From Kari Lydersen at Energy News Network: “A bill progressing through the Wisconsin legislature was meant to spur the expansion of electric vehicle charging by confirming that private businesses can sell electricity to drivers at charging stations. “But amendments to the bill have turned electric vehicle proponents against it. The current version would ban government…
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A Growing Backlash Against ‘ESG’ Investing?
Demands that companies meet “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) standards are weakening, say Andy Puzder and Stephen R. Soukup in an essay for RealClearEnergy. They point out that Larry Fink, head of the investment firm BlackRock (the largest manager of assets in the world) has softened his tone. In the past (as in his 2020…
Unpleasant Truths about Electric Vehicles
Robert L. Bradley, Jr., writing for the Institute of Energy Research, points out that electric vehicles are benefiting from “subsidies galore.” Yet the average price of an EV is $11,000 more than a comparable gasoline-fueled car. Bradley lists the subsidies: Pursuant to federal legislation in 2008/2009, EV purchasers have received up to $7,500 in tax…
Facts about Fossil Fuels That May Surprise You
Alex Epstein, author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, shares “17 talking points” from his new book, Fossil Future. Here are a few (his emphasis, and footnotes to his sources are included): After 100 years of vigorous competition from alternatives, fossil fuels provide 80% of the world’s energy, including over 90% of the world’s transportation…
Randal O’Toole: Why $65 Billion for Mass Transit Was a Bad Idea
Heavy subsidies are going to mass transit and Amtrak, even though a minuscule portion of riders go by either method. What explains these subsidies? Randal O’Toole, writing for AIER, cites a strong transit lobby, outdated claims about energy efficiency and low carbon emissions, and the public’s misplaced faith that mass transit helps low-income people and…
What’s Wrong with Solar Geo-engineering to Fight Climate Change? Roger Pielke Answers
Governments should agree not to use solar geo-engineering to attack climate change, says Roger Pielke, Jr., a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Solar geo-engineering is a collection of potential techniques for reducing the temperature of the Earth by reflecting some of the incoming energy of the sun back into space….