Tesla has reportedly signed a deal worth $1.5 billion to purchase the nickel produced at the proposed Tamarack mine, located in Aitkin County, Minnesota. According to Mining.com: Under the terms…
Tuesday, Nov. 23 marks the 15th anniversary of the day then-Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed off on his renewable energy mandate, the Next Generation Energy Act (NGEA). Today is also…
General Motors Co. reportedly urged some owners of Chevrolet Bolt electric cars to park and store their vehicles at least fifty feet away from other cars to reduce the risk…
Fresh off finalizing new rules that would force auto manufacturers to obey California’s car mandates, the Walz administration is once again seeking to enact new regulations without legislative oversight. This…
Statement from Isaac Orr at Center of the American Experiment regarding Gov. Walz’s misguided California emissions rulemaking Isaac Orr, Policy Fellow for Energy and the Environment at Center of the…
Tuesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Minnesota Senate Republicans have caved on their bid to delay Governor Walz from imposing deeply unpopular California car mandates on Minnesota drivers. The…
Thirteen local chambers of commerce have signed a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to stop, or at least delay, the administration’s plan to force California car mandates on Minnesota…
In the final days of the Minnesota legislative session, a conference committee of five Senators and five House members is negotiating whether to accept Green New Deal provisions in the…
In his time in office the last two years, Governor Walz has pushed for increased spending and multiple tax hikes earning him a grade D on Cato's 2020 Fiscal Policy…
A 2018 study conducted by scientists from Harvard, published in the academic journal Joule, found that wind turbines cause significant local increases in surface temperatures in the areas where they are located.…
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed and executive order that will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel powered cars and trucks in California by 2035. This is exactly why…
Governor Walz continues his push to transform Minnesota into Walzifornia by enacting California car mandates in our state. These mandates would increase the cost of new vehicles by up to…
In some heavily polluted parts of the world like China and India, the economic shutdowns that resulted from attempts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus resulted in cleaner…
Governor Walz loves to pretend that scientific evidence is the primary driver for the decisions he makes in St. Paul, but his actions show otherwise. In reality, Walz's mantra of…
Studies by federal energy agencies and universities often suggests that wealthy, urban areas have higher levels of electric vehicle (EV) ownership than relatively less affluent urban areas. An online dashboard…
Despite generous $7,500 subsidies for purchasers of electric cars made by some car manufacturers, there is not a huge demand for EVs, according to federal data.