by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel When California passed legislation banning the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, and 14 states prepared to follow suit, many observers questioned the practicality of the lofty goal. There are not enough electric cars made in the world to replace California’s [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe How will EVs charge with CalISO’s flex alert and energy providers pleading for electricity conservation? Thursday and Friday U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm will travel to Southern California to tour the site of one of the [...]
by Jack McEvoy Daily Caller California has passed a new regulation that will ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles; the new emissions rule, which was permitted by the Biden administration, will have wide-ranging effects beyond California and could accelerate the nationwide transition to electric cars. California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) finalized a rule Thursday that [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Lawmakers and governor abdicate legislative power to California Air Resources Board of political appointees In California politics, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, and they don’t seem to care. California will ban the [...]
by Jack McEvoy The Daily Caller The Biden administration is considering funding the Canadian mining and metal industry as it is desperate to acquire more rare earth minerals to build renewable energy technologies; however, the administration has previously blocked the development of U.S. mining efforts, according to E&E News. Following the passage of the Democrats’ [...]
by Ken Gregory, P. Eng. Watts Up With That? This article by Ken Gregory, P. Eng. is a critique of an influential report by Thomas Tanton “Cost of Electrification: A State-by-State Analysis and Results” and provides corrected new capital cost estimates to achieve net zero emissions in the U.S.A. Estimating the increased operating costs is [...]
by Ken Gregory, P.Eng. Friends of Science Calgary The U.S.A. government has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use and cement manufacturing to net zero economy-wide by no later than 2050. Some believe we could achieved this by replacing most fossil fuel use with non-emitting energy sources and sequestering carbon [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel A Capital Research Center writer and investigative researcher named Hayden Ludwig published a column asserting that “If you’re alive today, you won the lottery.” He draws a stark contrast between the blessings of modern life, and the drastic changes in policies [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe What happens to the electricity grid and tiered pricing when Gov. Newsom’s mandate of all-electric cars becomes reality by 2035? Last week the Globe met with energy expert Jesus Arredondo and discussed the recent California Public Utilities [...]
Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment As Appearing on IER's Podcast E&E Legal's Tom Tanton joins the Institute for Energy Research's (IER's) podcast to discuss his recent electrification report published by E&E Legal. According to the show summary, "Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for The Energy & Environment [...]
