James Taylor
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Renewable Power Mandate Could Add $2,000 To Nevadans’ Annual Energy Bills
by James Taylor November 6, 2018Nevadans enjoy some of the lowest electricity prices in the nation. However, Question 6 on the Nevada ballot could put that in peril.
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/Energy
No, the Trump Administration Never Predicted 7 Degrees of Global Warming
by James Taylor November 1, 2018Last Friday, the Washington Post printed a fake news whopper: “ Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100.”
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Renewable Jobs Claims Based on Deception, False Comparisons
by James Taylor May 27, 2017Public policy officials, do not be duped. The next time somebody claims wind and solar power create more jobs than natural gas and other conventional energy sources, ask them for specific definitions and parameters of the job numbers cited.
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Environment/Energy
Largest Coal Plant In Western U.S. May Close Due To Inexpensive Natural Gas
by James Taylor February 9, 2017The largest coal power plant in the western United States may shut down soon due to low natural gas prices, the plant’s operators report.
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Environment/Energy
Natural Gas Is The Future Of Energy, And It’s Not Even Close
by James Taylor January 10, 2017Natural gas is the wave of the future in U.S. and global electricity production, with no other power source even close to matching natural gas’s potential over the next few decades.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/Energy
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall To Lowest Since 1991
by James Taylor January 2, 2017Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions have fallen to their lowest level since 1991, thanks to natural gas and hydro power gaining a greater share of the U.S. electricity mix.
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President-elect Donald Trump intends to hit the ground running on energy and environment policy. Trump already has an expert team in place drafting important policy changes from the Obama administration.
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Environment/Energy
Rick Perry Is The Perfect Choice For Energy Secretary
by James Taylor December 14, 2016American energy policy should promote affordable, abundant energy, and Donald Trump made a perfect choice naming Rick Perry to implement it.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/Energy
Study Confirms Natural Gas Economy Has Lower Methane, Global Warming Emissions
by James Taylor October 20, 2016The prospects for significant reductions in greenhouse gases has received a major boost, as scientists report methane emissions from fossil fuels have not increased, even with a substantial increase in natural gas production.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/Energy
Obama’s Energy Secretary Champions Nuclear Power To Fight Global Warming
by James Taylor September 20, 2016Global warming does not have to divide liberals and conservatives, or Democrats and Republicans. President Obama’s Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz illustrated the point perfectly last week, championing for climate reasons the same nuclear power that conservatives have long supported. This could be the start of a more bipartisan national climate policy.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
PUC Out of Line in NV Energy’s Dispute with Casinos
by James Taylor January 22, 2016Nevada’s public utilities watchdog appears to be refereeing the impasse between Warren Buffett-owned NV Energy and several Nevada casinos with the expertise and objectivity of a professional wrestling referee. This brings up a question: Why is the Nevada Public Utilities Commission giving away the candy store to out-of-state (and misnamed) NV Energy while vindictively sticking it to Nevada’s largest job creator?
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
2015 Was Not Even Close To Hottest Year On Record
by James Taylor January 19, 2016Satellite temperature readings going back to 1979 show 1998 was by far the warmest year in the satellite era, followed by 2010. 2015 comes in third. And these results are only for the period since 1979.