That conclusion, reached by professional power market economists using rigorous quantitative simulation, validates the core argument I have been making my work through historical and analytical work. Two independent lines…
Category: Climate Politics
Trump’s Energy Agenda Is Being Undermined By His Own Justice Department
It is the kind of blunder that makes you wonder how it ever got this far. Trump’s own Justice Department is undercutting the administration’s effort to rein in federal climate…
America’s Energy Future Is Being Decided in Obscure Utility Commission Races
Republicans, business leaders, and ratepayers should start paying attention. The decisions made by these commissions will shape the affordability, reliability, resilience, and economic competitiveness of the American economy for decades…
Euronews *Almost* Admits German Economic Problems are Caused by Energy Policy
“… as a major energy producer, the United States will continue to post relatively solid growth rates … while the … euro area is significantly weaker. …”
Michael Mann Celebrates China’s “Hub of Technological Innovation” Forced Labor Green Economy
China undercut the world’s industries with gross human rights abuses, but Mann thinks China is the world’s climate leader.
Aussie Renewable Turning Point or Imminent Economic Contraction?
Aussie greens are celebrating a reduction in Aussie emissions as a green energy turning point. But other numbers tell a different story.
A Tale of Two Types of States: Those with Dumb Energy Laws, and Those with Smart Laws
“It was the best of energy policies; it was the worst of energy policies” – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. (Apocryphal)
POLITICO: ‘Climate hushing’ – ‘The sound of (climate) silence’ – ‘As Trump unravels U.S. climate policy, Dems & enviro groups have grown strangely quiet’ – Dems ‘may not aggressively pursue climate action if they win back power’
But experts worry the shift in Democrats’ rhetoric means they may not aggressively pursue climate action if they win back power in Washington. The road is already uphill: the Trump…
Climate And Energy Provisions In New York’s FY 2027 Budget: Making The Coming Crash Worse
Here is some related advice from the State of New York: if you should ever find yourself in a car hurtling toward a brick wall at 100 mph, your best…
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair: “Abandon Net Zero and Move Closer to Trump”
“Infinite capacity for self-delusion” – Tony Blair kicked off Britain’s Net Zero disaster by signing Kyoto in 1997. Now he wants to hit the reset button.
Offshore Wind Confusion: Refunding a Lease is not a Buyout
Word has it that the Feds told the developers to take the deal or they would simply cancel the leases, letting the developers sue to try to get their money…
New York State Renewable Permitting Scandal
I hope that the power of social media exemplified by Alexandra Fasulo can bring this to the attention of enough New Yorkers that the policies can be changed to protect…
Energy Apartheid Denying Africa Tech Future
The suspension of the Kenyan data center reveals a chasm between the fantasies of the climate industrial complex and the gritty reality of building a modern society. Such a gap…
Guardian Reveals Secret Plan by BHP to Backtrack on Climate Action
Just one problem: It wasn’t a secret.
Chevron Launches New Sign Campaign Targeting Sacramento as California Gas Prices Hit New Highs
As companies push back and scale operations in response to these policies, they are highlighting the essential role they play in keeping the state moving and raising important questions about…
Time to End the Injustice of ‘Environmental Justice’
Environmental justice is far from the first policy to harm the people it claims to help. Pulling the plug on as much of this as possible may well be the…
Driving Up The Cost Of Energy While Claiming To Promote “Affordability”
The worst part of the RGGI “cap and invest” scheme is that the consumers get absolutely nothing for the increased cost. It is just a gratuitously inflicted injury brought about…
Intellectual Yet Idiot: Ed Miliband and the Economic Illiteracy Driving Britain’s Energy Crisis
Britain cannot afford another decade of IYI governance. Keeping the lights on, quite literally, depend on it.
Guardian: “Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO”
“… Far from being a fading priority or fake news, climate change poses an immediate and long-term threat …”
After Solar and Wind Farms Suddenly Sprang Up, Citizens and Local Governments Sprang Into Action
Now, private citizens and public officials are pumping the brakes, trying to slow a movement in which momentum exceeded readiness, politics outweighed planning, and taxpayers were left holding the bag…
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