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Research & Commentary: Credit Union Act Would Provide Protection from ESG for Michigan Farmers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation recently introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives, the Credit Union Act, would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure Michigan farmers are not discriminated against by credit unions based on environmental policy. ESG scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly used by investment firms and financial institutions that force companies […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 561— UK ‘State of the Climate Report’ Shows No Cause for Alarm
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Products, Fuel, and Electricity Are the Real Climate Challenges for the Future
Opinion -Editorial -To feed, shelter, move, educate, and power civilization, humanity acquires and uses 100 billion tons of earth’s natural resources annually. -
Trump Is Breaking Communist China’s Chokehold on Rare Earth Elements
Opinion -Editorial -You’d be crazy to buy a car based solely on its shiny exterior, dazzling instruments, and gorgeous leather interior – but without examining the engine or taking a test drive. -
Research & Commentary: Briefs Point Out Unnecessary Consumers Costs and Environmental Damage of Renewable Fuel Standard
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The R Street Institute has produced two briefs on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) detailing the consumer costs and negative environmental impacts. A part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, expanded through 2007’s Energy Independence and Security Act and administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), RFS required 36 billion gallons of “renewable” fuel sources such as ethanol […] -
Green Delusionists Attending COP30 Are Clueless
Opinion -Editorial -The Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place November 10 to 21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil with an expected attendance of 70,000 people. -
International Trade, Free Markets, and Killer Whales
Opinion -Editorial -That’s where his analysis gets interesting and “novel.” Linking whale populations to shipping noise requires finding a place where shipping noise has increased significantly, where killer whales also thrive, and where that whale population can be documented before and after the shipping increased. -
Climate Change Weekly # 560—Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Why does the world insanely ignore nuclear power?
Opinion -Editorial -There is a lot of talk about nuclear power around the world today. However, except for China and, maybe, Russia, there is no action. -
Research & Commentary: Ohio Legislation Focuses on Safeguarding Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Electric Power in the Buckeye State
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation recently introduced in Ohio provides guidance to the state’s Power Siting Board on the intent of the General Assembly that the energy powering the Buckeye State should be “affordable, reliable and clean” and the energy produced and the manner in which it is produced shall rely on domestically sourced materials and “minimize reliance” on […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 559 — Research Continues to Undermine Unusual, Catastrophic Nature of Present Climate Change
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Climate Cult Fantasy and Duplicity Precede COP30
Opinion -Editorial -Cheeky claims about causes and solutions for an illusory climate crisis must be challenged. -
Climate Change Weekly # 558 — Climate at a Glance Redux! New Book Puts the Science Back in Climate Science
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Together, power plants and greenhouses can feed humanity
Opinion -Editorial -Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centers are coming, and so are the natural gas power plants that will be required to provide continuous, uninterruptible electricity to power many of these facilities. These power plants can operate at well over 90% energy efficiency today. -
New ‘Climate at a Glance’ Book Challenges ‘Climate Crisis’ Narrative with Hard Data
Opinion -Second edition of Climate at a Glance, published by The Heartland Institute, provides public with Facts on 40 Climate Topics -
Climate Change Weekly # 557 — EPA Is Right to Rescind Its Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding. Here’s Why.
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Revolution Wind Is barking up the wrong tree
Opinion -There has been a flurry of activity surrounding the Revolution Wind project off of Rhode Island over the past month. -
Research & Commentary: Alaska Should Introduce Forced Labor Prevention Legislation Next Session
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2025 legislative session, Arkansas passed landmark legislation that creates space between Arkansas and China, improves the global supply chain, and uses the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. House Bill 1683 prohibits Arkansas from procuring electric vehicles (EV) or EV components that were […] -
Comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards”
Publication -The endangerment finding was both unjustified as a matter of science and illegitimate as a matter of law from its inception. -
Net Zero emission ideologies is destructive to future generations
Opinion -Turning Point: Why “Net Zero” Becomes Destructive -
The transition to renewables is a globalist suicide pact for the rest of us!
Opinion -For wealthy countries, it’s shocking to comprehend that more than 80% of the 8 billion on this planet are living on less than $10/day, which means that there are more than 6 billion that have yet to join the industrial revolution. -
These Public Lands Are Different
Opinion -A land ownership checkerboard exists in nearly every state because of an oddity called “state school trust lands.” The federal government granted those lands at the time of statehood, under the Land Ordinance of 1785. Thomas Jefferson’s system divides and records land into townships, each with 36 one-square-mile sections. New states entering the union were […] -
Research & Commentary: New Analysis Shows Massive Decline in Permian Basin Methane Emissions Over Last Two Years
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new analysis by S&P Global has found that methane emissions in the Permian Basin have been significantly reduced over the last two years thanks to voluntary emission reduction efforts from the oil and gas industries. The Permian Basin in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico is the highest-producing oil field in the United States […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Details Oil & Gas Industries’ Significant Achievements in Decreasing Flaring Intensity and Volume
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The recently released annual report from The Environmental Partnership (TEP), a voluntary collective of oil and gas companies “committed to continuously improving the industry’s environmental performance,” details the serious progress the industry has made in emissions reductions, especially in reducing flare intensity. TEP describes its mission as “to continuously improve the industry’s environmental performance by taking action, […]
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