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.
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World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows
Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
Biden's Natural Gas Export 'Pause' Is Based on Bad Math
The White House seems to have decided that giving a political win to radical environmentalists is more important than actually reducing emissions.
Politics Created the Border Crisis
Plus: A listener asks if libertarians are too obsessed with economic growth.
No Fossil Fuel Phase-Out in COP28 Climate Deal
But perhaps the beginning of the end of era of fossil fuels?
California Environmental Regulations Are Driving Truckers Out of Pennsylvania
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.
Will SCOTUS Be the Mountain Valley Pipeline's MVP?
The Mountain Valley Pipeline's developers seek Supreme Court intervention to prevent the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from delaying its completion.
Democrats' Gaslighting, Republicans' Temper Tantrum Endanger America's Gas Stoves
The White House insists it doesn't want to ban gas stoves but still needs the power to do so.
Gas Stove Bans Promoted From Baseless Conspiracy Theory to New York State Policy
New York's budget deal includes a ban on gas stoves in new residential construction.
Without Nuclear Power, Germany's Energy Future Looks Short of Energy
Green dreams are no substitute for good planning and reliable electricity.
Ninth Circuit Rules Berkeley Gas Hookup Ban Is Preempted
A local California ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new construction conflicts with federal law according to a federal appellate court.
The Jones Act Is Driving Up Prices and Making Crises Worse
The legislation, which forbids shipping anything between American ports in ships that are not U.S. built and crewed, is just another a special deal that one industry has scammed out of Congress.
After Backlash Against Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Progressives Are Gaslighting America
Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations.
This Military Spending Bill Will Make Puerto Rico's Next Hurricane Disaster Even Worse
The maritime industry inserted some protectionism into the National Defense Authorization Act.
Driving Electric Cars Produces Little Carbon. Making the Batteries Produces a Lot.
Many politicians who want to ban gas-powered vehicles appear to misunderstand the science.
To Protect Privileged Shippers From Competition, the Government Fought Jones Act Waivers
That's in addition to advocating for opponents of the law to be charged with treason.
Somebody in the Shipping Industry Wants Opponents of the Jones Act Charged with Treason
There’s nothing patriotic about a law lining the pockets of cargo companies at the expense of consumers.
Who Sabotaged the Nord Stream Pipelines?
Plus: Gov. Ron DeSantis gets accused of fair-weather fiscal responsibility, warrantless drone searches might be illegal, and Lizzo's flute playing sparks a fake controversy.
In a Belated Outburst of Rationality, Germany Decides To Keep Three Nuclear Plants Open
Leaving the country dependent on Russian natural gas was not too smart.
Spain Bans A.C. Below 80 Degrees During Record-Setting Summer Heat
This stunt to save energy will do very little but make people sweat
How a Massachusetts Power Plant Illustrates America's Fraught Shift to Green Energy
Brayton Point was a coal-fired plant that tried to clean up its act. Protesters and politicians demanded its closure. A new offshore wind project won't be sufficient to replace it.
Europe's Energy Wounds Are Self-Inflicted
Unrealistic policy and dependency on fickle neighbors like Russia are no substitute for working power plants.
If Biden Were Serious About Energy Policy, Here's What He'd Propose
Blaming oil companies and Vladimir Putin for our current energy woes is dishonest and unhelpful.
Nukes and Natural Gas Are 'Green,' Votes E.U. Parliament
"It's an outrageous outcome to label gas and nuclear as green," responds Greenpeace
'Green' Germany Prepares To Fire Up the Coal Furnaces
Strongly held wishes and pixie dust won’t deliver a green utopia.
Biden's Plan for Reducing Inflation Will Actually Make It Worse
The president's argument is amazing for its tone-deafness, inconsistent thinking, and sheer economic ignorance.
Fossil Fuels Save Lives
Over the last 100 years, we've seen a 98 percent decrease in climate-related deaths. You can thank fossil fuels.
Putin's War Spikes Oil and Natural Gas Prices
Gasoline may reach an average of $4 per gallon.
Germany Shuts Down Three Perfectly Good Nuclear Power Plants
Teutonic carbon dioxide emissions and electricity prices are projected to increase as a result.
House-Passed 'Build Back Better' Plan Aims To Curb Methane Emissions by Hiking Heating Prices
The Congressional Budget Office projects that the tax will raise nearly $8 billion over the next 10 years. That money will come out of consumers' wallets.
Keeping Warm This Winter Could Be More Costly As Inflation Heats Up
Plus: Psychedelic entrepreneurs, American seafood stuck in Canada, and more...
The Texas Blackout Blame Game
Neither wind power nor deregulation are responsible for the Texas power disaster.
Why Alaskans Can't Get Alaskan Natural Gas
It's ridiculous to cut off Alaskans from the resources found in their own backyards.
Stupid Federal Shipping Regulations Will Prevent Alaskans From Buying Alaskan Natural Gas
The Jones Act isn't saving American shipbuilders, but it's driving up prices for Americans.
Paying Too Much for Natural Gas? Thank the Jones Act.
The federal law protecting the shipping industry from competition strikes again.
A Presidential Tweet Can't Stop the TVA from Shuttering Two Coal-Fired Generation Plants
So far, Trump's efforts to subsidize his coal cronies have failed.
Union of Concerned Scientists For Nukes!
Activist group finally recognizes that it can't achieve its energy and climate goals without nuclear power.
