Energy
The latest rebranding of ‘global warming’
Thomas Lifson of the American Thinker highlights the latest attempt to excite people about global warming threats. Apparently not enough people are convinced that we have only 12 years left…
Michael Bastasch
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cutting out carbon tax talk
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller documents conservative opposition to a proposed carbon tax. Seventy-five conservative groups signed a public letter to Congress opposing “any carbon tax” days after reports…
Energy
Trump to jettison another relic of Obama’s EPA?
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller details a possible change for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Trump administration will overhaul how it analyzes the costs and benefits of environmental…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Regulations as a five-figure ‘hidden tax’
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller highlights a new report on the impact of federal regulations. The federal regulatory apparatus imposed a roughly $14,600 “hidden tax” on American households in…
Energy
AOC blames immigration woes on global warming
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller highlights the latest odd pronouncement from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said climate change was a “major factor” behind…
Energy
Climate realists offer to debate AOC
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller reports on an open invitation to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Skeptics of global warming “catastrophe” have an extended an offer for Green New Deal…
Energy
Green New Deal proponents might want to look at Georgetown, Texas
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller highlights one community that has pursued goals aligned with those of the proposed Green New Deal. As Congress debates the Green New Deal resolution…
Energy
Trump to break off talks with California on auto emissions
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller documents a breakdown in negotiations between the federal government and the left coast’s dominant state. The Trump administration will soon announce the end of…
Energy
Congressional climate hearings a ‘mess’
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller reports on the first congressional hearings on climate change since Democrats took control of the U.S. House. Top House Democrats finally got their wish…
Elections & Public Integrity
‘No fossil fuel money’ pledge an electoral loser in 2018
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller documents the political fortunes of 2018 election candidates who eschewed money related to fossil-fuel interests. The vast majority of candidates for federal office in…
Energy
NYT pushes dubious global warming claim
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller highlights a global warming narrative that has found a home within the New York Times. Large swaths of the U.S. are experiencing the first…
Energy
Ocasio-Cortez’s plan full of hot air (pun intended)
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller asks what benefit Americans would receive from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed massive tax hike for a “green new deal.” Democrats are increasingly lining…