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Earth Has Limited Natural Resources to Support the Generation of Electricity
Opinion -Some countries’ economies remain heavily dependent on oil reservoirs. What will happen when their reservoirs become depleted and the wells run dry? -
Offshore Wind Construction Is Ignoring President Trump
Opinion -President Trump’s day one Executive Order (EO) on wind power is a clear threat to the offshore wind projects that are under construction, but they seem to be ignoring this threat -
Research & Commentary: Oregon Legislation Would Ensure Grid Reliability for Beaver State Families
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives would safeguard reliable electric power in the Beaver State so that it is not subject to blackouts and brownouts. The bill stipulates that the Public Utility Commission “may not authorize or approve a plan by an electric company to retire an electric power generating facility that provides […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 538 — Big Tech Embraces Reliable Energy, Jettisons Wind, Solar
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Squirrels Killed by the Forest Service, or the Courts?
Opinion -Any person or group can delay any forest management project by simply coming up with new information on any endangered species. This has been disastrous – both for the forests and for many endangered species. -
Nuclear-Generated Electricity Saves an Electricity-Starved World
Opinion -Nuclear power, when marketed in a levelized free-enterprise system with fair laws for all, is by far the cheapest way to produce electricity that is safe, continuous, uninterruptible, emission-free, and utilizes the least amount of the earth’s natural resources. -
PRESS RELEASE: President Trump’s Embrace of Coal-powered Energy Is ‘the Right Thing for America’
Opinion -Press Release -‘President Trump bringing back coal is the epitome of making America energy independent and dominant again.’ -
Reality Check: Towns and States Don’t Want Green Energy
Opinion -There is a rising tide of opposition to renewable energy from towns, cities, and states in the United States. -
Climate Change Weekly # 537 — Unreported Conflicts of Interest Rife in Climate Research
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Bogus Myths Created to Promote Renewables
Opinion -So-called renewable energy is only intermittently generated electricity from renewables, as wind turbines and solar panels cannot make any products or fuels for the various transportation industries. -
Research & Commentary: How State Legislators Can Fight Back Against the Inflation Reduction Act’s Green Giveaways
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, 2022, but the contents of the legislation are contradictory to its stated purpose. The real point of the IRA is the creation of an enormous renewable energy slush fund, paid for by deficit spending. The […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 536 — Budget-Busting Climate Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act Must Go
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Paying For What Ought To Be Free
Opinion -Environmental groups and universities are already working to mitigate climate change and reduce fossil fuels. So, we’re paying some to do what they were doing anyway, and paying others not to do what they weren’t doing anyway. -
Small Modular Reactors Will Benefit Developing Economies
Opinion -Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) hold the potential to revolutionize the clean electricity landscape by providing scalable and flexible solutions across both the developed and the developing world. -
Mine, Baby, Mine – Right Here in the USA!
Opinion -President Trump's termination of climate, wind and solar programs will benefit wild, scenic and agricultural lands all across Planet Earth — and America's mineral-rich public lands can be explored with minimal impacts on the ecological values we all cherish. -
PRESS RELEASE: New Study Details the Green Scam That Is the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
Opinion -Press Release -“The Inflation Reduction Act is a robbery of such magnitude that it makes the Lufthansa heist look like child’s play over chump change.” - Tim Benson -
The High Costs of Climate Scams: Assessing the Green Giveaways in the Inflation Reduction Act
Publication -The best way to eliminate the Inflation Reduction Act's enormous and wasteful subsidies would be a total and complete federal repeal. -
Research & Commentary: Farmer Protection Act Would Provide Protection from ESG for West Virginia’s Agriculture Sector
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation in the West Virginia House of Delegates, the Farmer Protection Act (FPA), which would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure West Virginia’s farmers are not discriminated against by financial institutions based on environmental policy. ESG scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and financial institutions […] -
Research & Commentary: Kansas Senate Legislation Would Protect Jayhawkers from ESG De-Banking Discrimination
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation in the Kansas Senate would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure Kansans are not discriminated against for ideological reasons by financial institutions based on their exercise of speech, political activity, religious views, or their occupation. ESG scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and financial […] -
Controlling Ways to Generate Electricity Through Subsidies Is a Terrible Plan for the Planet
Opinion -While billions of people in many parts of the world, such as India, China, Egypt, and many countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas must burn cow dung as fuel, the few in the wealthy countries believe they can control climate change through subsidies. -
Research & Commentary: Arizona House Bill 2527 Focuses on Safeguarding Reliable Electric Power
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Arizona House Bill 2527 aims to safeguard reliable electric power in Arizona so that it is not subject to blackouts and brownouts. HB 2527 is straightforward. The bill stipulates that the Arizona Corporation Commission may not authorize the retirement of an electric generation facility unless there is a new generation facility with equal or greater power generation […] -
The Energy Literacy Revolution: How Ronald Stein is Instigating Smarter Conversations
Opinion -Through his weekly op-eds and public speaking engagements, Ronald continues to challenge assumptions, provoke discussions, and advocate for energy policies that balance sustainability with practicality. -
Research & Commentary: Idaho Senate Legislation Would Protect Gem Staters from ESG De-Banking Discrimination
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation in the Idaho Senate would combat environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring systems and ensure Idahoans are not discriminated against for ideological reasons by financial institutions based on their exercise of speech, political activity, religious views, or their occupation. -
Climate Change Weekly # 535 — Paris Climate Treaty Is Going Down
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -A study in Nature finds plants have been absorbing 31 percent more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously assumed and modeled.
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