The authoritarian impulse to save the planet
Putin’s invasion, and his long-term designs on getting the old Russian Empire back together, have put the spotlight on those in the West who have turned to authoritarian strongmen as…
Green lobby wants banks to defund natural gas export terminals
Gas prices are rising. The world is in a global energy supply shock, and our allies are looking for new sources of natural gas to wean themselves of Putin’s pipelines….
From the vault: Russia allegedly backed European environmentalists on fracking bans
Russian gas exports to Europe are still one item that – for the moment – remains off the sanctions list. The reason: Europe is heavily reliant on Russian gas…
Hochul pushes ban on new gas hookups in New York
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is running for a full term as the state’s top pol this year. One way she is hoping to set herself apart from the rest?…
Biden wants to turn the Fed into a climate change regulator
Among the many goals of the Biden administration when it came to power was doing something serious about global warming/climate change. Most of those efforts have stumbled in Congress. But…
California tackles the global menace of food scraps and leftovers
California kicked off the new year with a new law requiring residents to take more time to sort their trash, making sure organic matter doesn’t go to the landfill where…
Biden administration is making your morning shower worse (and business is cool with it)
In its quest to make life more miserable for just about everyone, the Biden administration’s Department of Energy has rolled back the Trump administration’s rules on showerheads. Now, rather than…
NYC to ban natural gas use in new construction
New York City has joined the list of cities banning the use of natural gas in new construction. The intention of the ban is, of course, to save the planet:…
California to phase out gas powered lawn equipment and generators
It’s official: California’s powerful Air Resources Board has passed new rules that will phase out the sale of gasoline-powered lawn equipment and generators. The aim isn’t to make your weekends…
Human ingenuity trumps statist mandates
While the United Nations meeting in Scotland recently ended with promises of cuts in carbon, reductions in fossil fuels, and wealth transfers from rich to poor nations, the real work…
