Energy Policy
Left in the dark | Power Line
From the U.K. Guardian, German leftwing militants protesting over the climate crisis and AI have claimed responsibility for an arson attack that cut power to tens of thousands of households in Berlin. The fire that broke out…
Energy Affordability: A Blue State Problem
Democrats have chosen to make “affordability” their theme for the 2026 midterm elections. This is ironic, since the big jump in the cost of living, around 10%, happened during the Biden administration and was the direct…
An Administration That Understands Energy
In Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the Trump administration has an unparalleled degree of energy expertise at the helm. They are engineering the administration’s abandonment of the Green New…
Happiest Headline Ever?
Well, that is an exaggeration. But still: light a cigar, pour yourself a glass of wine, have a seat and enjoy it. From the New York Times: The Times article consists almost entirely of huffing and puffing, but this is the…
How Desperate Are the Dems?
If the Democrats had any good arguments to make, would they make so many bad ones? I don’t think so. A case in point comes from Amy Klobuchar, who is usually regarded as one of the less-dumb Dems. But check this out:…
The “Green” Chinese Communists
You still see some Western liberals praising Communist China for leading the way on “green” energy. Look at all the solar panels and windmills they produce! say the liberals. Yes, they produce solar panels and…
Shutdown, Energy, Kamala and Mortgages
I was on the U.S. Report on Sky News Australia yesterday, with Caroline Marcus sitting in for James Morrow. I thought it was a particularly good conversation. We covered the Democrats’ shutdown and its aftermath, and I…
Another Battery Catastrophe | Power Line
Wind and solar energy are both intermittent and weather-dependent, while our needs for electricity are constant. How, then, to make them viable? Batteries! What batteries? Big ones. Do such batteries exist? Not exactly.…
On Climate, Follow the Money
A week ago, Bill Gates released a long memo on climate that got a great deal of attention. He said more or less what critics like Bjorn Lomborg have been saying for a long time: sure, increased levels of carbon dioxide will…
“Green” Calculations: Wrong Again | Power Line
Pretty much every calculation you have ever seen relating to “green” energy–cost estimates, productivity claims, and so on–has been wrong. “Green” energy really is a scam, as President Trump says. It is consistently sold on…
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