Changing the Definition of “All of the Above” Energy Policy
The Heritage Foundation has been making the case against energy subsidies for years. This research eventually led to a letter written in March 2011 by… Read More
Michigan’s Mandate for Pricier Energy
If an energy technology has so much promise, why would you need a constitutional amendment to require its production? Energy consumers in Michigan should be… Read More
Morning Bell: Wind Energy Subsidies Are As Useful As VHS Tape Subsidies
The wind production tax credit is set to expire at the end of this year, which has the industry crying out for continued subsidies. Heritage’s… Read More
Taxpayer-Backed Green Energy Firms Struggle, But Hike Executive Pay
When insurance giant AIG paid lucrative bonuses to top executives after receiving federal support, President Obama asked, “How do they justify this outrage to the… Read More
CBO Debunks Myth That Tax Code Favors Oil Over Renewables
Environmental activists and liberal politicians are fond of bemoaning the supposedly disproportionate tax benefits that go to the fossil fuel industry compared to its renewable… Read More
What If Oil Producers Actually Received Subsidies Like Wind Energy Producers?
With the current debate over ending oil producers’ subsidies the question arises as to what subsidies do the producers actually get. It is a surprisingly… Read More
Reject All-of-the-Above Energy Approaches
With Congress divided, will anything actually get done in the next two years? President Obama recently suggested energy policy as an area in which bipartisan… Read More
Cape Wind Power: What’s Cost Got to Do with It?
After nearly a decade, the Cape Wind offshore project has a lease approval from the Department of Interior, but it is not quite up and… Read More
Circumventing Cap and Trade with an Another Bad Energy Bill
In the midst of a crisis in the Gulf, some Senators are making a final push to pass energy and climate legislation this year. Senators… Read More
Oval Office Speech Should not Endorse China’s Renewable Investments
In the 1990s, Gatorade ran its “I wanna be like Mike” campaign – a series of advertisements of kids aspiring to be basketball legend Michael… Read More
