Daily Policy Digest
Environment Issues
| Hard Facts: An Energy Primer In 2011, the United States produced 23 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, making it the world's top producer... |
| Offshore Drilling: Increase Access, Reduce the Risk and Stop Hurting American Companies Rather than regulating the offshore drilling industry, which is important to our domestic economy, the United States should pursue policies that increase job creation and energy supplies... |
| The Hidden Flaw of "Energy Efficiency" Mexico's cash-for-coolers program subsidized the swapout of inefficient air conditioners and refrigerators with efficient ones; however, energy consumption was cut by only 7 percent... |
| Carbon Emissions and the Drought Global warming alarmists are quick to blame this summer's drought on rising carbon emissions, in spite of the fact that U.S. emissions have fallen 1.7 percent in 2011 -- the lowest levels in 20 years... |
| The Case for Natural Gas Exports American firms could make up to $3 billion per year from exporting liquefied natural gas... |
| Subsidy-Powered Vehicles Consumers would rather buy a cheaper car and pay less in insurance, making electric cars uncompetitive and government subsidies a failure... |
| Wind Production Tax Credit Already Phasing Out The production tax credit for wind energy is set to expire at the end of the year, which provides the certainty that businesses need... |
| Policy by Panic Global accumulated cyclone energy is at its lowest level since 1970, despite the cries of those that claimed Hurricane Katrina was a shape of things to come as a result of global warming... |
| Profits on Carbon Credits Drive Output of a Harmful Gas Since 2005, 19 plants receiving the waste gas payments under a U.N. carbon credit system have profited from churning out more harmful coolant gas so they can be paid to destroy its waste byproduct... |
| Country's Economic Welfare Can't Take More Poor Energy Policy The Energy Information Administration forecasts that our energy budget in 2035 will continue to be dominated by oil, natural gas and coal, although coal's share will decline and natural gas' will increase... |
