John Hart joined the Lars Larson Show to discuss Biden’s rollback of Trump-era reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Listen here or on the Lars Larson website.
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An action plan for America’s energy security
Drew Bond and James Carafano of The Heritage Foundation wrote in The Washington Times on the importance of energy security. National security is contingent on an uninterrupted supply of reliable, affordable energy. Without it, factories close, transportation slows down, and the military is paralyzed. Just the threat of an energy cut-off can force governments to...
‘Relic of the Past’: Democrats Cheer Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards That Will Make Cars More Expensive
Nick Loris was quoted in Thomas Catenacci’s reporting for The Stream. “‘Every time the federal government has cranked up fuel-efficiency mandates, they override consumer preferences and obscure price signals that tell energy producers to drill for more oil or entrepreneurs to invest in more fuel-efficient cars,’ Nick Loris, the former deputy director of the Heritage...
U.S. Energy Producers Cheer Biden’s LNG to Europe Plan
Nick Loris was interviewed by Chris Woodard of InsideSources on the Biden administration’s announcement to export more LNG to Europe. “’This is a welcome announcement and a strong partnership that should help wean Europeans’ dependence on Russian natural gas by providing more energy choices,’ said Nick Loris, vice president for public policy at the Conservative...
Elon Musk Is Right. The World Needs More Nuclear Energy
Jeff Luse wrote in RealClearEnergy on the importance of nuclear power. As the West has signaled support for Ukraine, few leaders have been more engaged than Elon Musk. Just this week Musk began to employ Space X’s Starlink satellites to help Ukrainian drones destroy Russian tanks. Tesla’s CEO has also challenged Vladamir Putin to a wrestling match —...
High Gas Prices? Blame the ‘R’ Word — And It’s Not ‘Russia’
Nick Loris was interviewed by Chris Woodward of The Deleware Valley Journal on gas prices. Talk about high gasoline prices often revolves around Russia, but energy experts say another factor is making an even bigger impact: RINs. RINs, or Renewable Identification Numbers, are part of the federal government’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) system used to...
Fact-checking 5 claims in Russia energy debate
Nick Loris appeared in E&E News’ reporting on the Russian energy debate. “From a 30,000-foot level, I think there’s a lot of half-truths out there,” said Nick Loris, a vice president at C3 Solutions, a conservative firm that lobbies for climate policy and clean energy policy. Read the full article on E&E News.
Surprise! Pork Barrel Politics Is Back
John Hart warned of the dangers of Congress reintroducing earmarks in The Dispatch. At their retreat last week in Philadelphia House Democrats called on Americans to make shared sacrifices to protect democracy. Congress itself, however, got a waiver. After an 11-year moratorium, Democrats and Republicans joined forces to restart what disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff once called the...
How can gas prices come down? The federal government and states could help ease pain at the pump
Nick Loris was interviewed by Breck Dumas of Fox Business on what the government can do to lower gas prices. Pumping more oil to meet demand will be critical in easing prices, but it is not a quick fix according to Nick Loris, vice president of public policy at the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions...
How weather impacts oil drilling operations
Nick Loris was interviewed by Fox Weather on how weather impacts drilling operations. Despite the apparent increase in skills to avert lengthy disruptions during hurricanes, the learned lessons are gained on a scenario-by-scenario basis and did not prepare the industry in The Lone Star State for the arctic blast of 2021. “The industry made a choice...