Energy

Federal Judge Sides With Osage Nation, Orders Removal Of 84 Wind Turbines

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The Osage Nation won a massive ruling in Tulsa federal court on Wednesday that requires Enel to dismantle a 150-megawatt wind project it built in Osage County despite the tribe’s repeated objections.  read more »

Michigan Dems Big Foot the Locals

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When it comes to zoning and property rights in rural America, Big Wind and Big Solar can count on Democratic legislators to carry their water.  read more »

Two Days After COP28, IEA Delivers More Coal Hard Reality

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Like The Dude in The Big Lebowski, coal abides.  read more »

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The West Has Been the Real Loser at COP28

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As the COP 28 climate shindig comes to a merciful end, history is truly unfolding, as Marx once remarked, as farce.  read more »

Cop Out

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On Thursday morning, I spoke to the Nebraska Rural Electric Association in Kearney. Before my speech, I chatted with my friend, Chet McWhorter, the general manager of the Cuming County Public Power District.  read more »

Federal Data Shows, Again, That The Electrify Everything Push Means Higher Energy Costs

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Some of America’s richest NGOs are pushing policies that ban the direct use of natural gas in homes and businesses. While they claim the ban on gas is needed to address climate change, these bans will result in dramatic increases in energy costs  read more »

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Women, Electrified

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Electricity is essential for all human beings. But it is particularly beneficial for women and girls because it frees them from the drudgery of energy poverty. Put short, electricity emancipates women and girls from the pump, the stove, and the washtub.  read more »

Powering the Unplugged

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I’m pleased to announce that yesterday, the Alliance For Responsible Citizenship published my new paper on how to bring more electricity to developing countries. It’s called “Powering The Unplugged: Overcoming the Barriers to Electrification in the Developing World.”  read more »

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Alarm on Energy

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Fifty years ago, in the wake of the Yom Kippur War, the Arab members of OPEC initiated an oil embargo against the United States. The boycott was retribution for America’s support of Israel during its brief war against Egypt and Syria.  read more »

Michael Bloomberg's $1 Billion Assault on the Electrical Grid

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Climate-related philanthropy in America has been hijacked by a radical agenda that will hurt the affordability, reliability, and resilience of the U.S. electric grid.  read more »

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