New York Lawmakers Threaten To Ban Insurance for Fossil Fuel Projects
The bill would banish insurance companies from the state if they invest in companies profiting from oil and gas.
The bill would banish insurance companies from the state if they invest in companies profiting from oil and gas.
Regulations, tariffs, and other government-imposed hurdles reward American car companies for building bigger, more expensive trucks and keep out any potential competitors.
The White House seems to have decided that giving a political win to radical environmentalists is more important than actually reducing emissions.
Unfortunately, none of the Republican candidates want to scrap the federal ethanol mandates.
But perhaps the beginning of the end of era of fossil fuels?
The world will not come to its end in 2030 because of climate change.
Countries could include reducing the consumption and production of fossil fuels.
The activist demand that the U.S. phase out all fossil fuels in eight years is borderline insane.
The Golden State's new rules—which Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board opted to copy—will increase the cost of a new truck by about one-third.
"All the time we hear socialists say, 'Next time, we'll get it right.' How many next times do you get?"
You're 2,200 times more likely to die when traveling by car as opposed to by airplane.
Why the businessman launched a long shot campaign for the presidency.
The movie wants to be a call to arms for climate activists. Instead, it portrays them as delusional, apocalyptic depressives.
"When we look at solar and wind around the world, it always correlates to rising prices and declining reliability."
At least until all the gasoline is gone.
One place where environmentalists and libertarians are on the same page
"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."
The maritime industry inserted some protectionism into the National Defense Authorization Act.
If all Californians bought E.V.s tomorrow, it would be a nightmare.
"Engineers are really good at making things better, but they can't make them better than the laws of physics permit."
It’s only one vessel, but the U.S. domestic shipping cartel, protected by the awful Jones Act, is screaming about it.
Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.
If the Golden State wants to convert to electrical vehicles, it better start embracing nuclear power.
Any future regulations will require clear authorization from Congress.
The United States should consider adopting a market-based strategy for increasing electric vehicle usage.
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.
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Corporate welfare hurts the people who actually need help.
Researchers admit there are absolutely no current examples of low-energy societies providing a decent living standard for their citizens.
The plan would require a substantial retirement of machines that run on fossil fuels.
Democrats never miss an opportunity to rail against big corporations. Yet they're eagerly subsidizing their big corporate friends.
Jeff Nesbit and Bjorn Lomborg on the threat of climate change and what should be done about it
Jeff Nesbit vs. Bjorn Lomborg on the threat of climate change and what should be done about it
"Environmental humanism will eventually triumph over apocalyptic environmentalism."
In his new book, Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All, Shellenberger argues that science doesn't support doomsayers' claims.
Finger-wagging won't overcome the collective action problems preventing action.
New report declares world must be off fossil fuels entirely by 2050.
Germany won't be able to meet the goal of cutting emissions by 20 percent before 2020. But the attempt caused residential energy prices to double.
Democrats have spent the past two decades advocating for policies that artificially spike fossil fuel prices.
Skip renewables for zero-carbon electricity and go directly to nuclear
If renewables are as cheap as he thinks, then Steps 2 and 3 are superfluous.
But doesn't mean ruling out disruptive new energy technologies.
Activist happy talk that transitioning to renewables will be cheap is entirely specious.