How productivity first unleashed in the Industrial Revolution through the concentrated energy in fossil fuels has vastly improved human well-being across the world: sustained economic growth on a scale never before achieved; and made the planet greener.
Energy & Environment
$100 Billion in the Wrong Direction
The debate over Texas’s 765-kV transmission lines is heating up, and your wallet is caught in the middle. Last Friday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a hearing on the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP), and this Friday, the Commission will decide whether to approve or deny the northernmost line of the three...
August 18, 2026