure package is being sold to the public as a post-coronavirus job creation bill. It now includes the…

Energy

Supreme Court Decision Big Win for Energy—and America

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Supreme Court Decision Big Win for Energy—and America

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/15/2020

Today the Supreme Court handed down a 7-2 decision allowing the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a 600-mile project bringing natural gas produced in…

Energy

Trump Executive Order to Expedite Project Approvals

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Trump Executive Order to Expedite Project Approvals

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/05/2020

President Trump on June 4 issued an Executive Order intended to expedite the federal approval process for major infrastructure projects. “Economic Recovery from the COVID-19…

Energy and Environment

EPA Finalizes Rule Limiting State Abuses of Clean Water Act to Block Fossil Energy Projects

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EPA Finalizes Rule Limiting State Abuses of Clean Water Act to Block Fossil Energy Projects

  • By: Ben Lieberman
  • 06/01/2020

On June 1, the EPA issued a final rule clarifying that the Clean Water Act cannot be used by states to block energy projects based…

Energy

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