Not only do Californians pay 46 percent more for electricity than the national average, but gasoline in California cost 37 percent more until the pandemic and then it rose to 55 percent above the national average. Tim Benson of the Heartland Institute explains why and what Californians can do about it.
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About the Liberty and Ecology Blog
This blog is about protecting the environment using the tools of economics. Your blog manager is Jane Shaw Stroup, a former senior fellow of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). While the Liberty and Ecology blog is eclectic in the environmental topics it covers, its approach reflects the movement known as free market environmentalism. In…
Democrats Don’t Let Michael Shellenberger Speak, Either
Michael Shellenberger, whose views have changed somewhat since he was an “Environmental Hero” in Time magazine, appeared before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on July 28. But (rather like the congressional treatment of Attorney General Bill Barr) the committee didn’t listen.
An Urban-Rural Split over Wind, Solar Energy
Not everyone loves wind or solar energy. Rural communities, which bear the brunt of gigantic “renewable energy” projects, are becoming unhappy about putting up with them for the sake of virtue-signaling cities. Vince Bielski of RealClearInvestigations explains: “A typical wind farm with 50 turbines might occupy 15,000 acres, or 23 square miles, which is many…
Rice Production Grows, Coral Reefs Aren’t Dying
News about the Environment: James Taylor calls out Forbes writer for claiming that rice production is suffering from “climate change-driven variations in rainfall and temperature.” But rice output is growing! He discusses the errors at Climate Realism.
Burger King to Save Planet with Better Cows . . . CO2 as Fertilizer. . . Maintaining National Parks. . . Other Headlines
Yes, Burger King is trying to save the planet by feeding cows differently. Here is Burger King’s simultaneously charming, hilarious, and disgusting video to explain why. Thanks, Pipeline.