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Fiddling While Forests Burn
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The federal government is foolishly planning on setting forest fires intentionally, so they can study them, it says. -
New Jersey Governor Signs an Executive Order to More Than Double Offshore Wind Power by 2035
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to raise the state’s goal of electric power generated from offshore wind power to 7,500 megawatts by 2035. -
Electric Vehicles Won’t be Cost Competitive with Fossil Fuel Powered Vehicles in the United Statesfor Another Decade, MIT Study Says
Opinion -environment-climate-news -It will be at least a decade before electric vehicles can compete in the marketplace with fossil fuel powered cars, according to a recent report from MIT. -
California Governor Bans Oil and Gas Development on State Property
Opinion -environment-climate-news -California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation prohibiting new oil and gas development and infrastructure on state lands. -
Oregon Counties Win Billion-Dollar Forest Battle Against the State
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A jury in Linn County, Oregon, found the state government had breached its contract with 13 counties and dozens of local taxing districts by failing to generate sufficient revenue through logging on state forests. -
Alaska’s Supreme Court Considers Youth Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -For the second time in less than decade, the Alaska Supreme Court will decide on the merits of a civil lawsuit filed by Oregon-based Our Children’s Trust on behalf of 16 Alaskan youths. -
Wind Speed Limits: Another Reason for Electricity Shutdowns in California
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Excess wind speeds shutting down wind turbines may be partially responsible for Pacific Gas & Electric shutting down power throughout its territory in 2019. -
Boston Plans to Go ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2050
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh (D) unveiled the “City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2019 Update” intended to force citywide “carbon [dioxide] neutrality” by 2050. -
New York Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New York state Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager dismissed a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General (AG) Letitia James against ExxonMobil. -
Tremendous Consumer Savings from Fracking Detailed in New Reports
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Recent reports show lower energy prices due to fracking have saved businesses, consumers, and homeowners more than $1 trillion over the past decade. -
Climate Reality Forum Confronts U.N.’s COP25 Meeting with Science
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Heartland Institute hosted a Climate Reality Forum in Madrid, with speakers from Canada, Chile, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. -
White House Limits the Use of Guidance Documents for Regulatory Restrictions
Opinion -environment-climate-news -President Donald Trump issued two executive orders (EOs) to limit the use of guidance documents to impose regulatory restrictions in the future. -
States, Localities Face High Wind Turbine Decommissioning Costs
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Wind turbine producers and wind energy facility operators are facing challenges finding ways to recycle or dispose of the materials from large wind turbines, especially the composite blades, as landfills are increasingly refusing to accept turbine blades. -
Policy Institute Profiles: Competitive Enterprise Institute
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a nonprofit public policy organization with a mission to promote both freedom and fairness by making good policy into smart politics. -
Oregon Ballot Initiatives Target Fossil Fuels
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Environmental groups are pushing to place before the voters in November 2020 three ballot initiatives to ban the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity in Oregon. -
Policy Institute Profiles: Institute for Policy Innovation
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Institute for Policy Innovation was created in 1987 to analyze and promote pro-growth economic policies, stressing the importance of free markets, low taxes, and limited government. -
Pennsylvania Governor’s Cap-and-Trade Scheme is All Pain and No Gain
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order to bring the Keystone State into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is easily the most economically harmful act he has taken in his two terms as chief executive of the state. -
Climate Data Is Being Misused and Manipulated, Says Award-Winning Scientist
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Climate scientist Patrick Michaels says there has been a profound suspension of the normal rules of science in the climate arena. -
EPA to ‘Aggressively Reduce’ Animal Testing
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it a policy to “aggressively reduce” animal testing, completely eliminating them by 2035. -
Louisiana Ends Solar Power Subsidy Program
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) has voted to end the state’s net metering program. -
University of California System Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The University of California announced the system’s endowment and its pension fund are going “fossil-free.” -
Western New York Counties Considering Restricting Wind Turbines
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Members of the Chautauqua County, New York Board of Health are considering a range of proposals to regulate or limit new industrial wind turbines. -
Department of Energy Approves New LNG Exports from Florida
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville to export up to 0.14 billion cubic feet per day [140 Mcf/d] of domestically produced liquefied natural gas from a proposed LNG to be located along the St. Johns River in Florida. -
Med School Climate Change Curriculum Wastes Time, Money
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Medical groups are calling for medical schools to teach students about human caused climate change as part of their degree program.
