For decades, CEI has opposed regulatory overreach from the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies that put undue costs on energy industries and consumers. These include President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which would have increased consumer electricity prices without having any discernible effects on climate change. CEI’s research and policy proposals were instrumental in President Trump’s repeal of the CPP.
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In spite of burdensome regulation, Georgia opens new nuclear reactor
Georgia’s new nuclear reactor is a long time coming. Plant Vogtle Unit 4 began producing commercial power on April 29th. This follows the opening of …
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The Surge: Clean Power Plan 2.0 and more
If you are interested in analysis and perspective on current energy and environmental issues, then we encourage you to subscribe to this new publication…
Daily Caller
Biden’s Regulatory Blitz On Appliances Figures To Make Life More Expensive, Policy Experts Say
CEI’s Ben Lieberman is cited in Daily Caller on Biden’s blitz on appliance figures: “If these ultra-efficient appliances make sense, homeowners would choose them…
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National Review
Tales from the Carbon Cult in Glasgow
CEI’s visiting investigative writer, Kevin D. Williamson, shares tales from COP26Myths of the 21st CenturyThere is a whiff of incense in the air, sweet and heavy as tree sap.
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CEI’s New Anti-Carbon Tax Study
CEI has a new study out this week titled, “Why Carbon Taxes Are Anti-Growth, Anti-Consumer, and Politically Dangerous for Conservatives.” It develops the following…
News Release
A Carbon Tax Would Raise Prices, Harm Economy and Spur Political Backlash
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) published a new paper today arguing a carbon tax is unnecessary, harmful to economic growth and consumers, and…
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Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Cannot Undo Biden Administration’s Anti-Drilling Agenda
The Biden administration seems to know the playbook for pretending to respond to high gasoline prices. First, blame big oil for price gouging and launch…
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NEPA Is Not a Climate Policy Framework. CEI Submits Comments on Biden Proposal
CEI submitted comments yesterday opposing the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposal to repeal regulations adopted by the Trump CEQ in July…
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Another Gasoline Price Increase, Another Useless Federal Trade Commission Investigation
President Biden has officially requested the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate high gasoline prices. Unfortunately, this diversionary tactic has a long history and…
Comment
CEI Comments on Biden Administration Proposal to Revise National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations.
Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposal to modify certain…
Letters
CEI Leads Coalition Letter Urging Senators to Vote Against Ratification of Kigali Amendment
November 17, 2021United States SenateUnited States CapitolWashington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: The undersigned organizations strongly urge you to vote against ratification of the Kigali Amendment…
National Review
COP 26 Cables: The Glasgow Pact Is a Cry for Central Planning
TL;DR: The COP26 meetings closed with a whimper as realpolitik dashed dreams of an immediate green revolution. The insular community that thrives at…
National Review
COP26 Cables: A Bit of Argy Bargy among Countries Seeking the Spotlight in Glasgow
My Competitive Enterprise Institute colleagues and I are filing brief cables on COP26, the international climate conference being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Below is our…
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The Most Wasteful Infrastructure Bill Ever?
The $1.2 trillion dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be signed into law by President Biden on Monday. If it is like past…
National Review
COP26 Cables: Lights, Camera, Action!
My Competitive Enterprise Institute colleagues and I are filing brief cables on COP26, the international climate conference being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Below is our…
National Review
COP26 Cables: Nothing Is Quite as It Seems in Glasgow
My Competitive Enterprise Institute colleagues and I are filing brief cables on COP26, the international climate conference being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Below is our…
News Release
Biden Methane Rule would Cause Decline in U.S. Energy Jobs and Higher Prices at the Gas Pump
This week, the Biden Administration announced proposed rules on methane emissions, targeting energy exploration and production in the oil and gas industry. Timed to…
News Release
Supreme Court Will Review EPA Over-Reach on Energy Rule
The Supreme Court today has agreed to review the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal’s rejection of the Trump administration’s repeal of the Clean Power Plan…
Comment
CEI Comments on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Proposed Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
Comments submitted by Patrick J. Michaels, Kevin Dayaratna, and Marlo Lewis.[1] Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the National Highway Traffic Safety…
News Release
As Washington Democrats Consider Imposing a Carbon Tax, Americans Voice Unwillingness to Pay More to Combat Climate Change
Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) opposition to the so-called Clean Electricity Payment Program (CEPP) has the White House and Congressional Democrats looking for alternative climate proposals…
The Washington Times
Not One Dollar: One-Third of Voters Unwilling to Spend Anything to Counter Climate Change
The Washington Times cites CEI’s poll gauging the public’s views on energy issues and climate change. A poll released Wednesday by the…
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EIA Releases International Energy Outlook 2021–What Is the Big Picture?
