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We must move fast to avert a national electricity crisis

Years of misguided climate policy have brought America to the brink of an electricity crisis. Fossil fuel plants are being phased out faster than they can be replaced by renewable energy, while electricity demand is skyrocketing due to AI data centers and the push to electrify everything from vehicles to appliances. Congress and the new […]

Gavin Newsom calls for investigation into who was responsible for low water at fire hydrants during wildfire crisis

Amid growing calls for accountability for government failures on California's wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into one of the worst reports. Newsom issued a statement Friday afternoon as wildfires continue to spread, destroying lives and livelihoods. “We need answers to prevent something like this from happening again.” “I call for an […]

Wildfires expose California’s insurance crisis; Meta, Amazon ditch DEI; and IRS outlines tax season

Heritage economist E. J. Antoni analyzes December's employment report on “how to make money.'' Stocks plummet after better-than-expected jobs data, creating new headwinds for the Federal Reserve ・President-elect Trump harshly criticized President Biden in response to his aggressive moves toward energy drilling. -More Fortune 500 companies are eliminating DEI policies -California wildfires exposed major deficiencies […]

Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 | Climate crisis

Climate change caused global annual temperatures to exceed the internationally agreed 1.5°C target for the first time last year, further accelerating extreme weather events and causing “misery for millions of people”. The average temperature in 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels. Data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This is an increase of […]

Los Angeles Homeowners in Insurance Crisis as Wildfires Blaze On

California residents have been battling for years with insurance companies no longer willing to protect their homes, and in the months leading up to this week's wildfires, thousands of homes were damaged, including about 1,600 in the now devastated Pacific Palisades area. insurance contract was terminated. According to the 2022 U.S. Census, nearly 80% of […]