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The Ultimate Energy Wrecking Ball — Joe Biden
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in The Daily Caller
Energy independence and security are basic requirements for a stable economy and national security in the modern world. Americans learned that lesson the hard way in the 1970s — even, presumably, President Joe Biden.
Rolling Blackout State California To Completely Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
“If you like your car, you can keep your car” may become the biggest lie ever in California. And I like my car. While you may be able to keep your existing gas-powered car in California, any new car purchased after 2035 will have to be electric or other non-gas powered vehicle.
Red lights – the devil’s playground
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
An ancient expression says “the idle mind is the devil’s playground.” When it comes to air pollution, it could be said about the idle car. Idling engines pollute the air…In response, British constables now issue hefty fines to drivers idling more than five minutes. Some U.S. states are following suit, Massachusetts threatening $25,000 fines for five-minute idling.
Companies Should Come Clean on Their Ties to China
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Wall Street Journal
The Securities and Exchange Commission is prodding publicly owned companies to disclose how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting their operations…All this is peanuts compared with what might lie ahead should China attempt to invade Taiwan.
California Tops Nation’s Highest Gas Prices at $6.43 Per Gallon
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
California is once again at the top of the charts, leading the nation in… wait for it… gas and diesel prices. AAA reports today’s national average of $5.014 per gallon — California comes in at a cool $6.436 per gallon for Regular, and nearly $7.00 per gallon for Diesel.
Not here, not now, not this kind
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
An Ellsworth, Maine, newspaper columnist lamented voters’ defeat of a transmission line to bring renewable energy. “Talk about mixed messages. We want renewable energy but not here, not now, not this kind. We have to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, but we won’t support a project to replace them.”
Steve Milloy Files Shareholder Proposals with Verizon, 3M, and ExxonMobil
Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, and Junkscience.com Founder is no stranger to filing shareholder proposals to keep large corporations from ignoring their fiduciary responsibility to their stock owners as they pursue Leftist policies. Milloy currently has upcoming shareholder proposals with [ExxonMobil, 3M, and Verizon].
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