Climate Change Weekly #503: Official Temperature Data Isn’t ‘Data’ At All

Even before our first surface stations report in 2009, The Heartland Institute led the way in reporting on problems with the surface temperature record.

Wisconsin Utility Proposes Third Rate Hike in Three Years for Renewables

Utility company We Energies is proposing a its third rate-hike in as many years for its Wisconsin customers, citing the costs from shutting down fossil fuel plants and the integration of renewables.

Wisconsin Grants $800K for Nitrogen Research on Farm Fields

By Jon Styf (The Center Square) – Wisconsin awarded more than $800,000 in 18 projects to refine and enhance new methods to use commercial nitrogen...

USDA ‘Climate-Smart Agriculture’ Funds Up For Grabs

By Morgan Sweeney (The Center Square) — Virginia agricultural producers may stand to receive more funding from the Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program, as the...

Rejecting Calls for Carbon Taxes Is Common Sense

By Carla Sands These days, good sense is worth recognizing, especially in Washington, D.C. The House of Representatives recently passed a noteworthy resolution, known as a...

House Oversight Chairman Comer Invites Dept. Of Energy Sec. Granholm To Testify Before Committee

By Henry Rodgers House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter Wednesday to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm inviting her to testify...

Americans Face Rising Gas Prices Again

(The Center Square) – Gas prices are steadily rising around the U.S. again, leaving many cash-strapped Americans struggling to keep up. According to AAA, the...

Researchers Find Hoary Bat Could Impact Government Wind Power Plans

By Tom Joyce (The Center Square) - Researchers at Oregon State University were the first to see an at-risk bat flying over the open ocean...

Groups Request Access to Whale Protection Plan for Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Three public interest groups filed a Freedom of Information Act request for Dominion Energy’s species protection plan filed with the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Youngkin Casts Doubt on Building Small Nuclear Reactor in Southwest Virginia

By Morgan Sweeney (The Center Square) — After months of research and investigation into what it would look like to build a small modular nuclear reactor in...

Emissions Are Not a Material Risk to Investors or Companies, SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule Is

By Justin Bis The Securities and Exchange Commission is at it again. Straying from its core mission of “protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets,...

Stephen Moore: The Biggest Corporate Welfare Scam of All Time

President Joe Biden keeps lecturing corporate America to "pay your fair share" of taxes. It turns out he's right that some companies really are...

‘Unimaginable’ Hail Storm Destroys Thousands Of Solar Panels In Texas

By Ilan Hulkower A severe Texan hail storm damaged thousands of solar panels at a Fort Bend County farm causing neighbors to fear potential chemical...

House Votes to Stop Biden’s Green ‘Slush Fund’

By Fred Lucas By a vote of 209-204, the House passed legislation Friday to eliminate what critics call a green energy slush fund. The Daily Signal first reported last...

Poll: Nearly 66% Say Electric Vehicle Demand Does Not Meet Government Push

By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – Demand for electric vehicles, nearly two-thirds of voters say, does not meet the push by government, according to...

Climate Change Weekly #502: Climate Change Is Not Causing Inflation

Climate change is not causing inflation. It can’t, because inflation is a product of monetary and fiscal policy, which climate has no control over.

Court Upholds First Oil and Gas Lease Sale on Federal Lands in Western Sales

By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) – A federal judge handed a win to oil and natural gas companies operating in western states by upholding...

Berkeley to Repeal First U.S. Natural Gas Ban

By Kenneth Schrupp (The Center Square) - Berkeley, which introduced the nation’s first natural gas ban, is now agreeing to repeal the law after legal...

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H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. is the director of The Heartland Institute's Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy and the managing editor of Environment & Climate News.