11/04/19
Two high profile speakers at the University of Delaware addressed the manmade global warming theory and potential policy responses. Very little new information was offered. Read More...Tags: 13th International Conference on Climate Change, Heartland Institute, Climate Crisis Townhall for Democratic Presidential Candidates, MMGWT , Delaware Climate Institute, Holly Michaels, Dr. Michael Mann, Dr. McKay Jenkins, Big Oil, ExxonMobil, Big Tobacco, President Donald Trump, Frank Luntz, doomsday thinking, carbon pricing, natural gas v. coal, methane emissions from fracking, Green New Deal, Shawn Garvin, DNREC, sea level rise, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Renewable Energy Portfolio, Offshore Wind Work Group, Zero Emissions, carbon neutral, Clean Power Plan, wind and solar power, Bloom Energy, California blackouts
05/13/19
Government attempts to influence energy source choices so as to “save the planet” or create “green” jobs are misguided. Read More...Tags: Green New Deal, Sen. Mitch McConnell, UN report on species extinction, biodiversity, David Bernhardt, Rep. Betty McCollum , DNREC, QFCP tariff, John Nichols, Environmental Appeals Board, renewable energy , Federal tax credits, EPA, Clean Power Plan, CAFE standards, DE renewable portflolio standardDe[artment of Health and Social Services, General Assembly, John Greer, Bill Whipple, DE Sen. Harris McDowell, manmade global warming theory, Sierra Club, PA legistature, Gregory Whitestone, Joseph Bastardi, David Legates
09/10/18
Never mind climate science or how the electric power grid works, renewable energy policies are based primarily on political considerations.
Read More...Tags: Paris climate agreement, President Donald Trump, man-made global warming theory, global warming, climate change, fossil fuels, social desirability bias, virtue signaling, Judith Curry, John Christy, Michael Mann, Roger Pielke, crop yields, forest cover, solar activity, Maunder minimum, combined cycle natural gas, base-load power, Intermittent power, American Wind Energy Association, 350.org, Sen. Chris Coons, Gov. John Carney, offshore wind power study, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act , fracking boom, DNREC
11/06/17
Subsidies for wind and solar power are destabilizing the electric power markets – what should be done? Read More...Tags: Mark Twain, renewable energy , wind power, solar power, nuclear fusion, man-made global warming theory, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Renewable Energy Portfolio , offshore wind power, levielized cost, combined cycle natural gas, John Nichols, Energy Department, cheap natural gas, fracking boom, American Wind Energy Association, St. Louis, German coal plants, Zero Emission Credits, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Texas Public Policy Foundation
07/31/17
It hasn’t been easy or pretty, but some obstacles to reliable/affordable energy are being eliminated. Read More...Tags: energy Independence, US oil production, gas prices, US eneregy dominance, oil exports, liquefied natural gas exports, man-made global warming theory, phaseout of internal combustion engine cars, Paris climate agreement, Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, Francesca Grifo, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, red and blue teams, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS), Clean Power Plan, ground level ozone standard, waters of the US, methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, Keystone pipeline, Dakota Access pipeline, permits for drilling on federal lands, electric power grid study, Ideologal clash re energy, ethics complaint against Scott Pruitt
06/12/17
Don’t be fooled by the blowback, withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement was a good decision. Read More...Tags: Paris climate agreement, man-made global warming theory, EPA, Paris 2015, Copenhagen 2009, President Barack Obama, China, India, Donald Trump, Clean Power Plan, Scott Pruitt, Senate ratification, G7 summit, Ivanka Trump, Jstrf Kushner, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Steve Bannon, John Greer, Al Gore, Tom Steyer, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Moore, CA Governor Jerry Brown, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, WA Governor Jay Inslee, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, DE Governor John Carney
12/12/16
No scientific basis has been demonstrated for a war on climate change, and the cost could be considerable. Read More...Tags: Heritage Foundation, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Crossroads III converence, Scott Pruitt, EPA, Stephen Moore, Rep. Pete Olson, Clean Power Plan, Patrick Forkin, Peabody Energy, wind production tax credit, man-made global warming theory, Dr. David Legates, Kathleen Hartnett White, Paris Agreement, Al Gore, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Dr. Craig Idso
08/29/16
Even with control of both houses of Congress, GOP failed to put the US on a more conservative path. Read More...Tags: Department of Homeland Security, government shutdown, lame duck session, Keystone pipeline, GovCare, Congressional budget resolution, appropriation bills, executive amnesty, REINS Act, Clean Power Plan, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Larry Sabato, continuing resolution, Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Mitch McConnell , Trans-Pacific Partnership
06/20/16
Delegation to administrative agencies was convenient at first, but led to problems that must now be solved. Read More...Tags: regulatory activity, regulatory cost, Dodd-Frank Act, House Financial Service Committee, Senator Mike Lee, subject matter experts, conservative know-nothings, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Justice Antonin Scalia, Conservative Financial Protection Bureau, payday lending rules, ICANN, IANA, NTIA, Federal Communicaiton Commission, net neutrality plan, REINS Act
05/23/16
Premise that energy decisions should be made by government is unsound; it's time to take a different tack. Read More...Tags: Senate energy bill, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Sen. Maria Cantwell, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, House energy bill, President George W. Bush, fracking boom, law of diminishing returns, carbon "pollution", oil export ban, Clean Power Plan, proposed ozone standards, Rep. Fred Upton, LNG exports, Walter Williams
03/07/16
Let’s hope Justice Scalia’s replacement will share his skepticism of the EPA et al. Read More...Tags: Supreme Court, justice Scalia, EPA, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS), Michigan v. EPA, Clean Power Plan, DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Chief Justice John Roberts, FERC, Justice Kagan, Sen. Mitch McConnell , Sen. Chuck Grassley, Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Tom Carper, Donald Trump, Eric Holder
02/01/16
House Speaker Paul Ryan wants the GOP to offer concrete conservative proposals in November, but satisfying everyone may not be easy. Read More...Tags: Speaker Paul Ryan, Ronal Reagan, Sen Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, regular order, Republican retreat, positive message, Charles Krauthammer, ISIS, 21st-century military, fix the tax code, Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congressional Review Act, REINS Act, Clean Power Plan, presidential vetoes, Reconciliation Act, Rep. Fred Upton, War on Poverty, social safety nets, compassionate conservatism, Kemp forum, rubberstamp Congress, filibuster, Rep. Tom Franks, government shutdown
11/30/15
Whatever the outcome of the 2016 elections, conservatives will have a lot of lost ground to recover. Read More...Tags: total federal debt, budget resolution, budget deal, targeted spending cuts, GDP growth , jobless rate, workforce participation rate, Federal Reserve, cost of regulations, Clean Power Plan, EPA, healthcare insurance bailout, CFPB, Congressional Review Act, FORM Act
10/26/15
How real is this problem, and would another layer of governmental authority help to address it? Read More...Tags: nuclear power, Copenhagen 2009, Paris 2015, Green climate fund, biodiversity, national contribution, UN Climate Change Summit, Climate Action Plan, Clean Power Plan, National Security Director Susan Rice, G-7 country leaders, Al Gore, Tom Steyer, DE Governor Jack Markell, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State John Kerry, Hurricane Patricia, Freeman Dyson, Dr. Patrick Moore, Professor Hal Lewis , Senator Marco Rubio