The Institute for Energy Research (IER) has an excellent article detailing the recent regulations drafted in California to limit the sale and use of diesel-powered trucks in the Golden State.…
Liberal lawmakers in St. Paul have introduced legislation that would force Minnesota to follow in California’s footsteps by prohibiting the sale of gas-powered lawn equipment in Minnesota by January 1,…
Yesterday, two liberal lawmakers, Representative Jerry Newton (D-Coon Rapids) and Representative Heather Edelson (D-Edina), introduced new legislation that would adopt a California-style ban on the sale of new gas-powered lawn…
Earlier this week, I discussed how 65 percent of the energy used in the homes of Minnesota families is natural gas for home heating, water heating, and cooking. Despite the…
Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to vote on new regulations prohibiting the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered cars and trucks by 2035. This vote will…
Another county in rural America has decided to ban the development of industrial wind projects. On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Reno County, Kansas Commission unanimously voted to ban commercial wind…
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden wants to take a page from California’s energy playbook and ban the sale of gas-powered cars, according to a report in E&E News. Biden’s climate plan,…
Yesterday, I posted an article by California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, a Black Democrat in California, who said the state’s renewable energy mandates were punishing low income, minority communities. Today, I’m…
During the Democrat debate between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Vice-President Biden stated that he would allow “no new fracking” as…
During the Democrat debate between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Vice-President Biden stated that he would allow “no new fracking,” but…
During the Democrat debate on Sunday, March 15, 2020, between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden, Vice-President Biden stated that he would allow “no new fracking,” and…
Elected officials and planners in the city of Minneapolis are lamenting the fact that carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas increased in 2018, and that the city is not on…
It looks like the Community Solar Gardens aren’t very popular with the locals in Le Sueur County. Earlier in July, the Planning and Zone commission voted to enact a moratorium,…
On May 7th, 2018, the county went to court to defend the ban in the face of legal challenges. Regardless of whether Winona's frac sand mining ban withstands court challenge, it…