Bud Weinstein
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Don’t write off coal. We need it to ensure power grid reliability
by Bud Weinstein June 1, 2022The power generation mix that has underpinned grid reliability and affordable electricity is currently under threat — a “perfect storm” of market failure and regulatory overreach in place of sound energy policy.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
A Tax on Methane May Appeal to Some – But Won’t Actually Reduce Emissions
by Bud Weinstein February 8, 2022The proposed methane tax is a solution in search of a problem. Let’s put an end to the idea once and for all.
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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
Power Grid Serving 65 Million May be at Risk in East, Midwest
by Bud Weinstein March 22, 2019Electricity is the most important and convenient way to consume energy. Without it, we’d literally be living in the “Dark Ages.” However, we often forget that it takes energy to make energy.
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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
Two Cheers For America’s Energy Infrastructure
by Bud Weinstein September 18, 2017The southern United States has just experienced two of the most severe storms of the century: Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The economic damage wrought by these disasters may approach $150 billion.
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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.