Europe’s lower GDP, higher electricity prices, and strict environmental regulations impede the use of air conditioning, contributing to the continent’s annual 175,000 heat-related deaths.
One of the recipients has filed for bankruptcy after allegedly scamming elderly clients.
Geothermal projects promise nearly limitless energy, but they are being stymied by environmental policies.
The New Right talks a big populist game, but their policies hurt the people they're supposed to help.
Plus: A single-issue voter asks the editors for some voting advice in the 2024 presidential election.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 apportioned billions of dollars for green energy tax credits while also allowing them to be sold to other taxpayers.
A new Reason documentary explores why, for some, bitcoin is the 'real Green New Deal.'
When the Biden administration temporarily suspended its own protectionist policies, Senate Republicans voted to reinstate them.
Over the last several years, they have worked nonstop to ease the tax burden of their high-income constituents.
Those sounding the loudest alarms about possible shutdowns are largely silent when Congress ignores its own budgetary rules. All that seems to matter is that government is metaphorically funded.
The 'skeptical environmentalist' offers 12 low-cost, proven policies that he says could save 4.2 million lives and generate $1.1 trillion in new wealth every year.
The 'Skeptical Environmentalist' offers 12 low-cost, proven policies that he says would save 4.2 million lives and generate $1.1 trillion in new wealth every year.
The big spending has fueled higher inflation, resulted in larger-than-projected deficits, and contributed to a record level of debt.
Labor actions largely respond to policies that cause widespread pain.
Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
"All the time we hear socialists say, 'Next time, we'll get it right.' How many next times do you get?"
Texas's $200 annual E.V. fees seem like a lot of money but is largely in line with what owners would likely pay in gas taxes.
The House passed a resolution that will reimpose tariffs on solar panels from China, while the EPA sits on applications for carbon capture technology that may soon be mandatory.
The rich are getting richer under the Inflation Reduction Act.
The higher taxes on small businesses and entrepreneurs could slow growth. Less opportunity means more tribalism and division.
If you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
If all Californians bought E.V.s tomorrow, it would be a nightmare.
The Port of Albany will forgo more than $29 million in federal funding for the delayed $300 million project.
While that might seem backward, even the most worthwhile green energy goals will require some level of trade-off if they are to be achieved.
If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.
Europe is facing an energy crisis, but bureaucrats need to realize that long-term climate goals can be addressed without sacrificing the well-being of the population.
Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.
Plus: Why government responses to risk can create more harm than good, why Denver will no longer block illegal immigrants from starting businesses, and more...
Strongly held wishes and pixie dust won’t deliver a green utopia.
Coal, oil, and gas have contributed to global warming, but we can deal with their impact while letting them bring billions more up to middle-class living standards.
For years, immigration restrictionists have borrowed arguments from the environmentalist fringe to make their case against allowing immigration to developed nations.
The data behind apocalypse 2030 is based on placing blame, not predicting the future.
Maybe California will figure out how to keep the lights on by then.
This is what happens when you think all of America looks like the Acela corridor.
A corrupt boondoggle that broke the bank for subsidized middle-class trips would not have been the flagship for a greener America.
Could drive up costs of driving, manufacturing
What the Xunlight solar energy firm bankruptcy reveals about crony capitalism.
The $68 billion high-speed boondoggle may not comply with its legal promise.
Remember how well Cash for Clunkers worked out?
Much more than just the federal loan Fisker received
Reason's science correspondent sends a third dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference
Through selling mandated emission credits, company essentially forced competitors to fund sales.
$2.9 billion for the next five years
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