Category: Jane Shaw Stroup
It Could Be a Rough Road to Electric Cars . . . Wisconsin Fights over Who Can Sell Electric Charging
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…
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….
Will Climate Change Spur a Government Takeover of the Banking System?
American Enterprise Institute scholar Paul Kupiec thinks it may. In May President Biden authorized the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to look into how the banking system should be regulated in light of risks from climate change. Writing in The Hill, Kupiec says the latest report of the council suggests a plan could be brewing…
‘Negligible’ Fishermen Sue to Stop New England Wind Project
The long-planned Vineyard Wind 1 Project, to be located south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands off the shore of Massachusetts, has hit turbulence again. In December, an arm of the Texas Public Policy Foundation sued the federal government on grounds that it was wrong to approve the project. The foundation is representing six fishing…
How the French Will Reduce Carbon Emissions: ‘Publicité’
Beginning in March, auto companies in France will have to include in their ads advice such as promoting carpooling, mass transit. and bicycling. Claire Parker writes in the Washington Post: “Automakers will be able to choose between three messages, according to the rule published in France’s official journal: ‘Consider carpooling,’ ‘For short trips, opt for…