Topic:
Environment & Energy
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Another California Refinery Closure Will Threaten Global Economy
Opinion -According to the Energy Information Administration, today, California ranks first in jet fuel demand among the states. -
Worry About Climate Fearmongering – Not Climate Change
Opinion -America’s teenagers and young adults are experiencing a “troubling rise” in anxiety, depression, emergency room visits, suicidal thoughts and suicide, the Centers for Disease Control, psychological and psychiatric organizations, schools and other observers are reporting … yet again. -
Improving the Environment, One Plant at a Time
Opinion -Indeed, mankind is the only species that not only can improve the environment, but regularly does so, on purpose. -
Modern Society Runs on Refined Oil Products. Can California Keep Ignoring Reality?
Opinion -An energy reality reminder is that crude oil by itself is useless black tar, unless you build a multi-billion-dollar refinery to break it down to produce various types of transportation fuels, and oil derivatives that are the basis of the products in our materialistic world. Without refineries to manufacture that useless black tar that we […] -
Heartland Institute Releases New Video Separating Hurricane Facts from Climate Hype as 2026 Season Opens
Opinion -New short-form video arms the public with data-driven science just in time for hurricane season, countering claims linking storms to climate change. -
Climate Change Weekly # 581— It’s Hurricane Season, and Nothing Is New
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Offshore Wind Confusion: Refunding a Lease Is Not a Buyout
Opinion -The Trump administration is terminating the existing site leases for monster offshore wind development projects by refunding the lease payments already made. -
Climate Change Weekly # 580— Private Climate Cabal Under Investigation
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
California Could Finally Get Serious About Water
Opinion -The Wall Street Journal headline said “San Diego Now Has So Much Water That It’s Selling It.” The article said San Diego generates enough water to rescue Arizona, though that’s jumping the gun just a bit. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Social Media Post About UN Retreating from Extremist Climate Models
Opinion -Press Release -‘It’s time to base policy on real science and data not computer-generated end of the world scenarios’ -
Oil Moves Machines, But Electricity Is the Cornerstone of Quality of Life
Opinion -Electricity is the cornerstone for our quality of life. It is not just a luxury anymore. -
Climate Change Weekly # 579—Climate Lawfare Under Counterassault, Finally!
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
The California Refinery Crisis Is a National Security Risk for America
Opinion -California is the fourth largest economy in the world and an “energy island" that is isolated from the other 49 states by the Sierra Mountains. -
Is Every Government Employee a Cop Now?
Opinion -I don’t know anyone else who tracks the number of federal cops, but the watchdog group Open the Books occasionally reports on the burgeoning number of federal agencies with law enforcement divisions. -
What about Earth’s threatened and endangered People?
Opinion -Another Earth Day has come and gone – number 57, like Heinz steak sauce. Once again, the media, activists and international agencies fed us pablum, exaggeration and alarmism. -
Climate Change Weekly # 578— Countries and Industries Are Abandoning or Reducing Net-Zero Commitments
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Where Money Meets Power
Opinion -I follow ups and downs of the environmental industry almost like a part-time hobby, for several reasons. For one, many environmental groups pretend to be local, grassroots activists, when in fact many are nationally organized and funded as part of a larger network. -
‘Green Energy’ Is Bringing Back the Atrocities of ‘Blood Diamonds’
Opinion -Executive Orders within the United States has it moving away from electric vehicles (EVs) and wind and solar electricity systems. Executive Orders by President Trump were issued on January 20, 2025, that ended the EV mandate, thus giving consumers back the power to choose the car they want to drive. -
Climate Change Weekly # 577— Trees Illegally Logged for Wind Power
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Heartland Institute Climate Experts Comment on Earth Day
Opinion -Press Release -"Earth Day today feels increasingly detached from the kind of environmental problems that gave rise to it in 1970." -
Wind and Solar Focus Threaten U.S. and South African Economies
Opinion -An extensive economic review of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan 2025 (IRP 2025), approved by the Cabinet in October 2025, has been conducted by the authors, and the report concludes that the South African IRP 2025’s emphasis on variable wind and solar electricity will raise the cost of electricity, undermine economic growth, and fail to […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 576—Trump Puts U.S. Sovereignty First
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Giving States a Seat at the Table
Opinion -I attended a meeting recently about federal ownership of Western lands, and various proposals to transfer some of it to states. To settle a bet, I asked a popular AI tool how that might work, just to test its objectivity. It said, “Transferring public lands to state control can lead to significant challenges and risks […] -
Strait of Hormuz Tensions and the Material Benefits of Fossil Fuels
Opinion -Recent calls for a more realistic shift from “decarbonization” to “low carbon” suggest that discomfort with ideology-driven climate policy is finally beginning to surface in public debate. For years, climate discussions in many countries have been dominated by abstract targets, slogans, and numerical commitments. Yet behind these lofty ideals lies a deeper and more practical […]
