Between conservatives focusing all their attention on the successes/failures of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., and the left having a meltdown over the supposed “racism” and unprecedented disrespect of Clint Eastwood’s “Empty Chair” routine, little attention has been given to an executive order issued last Thursday by President Barack Obama that targets industrial [...]

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This time, probably for good. And now even V-6s are in trouble. V-8s are on the way out — again. The first mass extinction occurred circa late 1970s/early ’80s, as a result of the first round of the government fuel economy edicts known by the acronym, CAFE — or Corporate Average Fuel Economy. CAFE mandated [...]

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Gas prices are up again and topping $4 a gallon in some parts of the country, rivaling and in some cases surpassing last year, which was the most pricey for fuel, USA Today reported. Gas prices across the nation climbed 17 cents over 26 consecutive days in July, USA Today reported, the first monthly gain [...]

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Facing declining demand for electricity and stiff federal environmental regulations, coal plant operators are planning to retire 175 coal-fired generators, or 8.5 percent of the total coal-fired capacity in the United States, according to an analysis by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). A record-high 57 generators will shut down in 2012, representing 9 gigawatts of electrical capacity, [...]

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  Another federally subsidized green project bites the dust. The Amonix solar facility in Las Vegas, according to former employees, has been out of operation since May of this year. The solar facility was backed by $21.5 million in federal grants and tax breaks. Naturally, Harry Reid was an early and vocal supporter of this undertaking. [...]

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Abound Solar, a Colorado thin-film photovoltaic panel startup that snagged $400 million in federal loan guarantees to take on industry leader First Solar, is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. “Because of the strong protections we put in place for taxpayers, the department has already protected more than [...]

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SACRAMENTO KABC — A showdown between desert tortoises and a solar-power plant is shaping up in the Mojave Desert. Some environmentalists have filed suit to block the plant. They claim it will ruin the natural habitat of the tortoise. “Clean and green” are the big environmental buzzwords these days, but some projects come with a [...]

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EPA official aplogizes for call to ‘crucify’ oil companies A top EPA official has apologized for comparing his agency’s enforcement strategy to Roman crucifixion — as Republican Sen. James Inhofe launched an investigation and told Fox News the comments are part of a campaign of “threats” and “intimidation.”  Al Armendariz, the EPA administrator in the [...]

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Obama’s oil flimflam Who do they think they’re fooling? An oil crisis looms, prices are spiking — and our president is extolling algae. After Solyndra, Keystone and promises of seaweed in their gas tanks, Americans sense a president so ideologically antipathetic to fossil fuels — which we possess in staggering abundance — that he is [...]

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What if Oil and Natural Gas are Renewable Resources? The evidence is mounting that not only do we have more than a century’s worth of recoverable oil in the United States alone (even if there is a limit to the earth’s oil supply), but that we also actually have a limitless supply of Texas tea [...]

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