China and Japan, Two Asian Economic Powerhouses, are Still Building Coal Plants
September 20, 2016Despite China’s ratification of the Paris global climate agreement, it is still building more coal-fired power plants. So too is…
The Obama Administration Targets Coal Every Which Way It Can
September 19, 2016The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)’s Pension Fund is in serious trouble. A proposed bill, the Miners Protection Act…
A Carbon Tax and “Pricing Carbon”
September 7, 2016At the Canadian Fraser Institute’s blog, economist David R. Henderson offers a short but refreshing critique of the euphemism “price…
Lacking Substance, Axelrod et al. Resort to Petty Insults; Fail to Counter IER Study
August 10, 2016In a speech earlier this week at the Detroit Economic Club, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump emphasized that lifting burdensome…
New England Imports LNG in lieu of Building Pipelines
July 25, 2016New Englanders have a problem. They are using more and more natural gas for electricity generation and for home heating.…
Bloomberg Ed. Board Ignores Facts, Economics in Attack on Coal
July 19, 2016Recently Bloomberg’s editorial board argued that the federal government should make the current moratorium on coal leasing permanent and stop…
