Is Wind Energy Worth the Green?
Since environmental issues are becoming increasingly salient in the political arena, the subject of alternative energy subsidies warrants some attention. Currently, Congress is deciding whether or not to extend the…
Another One Bites the (Fracking) Dust
The scene opens; the air is thick with toxic smog, and those few who dare to venture outside the safety of their ventilated homes sway, their lungs battered by the…
Fracking Double Speak
Environmentalists have demonized hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) from New York to California; one would think that the process which extracts natural gas from underground shale formations morphs water sources into toxic…
Stumbling Over Green Barriers
Rising oil prices, unrest in the Middle East, and a fragile economy are all worrisome subjects to many Americans. Despite President Obama’s rhetoric about energy independence, reducing pain at…
Life and Energy Find a Way
“Life always finds a way” is as true in today’s real world as it was in Jurassic Park. Life requires energy to exist and New York state has…
Regulating California’s Auto Industry into the Electric Chair
Californians, especially Southern Californians, love their cars, from a big Jeep a la Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” to a slick Mercedes Benz. With such a large number of auto consumers,…
Regulating the Hope Out of Natural Gas
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, seems to be a new American energy solution, or problem, depending on one’s view. Various parties, from environmentalists to businesses are heralding natural gas as the…
The Light Bulb Resistance Movement
America’s wild wild west has always been home to cowboys, adventurers, hardened frontiersmen, and red-blooded, independent Americans. In the face of excessive government regulation, Texans have revived their independent streak…
Subsidizing Ethanol: Sci-Fi Nightmare
The government is continuing to seek out alternative energy sources, but the solutions should not come at the expense of the American consumer. Government subsidies of ethanol can only have…
A Promise Fulfilled: So far Anyway
A Promise fulfilled: so far anyway This Wednesday House republicans, in an effort led by Rep Fred Upton (R-MI) plan to unveil long awaited legislation which would ban the Environmental…