Category: fossil fuels

Report: Biden’s Energy Plan Is a ‘Dangerous Delusion’

In his State of the Union address last week, President Joe Biden declared that he would “finish the job” of what he calls the “incredible transition” from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy. “The Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant investment ever to tackle the climate crisis,” Biden said, referring to $370 billion…


New Study Says EV Conversion Will Hike Lithium Demand and Increased Mining Will Cause Wider Environmental Damage

Converting America’s fleet of privately owned cars and trucks from internal combustion gasoline and diesel-fueled engines to Electric Vehicles (EVs) will cause critical shortages of Lithium—a must-have for batteries—and prompt more environmental damage due to increased mining, according to a new report. Avoiding the lithium shortages and dramatically increased environmental demand will require all but…


Americans Like Wind and Solar in Theory, Dislike Them in Practice, Study Reveals

A recent report by the Brookings Institution claims that “the American public overwhelmingly favors renewable power.” While this may be true in theory, when Americans experience the reality of it, they don’t seem to like it much at all. Brookings, which sees local resistance as an impediment to overcome, concedes that “even though people like…


Just $80 to Offset My Emissions? I’ll Take That Deal!

Commentary In a recent proposal, the New South Wales government will enable drivers to buy $80 (US$55) worth of carbon credits when they pay for their car registration to offset their emissions. It is not a surprising initiative from the treasurer and energy minister, Matt Kean. He is one of many Australian leaders to spruik…


Do Chinese Donations Explain Biden’s Energy Policies?

Commentary With reports that classified documents were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania, questions arise about the potential connection between the university’s receipt of $54 million in Chinese donations and President Joe Biden’s promotion of energy policies that are strengthening China’s economy at the expense…


Biden Admin Finally Admits Its Mistake in Canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline

Commentary At long last, the Biden administration is admitting what experts have always known: reckless energy policies have disastrous consequences. This time, the Department of Energy quietly released a report highlighting the positive economic benefits of developing the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada, an energy project canceled by President Biden in the hours following his inauguration. But the…


The Fed’s Jay Powell Is Trying to Have It Both Ways on Climate Change

Commentary Fed-speak, Alan Greenspan once explained, was about practicing the art of constructive ambiguity. Testifying to Congress as Fed chairman, Greenspan would resolve a sentence in a deliberately obscure way that made it incomprehensible, “but nobody was quite sure I wasn’t saying something profound when I wasn’t.” Speaking on Tuesday at a symposium on central bank independence…


Fossil Fuels Once Again the Preferred Source of Reliable, Affordable Energy

Commentary It seems like just the other day that the wrath of the world was coming down on oil and coal. To protect the atmosphere, Canada has been reducing coal-fired power generation for years. It started in Ontario, then moved to Alberta. Saskatchewan is next. New Brunswick is supposed to stop by 2030, but that…


Federal Utility to Build Gas Plant in Tennessee Despite EPA and Biden’s Concerns

The largest public utility in the United States signed a plan this week to move forward with building a natural gas plant to replace a coal-burning plant in Tennessee, a move that has drawn concern from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Biden’s clean energy goals. “Following a multi-year, transparent, and public process, TVA…


They Are Coming for Your Gas Stove

Commentary Are you catching on yet? There are people out there who want to dismantle civilization just for the heck of it. The latest thing on the chopping block is the gas stove. The Biden administration’s Consumer Product Safety Commission has floated the idea of a national ban on them based on some cockamamie study…