Around the world, activists are conducting a “climate strike” on Fridays, walking out of their offices and schools to protest climate change. Some are even blocking busy intersections in Washington D.C. Unfortunately for the strikers, their time and energy won’t achieve lasting change—if any change at all. Blocking roads just leads to more emissions due...
As San Antonio city leaders prepare to vote on the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) this week, one topic has been missing in the discussions about the Alamo City’s future: cost. Local business leaders, including the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and several of the city’s largest employers, have voiced opposition to the plan...
Hope you have an extra $12,000 in your checking account. That’s how much the Green New Deal could increase the average Texas households’ annual electricity bills, according to new research unveiled by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF). An in-depth analysis of Texas electric utility data shows that transitioning Texas to 100% wind and solar electricity...
It’s a plan based on false assumptions—not facts. At last week’s city council meeting, Austin city council declared a “climate emergency” and called for immediate mobilization of resources to “restore a safe climate.” The false assumption here is that one city, or even many cities, could measurably impact the weather. In reality, the council’s resolution...
At the two nights of the most recent Democratic Party presidential debates, 20 candidates warned in ever more alarming terms about the supposedly looming apocalypse. “Literally the survival of humanity on this planet in civilization is in the hands of the next president,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said on the second night. “And we have to have...
Ongoing blackouts in New York City offer a wakeup call: If you enjoy electricity, then the Green New Deal isn’t for you. Thousands in the Big Apple are still dealing with power outages as work continues on the mechanical issues behind last week’s massive blackout in Brooklyn, when over 70,000 customers went without power for hours,...
At a speech in the East Room on Monday, President Trump correctly reminded America that “a strong economy is vital to maintaining a healthy environment.” The United States of America is now the world’s largest producer of energy, surpassing even Saudi Arabia and Russia, producing a staggering 12.16 million barrels of oil every 24 hours. Our...
When the Sons of Liberty rioted in Boston Harbor over a small tax on their beloved tea, they surely had no idea what lay ahead for what would soon become the United States of America. Imagine if Sam Adams and his crew had known that nearly 250 years later, the nation’s duly and constitutionally elected...
In running for the Democratic nomination for president, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke wants voters to believe two things—that he’s a champion of the poor and working Americans, and that he’ll prioritize climate change in his administration. But his climate change framework, recently announced, shows that he’ll achieve neither. His personal rewrite of the Green...
Amid a groundswell of criticism, San Antonio has recently extended the timeline for revision and public comment on the draft of its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, or CAAP. Unfortunately for San Antonio’s businesses and especially its poorest residents, any plan for the city to reach “carbon neutrality” by 2050 is bound to dramatically drive up the...
Did you know the United States leads the world in clean air? As I walk the halls of the Capitol, meeting with members of Congress and their staff about the energy policies that help and hurt our country’s future, I’m shocked how many people don’t know and can’t believe this fact. Over the last 50...
When the Green New Deal comes to the floor of the Senate, its supporters won’t want to talk about it. After the publication (and near-immediate deletion) of an FAQ page detailing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s lurid plans for “massive transformation of our society” through the Green New Deal, some supporters publicly distanced from the specifics; now the bill is being...