Bud Weinstein
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Now That the U.S. is the World’s Top Oil Producer, We Don’t Need NOPEC
by Bud Weinstein April 8, 2019In 1890, to force the dissolution of cartels that had been formed in key American industries like oil, sugar and tobacco, the U.S. Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
Don’t Write Off the Internal Combustion Engine
by Bud Weinstein March 22, 2019Given the media coverage of Tesla, the Chevy Bolt and the Nissan Leaf, one might think electric vehicles are a recent invention. In fact, they have been around for more than a century.
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Environment/Energy
Let’s Get Rid of the Ethanol Mandate, Not Reform It
by Bud Weinstein June 28, 2018In recent months, a number of proposals have been put forward to reduce the cost and complexity of complying with the RFS that requires American oil refiners and importers to blend biofuels, mainly corn ethanol, into gasoline and diesel fuel.
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Environment/Energy
Federal Lease Sales Critical to Maintaining America’s Energy Dominance
by Bud Weinstein November 13, 2017The oil and gas industry has more than demonstrated its ability to operate safely in environmentally sensitive locations.
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Environment/Energy
Fracking Bans Hurt Distressed Communities, Inflate Power Costs
by Bud Weinstein April 26, 2017This year, oil production in America is expected to reach an all-time high, close to 9.5 million barrels a day. Similarly, natural gas output is projected to reach a record 75 billion cubic feet per day by the end of 2017.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Obama Continues to Impede Domestic Energy Production
by Bud Weinstein February 12, 2016With less than a year left in office, President Barack Obama is upping the pressure on America’s fossil fuel industries with a slew of new regulations and tax proposals.