Energy Bill Is A Job Killer
Americans are demanding that Congress do something to address high gasoline, natural-gas and electricity prices. Sadly, rather than increasing supplies and reducing prices, Congress is paying off politically influential constituencies – environmentalists, Big Agriculture and select high-tech and banking firms – while actually increasing prices at the pump and raising heating and electricity bills.
Posted: 12/24/2007 | Commentaries | Policy Issue: Energy
Bali Who?
Neither Kyoto, nor Bali will solve our global energy emission problems, says Pete du Pont.
Posted: 12/19/2007 | Commentaries | Policy Issue: Global Warming
Year of Global Cooling
Al Gore says global warming is a planetary emergency. It is difficult to see how this can be so when record low temperatures are being set all over the world.
Posted: 12/19/2007 | Commentaries | Policy Issue: Global Warming
New oil refineries needed
Holiday travel season is now upon us, and as if just on cue, gas prices spike and hit the headlines. Consumers complain about the prices at the pump, while politicians complain about the increasing U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil.
Posted: 11/26/2007 | Commentaries | Policy Issue: Energy
Building Bridges without New Taxes
There are legitimate concerns about the safety of the nation’s bridges and overpasses, increasing the federal gas tax is unnecessary. However, Congress can ensure the soundness of the nation’s bridges and overpasses without raising taxes, simply by shifting existing funds within the transportation budget, without sticking it to poor drivers.
Posted: 11/20/2007 | Commentaries | Policy Issue: Regulations and Risks