Chances are, you haven’t heard of RFS, RINs, eRINs, RVOs, or maybe even RNG. I hadn’t. But if you are part of the agricultural and waste-industry interests that promote “biofuels,” you know all about them. They are the means by which fuel generated by corn, wood, waste from a landfill, or other “natural” biomass gets…
Author: Jane Shaw Stroup
Friday Links: From “Green Energy” Credits to Climate Resilience in Coastal Areas
- The Washington Post expresses doubts about “green energy” credits.
- More anxiety about the power grid. (The fault, says Axios, is the hot weather anticipated this summer.)
- The Biden administration doles out staggering amounts of money:
- It lends $9.5 billion to Ford to make batteries for electric vehicles.
- Plans to spend nearly $1 billion to electrify federal buildings.
- Will hand out $575 million for “climate resilience” in coastal communities.
Sackett vs. EPA: Why Does It Matter?
In May, the Supreme Court told the Environmental Protection Agency it couldn’t regulate lands distant from navigable waters as “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. Given recent history, this was a momentous decision. Ryan M. Yonk and Ethan Yang, writing for Law & Liberty, have analyzed the subject more deeply. Until…
Build a Home, Pay a Traffic Fee
The Mountain States Legal Foundation has joined a growing number of organizations filing amicus briefs supporting a Supreme Court petition on a takings issue. David McDonald, writing for Mountain States, says: “George Sheetz . . . . wants to build a single-family residence on his property in Placerville, California. The County of El Dorado, however,…
The New York Times Gets It—Well, On the Other Hand, Maybe Not
The New York Times has noticed that the current electricity grid is not sufficient for all the wind and solar energy that the Biden administration thinks it should be carrying. Write Nadja Popovich and Brad Plumer: “The climate stakes are high. Last year, Congress approved hundreds of billions of dollars for solar panels, wind turbines,…
Peak Oil—Again?
The International Energy Agency says electric vehicles and biofuels for transportation are permanently slowing the growth of demand for oil. “In particular, the use of oil for transport fuels is set to go into decline after 2026 as the expansion of electric vehicles, the growth of biofuels and improving fuel economy reduce consumption.”