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Energy poverty is a foreign concept for the majority of Americans. But it is a stark reality for the 1.3 billion people around the world living without electricity. In a recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, Matt Ridley expands on the global problem of energy poverty—and how fossil fuels can begin to solve […]
On the heels of last week’s “Global Divestment Day,” Denver Post columnist Vincent Carroll penned an opinion piece explaining the “folly of fossil fuel divestment.” In it, Mr. Carroll correctly points out that divesting from natural gas, oil, and coal would be akin to divesting from modern life. Here’s an excerpt from his piece: But […]
The graphic below exemplifies the hypocrisy of radical anti-energy activists, who pressure you to give up everything from the deodorant you put on in the morning to the car you drive to work—even as they use fossil fuels in their daily lives. Given that this activist is literally covered with products made from fossil fuels, […]
With “Global Divestment Day,” aka Global Poverty Day, right around the corner, we thought we’d re-post this informative piece from Travis Fisher, an economist at the Institute for Energy Research. The piece, “The Divestment Delusion,” originally appeared in National Review. Enjoy. The Divestment Delusion Fossil-fuel divestment is not “moral”; it’s mad. By Travis Fisher For […]
The Environmental Policy Alliance is out with a new video titled “Breaking Up with Fossil Fuels is Hard to Do.” It isn’t just hard, but also undesirable, as fossil fuels are the foundation of modern life. Check out their video below.
American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle penned an opinion piece in The Las Vegas Review-Journal today on the threat posed by fossil fuel divestment activists. The divestment movement will soon descend on Las Vegas and cities across the country to spread its radical message. Mr. Pyle’s op-ed is below: Fossil fuel foes want you to […]
Activists will soon convene in cities across the country to pressure universities and individuals to “divest” any stocks and bonds they own in natural gas, oil, and coal companies. The organizers of “Global Divestment Day” call this a “moral” cause, but is it? That depends on whether you think it’s moral to deny students access […]
The fossil fuel divestment movement is a group of radical activists out to convince people and institutions to divest their stock holdings in fossil fuel companies. So far, the main focus of the movement has been to get college students to pressure boards of trustees into dumping fossil fuel-related stocks from their endowments. These activists […]
Energy is the lifeblood of modern society, but there is a new movement to halt our use of energy and the products of modern life as well—the fossil-fuel divestment movement. These activists seek to pressure individuals and institutional investors to “divest” of stocks, bonds, and other investments in natural gas, oil, and coal companies. This […]
On November 13, energy analyst Alex Epstein’s book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, made its debut. Epstein makes a convincing case for using more natural gas, coal, and oil on moral grounds. Check out the trailer for the book here. Here are the top 3 takeaways from The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels: 1. […]