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Climate ChangeConstitutionEnvironment/EnergyGovernmentPoliticsRegulation
Nuking the anti-nuke crowd
by Duggan Flanakin December 21, 2020Experts agree the tide has turned in nuclear power’s favor, but obstacles remain
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Climate ChangeConstitutionEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedGovernmentPolitics
Send the Paris Climate Treaty to the Senate
by Paul Driessen December 7, 2020The most far-reaching international agreement ever must get Senate advice, consent and vote
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Climate ChangeConstitutionEconomicsEnvironment/EnergyGovernmentPolitics
California Public Advocates Office enters a “common interest agreement” with the Sierra Club to help the CPUC ban the use of natural gas
by Ronald Stein December 2, 2020California’s high cost of electricity is already fifty percent higher than the national average for residents
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/EnergyGovernmentPolitics
California’s energy scorecard fails on the world stage
by Ronald Stein September 22, 2020The world keeps adding natural gas and nuclear power plants to provide continuous uninterruptable electricity while California is eliminating natural gas and nuclear and relying on wind and solar
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If you’re going to replace fossil fuels, the alternative must be compelling.
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Environment/Energy
No, Trump’s Clean Power Plan Replacement Doesn’t Free Coal Industry to Pollute
by H. Sterling Burnett September 19, 2018CPP, the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s climate change agenda, forced the premature closure of dozens of coal-fired power plants and deserved to be eliminated.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/EnergyScience
Earth Day should Celebrate “Engines and Electricity”
by Viv Forbes May 29, 2018Most chapters of human history are defined by the tools and machines that were used.
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Environment/Energy
Why Trump is Right About Wind Power and His Detractors Are Wrong
by Fred Palmer July 14, 2017What does anyone gain from subsidizing wind power?
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
In The Tank Podcast (ep52): Nevada Policy Research Institute, Freedom in the 50 States, 20 Anniv of Welfare Reform
by Donald Kendal August 19, 2016John and Donny continue their weekly exploration of think tanks across the country in episode #52 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Nevada Research Institute, the Cato Institute, the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity, and The Heartland Institute.
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Budgets/TaxesFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Dan Johnson: Audit the IRS
by Jesse Hathaway August 9, 2016In this episode of The Heartland Institute’s weekly Budget & Tax News podcast, research fellow and managing editor Jesse Hathaway talks with Dan Johnson, executive director of the Tax Revolution Institute, a national think tank rolling out a new project to “Audit the IRS” and shine light and transparency on one of the most secretive and powerful federal government agencies, the Internal Revenue Service.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Republicans Embrace All-of-the-Above Energy Policy
by H. Sterling Burnett July 28, 2016Democratic operatives responsible for writing their party’s platform unanimously adopted a provision calling for the Department of Justice to investigate companies that disagree with Democrats on global warming science.
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Budgets/Taxes
The GOP Convention: A Good Platform On Bad Farm And Trade Policy
by Seton Motley July 25, 2016To wit: Unless I am mistaken, the Platform has called for the abolition of the Department of Education every cycle since the abomination’s 1979 creation by President Jimmy Carter (as a payoff to teachers unions for helping get him elected). Yet there the DoE still stands – bigger and worse than ever. A monument to terrible government policy and overreach – and GOP fecklessness. Heck, the GOP has contributed to its growth almost as much as have the Democrats.
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Environment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Jay Lehr: The Alternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia
by H. Sterling Burnett July 13, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Heartland Science Director Jay Lehr joins Managing Editor of Environment & Climate News H. Sterling Burnett to talk about the Alternative Energy and Shale Gas Encyclopedia.