The financial behemoth Blackrock has proposed taking over the Duluth-based electric utility Minnesota Power. The debate over the transaction is revealing some unexpected fault lines. The debate has a tiny…
This month, the Biden administration took another coordinated step toward the demise of coal by closing off the U.S.’ largest coal supplier to new leases. The Powder River Basin, in…
I’m not generally a fan of calling anything I disagree with “woke,” but in this instance, the headline was too good to pass up. On November 27, 2023, Ed Ballard…
Grid monitors warn that the electricity system that serves Minnesota and 14 other states, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), is at a high risk of blackouts, and this threat…
The piece below was written by Robert Bryce and published on May 5th in Newsweek Magazine: Last week, Californians got a rare bit of good news on the energy front:…
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…
On Monday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that Minnesota Power’s proposed natural gas plant, located in Superior, Wisconsin, is better for its customers than a combination of wind…
Center of the American Experiment notched a major victory last week when 27 out of 28 rural electric co-ops served by Great River Energy voted to approve the sale and…
The following article was written by Rob Port and it originally appeared in the Fargo Forum, and the Grand Forks Herald: Coal Creek Station, the largest coal-fired power plant in…
The following piece was originally published by Amy R. Sisk in the Bismarck Tribune: UNDERWOOD — Falkirk Mine worker Daniel Saxberg was eating lunch with his kids at Space Aliens…
There is a growing number of environmentalists who are beginning to understand that wind and solar are uniquely bad ways of generating electricity, and that if reducing carbon dioxide emissions…
Center of the American Experiment is proud to announce the release of a new report entitled “Not In Our Backyard,” authored by nationally renowned journalist and filmmaker, Robert Bryce. The…
On Wednesday, a short item in the Federal Register underscored the regressive nature of the “electrify everything” effort that is being promoted by some of America’s highest-profile environmental groups, climate-change activists, politicians, and academics. The…
The following article was written by Robert Bryce. It originally appeared in Forbes. The massive blast of Siberia-like cold that is wreaking havoc across North America is proving that if we humans want…
Leftist green groups have long relied on the courts to overturn the will of the people as expressed in laws they don't like. But green groups are outraged to see…
Don't be fooled by the Minnesota 'Conservative' Energy Forum.
The Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum (MNCEF) has released another pressure poll designed to scare Republicans into voting for legislation mandating more expensive wind and solar facilities in Minnesota. Here's why…
California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, a Democrat from Elk Grove, has become a harsh critic of his state’s energy and climate policies. In this episode, Robert talks to Cooper (who was a…
The concept of “environmental justice” has gained increasing traction among liberal lawmakers who claim that past energy and environmental policies have left low income and minority communities less able to…
On September 24, United Latinos Vote published an “Open Letter to the Sierra Club” in the Los Angeles Times that declared, “your world is not our world,” and that “yours feels hypocritical and socially…
In an August 3 open letter, California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, a Democrat from Elk Grove, called out the state’s environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council, saying…
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…
There are generally two types of environmentalists, those who are pro-growth, and those who think economic growth is the problem. Pro-growth environmentalists seek to improve the lives of people living…
On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Micheal Shellenberger, a man who has spent thirty years of his life as an environmental activist, testified in front of the House Select Committee on…