By David Rothbard A cabal of climate change alarmists landed in Warsaw, Poland, last weekend, to hammer out terms and rally support for a new binding global agreement to “save the planet” from “dangerous global warming.” Not so fast, tens of thousands of Poles responded. […]
By Robert Romano One of the most influential works that advises today’s brand of excessive environmental regulations by federal regulatory organizations like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was written 45 years ago in 1968. In “The tragedy of the commons,” Garrett Hardin set forth arguments against overpopulation, resource depletion and pollution. Although […]
By Marita Noon On the very same day that the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) announces : “U.S. Rises to No. 1 Energy Producer” — thanks to the shale boom made possible through a technology known as hydraulic fracturing — an environmental group released a report calling for […]
By Paul Driessen This fall marks the fortieth anniversary of the Arab oil embargo , a painful episode in American history that had a profound effect on both the economy and psyche of the United States. It began in mid-October 1973, following the U.S. decision to resupply Israel […]
By Marita Noon Look closely at the energy-related news stories of the past dozen or so days, and, between the lines, you’ll see a theme: government makes predictions and assertions that cannot be backed up by data to protect or project preferred messaging. Fracking News […]
By Paul Driessen Signs of pride and prosperity were evident all over Williamsport and the gorgeous northern Pennsylvania countryside around it. Friendly, happy people greeted us. New cars, trucks, hotels and restaurants sparkled in a clean, bustling downtown. New roofs topped barns and houses, while […]
By Rick Manning Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan/Chase Manhattan Bank said it, and it just may be worth listening to, “We’ve got a world-trade flush,” he quipped. “We don’t have a divine right to success. But we have an unbelievable hand. If we play it well, […]
By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. By circumventing Congress and unleashing the vast powers of the administrative regulatory state in the name of combating “climate change,” President Obama has — yet again — revealed his determination to subject the American people to the unchecked whims of […]
By Rick Manning Why is opening up America’s natural energy resources and defeating an environmental movement that has massive wealth, a pliant media and the capacity to play on emotional heart strings, the most important domestic question facing our nation? The answer is that cheap, abundant energy […]
By Rick Manning It is the story that just keeps getting better and better for free marketers. The state of North Dakota has now passed Alaska to become the second largest oil producing state in the nation. The Bakken Oil Field, which covers the northwest portion of the […]
