Economics · Environment/Energy · Featured
In a May 23, 1977 column for Newsweek, titled “A Department of Energy?” the late Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman wrote: “Do not be misled into supposing that the energy problem is a purely technical problem that engineers can solve.”
Environment/Energy · Featured · Politics · Regulation
The Keystone XL pipeline was AWOL from Obama’s #SOTU — along with real energy, job, economic, and revenue solutions.
Think of the millions of birds being killed by renewables. Think of the billions of taxpayer dollars that have gone down the drain in “the quest for the holy grail of cheap renewable power.” Whether you oppose death by renewables for avian or economic reasons isn’t important. But what does matter is making your opposition heard.
Environment/Energy · Featured · FIRE
Thirteen of Fisker Automotive executives made more than six figures in the past year, despite manufacturing zero cars.
Environment/Energy · Featured · Science
The 20-40 billion gallons of water used annually by the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) pale in comparison to ethanol requirements.
We are weeks away from being fully immersed in the 2014 election cycle. Predictions abound, likening the 2014 cycle to 2010—when the House flipped from Democratic to Republican. Only this time, it is the Senate that has the potential to change. Twenty of the 33seats up in 2014 are currently held by Democrats—more than half of whom are in trouble.
The Obama administration’s record of bad loans to companies providing renewable power—wind and solar—is testimony to the waste of billions of taxpayer dollars.
If a coal, oil or gas company pulled something like this the EPA would send out SWAT teams and the U.S. Marshals to track down the offenders, bankrupt or not.
Budgets/Taxes · Economics · Environment/Energy · Featured
It was all too much too soon for the electric car with a minimal track record.
Budgets/Taxes · Economics · Featured
Monday’s development is another black eye to President Obama’s green energy agenda, but we’ve come to learn that each flop is just another reason for his Energy Department to look on the bright side.
Economics · Featured · Legal Affairs
A hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last week investigated the Obama administration’s practice of concealing email communications.
Budgets/Taxes · Economics · Featured · Legal Affairs · Politics · Taxes
In a typical Obama administration “hope-they-don’t-notice” Friday announcement, DOE told American taxpayers that $42 million dollars won’t be paid back.
Budgets/Taxes · Economics · Environment/Energy · Featured · Taxes
A few years need to past, and more stability added, before we anoint Tesla as “the next Apple.”
Budgets/Taxes · Economics · Environment/Energy · Featured
The most recent report (reflecting up until March 31) under the $32 million grant shows that Smith delivered 421 of its vehicles, with $27,343,311 reimbursed to the company with government funds thus far. That calculates to a whopping $64,948 taxpayer subsidy per vehicle.
Budgets/Taxes · Environment/Energy · Featured
Fisker’s case illustrates why government bureaucrats are only accidental successes as investors of public money at best, but often are horrific decision makers at worst.
Last Thursday, the US Department of the Interior released a draft proposal that would “establish common-sense safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands.” Last Friday, the US[…]
Environment/Energy · Media · Politics
No wonder FOE is upset that even the mainstream media networks no longer want to report on a global warming that does not exist. There’s real science and there’s the fulminations and lies of Friends of the Earth.
Budgets/Taxes · Environment/Energy · Featured
As the Department of Energy seized the last of Fisker Automotive’s reserves in lieu of an unknown amount that it was due to repay this week, what’s left of the[…]
“Ineptocracy” is a new Internet-popularized word in wide circulation, which came to my inbox with the following definition: “A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected[…]
Budgets/Taxes · Environment/Energy · Featured
Every year, April 15 is tax day. The morning’s news shows featured last minute tax tips and other tax-related information. A new poll was discussed. When asked: “Thinking about paying[…]
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