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) yesterday released International Energy Outlook 2021, this year’s iteration of the agency’s annual report projecting world energy market…
Comment
CEI Comments on Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards Proposed Rule
Environmental Protection Agency, Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, Proposed Rule, 83 FR 43726 (August 10, 2021) Docket ID:…
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Cost of Air Conditioning to Heat up, Thanks to New EPA Climate Regulation
We can soon add air conditioning to the long list of products contributing to inflation, thanks to a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule,…
Comment
Comments to DOE Regarding Water Use Limits For Showers
Docket Number EERE-2021-BT-STD-0016; Energy Conservation Program: Definition of Showerhead; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking And Public Meeting 86 FR 38,594 (July 22, 2021) Comments Submitted by…
Inside Sources
N.M. Senators Caught Between Progressive Politics, Energy Jobs
Inside Sources cites CEI’s analysis of the Green New Deal: Analysis from the Competitive Enterprise Institute found the Green New Deal would cost…
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Exorbitant Tax Incentives for Electric Vehicles to Be Voted on in House Ways and Means Committee
If electric vehicles (EVs) are to be judged by the amount of tax incentives needed to induce Americans to choose them, the latest provisions…
Study
The Immeasurable Benefits of Plastics to Humanity
It is popular these days for people to proclaim that they are giving up plastics. Just browse the Web and you will find all sorts…
Inside Sources
Dakota Access Pipeline Brings Power To The People
Activists opposed to American energy projects like the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline often pretend that the impacted communities are solidly on their side. In reality,…
The Daily Caller
Think COVID-19 Lockdowns Were Bad? Climate Lockdowns Could Be Next
The Daily Caller cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on climate change: “The Biden-Harris administration wants to…
Bloomberg Law
Biden Starts With Federal Buildings to Combat Climate Emissions
Bloomberg Law cites Senior Fellow Ben Lieberman on efficiency standards: Free-market groups broadly said they don’t object if the White House wants to fix up…
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Washington’s War against the Incandescent Light Bulb Is Back
The Trump administration called a truce in the regulatory war against the incandescent light bulb by declining to target them with additional efficiency standards, but…
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Observations Concerning the Newest IPCC Report
View Full Document as PDF The case made for catastrophic climate change in the new “Sixth Assessment Report” by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental…
News Release
IPCC Report Relies on RCP 8.5 Despite Determining It a Low Likelihood Scenario
The United Nations released a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the current state of climate change. Today’s report…
The Washington Examiner
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Wants to Ignore Science to Pass a Carbon Tax
The Washington Examiner cites Senior Fellow Patrick Michaels on Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan: Patrick Michaels, a senior fellow and climatologist with the…
News Release
Biden Administration Will Force Americans to Buy More Expensive Cars That They Don’t Want
President Joe Biden plans to announce several measures aimed at lowering carbon emissions, including a new rulemaking for more stringent CAFE standards and an executive…
The Washington Post
Trump’s Push for Faster, but Wasteful Dishwashers Appears Headed for Rinse Cycle
The Washington Post cites general counsel Sam Kazman on the Energy Department’s plan to reverse Trump-Era changes to appliances: It was mourned…
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War on Natural Gas—End User Edition
No matter that it is clean-burning, domestically plentiful, and affordable, natural gas is demonized by the Biden administration as a fossil fuel and for that…
Reason
Trump Slashed Regulations That Stopped Americans From Having a Good Shower. Biden Is Bringing Them Back.
