Opinion
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Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Battle: Seize Land for Green Energy?
Opinion -A battle is underway in five Midwest states over construction of carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines as part of the green energy transition. Opposition to wide-area pipeline networks is rising from farms and communities. But utilities and state governments intend to seize land over landowner protests. On June 25, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) granted the petition of […] -
First, Let’s Define Our Terms
Opinion -Years ago as a high school and college debater, I was trained to begin making my case by defining key terms. A debate gets incoherent if the two sides don’t agree on what the topic is, or what is being proposed. Voltaire famously wrote, “Define your terms… or we shall never understand one another.” The […] -
Climate Change Weekly #515: 🔥 EV Dangers Daily Becoming More Evident 🔥
Opinion -I and other Heartland Institute scholars have written before about the bird, bat, and marine mammals that industrial wind is killing around the world. -
New Heartland Climate Video Series a HUGE Hit
Opinion -These short videos are designed to debunk common myths about divisive climate topics. -
Welcome the Warmth
Opinion -At dawn today (30th July) mid-winter in sunny Queensland, it was zero degrees on the lawn outside our kitchen and the small water tub for our chooks was iced over. Every morning, as soon as it gets light, Judy puts a winter coat over her jamas, adds gloves, glasses, rubber boots, a beanie and a walking […] -
Climate Change Weekly #514: 🦇 Evidence Mounts that Green Tech Is Wiping Out Species 🐦
Opinion -I and other Heartland Institute scholars have written before about the bird, bat, and marine mammals that industrial wind is killing around the world. -
No, Governor Inslee: Repeal of Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act Won’t Hurt the Climate
Opinion -Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) faces the possibility of repeal this fall. Governor Jay Inslee and others claim the CCA will reduce pollution and help stop climate change. But the CCA isn’t having the slightest effect on the climate, while it is boosting the cost of living for Washington residents. Washington’s Climate Commitment Act […] -
Kamala Harris Is More Radical on Her Energy Policies than Joe Biden
Opinion -Kamala Harris is oblivious to humanity’s addiction to oil as she is to these two basic facts: In a world Kamala wants to be dominated by wind turbines and solar panels, to generate occasional electricity whenever the wind blows or the sun shines, there will be nothing to “electrify” as there will be nothing that needs electricity. […] -
On Energy Policy, Kamala Harris Is Clueless
Opinion -The timing of Harris’ unflinching support for unaffordable and unreliable renewable energy coupled with her antipathy towards abundant, affordable, and reliable fossil fuels could not come at a worse time for the American people or the U.S. economy at large. -
Virginia’s Risk of Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Failure Is Serious
Opinion -On July 26, CFACT’s President Craig Rucker sent Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin a letter warning him about the serious risk of blade failure in the giant offshore wind facility being built off Virginia. The warning builds on the recent blade failure off of Nantucket, which has littered the beaches with fiberglass fragments. Virginia is also […] -
Do the Rich Pay Enough Taxes?
Opinion -Whether the rich pay their fair share of taxes remains contentious. Regardless of your position on this, accurate numbers on the rich’s current tax burden should inform this discussion. I will consider percentages of Federal individual income tax revenue from Tax Foundation analysis of IRS data. These numbers are sometimes inaccurately described as of all […] -
New Poll Shows Americans Are Very Worried about Election Integrity
Opinion -Free and fair elections are the bedrock of a well-functioning society. As history has shown, once the populace loses faith in the integrity of the election process, very bad things can follow. -
Climate Change Weekly #513: 📢 Hey, Ho! Biden/Harris Climate Policies Have to Go 📢
Opinion -Meet the new boss, worse than the old boss! At least if you care about energy independence and household security. -
Not Persuaded by a Million-Mile Car
Opinion -Atlantic writer Mateo Wong gushes about “a group of people in a red Tesla driving through the Moroccan desert,” when one exclaims, “Two million, Hans!” Apparently, the 2014 Model S became the first electric car to drive 2 million kilometers, or 1.24 million miles. It turns out that to achieve that milestone, the car needed […] -
Energy Policies of Biden and Newsom Are the Real Existential Threat to Billions
Opinion -As a refresher for Biden’s and Newsom’s passion for pursuing net-zero emissions, wind and solar do different things than crude oil. Crude oil is virtually never used to generate electricity, but when manufactured into petrochemicals, it is the basis for virtually all the products in our materialistic society that did not exist before the 1800s. These […] -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Large Majority of Voters (62%) Are Concerned Cheating Will Impact 2024 Election
Opinion -Press Release -More than six in 10 likely voters nationally and in battleground states believe cheating will affect outcome of 2024 election. -
Offshore Wind Whale Deaths Indicated by Statistical Analysis
Opinion -Systematic statistical analysis indicates that offshore wind development has likely been killing lots of whales since it began around 2016. This long-standing conjecture that wind kills whales may be confirmed. Call it forensic statistical epidemiology. The epidemic is the huge number of Northwest Atlantic whale deaths that were first officially observed by NOAA in 2016-17, […] -
Kamala Harris: Climate Alarmist, Energy Luddite
Opinion -Aside from her antipathy towards fossil fuels, Harris is a firm supporter of renewable energy mandates, including the preposterous idea of making the entire U.S. economy “carbon neutral” in just a few decades. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Large Majority of Voters (61%) Believe Biden’s Mental Decline is a National Security Threat
Opinion -Press Release -The overwhelming view among voters that Biden’s mental decline is a threat to U.S. national security contrasts with the view of the administration. -
Waging War on Modern Agriculture and Global Nutrition
Opinion -In plain English, Agro-Ecology is rabidly opposed to biotechnology, monoculture farming, non-organic fertilizers, chemical pesticides, and even mechanized equipment and hybrid seeds. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Trump Cements Lead in Swing States, Democrats Aren’t Doing Well Down Ticket
Opinion -Press Release -Trump leads Biden 49% to 44% among likely swing state voters. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: President Biden Still Trailing Trump, Appears to Be Hurting Democrats Down Ticket
Opinion -Press Release -Poll conducted as Democrats started to openly call for President Biden to remove himself from ticket. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: Most Battleground Voters Reject European Union ESG Systems on U.S. Businesses and Support Laws to Limit Use of ESG in United States
Opinion -Press Release -Vast majority of swing state voters who are familiar with ESG scores support laws that would stop use of ESG scores by financial institutions and public companies. -
Heartland/Rasmussen Poll Shows Strong Majority of Likely U.S. Voters Support More Domestic Oil and Natural Gas Drilling
Opinion -Press Release -More than six in 10 U.S. likely voters favor law that would “dramatically increase” fossil fuel production to reduce sky-high energy prices.