“Sponsors of the Democrats’ massive, inflation-enhancing, anti-growth, tax-and-spending bill, deceptively titled the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ (IRA), are trying to fabricate legislative history,” writes Marlo Lewis in RealClearEnergy. “According to them, certain IRA provisions were crafted to counteract the Supreme Court’s landmark deregulatory ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 597 U.S. (2022). The cleverly inserted…
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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…
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…
Europe Heads toward an Energy Crisis. . . Is America Far Behind?
From Samantha Dravis in The Hill: “A crisis across the pond is foreshadowing what may happen as America looks to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and meet the goals of the Paris Accord.” *** “European nations are experiencing record surging natural gas prices, resulting in halted operations and a rise in energy prices for consumers that…
Renewables: Oh, the Waste!
The Biden administration is ignoring the problem of waste and pollution in its pursuit of renewable energy, writes the Institute of Energy Research (IER). “Electric vehicle batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines result in a massive amount of waste and pollution. China is responsible for half of the total electric vehicles in the world—a number…
Climate Activists Are Coming for Your Kitchen
Cities around the country are banning the use of natural gas, starting with new homes. Some state legislatures are fighting back with bans on the bans. “It’s the fastest-growing trend we’ve ever seen,” Panama Bartholomy, head of California group trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, told the Wall Street Journal. Katherine Blunt writes for the…