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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For good reason, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate’s first order of business would be a vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Larry Summers, former treasury secretary and economic advisor to the Obama administration, says low oil prices offer a ripe opportunity to impose a carbon tax…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
President Obama has made it quite clear he wants to see more renewable energy in the United States. Then why is his administration making it… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Gasoline prices continue to drop across the country with the national average falling to $2.50 per gallon. Are low prices good or bad for the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Who needs another stimulus bill or legislation handing out taxpayer dollars for energy efficiency when they can be stuffed into the Cromnibus like a Christmas… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A generous taxpayer-funded handout for the wind industry expired at the end of 2013—but it’s not going to the grave quietly. Congress could give the… Read More
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Congress has returned from the mid-term elections and members are hammering out the details of the National Defense Authorization Act. NDAA, which has passed for… Read More
EnergyCommentary
As oil prices decline, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has decided not to cut oil production. OPEC’s production decision is not a new one…. Read More
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A picture says a thousand words but the recent picture tweeted out by the White House needs just two: fear mongering. In promotion of its… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The federal government’s mandate to require Americans to use expensive, inefficient biofuels is so broken and dysfunctional it can’t even decide the ideal target amount… Read More
