06.17.2015

To win, Republican candidates must be strong on energy

By Marita Noon New polling emphasizes support for traditional energy concerns has become a partisan issue. Large majorities of Republicans favor key energy issues — but voters of every ideological stripe say energy will be an important part of their voting decisions. Hickman Analytics Inc., […]

06.15.2015

Cartoon: Big government’s big guns

By A.F. Branco Click here for a higher resolution version.

06.03.2015

A taste of things to come for electricity consumers and generators

By Marita Noon One year ago, Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, announced the controversial centerpiece of the Obama administration’s climate change legacy: the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The rule is slated for finalization this summer. Unions have protested against it. The North American Electric […]

05.22.2015

Offshore drilling: The eco-radical fiction ensnaring ‘conservative’ politicians

By Bill Wilson Government-run energy policy in this country has been a debacle. From the “green jobs” scam of Left Coast solar companies like Solyndra to the ravaged heartland of Iowa (where government ethanol mandates have done tremendous environmental damage) — the failed central planning and false promises of Washington, D.C. […]

05.22.2015

What will America look like if the environmentalists win?

By Marita Noon In every war, there are winners and losers. Whether the war is ideological or physical, or even if a truce is declared — there are still battles that end in victory or defeat. In the United States, and most of the Western […]

05.13.2015

An open letter to Dr. Ben Carson—and all presidential candidates—on energy policies

By Marita Noon Dear Dr. Carson, Congratulations on your decision to run for President of the United States. I was at home writing at the time of your announcement. As a professional speaker and someone who has spent more than thirty years training speakers, I […]

05.06.2015

The Pope embraces the religion of global warming

By Marita Noon Perhaps you missed the Vatican-sponsored international symposium on climate change held in Rome on April 28. It was a busy news day. The horrific earthquake killed thousands in Nepal, and riots broke out in Baltimore. Or, maybe, you just didn’t care to […]

04.29.2015

It is a bad time to be in the renewable energy industry

By Marita Noon 2015 may go down in the books as the year support for renewable energy died — and we are only a few months in. Policy adjustments — whether for electricity generation or transportation fuels — are in the works on both the […]

04.22.2015

Solar tax credits are not ‘conservative’ or ‘free market’

By Marita Noon The solar industry has poured a startling amount of effort and funding — much of it backed by California-based, billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, who is heavily invested in solar — into attempting to gain the legislative favor needed for it […]

04.17.2015

The American people aren’t stupid enough to buy the man-made climate change crisis narrative

By Marita Noon Late last year, the name Jonathan Gruber became part of the public consciousness for his newly public declarations that Obamacare passed due to the “stupidity of the American voter.” While there are many cases one can cite affirming that most Americans don’t […]

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