The Biden administration has proposed imposing energy efficiency standards for residential water heaters, a move that it said will help consumers save $11.4 billion every year and combat climate change. The proposed rule would require that the most common-sized electric water heaters use heat pump technology, and gas-fired instantaneous water heaters use condensing technology to…
Biden Administration Proposes Energy Efficiency Standards on Water Heaters
July 22, 2023
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Biden Administration Says Nevada’s Lithium Mine Project Can Continue After Court Ordered Review
May 17, 2023
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The Biden administration says Nevada’s massive lithium mine project can continue construction after the administration completed a court-ordered review that approved the project, despite legal challenges from tribal leaders and conservation groups. The Interior Department announced Tuesday it is taking steps to clarify mineral rights under the 1872 law to reflect the “realities of the…
Hearing on Biden’s Dip Into Strategic Petroleum Reserves Becomes Debate on Race, Renewables
March 9, 2023
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A House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on President Joe Biden’s decision to draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserves had some tense moments as some committee members called witnesses shills for the oil industry and accused one of espousing white supremacist views. Both witnesses denied working for the fossil fuel industry, and the witness accused of racism…
Biden Administration Considering Proposal to Tax Oil, Gas Windfall Profits
June 2, 2022
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The Biden administration is considering a proposal to tax oil and gas windfall profits to provide a gas subsidy for American consumers struggling with high energy prices, said Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council at a panel sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute think tank on June 2. The news follows a similar move…
Republicans in Congress Attack Biden for Restricting Energy Production as Gas Prices Reach New Record High
May 21, 2022
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Republicans in Washington have accused the policies of the Biden administration and of his political allies of worsening a global energy crisis that is causing pain at the pump for Americans nationwide. The average gas price for the week ending May 20 reached $4.59 a gallon, after eleven days of record-high consecutive price increases. Global…
Industry Calls on Biden to Lift Moratorium on New Oil, Gas Leases
March 9, 2022
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Domestic producers in the United States welcomed President Joe Biden’s March 8 order banning Russian oil and gas imports but say his muddled energy policies will prolong consumers’ pain at the pump and inhibit efforts to restore American energy independence. “This crisis should be a wake-up call that we need [a] strategic American energy policy…
Gas Prices Break Record Again, up 15 Percent in Weekly Growth
March 8, 2022
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The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia has pushed up energy prices worldwide, with gasoline prices in the United States soaring to an all-time high on March 8. Critics have blamed the Biden administration’s insistence on diverting away from fossil fuels, a main contributor to the price hike. The average price of regular unleaded gas…
Low Energy Joe
February 28, 2022
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Commentary “Energy,” quoth William Blake, “is eternal delight.” Blake was right about that, and it is worth noting that the observation is true in more senses than one, as anyone who can pronounce the words “gas prices,” “fracking,” “inflation,” “Russia,” or “Ukraine” will understand. And the contrary is also true: A lack of energy is…
Florida Governor Pushes For $1 Billion Cut in State Gas and Fuel Taxes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Nov. 22 that he will ask state lawmakers to cut gas and fuel taxes by $1 billion in the upcoming January session of the legislature. DeSantis said that “nothing has pinched people more than these gas prices.” In addition to relief for Floridians via the tax cut, he called on fuel…
Biden Policies Will Cause Cost of Heating to Spike, Republicans Warn
October 28, 2021
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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Democrats’ energy policies, including the proposed natural gas tax, will add to the already rising cost of energy, which will be especially obvious in increased heating costs this winter. Scalise led a discussion about the “Heat Your Home” tax, or the methane/natural gas tax, and the Clean Electricity…
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