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Macron Blinks in Fuel-Tax Dispute With Yellow Vests
This article originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal: PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron suffered the first major setback in his push to overhaul the French economy, backing off a fuel-t...
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“Sportsman’s View: Clean Water More Valuable Than Copper” Recycles Discredited Anti-Mining Talking Points
The Duluth News Tribune recently ran an opinion piece by David Lien entitled "Sportsman's View: Clean Water More Valuable Than Copper." Unfortunately, the piece simply recycles discredited anti-mini...
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Xcel Energy Commits to 100 Percent Increase in Electricity Rates (And Then Some)
Yesterday, Xcel Energy announced it is committing to go 100 percent "carbon free" by the year 2050 across the eight Western and Midwestern states where they operate. Unfortunately, Xcel's ratepayers w...
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Utility Dive Names Xcel Energy “Utility of the Year.” We’re Less Impressed
Utility Dive, a website that covers the ongoings of the electric utility industry, has named Xcel Energy the Utility of the Year for 2018, commending the company for retiring coal-fired power plants a...
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American Frackers Are Dismembering OPEC
OPEC used to to be the most influential cartel in the world. Even if the general public didn’t know that OPEC stood for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, they were keenly aware ...
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