Commentary Mississippi residents are consistently told that renewable energy sources, like solar panels, are now the lowest-cost ways to generate electricity, but these claims are based on creative accounting gimmicks that only examine a small portion of the expenses incurred to integrate solar onto the grid while excluding many others. When these hidden expenses are…
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…
12 Events to Watch for in 2023
The year 2022 was one of surprises: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, persistent inflation fueled by energy costs, the collapse of FTX and crypto markets, the revelations of the so-called Twitter Files, and one of the worst equity markets in recent history, to name but a few. The year 2023 is poised to present some equally…
2022: The Year ESG Fell to Earth
Commentary The year 2022 brings an end to an era of illusions: a year that saw the end of the post–Cold War era and the return of geopolitics; the first energy crisis of the enforced energy transition to net zero; and the year that brought environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing down to earth with…
How Bad Energy Decisions Made Europe’s Energy Crisis Worse: IER Analysis
Though many blame the Russian attack on Ukraine as being the main driver of Europe’s energy crisis, the actual reason began well before the conflict, and is linked to bad energy decisions by the bloc, according to an analysis by the Institute for Energy Research (IER). Post the COVID-19 lockdown in 2021, energy demand in…
Bad Energy Decisions Made Europe’s Energy Crisis Worse: IER Analysis
Though many blame the Russian attack on Ukraine as being the main driver of Europe’s energy crisis, the actual reason began well before the conflict, and is linked to bad energy decisions by the bloc, according to an analysis by the Institute for Energy Research (IER). Post the COVID-19 lockdown in 2021, energy demand in…
Japan Plans to Replace Aged Nuclear Reactors to Stabilize Energy Supply
Japan’s Industry Ministry has proposed replacing aging nuclear reactors with new ones, marking a reversal from the country’s policy on nuclear power a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The ministry presented its guidelines on the use of nuclear reactors after gaining the understanding of the public, which appears to favor the move amid the…
Americans Facing Elevated Winter Power Outage Risks From Tight Fuel Supplies and a Faltering Grid
As the snow flies and temperatures plummet, regulatory agencies and analysts alike warn that residents in multiple states are at an elevated risk of dangerous winter blackouts. Areas like Texas, the Great Lakes region, New England, and North Carolina, are in the highest risk category, according to a report from the North American Electric Reliability…
The Night the Lights Went Out in Europe
Commentary Politico Europe, a publication marinated in green politics, has named Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of its “power players of the year”—for, in the publication’s words, “advancing Europe’s green agenda.” “By invading Ukraine and manipulating energy supplies to undermine European support for Kyiv, Putin has achieved something generations of green campaigners could not—clean…
Switzerland Considering Bans on Electric Car Use, Power Cuts Amid European Energy Crunch
Switzerland is mulling banning the use of electric cars in the nation for non-essential purposes among other measures in a bid to save energy as the European region grapples with an ongoing energy crisis. During a recent press conference, Federal Councilor Guy Parmelin announced the decision to curtail energy use among Swiss citizens, according to…
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