By Marita Noon Whenever there is a new record set, whether rain, hurricane, drought, etc., those in the climate change alarmist camp seem to be quick to point to global warming as the cause and make more dire predictions regarding the future — even when […]

By Natalia Castro The Zika virus is not a foreign problem anymore. U.S. territories are being exposed, U.S. citizens are being exposed and people around the world are traveling with the disease. Currently, Congress is contemplating certain actions being taken, but new research and development […]

By Marita Noon The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) — also known as the ethanol mandate — was passed by Congress in 2005 and expanded in 2007. Regardless of market conditions, it required ever-increasing quantities of biofuel be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply — though […]

By Marita Noon Any comprehensive review of green energy and its politics and policies has to include the name of wealthy liberal Tom Steyer — who has been called the environmental movement’s new “Daddy Warbucks.”  Having made his billions from his tenure atop Farallon Capital Management—much […]

By Marita Noon On Monday, May 2 the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on what the New York Times (NYT) called : “a lengthy battle for energy production.” The court’s unanimous decision to strike down two cities’ limits on fracking is a victory for oil-and-gas companies and […]

By Marita Noon All of us loved paying less than $2 a gallon at the pump. AAA reports : “Americans paid cheapest quarterly gas prices in 12 years” — which resulted in savings of nearly $10 billion compared to the same period last year. However, oil […]

  By Marita Noon Friday, April 22, marked the 47th Earth Day. You may think it is all about planting trees and cleaning up neighborhoods. But this year’s anniversary was closer to its radical roots than, perhaps, any other since its founding in 1970. Considered […]

By Dustin Howard Hand in hand with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a number of Republicans in the House , as well as the Senate , supported the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 , signed into law by then-President George W. Bush. One of the more infamous provisions of the law phased out […]

By Marita Noon In this election cycle, we hear a lot about the “establishment.” Most people are not really sure who they are, but they are sure that they do not like them. The anger toward the establishment is not party specific and has propelled […]

By Marita Noon The past couple of weeks have highlighted the folly of the energy policies favored by left-leaning advocacy agencies that, rather than allowing consumers and markets to choose, require government mandates and subsidies. Three major, but very different, solar entities — that would […]