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Testimony to U.S. Senate on Carbon Sequestration
Opinion -Joseph L. -
Another Clean Coal Power Project on the Brink of Failure
Opinion -Kemper County Mississippi is both one of the poorest places in America, and home to one of the most expensive power plants ever built, Mississippi Power's 582 megawatt clean coal power plant with carbon capture. -
Climate Policies Lock Chains on Developing Nations
Opinion -As part of his climate change initiative announced in June, President Obama declared, “Today I’m calling for an end of public financing for new coal plants overseas unless they deploy carbon capture technologies, or there’s no other viable way for the -
America Needs a Subzero Blackout Prevention Program
Opinion -Switching from coal to gas has made us vulnerable to cold weather blackouts. We need a program to address and cure this vulnerability. Action at both the State and Federal levels will be needed. New coal-fired power may be part of the answer. -
New Book Pushes Back on Justin Trudeau’s Net Zero Plan with Facts
Opinion -Press Release -"Energy & Climate at a Glance: Canadian Edition" outlines why Trudeau’s climate plans will cause economic hardship in Canada, and will do nothing measurable to improve the global climate. -
Climate Change Weekly #506: Climate at a Glance Videos: Climate Fact Checks for Youths
Opinion -Young people don’t get their information through traditional news outlets. They get their information in byte-sized chunks. -
Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure
Opinion -Do you think that wind, solar, and batteries can replace the hydrocarbon fuels that power our modern industrialized society? -
With no replacement for oil, countries and companies are ramping up alternatives to renewables
Opinion -Alternatives to occasional electricity from renewables are required to support the worlds’ demand for the products currently made from oil. -
Keep Your Fingers Crossed This Summer for the Power Grid
Opinion -The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) also has warned of dire consequences from the loss of base-load capacity. -
Billionaire Climate Elites Have Their Own Rules
Opinion -Editorial -Billionaire climate scolds with mansions, private jets want to tell rest of us how to live. -
What Might a Climate Change Class Action Lawsuit Look Like?
Opinion -Editorial -How do you turn the Green Agenda on its head? Say “Class action lawsuits will save the planet.” -
Dems’ Budget Reconciliation Bill Bursts with Tainted Green Pork
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #414 -
Cape Town And Dubai Battle Over Africa’s Energy Future
Opinion -Editorial -This major skirmish could determine the outcome of Africa’s fight for energy freedom. -
John Kerry (Et Al.): I’m Your Huckleberry
Opinion -Editorial -Like it or not, there is a fear of CO2 out there. So — let’s get rid of the fear. -
Republicans Offer Bills to Fight Climate Change
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Members of the Republican congressional caucus have offered a slate of bills that would expand subsidies for and research into carbon-capture and sequestration. -
Virginia’s ‘Clean Economy Act’ Will Have Dirty Results
Opinion -Editorial -850-foot-tall turbines, 3.5 times DC covered with solar panels, mining, child labor, pricey power. -
Wind, Biofuel Win, Solar and Electric Vehicles Lose in Year-End Appropriations
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Supporters of extending a slew of tax credits for green energy technologies had to settle for considerably less than they lobbied for in the omnibus appropriations measure passed before Congress adjourned in December. -
New Mexico Enacts 100 Percent Renewable Energy Mandate
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a law requiring 50 percent of the electricity provided by the state’s utilities to be generated by renewable sources by 2030, 80 percent by 2040, and 100 percent by 2050. -
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 -
Colorado Energy Company Xcel Goes Crazy Green
Opinion -Editorial -One starts to suspect there is a lot of hype, and maybe securities fraud, going on here. -
California Adopts 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goal
Opinion -California adopted a law mandating 100 percent of the electricity in the state come from emissions-free sources by 2045. -
The Leaflet: Farm Bill Needs a Makeover
Publication -The Leaflet -Congress is working on a new "farm bill" that includes farm subsidies, crop insurance, and food assistance. Most of the bill's annual budget goes to the food stamp program, or SNAP. The proposed bill offers needed reforms to SNAP. -
Energy Department Calls for Smaller, Modular Coal Power Plants
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to help develop smaller, modular coal-fired power plants that are more efficient and flexible than larger facilities. -
Research & Commentary: Study Shows How ‘Zombie Regulations’ Are Closing Perfectly Good Coal Plants
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Burdensome Obama-Era Regulations Prematurely Closing Coal Plants
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