Poor Nations Fail to Extract $1.3 Trillion Annually from Rich Countries at U.N. Climate Change Conference
They are instead promised $300 billion, but the Trump administration will not likely pony any international climate finance.
They are instead promised $300 billion, but the Trump administration will not likely pony any international climate finance.
Ending the government’s preferential treatment of energy technologies is the best way to ensure long-term economic and environmental sustainability.
A significant percentage of Native Americans don't even have electricity—thanks in part to reservations being subject to overwhelming bureaucracy.
Coal and natural gas are more reliable but they can't compete with massively subsidized wind and solar. That's a problem.
The automaker is choosing to prioritize hybrids, which are more popular and provide a better option for many motorists. But the EPA only foresees a minor role for hybrids.
North Carolina taxpayers have already spent over $96 million on the site, while state officials have seized multiple private properties.
The Show Me State has plenty of room to rein in laws on taking private property, but instead, lawmakers are focusing only on one very narrow use case.
In California, which has a slew of renewable energy regulations, the cost of electricity increased three times faster than in the rest of the U.S.—and the state still doesn't even get reliable energy.
Abundant, emissions-free energy was once the promise of a nuclear-powered future. What happened?
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.
Unfortunately, none of the Republican candidates want to scrap the federal ethanol mandates.
Motorists complain about long lines at charging stations as civil servants queue up in city-owned electric vehicles.
Yup, blame the Jones Act. Again.
The comedian blames America's endless reams of regulatory red tape for slowing down new wind farms, housing, and public toilets.
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.
Not unless you want to get stranded in the heat trying to find a charging station.
Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
The Edison Electric Institute submitted comments clarifying that although it supports the EPA's goal of decarbonization, the technologies being presented are not sufficiently proven effective.
If you want to keep the lights on, it might be a good time to shop for a generator.
Land-hungry biomass, wind, and solar power are set to occupy an area equivalent of the size of the European Union by 2050.
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.
Green dreams are no substitute for good planning and reliable electricity.
"When we look at solar and wind around the world, it always correlates to rising prices and declining reliability."
The credits may be well-intentioned, but they will distort the market and lead to a windfall for U.S. companies.
Excessive government interference in the market hurts consumers and thwarts policy goals. It also gets in the way of the government itself.
Carbon-free power isn’t free of hard choices.
If you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
"Engineers are really good at making things better, but they can't make them better than the laws of physics permit."
Onerous environmental permitting regulations make rapid renewable energy deployment in the United States a "fantasy."
Many politicians who want to ban gas-powered vehicles appear to misunderstand the science.
The Port of Albany will forgo more than $29 million in federal funding for the delayed $300 million project.
The West Virginia senator had proposed a series of exceedingly modest tweaks designed to speed up the yearslong environmental review process for new energy projects.
Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.
The market already is moving in the EV direction, so the state should just let companies do their thing.
Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.
Wonderful news for California's economy and consumers!
Texas A&M University's Andrew Dessler vs. Steven Koonin, former undersecretary for science at the Department of Energy
America gets about 42 megawatts of power from offshore wind. Another 18,000 megawatts are currently tied up in permitting battles.
Why should we believe that this boondoggle will produce better results than hundreds of other corporate welfare programs?
A push toward wind energy threatens to kill more eagles. Markets can help.
Unrealistic policy and dependency on fickle neighbors like Russia are no substitute for working power plants.
Blaming oil companies and Vladimir Putin for our current energy woes is dishonest and unhelpful.
Here's hoping we don't wind up with more of the spending and favoritism that's become so common.
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.
Over the last 100 years, we've seen a 98 percent decrease in climate-related deaths. You can thank fossil fuels.
Teutonic carbon dioxide emissions and electricity prices are projected to increase as a result.
Bad policy and unpredictable nature are sending food prices through the roof.
Without attention to the onerous permitting process for offshore wind and other energy projects, efforts will be plagued by costly delays.
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