European Climate Hypocrites Confronted By African Delegates At COP 27

At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), climate issues relating to Africa took center stage. Uganda President Yoweri Museveni noted the “brazen double standards” of Europe’s climate process “hypocrisy.” ”The Ugandan leader characterized the Western nations’ agreement to allow some fossil energy investment while blocking Uganda’s rights to retrieve oil and gas for itself as the […]

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Virginia Reaffirms Commitment to Leave RGGI

Governor Youngkin rejects unnecessary regressive energy tax. WASHINGTON DC (08/31/2022) – This morning, the Youngkin Administration in Virginia reaffirmed its commitment to exiting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Acting Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, Travis Voyles, appeared in front of a meeting of the State Air Pollution Control Board to reiterate the Governor’s […]

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Biden’s Regulatory War On American Energy

Biden’s climate and tax bill, the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, and last year’s infrastructure law will supposedly cut emissions by 40 percent by 2030—close to Mr. Biden’s goal of cutting emissions roughly in half by then, according to Biden’s Department of Energy. To close the gap between DOE’s estimates and Biden’s promises, the White House intends to […]

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If The Democrats’ Climate Change Agenda Is Too Radical Even For Moderate Republicans, It’s Too Radical For America

Last Thursday, Senator Manchin announced that he was unwilling to move forward on the Democrats’ climate legislation until he saw the next round of inflation numbers. Even though his statement explicitly left open the possibility of Manchin agreeing to some climate-related funding in the fall, Democrats and environmental activists descended into fury and sadness.    Senator […]

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Propagandists Run With Flawed Stove Study

Based on a study of a paltry 53 homes in California, researchers with Oakland-based Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSEHE) and Stanford University estimated that stoves emit between 0.8 and 1.3 percent of the natural gas they consume as unburned methane with three-quarters of these emissions occurring when the devices are shut off, suggesting leaky fittings and connections with gas […]

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Coal Is Still King

For all the talk about the demise of coal, it’s important to note that coal generated 35% of the world’s electricity in 2020, more than any other fuel. Even in the U.S., coal was expected to generate 23% of the nation’s electricity in 2021—up from 19% in 2020. In addition to electricity generation, coal is […]

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The Unregulated Podcast #44: Tom and Mike Discuss Gas Prices, Bipartisan Infrastructure, and Election Reform

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast, Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna talk about rising gas prices, the prospects of a bipartisan “infrastructure” bill, and election reform efforts from around the country. Links: Nike is ‘a brand of China and for China,’ CEO says during earnings call Kamala Harris absurdly says it’s “almost impossible” for […]

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WSJ Outlines Biden Admin’s Backdoor Climate Agenda

The Wall Street Journal published an editorial March 18 discussing the Biden administration’s “backdoor” plan to advance climate regulations. As the editorial outlines, it appears that the Biden EPA plans to use the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to move forward with climate regulations in order to avoid the political costs of voting on […]

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