President Joe Biden is putting long-time Democratic adviser Gene Sperling in charge of helping smooth the upcoming labor contract talks between the auto workers’ union and Big Three automakers, a White House official confirmed Monday — a looming potential economic headache facing the president’s reelection…
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A large majority of Americans are opposed to President Biden's and Democrats' plans nationwide to phase out traditional gas-powered vehicles by 2035, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll.
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A Biden administration proposal that would lock up federal land and block traditional uses of public land like energy development is facing stiff opposition from a wide range of stakeholders.
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We are inundated with claims about the “energy transition.” In February, E&E News, reporting on the State of the Union speech said, “President Joe Biden laid out his vision for the energy transition Tuesday night.” In March, a reporter for Politico declared “The U.S. energy transition is…
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The Niagara Town Board has passed a six-month moratorium on any new solar and wind facilities.
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Jigar Shah is living an investor’s dream, one with more strings attached than a symphony orchestra. Shah has $400 billion of government funds to pour into businesses touting green-energy projects. But he has to do it under the eye of critical lawmakers, cautious bureaucrats and the…
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Sooner or later and if enacted, the administration’s plans (for some discussion of them, please see this article by Diana Furchtgott-Roth) to “encourage” the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) are going to have a very difficult encounter with reality. The result will be bad for drivers and…
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July 3 (Reuters) - The Biden administration's climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require the installation of energy-intensive, expensive and potentially environmentally damaging seawater desalination plants.
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After becoming the first city in San Diego County to ban gas-powered appliances in new construction, Encinitas is now taking a step back from the ordinance.
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Opponents of Eugene’s proposed ordinance banning natural gas hookups in new residential construction say they’ll proceed with their campaign, even as a federal court ruling puts the legality of the ordinance in doubt.
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