Yesterday, I detailed how the Biden administration’s EPA has recommended that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers vote to not renew the Clean Water Act Section 400 permit for the…
The average cost of electricity in Minnesota surpassed Wisconsin in 2021, marking the first time since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) started recording data that Minnesota electricity prices have exceeded…
The Dairyland Power Cooperative in Wisconsin is exploring its options for building new nuclear power facilities. According to a press release issued last month, the co-op signed a memorandum of…
On Thursday, the Minnesota Senate Energy and Utilities Finance Committee will vote on a bill to lift Minnesota’s ban on building new nuclear power plants in the state. One would…
Today, I’ll be participating in a hearing on the benefits of nuclear power in the Minnesota Senate Energy and Utilities Finance Committee. You can tune into the hearing by clicking…
The price of gas has been a salient talking point in the media as costs continue to climb. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that average Minnesota gas…
Telsa has announced it will increase the cost of all its electric vehicle models for the second time in the last several days. According to Inside EVs, the price hikes…
According to Morning Take, several DFL representatives, including Zach Stephenson, Kaela Berg, Dave Lislegaard, Jessica Hanson, and Dan Wolgamott, will propose a gas tax holiday between Memorial Day and Labor Day using the budget…
Anti-mining groups in Minnesota like to pretend that our state’s deposits of copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum, and palladium are globally insignificant, so they can argue that we don’t need to…
On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, Center of the American Experiment’s policy fellow Isaac Orr testified on House File 1668 in the Minnesota House of Representatives. This bill, in enacted, will…
Another automaker has had to recall an electric vehicle due to fire risk. On Feb. 14, 2022, Road Show reported that Chrysler is recalling nearly 20,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans due to…
This week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to allow Xcel Energy to shut down their coal-fired power plants a decade before the end of their useful lifetimes and…
The St. Paul Pioneer Press wrote a story on Feb. 2, 2022, describing the toll that higher energy prices are taking on Minnesotans who are already struggling with the highest…
The Walz administration is seeking to enact another California regulation that will increase the cost of driving for Minnesotans by 20 cents per gallon for gasoline and diesel fuel. The…
In 2020, American Experiment warned that a Biden administration would likely cancel the mineral leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Yesterday, President Biden did exactly…
On Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, the Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum (MNCEF) gave a presentation to the Republican Seniors of Minnesota. During the question and answer section, Executive Director Kayla Christensen…