King Coal isn’t dead yet
The road to an all-renewable energy future is still filled with potholes, as there now appears to be a shortage of that most hated of all fossil fuels, coal. Coal…
California regulators embrace blackouts
The global transition from oil and gas power generation to renewables is progressing through fits, starts, and the occasional blackout. But in California, where government mandates are driving the transition,…
New York joins bandwagon to ban sales of new gasoline powered cars
New York passed a new law that will ban the sale of new gasoline powered cars in the state beginning in 2035. It’s the first state to enact a ban…
Crashing the grid in the name of green energy
The big push to add renewable energy sources to the nation’s already rickety electric grid could add even more instability to the system. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Robert…
House proposes a big green subsidy for airlines
The House of Representatives is still haggling over what to include in its version of an infrastructure bill, and some interest groups will undoubtedly be disappointed. Airlines, however, won’t be…
The solution isn’t degrowth – it’s more growth for more people
The degrowth movement that believes the only way to save the planet from a climate catastrophe is through a smaller economic footprint is getting more notice since the U.N’s latest…
About those solar panel tariffs
The story of solar power companies asking the federal government to extend tariffs on foreign solar panels – in the name of national security, among other items – got our…
Human beings really are the greatest resource
The most powerful answer and antidote to those who preach doom and destruction is human ingenuity. People find ways to overcome challenges – always have, always will. One small example…
Time to end the solar panel tariffs
One sign of an industry nearing maturity is its growing desire for government help, be it in the form of subsidies to plug the holes in its balance sheet, or…
Green jobs may not be the key to the middle class after all
Green jobs, the administration says, are going to be good, high-paying union jobs that will employ tens of thousands of people, all while helping the nation transition from fossil fuels…