11Jun

Mike Bloomberg Reignited the War On Coal. West Virginia Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight

Via The Daily Caller: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged $500 million to kill the coal industry, and West Virginia, the second-largest coal-producing state, isn’t sitting idly by. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, railed against Bloomberg at a Monday press conference, alongside coal and natural gas industry leaders. Justice called Bloomberg’s […]
06Jun

Why a Carbon Tax and the Green New Deal will Never Resonate with Voters

Via The Washington Examiner: Is there any chance environmentalists will recognize the humanitarian imperative of using fossil fuels? Certainly not, if climate activists cling to the notion that carbon taxation must be a top priority in the presidential race. It’s a sign of our disordered political times that 11 Democratic Party presidential hopefuls have endorsed […]
05Jun

Driving Up the Cost of Power for Consumers

Making an apples to apples comparison of new weather-dependent renewables against existing coal or nuclear power plants cannot be done – at least not with our existing tools. Not only are you trying to compare one source of variable power to dispatchable, baseload generation that’s available 24-7, but you’re also attempting to compare a facility […]
05Jun

‘Realistic’ Energy Plan to Address Climate Concerns

Via The San Antonio Express-News: Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue its final Affordable Clean Energy rule, or ACE. Intended as a replacement for President Barack Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan, or CPP, the new rule will likely spur debate […]
04Jun

New Power Plan Takes Sensible Approach on Climate

Via The Mercury: Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue its final “Affordable Clean Energy” rule. Intended as a replacement for President Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan, the new rule will likely spur debate in Washington. But the ACE offers a […]
31May

New Power Plan Takes Sensible Approach to Cleaner Energy

Via The Deseret News: Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue its final “Affordable Clean Energy” rule. Intended as a replacement for President Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan, the new rule will likely spur debate in Washington. But the Affordable Clean […]
30May

ACE Rule Gives Regulatory Power to the States

Via The Farmington Daily Times Washington is about to see another controversial chapter in the Trump era. Any day now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue its final “Affordable Clean Energy” rule (ACE). Intended as a replacement for President Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP), the new rule will likely spur debate in Washington. […]
30May

Brace Yourself For Long, Hot Texas Summer

Via The Waco Tribune-Herald: Texas is once again at the center of America’s energy sector, thanks to emerging trends in both natural gas production and renewable energy. Not only does Texas lead the nation in both crude oil and natural gas production, but it also generates more renewable electricity than any other state. At the […]
29May

The Real Energy Story in the U.K.

From the tone of the coverage announcing that the U.K. has gone more than 10 days without generating any electricity using coal, one would think Britain had singlehandedly turned the tide against rising global emissions. Renewable boosters and climate hawks have fallen over themselves in praise of this “accomplishment.” But what this fawning coverage has […]
22May

The ACE Rule is Right on Target

The final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule is reportedly coming in June. It will replace the Clean Power Plan (CPP), bringing much-needed regulatory certainty and an approach to reducing emissions that, notably, doesn’t torpedo the economy. Any analysis of the ACE rule requires a comparison with the rule it’s replacing; or rather, the problems it’s […]