Nicolas Loris, an economist, focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research.
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How long does it take a single pipeline to be made? Thanks to the Obama administration, it apparently will take more than 7 years. In… Read More
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Delegates from around the world will meet in Paris in December to negotiate an international climate treaty with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide and… Read More
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President Obama is determined to make a legacy for himself—so much so that he’s willing to go around America’s elected officials on climate change. Not… Read More
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With the pope visiting America, the Obama administration has been adamant in pushing the message that climate change will hit the poor the hardest. They’re… Read More
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee has passed a bill to lift America’s decades-long ban on crude oil. Three Democrats joined all of the Republicans… Read More
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Here’s how the federal government rewards an energy company for upgrading its power plants to lower costs for families and businesses and improving the environment:… Read More
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“We know that low-income, minority communities would be hardest hit.” That’s Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, speaking about the higher energy prices that would… Read More
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In the eyes of the Obama administration, California is the gold standard for state energy policy. The feds lavishly laud the Golden State’s aggressive green… Read More
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President Obama is having a hard time with the definition of free market. The most recent example came from his remarks at the National Clean… Read More
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The chief environmental regulator in the United States had some blunt words of reality regarding the administration’s climate change regulations. The Clean Power Plan that… Read More