Reason cites Senior Fellow Ben Lieberman on DOE regulations: If regulations did allow multi-headed shower units, “some manufacturer out there will make…
Comment
Comments to EPA Regarding the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act
Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0044; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act; Proposed Rule 86 FR 27,150…
Comment
CEI Comments on SAFE 1 Rule – Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0257
Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reconsideration[1] of Part One of the Trump administration’s Safer Affordable…
National Review
Biden Chooses Red Tape over Clean Energy
One of the Trump administration’s signature achievements was cutting the overwhelming red tape facing major infrastructure projects in America. This week the White House…
Inside Sources
In Major Win for Energy Sector, SCOTUS Rules in Favor of PennEast Pipeline
Inside Sources cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment on eminent domain: Myron Ebell, director of the Center for Energy…
Comment
Comments On OMB Technical Support Document on Social Cost of Carbon
View Full Document as PDF Office of Management and Budget Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on “Technical Support Document: Social Cost…
Real Clear Policy
Is Joe Biden Coming After Your Air Conditioner?
America’s air conditioning season is underway, and millions of unlucky homeowners whose systems break down between now and the fall will be in for an…
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Biden Administration to Impose Wave of Costly Regulations on Home Appliances
The spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda) has been released. It’s the roadmap of federal regulatory priorities, and being…
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Lessons from the Demise of ANWR and Keystone XL
Two iconic North American oil projects, federal leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the Keystone XL pipeline carrying Canadian crude to U.S.
Comment
Marlo Lewis Comment to the SEC on Climate Risk Disclosure
View Full Document as PDF Comments of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Caesar Rodney Institute, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), Energy and Environment…
Real Clear Energy
Memory Holes Are Greatly Improved
Memory holes are much more energy efficient today. And much less polluting. When George Orwell first introduced memory holes in his novel 1984, published 72 years…
American Action News
Explosive New Poll Drops a Truth Bomb on AOC’s Socialist ‘Green New Deal’
American Action News cites CEI’s GND poll: A new poll of 1,200 registered voters, conducted for the Competitive Enterprise Institute finds that…
E&E News
NEPA may spur lawsuits over ANWR leasing freeze
E&E News cites attorney Devin Watkins on ANWR leases: But Devin Watkins, an attorney with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, suggested that affected…
News Release
Biden Administration Move to Cancel ANWR Leases Raises Serious Legal Questions
The White House today announced it plans to cancel several leases for energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. Director of…
Newsmax
CEI Poll: Public Doesn’t Want to Pay for Climate Change
Newsmax cites CEI President Kent Lassman on CEI’s GND poll: Thirty-five percent of registered voters are unwilling to spend even $1 a…
News Release
More than One-third of Registered Voters Are Unwilling to Spend $1 Per Month on Climate Change Policies
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released a new poll today, measuring public sentiment on energy issues and climate change. The poll, conducted by CRC…
The Washington Times
One-Third Of Americans Unwilling To Spend $1 To Fight Climate Change
The Washington Times cites CEI’s GND poll: A poll of 1,200 registered voters released Tuesday by the Competitive Enterprise Institute found that…
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Biden Administration’s Net-Zero Climate Agenda Is a Loser for Americans, International Energy Agency Confirms
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just released two major reports that destroy the plausibility and advisability of the Biden administration’s net-zero climate agenda.
News Release
Biden Seeks to Spend Hundreds of Billions in Taxpayer Money on Cars Very Few Americans Want
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden spoke today about electric vehicles in a speech at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. As part of his…
Blog
The Colonial Pipeline Shutdown May Shift Infrastructure Debate in a More Useful Direction
If there is a silver lining to the cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline and left many East Coast drivers waiting in line for…
The Washington Examiner
Would a Phaseout of Hydrofluorocarbons Avoid Half a Degree of Global Warming?
This piece was co-authored by Benjamin Zycher In a recent “Daily on Energy” report for the Washington Examiner, Josh Siegel and Abby Smith reported:…
News Release
Kevin D. Williamson Joins CEI to Lead Project Examining the Modern Environmental Movement
Kevin D. Williamson, renowned author and the roving correspondent for National Review, will join the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in a visiting capacity…
Inside Sources
Is the Biden Administration Coming After Your Air Conditioner?
