Opinion
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Jobs, Revenues on Federal Lands Are Rising, Interior Department Reports
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Energy production on federal lands increased substantially during the first year of the Trump administration. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on EPA’s New Rule for Coal Plants
Opinion -Press Release -"The Trump administration deserves strong praise for standing up for American consumers and affordable energy." - James Taylor -
Germany’s Green Transition Has Hit a Brick Wall
Opinion -Editorial -Even worse, its growing problems with wind and solar spell trouble all over the globe. -
Fossil Fuels Critical to Prosperity NIPCC Report Shows
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #308 -
Fossil Fuels Remain Key to Continued Prosperity, New Study Shows
Opinion -environment-climate-news -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. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Audit Reveals Federal Websites Still Promote Climate Alarmism Over Sound Science
Opinion -Press Release -Audit of websites for NASA, NOAA, DOE, reveal sites are peddling egregious propaganda, embracing Paris accord Trump rejected -
Nevada Passes Constitutional Amendment Mandating Big Renewable Energy Hike
Opinion -environment-climate-news -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. -
An Important Next Step in the America First Oil Business: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Opinion -Editorial -The Donald Trump Administration has thankfully eradicated another Barack Obama Administration legacy liability. -
President Announces New Trade Deal with Canada, Mexico
Opinion -budget-tax-news -New pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement -
Trump Just Says “No” to Crippling Climate Policy
Opinion -Editorial -American innovation, private property rights and capitalism have led to a revolutionary sea change in the energy landscape by developing the vast oceans of natural gas through horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. -
Federal Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline
Opinion -environment-climate-news -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 -environment-climate-news -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 -environment-climate-news -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. -
Policy Groups Ask Trump to Allow Medicare Opt-Out
Opinion -health-care-news -Forty organizations have sent President Donald Trump a letter asking him to revoke what they characterize as an unfair and illegal Medicare rule previously imposed by executive fiat. -
Enrollment in Obamacare Through Federal Exchange Declines
Opinion -health-care-news -During the 2019 open-enrollment period for health insurance coverage, fewer Americans signed-up for health insurance through Obamacare exchanges than in the previous year. -
Drug Price Controls Proposed in Congress
Opinion -health-care-news -Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have introduced legislation to impose price controls on the pharmaceutical market. -
Maryland Considers Imposing State Individual Health Care Mandate
Opinion -health-care-news -The Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill that would establish a “health insurance down payment plan” requiring residents to purchase health insurance or else pay a state tax penalty for being uninsured. -
Indiana Utility Proposes Replacing Coal Plants with Renewables
Opinion -environment-climate-news -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 -environment-climate-news -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. -
“We are Still in” Totalitarians Flunk Basic Reality
Opinion -Editorial -The 30,000 alarmists gathered in Katowice, Poland expected to slam-dunk their report proclaiming a planet-threatening climate crisis. -
One Year Later, The Left’s Net Neutrality Lies Look Even Dumber
Opinion -Editorial -For those who don’t pay particularly close attention to politics – those on the Left lie. A LOT. -
COP 24: Africans Promote Oil and Coal at Katowice Climate Summit
Opinion -News -Hecklers protested the U.S. event on fossil fuels but nobody bothered the Africans when they promoted the role of oil and gas in national development. -
Hell Freezes Over at Global Climate Crisis Confab
Opinion -Editorial -The climate-reality COP-out in Poland concludes with an ultimatum we have heard numerous times before. America must immediately de-industrialize. -
Facts Rain on Pennsylvania Governor’s Climate-Change Parade
Opinion -Editorial -When Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf uses the past year’s wet weather and local flooding to support his assertion that “we have a problem with climate change,” we can’t help but rain on his parade.
