The Wall Street Journal reports that President Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia next month to discuss energy and international relations as the national average price of gasoline has…
President Biden has announced a 24-month tariff exemption on solar modules manufactured in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, which are under investigation from the U.S. Department of Commerce for selling…
Prices of key minerals and metals for wind, solar, and battery storage have spiked in recent months, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The cost of many minerals and…
Saturday, May 14, 2022, was likely the first time many Minnesotans were told that our electric grid could suffer from rolling blackouts in the near future. Our readers have known…
The Biden administration is currently considering a student loan cancellation package that could range from $10,000 to $50,000, but doing so would ignore this one weird trick guaranteed to eliminate…
Skyrocketing energy costs have reminded Americans of the importance of reliable, affordable energy, whether gasoline for our cars, natural gas for home heating, or the electricity that powers our lives.…
Doomberg, the anonymous author of the popular Substack publication on energy, finance, and the economy at-large, walks us through their recent piece titled “Farmers on the Brink.” “Never have we…
According to Recharge News, raw material and logistics inflation, coupled with downward price pressures from auctions, have led to an unsustainable situation where wind manufacturers are selling at a loss.…
Transitioning to wind and solar energy just became a lot more expensive. Due to significant competition and supply-chain constraints throughout the world, the cost for many of the raw materials…
American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr discussed the European Union’s decision to place sanctions on Russian coal on NDT News.
I am very pleased to have co-authored the editorial piece below with Congressman Tom Tiffany from the 7th Congressional District of Wisconsin. The article was originally published in the Washington…
Exactly one year ago today, the Star Tribune ran a story called “Oil demand questioned as Line 3 permit hits appeals court” in the printed version of the paper. The…
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…
State and local taxes and spending St. Cloud Times: Minnesota needs to end tax on Social Security: Letter The Center Square: How Much Minnesota Homeowners Pay in Property Taxes Each…
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Linnea Lueken, and the Center of the American Experiment’s Isaac Orr present episode 336 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode,…
On Feb. 24, Russia invaded its neighbor, the Ukraine. This unjustifiable act of aggression has, understandably, outraged many around the world. In their eagerness to demonstrate this outrage — possible…
I noticed my gas tank was getting low this morning, and with the most recent oil price increases resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I decided to bite the…
Willmar Radio carried the following story yesterday: Triple-A reports the average price for a gallon gas in Minnesota has jumped 10 cents in the last week. That’s the biggest increase…
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…
Earlier this month, a group of senators primarily representing Northeastern states called on Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to halt permits for new liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities based on concerns that…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released a graph today showing Europe is mainly dependent upon imports for its natural gas. According to EIA: Imports of natural gas by both pipeline…
Regular readers of American Experiment know that I’ve been very concerned about the skyrocketing price of fertilizer. There’s a very personal reason for this worry; my dad still operates the…
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…