We’re reaching the point where it is easier to list the things the Biden administration isn’t doing in the name of fighting climate change. One such Environmental…
Blog
IEA Study Quantifies the Need for More Mined Materials in Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy
CEI and others have noted the substantial need for mined materials to transition away from fossil fuels. Now a May 5 International Energy Agency…
The New York Times
E.P.A. to Sharply Limit Powerful Greenhouse Gases
The New York Post cites Senior Fellow Ben Lieberman on air conditioner and refrigerator regulations: Critics say that the new regulations will…
Inside Sources
Anti-Plastics Would Undermine Our Economy and Environment
Many valuable plastic products and thousands of jobs could disappear nearly overnight if fool-hearted members of Congress have their way. They propose legislation that may…
Comment
CEI Comments to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regarding Creation of the Office of Public Participation
View Full Document as PDF Re: Docket Number AD21-9-000: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Creation of the Office of Public Participation Comments of the…
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CEI Submits Comments on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Consideration of Greenhouse Gases in Natural Gas Facility Permitting
CEI submitted comments yesterday addressing seven questions posed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on how the Commission should consider environmental impacts…
Inside Sources
Biden’s Risking U.S. Energy Independence for ‘Unattainable’ Green Goals, Experts Say
Inside Sources cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on U.S. energy independence: Myron Ebell, director of the…
The Washington Times
Democrats Push ‘National Climate Bank’ to Fund Green-Energy Projects with U.S. Tax Dollars
The Washington Times cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the Biden administration’s loan program: “The Obama-Biden…
The Foundation for Economic Education
New Poll: Americans Aren’t Willing to Pay for the ‘Green New Deal’—And It’s Not Even Close
The Foundation for Economic Education cites CEI’s poll on the Green New Deal: Yet most Americans aren’t even willing to sacrifice $50…
Comment
CEI Comments on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Consideration of Greenhouse Gases in Natural Gas Facility Permitting
View Full Document as PDF Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on…
The Center Square
Made In China? Biden’s Climate Plan Raises Questions About U.S. Energy Independence
The Center Square cites Senior Fellow Patrick Michaels on China’s climate policy: “If the Chinese government actually cared about global warming, it…
Real Clear Energy
New Biden Climate Policies May Face Strong Legal Headwinds
Overview Although the United States is rejoining the Paris Agreement, the ability of the Biden administration to discharge its obligations under the pact are heavily…
C-SPAN
VIDEO: CEI’s Myron Ebell Joins C-SPAN to Discuss U.S. Climate and Energy Policy
Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell joined C-SPAN to discuss U.S. climate and energy policy:…
The Washington Examiner
Our Conversation About the Environment is Broken. What is the Way Forward?
In 1970, Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin predicted that “accelerating rates of air pollution could become so serious by the 1980s that many…
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Which Way Forward on Energy and the Environment
This Earth Day, we are likely to once again hear the too-common predictions of climate catastrophe and calls for ambitious—and costly—policies to address the problem.
The Washington Examiner
Our Conversation About the Environment is Broken. What is the Way Forward?
In 1970, Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin predicted that “accelerating rates of air pollution could become so serious by the 1980s that many…
Blog
EPA Inspector General Releases Report on Trump Auto Rule Process Concerns
The Washington Post today reviews a report released yesterday by the Inspector General (IG) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding claims that…
News Release
Biden Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50 Percent Would Cripple Economy
The Biden administration is expected to call for cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, a move that would have disastrous consequences for…
Blog
Minimal Environmental Benefits in the Infrastructure Plan’s Spending Spree on Electric Vehicles
As discussed in a previous post, the $174 billion for electric vehicles (EVs) in the Biden administration’s recently proposed $2.3 trillion dollar infrastructure…
The Washington Times
Countries with Freer Economies More Likely to Have Better Environmental Health, Report Finds
The Washington Times cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on fossil fuels: But as Mr. Biden tries to…
News Release
Biden ‘Leaders Summit on Climate’ Change to Pursue Impossible Goals
On April 22 and 23, President Biden plans to convene an online Leaders Summit on Climate, live streamed for public viewing. CEI’s Myron Ebell criticized…
Climate Depot
‘Green Fraud’ Book Review: ‘Exposes Elaborate Con Game’ – The Roadmap for the ‘Great Reset’
Climate Depot cites CEI’s GND video series: According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a libertarian think tank, phasing out fossil fuels…
Washington Times
Democrats Push Biden to Adopt Carbon Tax to Help Pay for Infrastructure Spending
The Washington Times cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the idea of a carbon tax: “The…
The Liberty Beacon
Roadmap for the ‘Great Reset’
The Liberty Beacon blog cites CEI’s GND video series: According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a libertarian think tank, phasing out…
Real Clear Energy
The Happy Warrior Saves His Best Climate Writing for Last
S. Fred Singer, who died last year, was an emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia, well-known for his written and…
The Wall Street Journal
It Takes Lots of Permits to Save the Planet
President Biden’s infrastructure plan proposes to spend trillions of dollars toward achieving zero greenhouse emissions by 2050. It won’t reach that goal, for two reasons.
