Last week, economist Jeffrey Sachs had an op-ed on CNN titled 'Trump's failure to fight climate change is a crime against humanity'. But new EPA data shows that American individuals…
State regulators have once again empowered environmental hardliners by postponing a decision on a natural-gas power plant proposed by Minnesota Power. While the plant will be built in Superior, the…
Renewable energy has very little value as a power producer—it’s not as reliable as other forms of energy, it’s more intermittent and difficult to predict, and the imposed costs it…
Despite what its detractors say, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed last year has been an unqualified success. Unemployment is at its lowest rate since 1969, wages are rising…
If you’re an Xcel customer, you have most likely noticed your electricity rates have been increasing steadily in the last few years. That’s because Xcel signed a historic multi-year rate…
We often hear that global warming will eventually be the end to all of us. The message is pervasive, and it has been trumpeted again by a newly-released report from…
Residents on the Iron Range have important decisions to make about the economic future of their region. That’s why two rallies to demonstrate public support for the environmentally responsible mining…
On October 11, 2016, three pipeline protesters from Seattle, Annette Klapstein, Emily Johnston, and Ben Joldersma, disguised as safety workers scaled a chain-link fence and used bolt cutters to unlock the…
The following article appeared in October 4, 2018 edition of Earther, a publication of Gizmodo. My commentary is in bold. According to an article in Earther, wind turbines may actually have…
In recent years, Minnesota has retired some of the most efficient power plants in the state, including Black Dog, High Bridge, Riverside, Taconite Harbor, Syl Laskin, and Hoot Lake –…
The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) recently wrote an editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune arguing Minnesota’s titanium, copper, nickel and platinum deposits are low-grade and economically risky to…
Carbon dioxide almost always get a bad rap for being a greenhouse gas, but did you know more CO2 in the atmosphere has caused plants to grow faster, causing global…
Hundreds of thousands of Californians are feeling the negative effects of their renewable energy mandates, which was recently increased to a 100 percent mandate for zero emission electricity by 2045, as…
On October 2nd, Xcel Energy told a crowd of people about how they intend to grow their "carbon free" electricity generation portfolio by replacing coal-fired generation with more wind. This…
Every year, millions of dollars are spent propping up astroturf groups that pretend to be conservative that push for decidedly unconservative policies including taxing carbon dioxide emissions and advocating for…
Find out why the Trump Administration is right and Obama was wrong on its mercury and carbon dioxide regulations.
Saudi Arabia is scrapping its plan to spend $200 billion to construct the world’s largest solar panel facility in favor of a “more practical” plan. Ordinarily, a country or company…
You'd think ultra liberal voters in St. Paul would be happy about energy efficient LED lights being installed in their neighborhood. You'd be wrong.
Considering the likely origin of the cobalt in your phone, will you drop it in the bin? Or will you support environmentally sustainable mining in northern Minnesota? That is the…
Access to electricity has increased dramatically in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is incredibly good news, because more than 600 million people, nearly double the population of the United States, still live…
Wind is simply too unpredictable, too unreliable, and too dependent on weather conditions to replace traditional energy sources like coal, natural gas, and nuclear that capable of producing electricity at…
Dayton's Department of Commerce filed their petition because they claimed Enbridge did not prove the oil was needed. Previous claims made by the Department of Commerce stating that the oil…
Energy efficiency is a good thing. It reduces the amount of energy used, but more importantly, at least from my perspective, it is cost effective. This is why it is…
The world already knew North Dakota has enough oil left in the ground to traumatize climate activists for decades. But come on. The latest estimate of oil reserves under our…