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From the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy Steve Harner Another analysis of the energy woes facing Virginia commissioned by a Democratic-controlled legislative panel concluded that the use of natural gas for power generation must increase, not decrease, in the coming decades. Virginia’s anti-hydrocarbon energy law is doomed to fail due to Virginia’s global dominance of the data center industry. The new 150-page report provides a unique examination of Virginia's future energy needs and the optimal generation mix to meet that demand. It draws conclusions that Dominion Energy of Virginia also reached in its most recent integrated resource plan. As…

The Biden administration argued on Wednesday that the Supreme Court should not intervene in an ongoing legal attack on energy companies across the country, dealing a blow to energy producers, but legal experts said the recent filing won't really stop the Trump administration from taking a different approach. [emphasis, links added] Deputy Attorney General Elizabeth Preloga wrote in Wednesday's filing Biden administration believes it would be inappropriate for Supreme Court to intervene in state or city lawsuits against energy producers Trying to get these companies to pay billions of dollars to compensate for their alleged role in causing climate change.…

A reader asked us: What is the real relationship between heat waves and rising air pollution, especially with carbon dioxide? We asked reporter Johnny Ponce to help answer that question. This is his answer: Heat waves have increased in frequency and intensity in recent years, affecting the daily lives of millions of people around the world. These extreme temperatures can cause health problems, such as heat stroke and dehydration. Heat waves directly affect air quality and increase pollution in cities and urban areas. While carbon dioxide is not the only cause of deteriorating air quality, its role as a greenhouse…

To paraphrase the late British economist and philosopher John Maynard Keyes, President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral victory has reawakened the optimistic “animal spirits” of the U.S. energy-driven economy, which The U.S. economy, already severely hurt by the Biden administration's fossil fuel regulations, has turned in favor of fossil fuels. [emphasis, links added] Expensive energy policies adopted by Democrats on climate issues are not only fueling inflation; But widespread solar and wind farms also harm ecosystems and wildlife populations. For example, ESI Energy, owned by utility giant NextEra Energy, admitted in 2022 Its wind turbines have killed at least 150 bald and…

A conservative pro-business group and Midwestern trucking operators say California regulators are illegally circumventing federal law by forcing a transition to electric trucks. [emphasis, links added] The American Chamber of Free Enterprise (AmFree) and trucking operators claim in a new lawsuit California has reached a cartel agreement with the nation's largest heavy-duty truck companies to phase out internal combustion engines by 2036. The plan reportedly involves the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and all major gas-fired heavy-duty truck manufacturers, which signed an agreement last year called the Clean Truck Partnership. “This agreement feeds into a set of rules that California…

from legal riots The Californian was arrested for smuggling air conditioning gas into the hot state. Posted by Leslie Eastman Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report this week indicting a California man for “smuggling greenhouse gases” from the Mexican border and selling them online. The agency announced that this was the first “arrest related to climate change.” Michael Hart, 58, was arrested in March and pleaded guilty in September to transporting refrigerant into the United States between June and December 2022 and peddling it on Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and other online vendors. The Biden-led EPA report touted its…

Reuters claims to have seen documents from President-elect Trump's transition team in which federal support for electric vehicles and charging stations is called into question. [emphasis, links added] The document also recommends Impose tariffs on battery materials to boost U.S. production 'then negotiate individual exemptions with allies' Reuters said. The plan would redirect remaining funds from President Biden's $7.5 billion charging station plan toward battery mineral processing and “defense supply chains and critical infrastructure,” as Electric vehicles and charging stations 'not important for defense production' The report quoted the document as saying. The transition team also called for a return…

Of the 54 countries in Africa, only two, Mauritius and Botswana, have an investment grade of BBB- or higher.[1]. Most have ratings between B and CCC, which is too high a level of risk for most debt investors. This has pushed up the cost of capital, with CPI rates in high-emitting African countries ranging from 12.8% to 29.5%. Such high costs are a significant barrier to investment in critical climate change programmes.[2] Although guarantees are the preferred risk mitigation tool and can increase financing mobilization by 25%, they remain underutilized globally.[3] CPI's Africa Climate Finance Landscape 2024 report shows that…

The Baltimore area will be cloudy and wet, changing to sunny and cold conditions over the weekend.Tuesday morning will be cloudy in the middle of the morning, then gradually clearing up, with a high near 62 degrees.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News]More rain is expected in the area after 10 a.m. Wednesday, with a high near 52 degrees. The wet weather will continue into the evening, mainly before 1am, with the lowest temperature around 39 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 90%.However, the weather is likely to be sunny on Thursday with a high near 47 degrees.The area will remain…

I wasn’t born boogie. Growing up, my family motto was more “make it work” than “make it luxurious.” My dad always called me his with his snarky sense of humor. Biheni baby. In Hindi, this means his “beggar baby.” I was the child he and my mom prayed for to have more than 14 years of life, and then ended up wearing borrowed, mismatched clothes. I happily made do with old, mended clothes and my mom's uneven sewing skills. Back then, fun wasn't something we paid for—it was something we found: riding a bicycle with half-broken brakes, or playing horseback…