Electricity Demand Up, But Coal Retirements Increasing
November 5, 2018According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. electricity generation in 2018 is on pace to reach the highest level…
Washington State to Vote on a Carbon Tax Again
November 2, 2018Washington state’s ballot in 2016 included a provision asking voters if they would approve a carbon tax, but the initiative…
U.N. Attacks the Transportation Sector in the New IPCC Report on Climate Change
October 26, 2018A new report by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) advises that warming needs to be limited to…
IER and AEA: For a Free Market
October 19, 2018Elliott Negin of the Union of Concerned Scientists has updated his 2013 six-part series, “Unreliable Sources: How the Media Help…
China Is Expected to Phase Out Renewable Subsidies, Continue to Build Coal Plants
October 17, 2018China’s energy regulator indicated the country will speed up efforts to ensure its wind and solar power can compete without…
Over a Quarter of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet Is at Risk for Retirement
October 8, 2018Competition from natural gas and renewable energy has forced the retirement of existing nuclear plants in the United States. Out…
