Energy & Environment
Biden's '100% Clean Energy Economy' Will Require Huge Trade-Offs
Campaign promises about green energy often obscure real-world constraints.
Humanity and Wild Nature Will Likely Both Be Flourishing in 2100
Human ingenuity is enabling us to get ever more goods and services from fewer and fewer resources.
Standing Athwart Apocalyptic Visions Is Useful but Not Enough
My review of Michael Shellenberger's Apocalypse Never
Tom Vilsack Is the Wrong Person To Lead the Department of Agriculture
Joe Biden’s choice for agriculture secretary is more of the same.
"Taking Carbon to Court" - Massachusetts v. EPA and The Rule of Five
A review of Richard Lazarus' chronicle of the Massachusetts v. EPA litigation in The New Atlantis.
Roxy the Bed Bug Dog: The End of Secure Property Rights in Working Animals?
A N.Y. court applies a "best for all concerned" standard to hold that the employer (which owns the dog) can't get the dog back from the ex-employee with whom the dog worked and lived.
Don't Believe the Hype About 'Socially Responsible' Investing
Want to make money and help the world, too? Wall Street says you can!
Airlines Can Treat Emotional Support Critters Like Pets Instead of Service Animals
Plus: No Section 230 repeal in defense bill, Pelosi nixes Amash amendment on cannabis bill, New Mexico teen sues over wrongful arrest, and more...
Joe Biden Should Think Twice About Cracking Down on Meat-Processing Plants
Requiring meatpackers to pandemic-proof their facilities will have unintended consequences.
Solar and Wind Power Struggle as California Faces Blackouts
The state's electricity grid operators warned in 2019 that power shortages might become increasingly common when heat waves hit in the coming years.
The U.S. Officially Withdraws from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Biden would rejoin on day one of his administration.
Carbon Pricing Is a Possible Alternative to Partisan Bickering Over Climate Change
Taking meaningful steps to reduce carbon emissions requires recognizing that the market is smarter than bureaucrats in Washington.
Completely Replace Fossil Fuels Within 20 Years? A Soho Forum Debate
Jeff Nesbit and Bjorn Lomborg on the threat of climate change and what should be done about it
Food Issues That Should've Been Front and Center in the 2020 Presidential Election
Food industry workers and wonks make their case for agricultural and food industry reforms.
Is 'King Solar' Now the Cheapest Electricity Source Ever?
Yes, and it's only going to get cheaper.
Should We Abolish Fossil Fuels to Stop Global Warming? A Soho Forum Debate
Jeff Nesbit vs. Bjorn Lomborg on the threat of climate change and what should be done about it
The Feds Have Doled Out Record Farm Subsidies To Save Trump's Campaign
There's an easier way to lessen the impact of retaliatory agriculture tariffs: repeal our own
U.N. Reports 'Staggering Rise in Climate-Related Disasters'
And yet, fewer lives are being lost with no increase in proportional economic losses.
The USDA Should Let People Plant Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees
Anti-biotech activists cite the precautionary principle to maintain chestnut tree-free forests.
D.C. Circuit Considers Obama and Trump Administration Climate Rules
A marathon oral argument on EPA's attempts at climate policy.
Apocalypse Never
The book argues that rising prosperity and increasing technological prowess will ameliorate or reverse most deleterious environmental trends.
No, Biden Wouldn't Ban All Fracking
Pence's answers on energy and climate were full of misdirection and misinformation.
Phony Fact-Checking on Forest Fires
Climate activists call a video "misleading" not because it's factually inaccurate, but because it doesn't say what they want it to.
Climate Change (Kinda) Goes Back to the High Court
The Supreme Court accepted certiorari on a climate change case today.
Why Are American Taxpayers Propping Up Mexico's Insolvent, Government-Owned Oil Company?
A supposedly "reformed" Export-Import bank is back to its old ways.
Trump and Biden Debate Climate Change, the Green New Deal, and the Paris Accord
President Trump accepts the scientific findings about climate change "to an extent."
How California's Environmental Mandates Led to Blackouts
Critics say the state's dependence on solar and wind have made the power grid unreliable and overly expensive.
'Environmental Justice' Starts by Providing More Water for Everyone
If Californians are serious about "environmental justice," they need to find ways to pump more water into the state's remarkable infrastructure systems.
Newsom Attempts To Mandate Full Transition to Electric Cars by 2035
Maybe California will figure out how to keep the lights on by then.
Federal Payments to Farmers Have Tripled Since 2017, and Trump Just Promised Even More
Trump's farm bailouts have cost taxpayers more than $28 billion already, and he just announced another $14 billion in payments as part of his reelection pitch to farm-heavy states.
The Iranian Coup that Led to 67 Years of Reckless Intervention
The documentary Coup 53 explores how a seemingly easy regime change wrecked U.S. foreign policy for decades.
Business Roundtable Endorses Pricing Carbon
Business support for sensible climate policy appears to be growing.
What Should Libertarians Think About the Trump Administration's NEPA Reforms?
What is wrong with requiring government agencies to consider and disclose the likely environmental consequences of their actions?
Trump Administration's NEPA Reforms Take Effect
New regulations governing National Environmental Policy Act compliance are now the law of the land.
The World Is Doing Better Than Ever. Here's Why You Never Hear About It.
Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know documents progress and explains why it happens.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves First Domestic Small Commercial Reactor
New nuclear reactors are important for clean power, but are hindered by intense regulatory schemes.
Ronald Bailey: The World Is Getting Cleaner, Richer, and Safer
Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know documents the immense, ongoing progress that politicians and media refuse to acknowledge.
California's Political Leaders Made Wildfire Season Worse
Firefighting resource shortages are caused by a legislature that is more interested in preserving union wages than in creating a firefighting system that works for the public.
Good News for Birds (and Wind Power)
Something as simple as black paint may reduce avian mortalities from wind power.
California Blackouts: It's Not Just the Heat, It's Also the Anti-Nuclear Power Stupidity
Activists oppose a huge source of reliable, climate-friendly electricity that could have prevented the rolling blackouts in the Golden State.
New Biotech Photosynthesis Hacks Would Boost Crop Yields by 50 Percent or More
Growing more food on less acreage means more land for nature.
The 'Insect Apocalypse' Has Been Canceled
At least in the United States, according to a new study
Los Angeles Will Shut Off People's Utilities For Hosting Parties, Not For Failing To Pay Their Utility Bills
Mayor Eric Garcetti's plan to shut off utility service to violators of bans on private gatherings poses grave civil liberties and due process concerns.
