Energy & Environment
The Panderer in Chief and the 'War on the American Farmer'
Farmers are such a protected class that it's hard to take the notion of a war against them seriously.
140+ Arrested, 300+ Officers Reportedly Involved in Crack Down on Dakota Pipeline Protest Camp
Protesters set up multiple roadblock; police from at least six states are in the county.
ExxonMobil Climate 'Fraud' Investigation Follies Continue
New court ruling requires oil company to hand over accounting records
Greens Against a Carbon Tax in Washington State
For some progressives it is more important to redistribute tax money than to save the climate.
New Nano-Catalyst Reverses Combustion to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
Would it be worth doing in the absence of a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade market?
(UPDATED) Democracy Now Host Amy Goodman Faces 'Riot' Charges For Covering North Dakota Pipeline Protests
Prosecutor argues against Goodman's First Amendment rights because she sympathized with protesters.
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions at Lowest Level Since 1991
And that was one year before the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change was negotiated.
New Proposed Nevada Solar Power Plant Would Cost Six Times More Than the Hoover Dam
While supposedly delivering about the same amount of electricity.
Hurricane Matthew and the Politics of Climate Change
Everybody please just stop politicizing the weather
Actively Open-Minded Thinking vs. Science Curiosity on Climate Change: New at Reason
Liberal and conservative "science curious" people are less polarized over scientific issues
Actively Open-Minded Thinking About Climate Change
It's not really all that open-minded. Science curious people on the other hand ...
2016 and 1998 in Near Tie for Hottest Year in Satellite Temperature Record
Current trends suggest that 2016 could well be a record breaker.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
Paris Climate Agreement Comes Into Effect
U.S. not on track to meet Obama's promised greenhouse gas cuts
EpiPens and Government Cheese
Some things won't change no matter who wins the 2016 election.
Peak Oil? Cue Crickets Chirping
Great article asks "Whatever Happened to Peak Oil?" over at RealClear Politics*
Hooray for Factory Farming!
It's is good for the environment and it feeds people too.
Richard Epstein: Why Obamacare Is Collapsing and He's Not Voting for Trump, Hillary, *or* Johnson
Q&A with the great libertarian law professor on cigarettes, global warming, foreign policy, and much, much more.
Why Are Haiti's Coffee Trees So Tall?
Changing café culture and international do-gooderism collide on a troubled island.
Arctic Sea Ice At Second Lowest Extent in Modern Record
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at twice the rate they are at lower latitudes.
Coastal Commission Abuse Smacked Down by Court
Courts push back on property rights violations
Send Around This XKCD Climate Change Web Cartoon, But Really Look at It First
You'll see the average global temperatures now are about where they were 9,000 years ago
Climate Change Subpoenas Versus Free Speech
Constitutional rights threatened by the legal storms over global warming
Dairy Lobby Sides with Florida in Orwellian Attempt to Redefine 'Skim Milk'
According to state regulators, skim milk = skim milk + mandated additives.
Oregon Wastes Millions on Renewable Energy, New Audit Reveals
An external audit finds rampant mismanagement of the state's now-shuttered Business Energy Tax Credit program.
Predictions of the Death of Wilderness May Be a Bit Premature
Most people are moving to cities and peak farmland is in the offing
Obama and Xi 'Ratify' Paris Climate Change Agreement
But remember, the Paris Agreement is NOT a treaty!
Eating Away at State Roadkill Bans
Some states bar people from harvesting dead animals. But Montana has gotten good results from lifting its ban.
August and Year-to-Date Are Second Hottest in Satellite Record: Global Temperature Trend Update
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.12 C per decade
Climate Change Court Drama: What Does New York's Attorney-General Have to Hide?
Competitive Enterprise Institute sues NYAG Eric Schneiderman for a little Freedom of Information
Climate War: Bill McKibben's Really Bad Metaphor for Solving Man-Made Global Warming
Centralized top down planning of the climate would work as well as it does for economies.
Why the USDA Shouldn't Be Buying Up Surplus Cheese
The feds are bailing out dairy producers. Here's why that's a terrible and wasteful mistake.
Libertarian Gary Johnson Comes Out Against Carbon Taxes, Mandatory Vaccines
Libertarian Party candidate clarifies positions at New Hampshire rally.
Have More Kids. It's Good For the Planet
Things have never been better, despite doomsday prophecies from some environmentalists.
Climate Change Will Impoverish Millennials, Says Study
Only if you think merely tripling per capita GDP by 2100 is poverty
Gary Johnson on Climate Change and a Carbon Tax
Is a carbon tax a 'very libertarian proposal' for handling man-made global warming?
EPA Says It Needs Eight More Years to Decide if Ethanol Mandate Is Bad for the Environment
It is, as everyone who isn't a corn farmer will tell you.
The Unintended Climate Consequences of Biofuels Mandates: New at Reason
The U.S. renewable fuels standard backfires
Mandated Biofuels = More Greenhouse Gases
Politicians adopt a policy that does the opposite of what they supposedly intended to do.
Solar and Wind Power Won't Work Without Natural Gas as a Back-Up, Says New Study
To be against fracking is to be against renewable energy.
Dumped Cherries a Reminder of Awfulness of USDA Marketing Orders
Hurting farmers and consumers. Squeezing out competitors. Forcing production abroad. Causing food waste. What's not to love?
The Nuclear War Over Climate Change
If global warming is a problem, it is idiotic for environmentalists to oppose nuclear power.
Nuclear Warfare Between the Greens: New at Reason
The fight over treating nuclear power on a similar footing with other low-carbon energy sources
California Push for Coal Divestment Mostly About Politics
Insurance commish wants companies to "voluntarily" divest from coal