Blog
Are Electric Vehicles the Right Choice for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Consumers? Much Depends on Battery Life
A recent Wall Street Journal story compares an electric vehicle (EV) with a similarly sized internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle over their useful lives,…
E&E News
Dems Prep Vote To Overturn Trump-Era Methane Rule
E&E News cites Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on the Congressional Review Act: Deploying the CRA is not even a strategy…
Blog
Contrasting Approaches to Energy Policy on Display in Two House Energy and Commerce Committee Bills
It is not hard to distinguish bad federal energy policy from good. Bad policy picks winners and losers among competing energy sources and technologies by…
The Washington Times
Big Oil Increasingly Open To Carbon Tax To Head Off More Stringent Environmental Regulations
The Washington Times cites Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on the carbon tax: Myron Ebell, the director…
Blog
Does the Rebound Effect Undercut Savings from Energy Efficiency Standards?
There are plenty of reasons to oppose Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards for home appliances such as those for air conditioners, refrigerators, clothes washer/dryers,…
Letters
Coalition Letter Opposing Any Carbon Tax
Dear Members of Congress, We oppose any carbon tax. A carbon tax raises the cost of heating your home in the winter and cooling your…
Blog
Senate Votes Today on Rep. Debra Haaland’s Nomination to Be Interior Secretary
The Senate at 5:30 p.m. today will vote on Interior Secretary nominee Rep. Debra Haaland (D-NM). In a statement posted March 11 on the…
Arizona Daily Sun
Texas Blizzard is a Preview of Biden’s Blackout Agenda
The huge blizzard that knocked out electricity for several days for 10 million Texans in mid-February is a scary preview of what life would be…
The Washington Times
Biden’s Climate Agenda Likely To Push Gas Prices Even Higher
The Washington Times cites Director for th Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on gas prices: “People are more sensitive to…
Blog
Twelve States Challenge Legality and Constitutionality of Biden Administration’s Use of Social Cost of Carbon
In a lawsuit filed this week, 12 state attorneys general (AGs) are asking a federal district court in Missouri to place an “immediate and…
Real Clear Policy
General Motors’ Projections on Electric Cars Are a No Go
It seems like every big car manufacturer is climbing on the electric bandwagon, even those, like General Motors, that have been burned by the technology…
News Release
House Democrats’ Climate Bill Will Restrict Domestic Energy Sources and Raise Americans’ Utility Bills
House Energy and Commerce committee Democrats today introduced a new bill, the so-called CLEAN Future Act, aimed at restricting the use of reliable energy sources…
Blog
Report: California’s Electricity Price-Boosting Environmental Measures Disproportionately Harm the Poor
A new report published by Next 10 and the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, “Designing Electricity Rates for an Equitable Energy…
Blog
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Considers the Nomination of Rep. Debra Haaland to Be Secretary of Interior
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week held a two–part hearing to consider the nomination of Rep. Debra Haaland…
National Review
The Great Texas Power Crash
In the Japanese classic movie Rashomon, three witnesses to a murder give earnest but conflicting accounts of what happened. In the end, the audience is left wondering.
The Daily Caller
Democrats Keep Getting Their Climate Change Doomsday Predictions Wrong
The Daily Caller cites Director for the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on incorrect climate predictions: Competitive Enterprise Institute environmental…
Inside Sources
If electric vehicles (EVs) are as fantastic as claimed, why do they need so many government handouts?
Proponents of EVs are increasingly using the “I Word” – inevitability. They say EVs make too much sense for consumers, not to mention the planet,…
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