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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Why are taxpayers propping up struggling energy firm SolarCity? The company’s dependence on subsidies is a great illustration of why policymakers should remove subsidies… Read More
President Obama told listeners during his weekly address that American energy is booming under his Administration. The reality is, however, that the private sector delivered… Read More
With the next budget battle looming, there will be attempts to undo sequestration, and proponents of a bloated budget will argue that very little if… Read More
Many of the provisions in the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, an energy-efficiency bill introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D–NH) and Rob Portman (R–OH),… Read More
A new report from the Republican Environmental and Public Works staff details how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is damaging the relationship and effectiveness of… Read More
“Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they’re having a war on coal. On the other hand, a war on coal is exactly what’s… Read More
The following comment was submitted to the Department of Energy by Nicolas Loris. U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program Mailstop EE-2J, Room 1J-018 1000… Read More
Last week we wrote about the Department of Energy (DOE) wastefully spending $45 million in taxpayer dollars on advanced transportation technologies. The federal government spending… Read More
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is spending $45 million of taxpayer money for 38 different projects for advanced transportation technologies. But private companies… Read More
No one knows how much ethanol Americans would use if the fuel didn’t receive preferential treatment. Would we use any at all? We do know… Read More
