What do Biden’s tariffs mean for the energy transition?
“What Biden has done is emphasize that he prefers protectionism over decarbonizing the economy,” Robert Lawrence, director of the Trade Policy Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School, told The Hill. . Among the new initiatives announced this week: china battery export It will probably be one of the most destructive single tariffs of the new tranche. […]
The Richest Opponents of Carbon-Free Nuclear Energy
A new profile at InfluenceWatch for the Opposition to Nuclear Energy movement lists eleven anti-nuclear nonprofits that each individually have annual revenue in excess of $50 million. As shown in a previous essay, there are hundreds of left-leaning nonprofits that oppose the use of zero-carbon nuclear energy, including nearly all of the nation’s largest climate/carbon alarmist groups. Their combined […]
Alaska lawmakers end their session with late bills passing on energy, education
Alaska lawmakers ended a four-month session early Thursday with a flurry of last-minute bills addressing priority issues such as energy and distance learning programs that are the focus of ongoing litigation. The spat over the budget has been quieter than in previous years, with Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and legislative leaders having twice failed in […]
The Cavernous Hole In American Energy Policy
In an abundant year for American energy policy ideas that are the equivalent of shooting the economy in the foot, one stands out for its simplicity: the giant, empty caverns known as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). When gasoline prices surged in 2021, the Biden Administration first started tapping the SPR. It was just 11 […]
How it started… How it’s going: Home, energy, car bills way up thanks to inflation
“The Big Money Show” co-host Brian Bremberg looks at cost changes since January 2021 and the April CPI release. The cost of housing, energy, autos, and child care have all increased since President Biden took office, and inflation remains high with no end in sight. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed that inflation […]
Investors Abandoning “green” Energy As They Realize It’s Never Going To Be Cheap
Kathryn Porter in The Telegraph, has compiled quite the list of failures as offshore wind projects get frozen around the world. Decisions are being delayed, contracts abandoned, auctions left without bidders and almost no new projects started. The awful truth of inflation, the maintenance cost shocks, and cable failures is all too much. Then there was the problem of needing 100 years of […]
‘Virtually Impossible’: Chuck Schumer Shoots Down Efforts To Streamline Permitting Process For Key Energy Projects
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer effectively declared major permitting reform dead on Monday, Politico reported. It will be “virtually impossible” to reach a bipartisan permitting reform deal in the near future, Schumer told Politico. Permitting reform, which could benefit both green and fossil fuel-related energy projects, has been a topic of interest to some lawmakers […]
How Biden is outflanking Trump on China trade, clean energy and climate change
When it comes to China, President Biden has taken a series of actions in his tough 2024 campaign that sharply contrast his trade and climate change policies with those of his predecessor, Donald Trump. If Mr. Biden’s actions are successful, they could effectively neutralize Mr. Trump’s claims on trade with China and key industrial battleground […]
UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts | Energy
A multi-billion pound ‘net zero’ project backed by two of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies will emit more than 20 million tonnes of global warming carbon over its lifetime, according to findings submitted to the UK government. It is said that it will become. The Net Zero Teesside scheme to build a new gas-fired […]
To aid the green energy transition, we need to modernize our grid infrastructure
While it’s true that some things improve over time, America’s aging electricity transmission infrastructure is not one of them. Updated electricity transmission infrastructure is essential to reduce emissions and ensure reliable electricity service. Congress passed the Green Energy Act to make this update a reality, but it’s up to a little-known government committee to fully […]