You may remember the extremely cold winter of 2021. In Texas, the system of electricity collapsed; 4.5 million homes lost power—for days. More than 200 people died, half of them of hypothermia (cold). This wasn’t supposed to happen, of course. Texas’s electric utilities are regulated, and the regulation had been modernized beginning in 1999. Image: […]
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The climate catastrophe crusade has been joined by a new regiment of converts: the religious left wing. The troop strength has been building over recent decades; the last few years, however, have seen a surge in the power of this cohort. The religious contingent is imbued with a spiritual fervor. Unfortunately for the Christian faithful,
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Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash There are two groups specializing in trying to protect the severely endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, of which only about 340 critters remain alive, fewer every month, it seems. One is new and small, while the other is old and big. The small group says that offshore wind development is
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The following is an excerpt from an article by Rev. John F. Naugle that was first published at Brownstone.org. As I celebrated Mass for our parish on the morning of Labor Day, I was struck by the Gospel which coincidentally was given to be read for Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary time: Luke
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Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash Hawaii has suffered through one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent American history. Predictably, the left-wing political and media narrative-making machine has sought to turn the Hawaii fires into another lesson about climate change. The facts draw a drastically different picture. The extent of the damage on the
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Biden’s proposed mandate of 67% EVs in the 2030s is a dictatorial attack on the American driver and the U.S. grid that will: 1. Force Americans to drive inferior cars. 2. Place massive new demand for reliable electricity on a grid that is declining in reliable electricity supply. China dominates the supply chains of many
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The following is a guest article by Linnea Lueken. Biden’s energy policies have caused energy costs to rise across America, from natural gas to electricity, costing Americans more than $2,300 since entering office in January 2021. Image: Creative Commons under Unsplash Over the Past Two Years: Energy prices have continued to rise under President Joe
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The following is a guest article by Jane Shaw Stroup. Chances are, you haven’t heard of RFS, RINs, eRINs, RVOs, or maybe even RNG. I hadn’t. But if you are part of the agricultural and waste-industry interests that promote “biofuels,” you know all about them. They are the means by which fuel generated by corn,
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Some Christians argue that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are unsafe because they are unnatural. I’d like to challenge that thinking. I think every Christian should welcome genetically modified (GM) crops as God’s gift to the world – especially to the poor. Here are some reasons to welcome GM crops in our quest to end hunger
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The recent Senate hearing was a sad example of what passes for debate and deliberations by the U.S. Senate. In any event, it provides an interesting case study of why the U.S. cannot bridge the partisan divide and figure out how to deal sensibly with the climate change issue. In case you missed it, the Chair
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