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Ford’s EV Pickup Never Made Sense
by Steve Milloy, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Caller
Ford Motor Co. announced this week that it is considering scrapping production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. The failed product is a small part of a much larger “green” disaster.
Unsolicited advice to the Sierra Club
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
After the 2020 George Floyd murder, the Sierra Club called for defunding police and reparations for slavery. It touched off an internal battle that tore the organization apart, leading to the ouster of two consecutive executive directors, employee layoffs, office closings, loss of members, and financial freefall. It also invited some unsolicited advice — from me.
President Trumps Newsom: Introduces New California Offshore Oil Leases
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
The Trump Administration just announced plans to open nearly all U.S. waters to oil drilling leases, including new offshore leases off of the California coast. The proposal outlines six lease sales in areas along the California coast between 2027 and 2030, Offshore Technology reports.
Just when you thought Congress dysfunctional
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
Last week, the Senate passed three Congressional Review Act resolutions overturning BLM resource management plans. What would have been called an earth-shattering precedent not so long ago was this time hardly noticed except by those who closely follow Interior and energy issues. The Biden-era resource management plans were designed to lock up millions of acres of public lands from the “multiple uses” required by law.
The Energy and Environment Legal Institute, led by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, joined The Heartland Institute, C-FACT, American Energy Institute, Consumers Defense, Truth in Energy Coalition, and Life: Powered to form the American Energy Dominance Coalition. The coalition created a “Top 10 Regulatory & Fiscal Wins under Secretary of Energy Chris Wright,” highlighting the actions the Department of Energy has done in the past nine months to undo the burdensome and economy-killing regulations imposed by the Biden & Obama Administrations.
Paris Climate Deal Now Decade-Old Disaster
by Steve Milloy, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing on Daily Caller
The Paris Climate Accord was adopted 10 years ago this week. It’s been a decade of disaster that President Donald Trump is rightly trying again to end.
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