natural gas
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California, with less than 0.5% of the world’s population (40 million vs. 8 billion), remains the state with the highest cost of electricity and fuels in the country.
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Environment/Energy
California Department of Conservation Has Opportunity to Plan for Environmental Oversight Without Damaging the Economy
by Ronald Stein June 18, 2020Before fossil fuels and the thousands of products made from petroleum derivatives, and electricity that followed, the world was a zero-sum snake pit that was a war against one another scrounging for food, water, and shelter.
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Environment/Energy
Russia Continues to Influence America’s Energy Sources
by Ronald Stein April 6, 2020America has known for years that Vladimir Putin of Russia has been influencing the source of America’s energy consumption through his efforts to halt fracking in America.
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Environment/EnergyRegulation
How Exactly Do They Plan to Replace Fossil Fuels?
by Paul Driessen March 16, 2020They want to ban coal, oil and gas. Exactly how will they replace them? Who wins? Who loses?
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Environment/Energy
Reform USAID Energy Aid Policies Now!
by Paul Driessen and David Wojick January 7, 2020President Trump should direct USAID to support coal and gas, not just wind and solar.
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Environment/Energy
The Dangerous Winds of Trying to Prevent Climate Change
by Duggan Flanakin December 13, 2019Inconvenient facts show why wind energy is not renewable, sustainable or climate-friendly.
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Environment/Energy
“Electrify Everything” Policies Would Eliminate Gas Heating and Cooking
by Steve Goreham November 4, 2019Last year, natural gas usage grew faster than renewables in the United States. But advocates of green energy policies would eliminate gas for heating and cooking.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/Energy
Heartland on the Air: H. Sterling Burnett on The Crude Life
by Billy Aouste October 14, 2019Yesterday, Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett joined Jason Spiess on The Crude Life podcast to discuss a recent podcast produced by The Heartland Institute.
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Environment/Energy
Indiana’s Republicans Put Ratepayers’ Needs Above Utility’s Greed
by H. Sterling Burnett May 8, 2019Republicans in the Indiana House are attempting to block Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s (NIPSCO) plan to prematurely shutter two large coal power plants and replace them largely with renewable energy sources.
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Environment/Energy
Chicago’s 100% Renewable is Pipe Dream and Disaster in the Making
by Nancy Thorner April 26, 2019Legislation unanimously passed on April 10, 2019 by the Chicago City Council has just made Chicago the largest city in the United States to commit to 100 percent clean energy.
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Environment/Energy
Coloradans’ Votes Don’t Matter to State’s Democratic Leaders
by H. Sterling Burnett April 10, 2019Empowered by their recent sweep of the state Legislature and governor’s mansion, Colorado Democrats are showing their true stripes.
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyRegulation
A Classic Example of Regulatory Overreach
by Barry Poulson April 9, 2019Senate Bill 181 is the latest attempt by special interests to impose stringent regulations on the oil and gas industry. An earlier attempt, Initiative 97, was rejected overwhelmingly by voters.
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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.