renewable energy
Trump lays out ambitious plans to slash energy costs — including mini nuclear reactors and cutting regulations
August 29, 2024 | 4:29pmThe Republican nominee's team laid out Trump's energy vision — including repeats of pledges to tap domestic reserves of oil and gas and ease up on regulation of coal and...
We are wasting $2 trillion a year chasing 'green' fantasies
August 11, 2024 | 11:57amAchieving a meaningful shift with current policies turns out to be unaffordable. We need to drastically change policy direction.
Nantucket wind-farm wreck reveals the costs of green energy
July 24, 2024 | 6:48pmA Massachusetts wind farm was literally broken by the wind, ruining the island's summer season and creating a political headache for the left.
New York needs to pull the plug on its suicidal green energy goals before the blackouts hit
July 20, 2024 | 4:54pmNew York is spending billions and jacking up energy prices to try and meet nonsensical climate goals; it needs to stop NOW before any more taxpayers feel the pain.
US elites choose Jew hate, ‘Green-energy transition’ and other commentary
June 25, 2024 | 5:55pm“The city of Los Angeles cannot say it didn’t know” an antisemitic mob would blockade the Adas Torah synagogue, thunders Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
Charging cable thefts pose yet another obstacle in turning consumers on to electric vehicles
June 12, 2024 | 1:43pmJust before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking...
GOP governors announce plan to 'unleash American energy'
June 4, 2024 | 2:55pmRepublican governors on Monday announced a plan to “unleash American energy.”
No ‘there’ there in Trump case, Jewish students stand up and other commentary
May 28, 2024 | 5:19pm“There’s just not much to the Manhattan prosecution. The penalties sought are way out of line with the offenses alleged,” and it was “brought by a prosecutor, Bragg, who campaigned...
Chaos reigns on Southwest Airlines and more: Letters to the Editor — May 12, 2024
May 11, 2024 | 7:27amGoing south, fast I can’t understand why people are abusing boarding instructions (“Shady Southwest passengers are abusing the preboarding process — and fellow flyers are furious,” May 8). They shouldn’t...
NY billionaire's Red Apple Group taps energy exec to lead rollout of small nuclear reactors
April 17, 2024 | 3:59pmNew York billionaire John Catsimatidis said his firm Red Apple Group is looking to make "green" energy affordable by developing a new breed of small nuclear reactors -- and the...
Billionaire who made fortune from coal is building world's largest renewable energy plant visible from space
March 21, 2024 | 3:00amA billionaire CEO whose family made its fortune from coal mining is building the world's largest renewable energy plant that will be visible from space when complete, according to a...
Plans for world's largest passenger plane revealed
March 15, 2024 | 4:03pmDesigned by the Colorado-based energy company Radia, the behemoth cargo carrier has a wingspan of 261 feet.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse backed laws to benefit wife's company and their 'financial interests': ethics complaint
March 6, 2024 | 4:00pmSen. Sheldon Whitehouse was hit with a complaint of his own on Monday for backing two dozen pieces of legislation that have benefited the business of his wife’s environmental consulting...
How the US is playing catch-up in the quest for the future of energy
February 3, 2024 | 8:00amA new book by veteran reporter Ernest Scheyder explores America's attempts to catch up with rivals like China in its pursuit of "green" energy independence.
US shoppers set to see meat prices fall thanks to renewable energy
January 29, 2024 | 12:35pmInflation-battered grocery shoppers are poised to get a much-needed break in meat prices -- thanks to the emerging renewable fuel industry boom. As it becomes increasingly popular to produce sustainable...
Fossil fuels — not renewables — remain the real engines behind economic growth
January 20, 2024 | 9:32amThe overall decline in US greenhouse-gas emissions is driven by a large reduction -- 8% -- in emissions from power plants, as natural gas is generally more economically efficient for running...
Biden’s energy plan means lights out for Africa
December 25, 2023 | 4:50pmBiden administration officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris, attended COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, where they pledged billions in taxpayer money to the Green Climate Fund.
President Biden just pledged to shut down 60% of America's electric power
December 10, 2023 | 7:29pmThe Biden administration's proposals aren’t likely to change the planet’s temperature by even one-tenth of a degree, but they might just destroy the 21st-century American industrial economy as we know...
Gov. Burgum's exit from the 2024 race is also rural America's exit from the conversation
December 4, 2023 | 6:36pmNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s decision to suspend his presidential campaign comes as no surprise, but it’s a loss for our national conversation nonetheless.
Ex-Navy secretary demands halt to RI wind farm that will 'obliterate quality of life' and never reduce carbon emissions
December 4, 2023 | 6:06pmA former US Navy secretary and long-serving diplomat has called on the Biden administration and Congress to halt plans for immense offshore wind farms near Rhode Island and Massachusetts.