by Bradley Devlin Daily Caller Conversations surrounding power outages in Texas that left four million Texans without the ability to heat their homes during an extreme winter storm quickly devolved into discussions about wind power versus fossil fuels. The biggest lesson we’ve learned about the future of energy in the United States, however, could have [...]
by B.D. Hobbs KTRH How did the energy capital of the world go days without power? It's one of the many questions ERCOT is trying to answer in the aftermath of last week's epic winter storm. But one thing we have learned for certain. Texas is giving it's power away. Under pressure from Washington, Texas [...]
On February 15, 2021, E&E Legal's Steve Milloy Milloy talks today’s windmill disaster in Texas on Power Hour with Alex Epstein. https://youtu.be/g-MuAcC7Dcc
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel For the third time in as many years, a major proposed solar plant in rural Virginia has been defeated. The “Maroon Solar” project has withdrawn its application near the small town of Culpeper, after the local planning commission unanimously declined to [...]
Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment As Appearing on IER's Podcast E&E Legal's Tom Tanton, a California resident, joins the Institute for Energy Research's (IER's) podcast to discuss CA’s recent rolling blackouts and what went wrong with the state’s energy policies to get here. Listen here.
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe Tone-deaf lawmakers ignore already failing electricity grid With wildfires burning 1.3 million acres throughout the state, and rolling power blackouts from the weak electrical grid, the California State Senate Appropriations Committee voted to pass Assembly Bill 326 to make driving an Electric Vehicle “more accessible for [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe California’s bet on renewables and shunning of natural gas and nuclear power, is directly responsible for the state’s blackouts and high electricity prices’ California is rich in natural resources which once powered the state: natural gas deposits in the Monterey Shale formation; geothermal energy, abundant rivers [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel It is fashionable for pundits to quote the old adage, “the cure is worse than the ailment,” referring to the imposition of martial law, under the guise of public health. Many Americans now think even coronavirus may hurt the country less [...]
by Erin Voegele Biodiesel Magazine A coalition of 24 organizations, including Americans for Prosperity [and E&E Legal], sent a letter to President Trump April 28 urging him to waive Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements for the remainder of the year. “The pandemic has underscored the need for permanent regulatory reform…” the letter states. “One area [...]
OK Energy Today About two dozen conservative groups are asking President Trump to go ahead and waive the controversial biofuel blending requirements fought by at least one small Oklahoma refinery and others. The groups sent the President a letter this week pitching their request against the Renewable Fuel Standard for the rest of this year. Twenty-three groups [...]
