To support the “Inflation Reduction Act” that just cleared the Senate on a party vote, Senator Joe Manchin agreed to a “side deal.” According to the Washington Post that deal would streamline the permitting process for major energy projects, including a West Virginia gas pipeline. Among other things it would set a two-year maximum limit…
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Why the Supreme Court Reined in the EPA
On June 30 the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, decided that the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, a major change in the way carbon dioxide from power plants would be regulated, had exceeded the agency’s authority. (The plan had not gone into effect, partly because of multiple legal challenges, which ended on Thursday.)…
Germany to Ramp Up Coal Production
From Tsvetana Paraskov of OilPrice.com. “Germany will rely more on electricity generation from coal in order to conserve gas and fill its gas storage by winter, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday, outlining measures to save gas after Russia last week reduced supply to some of its biggest customers in Europe. “As a first…
Reality Check: Coal Will Be Around for Awhile. A Long While.
“If you think the world is moving beyond coal, think again,” writes Robert Bryce in RealClearEnergy. India and China plan to increase their coal production by 700 million tons in the next two years. In comparison, total U.S. annual coal production is only 600 million tons. He writes: “In April, China announced it will increase…
Plea: Don’t Force the Post Office into an Electric-Vehicle Boondoggle
“The Postal Service should not be a test dummy for the administration’s speculative goals and it is an insult to taxpayers to treat it this way.” So writes Guy Caruso on RealClearEnergy. Here’s what’s happening: The Biden administration is trying to persuade the Postal Service (USPS) to invest in more electric vehicles. In March the…
Supreme Court To Hear Its ‘Most Important Environmental Case’ This Term
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in West Virginia vs. EPA on Monday, February 28. Case Western Reserve law professor Jonathan Adler calls this case “the most important environmental case in the 2021-2022 term.” “In this case, the justices will consider the scope of the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the power…