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Circuit Court Approves Use of Eminent Domain for Pipeline Construction
Opinion -A federal appeals court affirmed a ruling granting the companies building the NEXUS natural gas pipeline in Ohio and Michigan eminent domain authority for a right of way to build the pipeline across private property. -
‘Green New Deal’ Relies on Minerals Environmentalists Won’t Allow Us to Mine
Opinion -The Green New Deal proposes a massive expansion in the use of renewable energy technologies that rely on critical minerals we are not allowed to mine in the United States. -
House Democrats Propose ‘Green New Deal’ to Reshape the Economy
Opinion -Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is pushing legislation she calls a “Green New Deal (GND),” to eliminate the United States’ use of fossil fuels and replace them with select renewable sources of energy. -
Trump Administration Seeks New DOI Secretary After Zinke Steps Down
Opinion -Ryan Zinke stepped down as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) at the end of 2018. -
California Utility Regulators Delayed Enforcing 2016 Wildfire Law
Opinion -Inaction by California utility regulators may have contributed California’s deadly wildfire season in 2018. -
USGS Finds Vast New Oil and Gas Reserves in Texas, New Mexico
Opinion -The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the Permian Basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, contains much more oil and gas than government and industry experts previously estimated. -
Study: Renewable Energy Subsidies Costly to Taxpayers, Benefit Big Companies
Opinion -The federal production tax credit for wind energy producers has cost the U.S. government billions of dollars in revenues while benefiting just a few large corporations, says a new study by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. -
Colorado Voters Reject Proposed Oil and Gas Drilling Restrictions
Opinion -Voters in Colorado overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative that would have prevented new oil and gas development on approximately 85 percent of the nonfederal land in the state. -
Oklahoma Supreme Court Bars County Energy Restrictions
Opinion -State law preempts Oklahoma counties from unilaterally restricting energy development, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled. -
Many Republican Climate Solutions Caucus Members Suffer Defeat in Midterm Elections
Opinion -A large number of Republican members of the Congressional Climate Solutions Caucus lost their seats in the November midterm elections. -
North Carolina Voters Enshrine Hunting, Fishing As Constitutional Rights
Opinion -North Carolina voters passed a ballot initiative establishing hunting and fishing as rights protected in the state’s constitution. -
Arizona Voters Reject California Billionaire’s Renewable Energy Mandate Increase
Opinion -Arizona voters rejected a ballot initiative which would have required utilities to use renewable sources to produce at least 50 percent of the electricity in the state by 2030, “irrespective of the cost to customers.” -
Correction Issued for Alarming Ocean Temperature Paper
Opinion -A significant error led researchers to issue a correction to estimates of global ocean warming published in the journal Nature. -
Alaska’s Natural Gas Megaproject Under Review
Opinion -A $44 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project planned by the state of Alaska to sell natural gas to Asian markets could be upended by November’s election of Mike Dunleavy as the state’s new governor. -
Heartland Science Panel Brings Realism to UN Climate Conference
Opinion -The Heartland Institute hosted an event in Katowice, Poland discussing the latest research on climate science and the high costs of government efforts to fight purported anthropogenic climate change. -
Alaska Nets $28 Million from Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Opinion -Alaska earned more than $28 million from oil and gas lease sales on state property in the North Slope and the Beaufort Sea in 2018. -
Jobs, Revenues on Federal Lands Are Rising, Interior Department Reports
Opinion -Energy production on federal lands increased substantially during the first year of the Trump administration. -
Fossil Fuels Remain Key to Continued Prosperity, New Study Shows
Opinion -The use of fossil fuels has benefitted human welfare, health, and the environment reports a new study by the Non-Governmental International Panel on Climate Change. -
Nevada Passes Constitutional Amendment Mandating Big Renewable Energy Hike
Opinion -Nevada voters passed a ballot initiative in the November 2018 midterm elections mandating at least 50 percent of the electricity provided by utilities in the state come from renewable sources by 2030. -
Federal Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline
Opinion -The U.S. District Court of Montana issued an injunction halting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. -
Michigan Brothers Face up to $700,000 in Fines for Removing Trees From Their Own Property
Opinion -Two Michigan brothers potentially face nearly three-quarters of million dollars in fines for removing hundreds of trees from their property without the permission of Canton Township. -
Carbon-Dioxide Taxes Would Seriously Cut Economic Growth, Study Finds
Opinion -A study examining six potential carbon dioxide taxes found the levies would depress U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and hamper states’ efforts to improve and maintain critical infrastructure. -
Indiana Utility Proposes Replacing Coal Plants with Renewables
Opinion -The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has proposed shutting down two large coal power plants it operates and replacing them with ones using renewable energy sources. -
French Government Suspends Energy Tax Hikes After Massive Protests
Opinion -French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the government was suspending planned increases in taxes on gasoline and other energy sources slated to begin in January.
