With summer well underway, the nation’s leading grid regulator, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), just released a troubling new report indicating that significant portions of the United States are at risk of energy shortages and rolling blackouts. Should such blackouts occur, the impact on Americans daily lives could be devastating. At the heart […]
ENERGY / Environment
Inside Sources: Price Control Measures Never Work
It is abundantly clear that Americans desire concrete actions to fix inflation. However, harmful price-control legislation and restrictions on domestic energy production are not the steps Americans need or want. With that in mind, the Consumer Fuel Gouging Prevention Act is a deeply misguided piece of legislation that will do nothing to alleviate the financial […]
The Economic Standard: Wildfires Are Exacerbated by Poor Forest Management Practices
It is time for elected officials to begin focusing their attention on substantial reforms to forest management that integrate the best practices of the U.S. Forest Service and experts in their field of study. Mechanical tree thinning and controlled burns could do much to cut down on the level of destruction currently inflicted on U.S. […]
Real Clear Energy: NEPA Revisions Would Undercut Infrastructure Projects
Repairing American infrastructure has been the primary big-ticket item on which President Biden has staked his presidency, but his own environmental regulations threaten to undermine the goals of his landmark $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. You can read this commentary in Real Clear Energy
Real Clear Energy: Joe Biden’s Move to Grant Leases for Oil/Gas Drilling Is So Underwhelming
It is not too late for the Biden Administration to encourage the Department of the Interior to put in place policies that encourage future oil exploration on federal lands. Similarly, the Administration can look into streamlining the currently burdensome permitting process that discourages investment and delays increasing supply. Actions such as these will go a […]
NIMBYism Threatens Green Energy Projects and Consumer Welfare
Over the last few years, there has been a growing awareness among Americans that the U.S. needs to do more to meet its environmental commitments by diversifying its energy sector and investing more in renewable energy. New innovative technologies have opened the door to a wide range of options that would allow the U.S. to […]
Unfriendly Domestic Policies and Barriers to Production Increase Gas Price
By now, most Americans will have noticed that their price at the pump has been steadily climbing over the last few months, having recently hit $4.32 nationally. They will also likely have heard how supply chain disruptions, U.S. sanctions on Russia, and more recently a ban on Russian oil imports (10% of U.S. imports and […]
Gas Tax Holiday Should Be Made Permanent
Every time Americans fill up at the pump, they pay an additional 18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for Diesel, thanks to the federal gas tax, which first passed Congress in the 1930s. Given that federal and state gas taxes make up around 15% of the total price, President Biden […]
Town Hall: Build Back Better Risks Supercharging “Greenflation”
Over the past year, the surging cost of energy has punished household budgets across the country. By driving up demand for critical minerals without facilitating their domestic extraction and procurement, the Build Back Better bill risks supercharging greenflation. Before sleepwalking into a foreseeable problem, the president needs to pre-emptively clear the regulatory roadblocks and capricious […]
Inside Sources: Solar and Wind Have Outgrown Their Tax Credit Allowance
Faced with little work and unaffordable rent, countless millennials bit the bullet and moved back home with their parents during the pandemic. Temporary solutions—however awkward—are sometimes necessary. The Democrats’ reconciliation bill, however, is set to make America’s longest ‘temporary solution’ more permanent and more expensive. This commentary was published in Inside Sources and is available […]