Among the great mythologies of recent years, one stands out above the rest, is that the world is in a "great energy transition." Actually, the world IS in a dramatic energy transition. But it isn't the one the Left wants it to be. Despite hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars thrown at wind and solar power, we still get less than 10%…

Enjoy your cheeseburgers and steaks when you fire up the grill this Fourth of July weekend, because they may not be available much longer. That's because the climate fanatics have declared war on livestock. Turns out the biggest planet killers are apparently cows. That's the only logical takeaway from a recent CNN headline that informs us that the…

The Biden administration has spent tens of billions of dollars on green energy, yet last year the U.S. and the world used record amounts of fossil fuels. That would seem to be prima facie evidence that this "great transition" to renewable energy has so far been an expensive policy belly flop. The evidence is everywhere. Americans aren't…

Not long ago, President Joe Biden promised to transform the American auto industry – "first with carrots, now with sticks," is the analogy The Washington Post used. Now, I don't know about you, but I'm not sure I'd trust the president to drive my car much less dictate the future of industrial policy. Yet, Biden implemented…

American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose their own policies on much or all of the country. The problem has been made clearer by an under-the-radar plan to phase out diesel locomotives in California. If the federal government…

The Biden administration has announced in recent weeks new stringent emissions requirements for virtually the entire American transportation system. The Environmental Protection Agency will mandate by the year 2035 that virtually every car made and sold in America must be an EV. No more gas cars. The New York Times comically declared that motorists…

The late, great humorist P.J. O'Rourke used to quip that everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to wash the dishes. Well, now that can be said for traditional environmental groups that seem to have lost their way.  Green groups are supposed to be about keeping our rivers, lakes and streams clean. They are supposed to be about fighting…

One of the textbook marketing flops of all time was the Ford Edsel sedan, which was heralded as the hot new car in the late 1950s. All the automotive experts and Ford executives said it was a can't-miss. Henry Ford (the car was named after his son) guaranteed hundreds of thousands of sales.  But one big thing went wrong: Nobody ever bothered…

President Joe Biden solemnly declared today that he stands with Israel against the terrorists. Great. But his actions in the White House have facilitated these homicidal attacks by financing our enemies. This was so predictable and avoidable.  Biden's war on American energy started on day 1. His first act as president was to kill the Keystone…

In their campaign to upend our economy and lifestyles, climate alarmists assure us that their agenda is simply “settled science.”   Their collective behavior, however, suggests otherwise.   If settled science supported their agenda, alarmists wouldn’t behave with such insecurity and fight so desperately to prevent…

September 11, 2023 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy   Majority Leader H-232, The Capitol   Washington, D.C.  20515   Re:  In Support of H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice for Vehicle Purchases Act Dear Leader McCarthy and Representatives:   On behalf the Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) and over…

Natural gas is the world's wonder fuel: cheap, abundant, made in America, reliable AND clean burning.  So why are the Biden administration and environmental groups against it? There's really no good answer. What makes the Left's war against natural gas inexplicable is that the single biggest factor in reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere…

The New York Fire Department recently reported that so far this year there have been 108 lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, which have injured 66 people and killed 13. According to FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, "There is not a small amount of fire, it (the vehicle) literally explodes." The resulting fire is "very difficult…

When politicians go green, vowing zero carbon, the public should see red.  We all want to protect the environment. But lefty pols are making reckless promises to "transition" entirely to renewables – wind and solar -- within a few years. Never mind that Joe Public will get clobbered with huge electric bills, blackouts…

Baby, it's hot outside. Right on cue, a New York Times headline links this surge in temperatures to "climate change." Temperatures have climbed to well over 100 F in Las Vegas, Arizona, much of Texas, and New Mexico in recent weeks. In Phoenix, the heat wave is the worst since 1974. Is The New York Times right? Is this climate change?…

The left likes to treat skeptics of electrical cars as if they were Luddites. Truth is, making an existing product less efficient but more expensive doesn't really meet the definition of innovation. Even the purported amenities and technological advances EV makers like to brag about in their ads have been a regular feature of gas-powered vehicles…

"Extreme heat kills more people in the United States than any other weather hazard," is the first claim in this Washington Post piece warning about the deadly summer heat – and it is almost certainly false. Similar warnings about the deadly weather appear in virtually every mainstream media outlet. First off, the only reason…

Too many politicians are thespians. When there's a conflict – as there often is – between appearing to solve problems and actually helping to solve those problems, politicians can almost always be counted on to put appearance over substance. Unfortunately, politicians succumb to this bias even when their theatrics make…

As nearly every standardized test is showing, our schools are doing an abysmal job teaching kids how to read or do math. In some cases, kids graduating from high school can barely read their diplomas. But the schools are wildly succeeding with their climate change indoctrination program. When I speak to kids on high school and college campuses and…

Does the radical climate change agenda know no end? Earlier this year, it was gas stoves – and then lightbulbs. Then, a few weeks ago, President Joe Biden's administration announced much less gas cars after 2032. Even though about half of Americans say they don't want an electric car and only 6% of drivers are buying them. But that…

President Joe Biden is set to "transform" and "remake" the entire auto industry – "first with carrots, now with sticks" – notes the Washington Post, as if dictating the output of a major industry is within the governing purview of the executive branch. The Environmental Protection Agency…

In a new report substantively indistinguishable from its previous reports stretching back several decades, the United Nations warned this week of a “ticking climate time bomb” that demands immediate (and costly) action.   On June 30, 1989 – the week Milli Vanilli’s “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” topped…

For at least the last 20 years, politicians in Washington, at the behest of green energy groups, have spent some $100 billion of taxpayer money to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. How is that going for us so far?  A recent Associated Press story, based on the latest data on global carbon emissions, provides a pretty accurate…

In Gallup’s latest annual survey of what Americans consider the most pressing problem facing the nation, “government” leapt several places since last year to top the list.   That probably shouldn’t surprise anyone, considering the Biden Administration’s relentless effort to increase government intrusion into…

If the name Paul Ehrlich doesn’t ring a bell, it should.  With the possible exception of Al Gore, Ehrlich is the most humiliatingly and repeatedly discredited environmental doomsayer in the world, with over five decades of predictions contradicted by actual events.   The fact that climate extremists nevertheless consider Ehrlich…

When it comes to nominating the next Chair for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Joe Biden is learning that Senator Joe Manchin (D – West Virginia) might not have been a man to scorn.   Earlier this month, Biden nominee and current FERC Chair Richard Glick acknowledged that his nomination was untenable after Senator…

At this point, Joe Biden’s affection toward petroleum-rich dictatorships and hostility toward American energy producers approach fetish status.   Or, in the inimitable wit of Senator John Kennedy (R – Louisiana), the Biden energy policy amounts to a “moronathon.”   In the latest episode, the Biden Administration…

With the 2024 reelection layout looking much more grim for Senate Democrats than 2022, new threats from Joe Biden against the U.S. energy sector have Joe Manchin sweating.   For all of the post-election punditry this week that Democrats exceeded expectations, keep in mind that only one Senate incumbent will suffer defeat if current trends…

As California, New York, and other states move to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered cars, public officials routinely echo the Biden administration’s claim that electric vehicles are a “zero emissions” solution that can significantly mitigate the effects of climate change.  Car and energy experts, however, say there is no…

The Left used to accuse imperialist, resource-hungry Yanquis in Washington of cutting selfish deals with illiberal dictatorships in Latin America to grab their natural resources. How odd then that President Joe Biden is now begging the despicable Maduro regime in Venezuela – corrupt, murderous, and anti-American – to…