Unlocking the Potential
The Keystone XL pipeline is our best bet for a secure energy future. By Peter Roff • U.S. News A decision handed down Friday by the…
Time for Solar Subsidies to Sunset
by Peter Roff • The Hill Some of solar energy’s more persuasive advocates have some people believing the age of free, homegrown electricity is just around the…
Debunking the Anti-Fracking Fearmongers
by Alex B. Berezow • RealClearScience World events have made it quite clear to most Americans that we should develop more of our own energy sources.…
Constitutional chutzpah
by Seth Lipsky • New York Post There are three ways something can become what the US Constitution calls the “supreme law of the land.” It…
Fuel Freedom: Fuels should be taxed in a fair and equitable way
The US tax code taxes diesel fuel at one rate and taxes the ultra clean burning and domestically produced liquified natural gas at a rate that is 70% higher. This…
Five Legal Obstacles to the EPA’s Power Plant Rules
by Ben Adler The famous adage that nothing is certain in this world but death and taxes should probably be amended. At least insofar as politics and policy are concerned, there…
There’s a Hefty Price to Pay for Driving Down U.S. Coal Usage
by The Oklahoman Editorial Board Reports of the demise of coal-fired power plants are greatly exacerbated by reality. Using coal to make electricity isn’t going away any time soon. And…
EPA Quietly Signs Off on State Carbon Taxes
The agency didn’t mention it in the new climate rules, but the plan would allow states to place a levy on greenhouse gases. by Ben Geman EPA’s big new draft…
The Answer Isn’t Blowing in the Wind
Warren Buffett can do without a tax break for wind energy. By Peter Roff Does the “Oracle of Omaha” really need another tax break? It’s a fair question, given…
Towards Energy Independence
“Despite what some argue, North American energy independence is not out of reach. The massive production gains expected in Canada combined with the output from Mexico and US domestic reserves…
When Gas Prices Rise, Blame Obama and the EPA
The renewable fuel standard has proven to be a fool’s errand. by Peter Roff It did not exactly come as a surprise when the Obama administration announced that it was…
Dirty Politics Clog Keystone XL Pipeline
Billionaire baits Democrats to block the project that America desperately needs. by Phil Kerpen The decision to yet again delay the final permit for the popular Keystone XL pipeline was…
It is time to stop ‘studying’ Keystone XL and approve it
It appears increasingly clear that the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline project is being studied to death as President Obama dithers over whether to approve it. The massive project…
No plausible reasons left to reject the Keystone Pipeline
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough discussed with NBC News’ David Gregory the administration’s foot-dragging on the Keystone XL pipeline. The Sunday interview came in the wake of the…