The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leased 34 parcels, amounting to 25,038 acres, for a total of $39,007,609 in the first quarter of 2025, the press release stated. The bonus bids…
Tag: Energy Policy
California Dreamin’: Newsom’s Energy Fiasco
For those who value reliable energy, affordable living, and economic opportunity, California’s trajectory under Governor Newsom is a sobering reminder of what happens when politics takes precedence over pragmatism. Other…
Climate: Losing Politics (time to end the futile, wasteful crusade?)
“Inflation and high interest rates could be blamed on high government spending stimulating excessive demand. High gas prices could be blamed on suspending drilling permits and the termination of the Keystone pipeline project.”
Energy Election ’25: Oil and Gas on the Ballot
As the election season kicks into high gear, we look forward to an important national conversation about energy.
Red States Ask Supreme Court to Stop Blue States from Forcing Climate Agenda on Rest of Country
Nineteen Republican state attorneys general hit five Democrat-controlled states with a legal challenge alleging that the blue states are illegally attempting to impose aggressive climate policies on the rest of…
DC Circuit Accepts Energy Policy Advocates’ Amicus Brief re “Biden’s Back Door Climate Plan”
This is particularly timely, as the House Oversight Committee has begun probing the Biden EPA’s renewal of sue-and-settle.
“Islands of expertise surrounded by oceans of incoherence” – today’s energy policies in a nutshell
…defiance of reality, of decision-making in the ocean of incoherence instead of on the islands of expertise, of the belief in the superiority of policy over anything else.
Epic Fail in America’s Heartland: Climate Models Greatly Overestimate Corn Belt Warming
My continuing theme has been, “don’t believe gloom and doom forecasts for the future of the U.S. Corn Belt”.
Column: The climate/energy/environment debate is completely unhinged – here’s why
The media absolutely loves the climate wars, they love misery, they love storms and floods and drought and people crying
Fauci, Fear, Balance and the Grid
Focusing too narrowly on public responsibility (CO2 reduction, equity, social justice) without adequate concern for economics and reliability is a recipe for disaster. Bring on the balance.
California Gov. Newsom to make gas prices even higher!
Governor Newsom says “California Took on Big Oil and Won.” Reality says Californian politicians are the reason why gasoline prices are so high in The Golden State.
Don’t Let “Green” Grinch Absurdities Steal Christmas
So, do not let the green police dampen your seasonal joy. The everlasting truths of the divine, as well as our holiday memories, will be present long after the grinches’…
Placing The Blame for Europe’s Energy and Economic Crisis
On the other hand, if you work for the New York Times, it’s possible to look at the exact same set of facts and draw entirely the opposite conclusions.
Climate debate between Tom Nelson and Gerald Kutney
This was an excellent example of an informed climate realist speaking to an-appeal-to-authority believer.
Aussie PM Promises a 43% Emissions Reduction by 2030 – But Warns Fossil Fuel Companies to Behave Responsibly
Expropriated Fossil Fuel generator owners have been told to “prioritise customers over profits”.
No Energy Realism In Bidenland
There are plenty of people in positions of power and/or influence in and over our government who are so taken with the religious fervor of “green” energy and “net zero”…
Complete Madness In The Biden Administration: Energy Policy
With Obama, at least he appeared to have some understanding that the whole idea of his policies of fossil fuel suppression was to force consumption down through the mechanism of…
May/Middleton: Rebuttal to Geological Society of London Scientific Statement on Climate Change
Guest essay by David Middleton and Andy May The Geological Society of London recently published a statement on climate change: Geological Society of London Scientific Statement: what the geological record…
The Futility of “Renewable” Energy in Two Easy Charts
Guest “energy transition… pft!” by David Middleton The United States Energy Information Administration is a national treasure! This morning, I was poking around in the latest Monthly Energy Review and…
US Chamber of Commerce: What if we banned frac’ing?
Guest “fracking A, Bubba!” by David Middleton Note: This is a politically charged post. If you don’t like such posts, don’t bother reading it. What would happen if frac’ing was…
Why the Democrats Will Lose on Climate Change
Guest climate debating by David Middleton 4 inconvenient truths about climate change Noah Millman September 7, 2019 At this week’s climate symposium on CNN, Elizabeth Warren answered a question about…
Video of Roger Pielke Jr. on ‘Climate Politics as Manichean Paranoia’
Talk by Prof Roger Pielke Jr. at the GWPF, London 20 July 2017
Lords a leapin
Guest post by Mike Jonas From the UK’s BBC comes this news item: Trillion-euro shortfall facing EU energy sector – Lords Committee Under the obligatory photo of chimneys spewing steam,…
“Dream Big and Dare to Fail” Is Great High School Valedictory Advice but Terrible Energy Policy
…throwing out the furnace just before winter starts is not part of the solution.