By Rick Manning As published at http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/259700-stop-obamas-power-plant-rules A major battle over President Obama’s plan to deindustrialize America is heating up in Congress as Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) has taken the first step toward overturning two of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most egregious rules in its war on coal. What’s […]

By Robert Romano One has to wonder if Gerald Ford, when he issued an executive decree in 1976 suspending nuclear fuel reprocessing , and Jimmy Carter, when in 1977 he made the prohibition permanent, understood what a big problem they were creating. Namely, if not to be reused, what should be […]

By Marita Noon Less than one month from now the nations of the world will meet in Paris for the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( COP21 ). During the November 30 to December […]

By Marita Noon The American consumer is resistant to marketing aimed at selling them electric and hybrid vehicles. For the first quarter of 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Chevrolet sold 1874 Volts — its electric car introduced in 2010 with “high expectations.” That […]

By Marita Noon The Great ShakeOut , the annual “PrepareAthon” that advocates earthquake readiness, took place across the globe on October 15, at 10:15 AM — 10/15 @10:15. Unless you have a child in a participating school, the “Ready Campaign” may have passed without your awareness. I […]

By Marita Noon The reason most often cited for the success of the nonpolitical candidates is the frustration with Washington; the sense that the system is broken. Voters feel that we have no control and that government has gone wild. Even people who don’t watch […]

By Marita Noon While Pope Francis was shuttled around during his historic visit to the U.S. in a Fiat, he shared the news cycle with Volkswagen. The pope made headlines with his calls for action on climate change. USA Today touted : “Obama, Pope Francis praise […]

By Rick Manning Is it moral to cause people to starve in Africa, because you prefer to burn corn for fuel here in America? Is it moral to have as a goal to create regulations that drive energy and electricity costs up with the poor being disproportionately […]

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By Marita Noon Congress has taken action that actually advances free markets and limits government intrusion. I was in the room when, on September 17, the House Energy and Commerce Committee — with bipartisan support — advanced legislation to lift the 1970s-era ban on crude-oil […]