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Environmentalism

Alex Epstein: Despite Climate Change, the Future Needs More Fossil Fuels

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.

Nick Gillespie | 5.20.2022 1:55 PM

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Immigration

Greenwashing Borders

For years, immigration restrictionists have borrowed arguments from the environmentalist fringe to make their case against allowing immigration to developed nations.

Fiona Harrigan | 3.14.2022 6:00 AM

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Climate Change

12 Years to Disaster? How Climate Activists Distort the Evidence

The data behind apocalypse 2030 is based on placing blame, not predicting the future.

Aaron Brown | 4.30.2021 1:38 PM

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Electric cars

Newsom Attempts To Mandate Full Transition to Electric Cars by 2035

Maybe California will figure out how to keep the lights on by then.

Scott Shackford | 9.24.2020 2:40 PM

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Debates 2020

Biden Says High-Speed Rail Will Get Millions of Cars Off the Road. That's Malarkey.

This is what happens when you think all of America looks like the Acela corridor.

Scott Shackford | 3.16.2020 1:40 PM

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California's Bullet Train Project Doesn't Deserve Your Moist-Eyed Love Letters

A corrupt boondoggle that broke the bank for subsidized middle-class trips would not have been the flagship for a greener America.

Scott Shackford | 2.14.2019 2:05 PM

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Policy

Harvesting the Sun

A new generation of farmers may soon reap crops and electricity.

Greg Beato | 9.26.2015 6:00 AM

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California Legislators Want to Pass a Law That Requires Less Oil, More Clean Energy Use

Could drive up costs of driving, manufacturing

Steven Greenhut | 7.17.2015 1:00 AM

Policy

Government-Backed Green Energy Goes Bust

What the Xunlight solar energy firm bankruptcy reveals about crony capitalism.

Ira Stoll | 12.1.2014 4:30 PM

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Politics

California Officials Dread Rail Project Trial

The $68 billion high-speed boondoggle may not comply with its legal promise.

Steven Greenhut | 4.25.2014 12:00 PM

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Politics

California Agency Plans 'Green' Car Vouchers for the Poor

Remember how well Cash for Clunkers worked out?

Steven Greenhut | 12.6.2013 12:00 PM

Economics

Hybrid Car Bankruptcy Could Cost Government Hundreds of Millions

Much more than just the federal loan Fisker received

Reason Staff | 11.25.2013 3:30 PM

Politics

Who's Responsible for Damaging the Climate? And Who Should Pay for It?

Reason's science correspondent sends a third dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference

Ronald Bailey | 11.21.2013 9:00 AM

Economics

Electric Car Charger Company Files for Bankruptcy

Made charging stations for Nissan Leaf

Reason Staff | 9.19.2013 6:30 PM

Policy

Another Green Tech Company on Verge of Bankuptcy

DOE payments to ECOtality suspended

Reason Staff | 8.12.2013 3:10 PM

Policy

Without Green Subsidies, Tesla Would be Losing Millions

Through selling mandated emission credits, company essentially forced competitors to fund sales.

Reason Staff | 5.28.2013 5:10 PM

Economics

Goldman Sachs To Begin Investing in Japanese Green Energy Ventures

$2.9 billion for the next five years

Reason Staff | 5.20.2013 9:48 AM

Politics

Obama Administration Connected to Government-Subsidized Green Car Firm

Everybody needs friends

Reason Staff | 4.24.2013 1:16 PM

Politics

5 Big Problems Obama Will Ignore in His State of the Union Address

What President Obama says in his 2013 State of the Union Address isn't as important as what he leaves out.

Scott Shackford | 2.12.2013 10:30 AM

Politics

European Commission Says U.K. "Green Deal" in Line With Regulations

Unelected body gives its approval

Reason Staff | 2.6.2013 9:48 AM

Policy

European Union Criticized for Inefficient Green Projects

In some projects savings would not be seen for up to 150 years

Reason Staff | 1.14.2013 1:16 PM

Policy

Bureaucracy Has All Parties Regretting Federal Weatherization Program

If you lie down with government officials, you get up with ...

Reason Staff | 12.11.2012 8:28 PM

Politics

Will Congress Let the Wind Power Tax Credit Die?

Rachel Moran | 12.6.2012 3:54 PM

Policy

Massive Property Tax Hikes Looming for Los Angeles

The beneficiaries are the usual (public-union) suspects

Reason Staff | 12.3.2012 8:36 PM

Policy

British Government-Mandated Green-Homes Scheme To Cost Households

It will cost twice as much as officials claim, warn energy companies

Reason Staff | 11.21.2012 7:40 PM

Politics

Michigan Home to Half of the Largest Government-Backed Green Energy Businesses Going Broke

Four of the eight largest green energy companies to receive subsidies and file for bankruptcy are based in the Great Lakes State

Reason Staff | 11.12.2012 10:12 AM

Policy

19 Subsidized Green Energy Firms Have Gone Under

Combined, they've received $2.6 billion in government assistance

Reason Staff | 11.6.2012 7:20 PM

Policy

Electric Car Battery Maker Files For Bankruptcy

Federal support for alternative energy continues to disappoint

Reason Staff | 10.16.2012 11:24 AM

Policy

Solyndra Bankruptcy Plan Raises Objections in D.C.

Oh, no you don't, say the feds

Reason Staff | 10.15.2012 6:20 PM

Policy

Elon Musk Under IRS Scrutiny

His company received lots of subsidy money from the Obama administration

Reason Staff | 10.15.2012 4:04 PM

Policy

Al Gore: Crony Capitalist

Making millions off green energy companies that have snagged billions in government subsidies

Reason Staff | 10.11.2012 2:08 PM

Politics

Another John DoE Surfaces in Solyndra

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.12.2012 6:57 PM

Policy

Harry Reid Pushes for Power Agreement for Solar Company His Son Represents

Chinese company lured to Nevada; now Reid wants to make sure the state signs agreement

Reason Staff | 9.10.2012 9:08 PM

Politics

Solyndra In the House at DNC

Both supporters and Cassandras of the failed green pork project represent in Charlotte.

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.5.2012 5:31 PM

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Katherine Mangu-Ward Discusses Military Spending on Alternative Fuels on CNBC

Reason Staff | 8.29.2012 5:44 PM

Politics

Cold War Relic to Give Billions To South Africa for Green Energy Scheme

The Export-Import Bank is set to give $2 billion to South Africa for wind and solar investment.

Reason Staff | 8.6.2012 11:48 AM

Policy

Greenland Thaw Could Prompt Mining Rush

Rare minerals could provide a boost to the local economy as China's reserves drop.

Reason Staff | 7.31.2012 10:12 AM

Politics

Scott Shackford on PJTV Talking Unemployment, Environmental Disasters and Fat-Fueled Battleships

Reason Staff | 7.10.2012 1:15 PM

Politics

HuffPo Blames Media for Failure of All New Solyndras

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.29.2012 11:06 PM

Politics

Rio +20 Earth Summit: Wandering Through the People's Summit

Reason's Science Correspondent sends his fourth dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.

Ronald Bailey | 6.20.2012 10:30 AM

Politics

Rio +20 Earth Summit: Down with Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Up with Food Sovereignty

Reason's Science Correspondent sends his third dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro.

Ronald Bailey | 6.19.2012 10:30 AM

Politics

Rio +20 Earth Summit: Is Sustainable Development Still Sexy?

Reason's Science Correspondent previews the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro

Ronald Bailey | 6.15.2012 10:30 AM

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