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Green Watch
The Niskanen Center’s Eco-Litigators: Sue Oil Companies for Causing Climate Change
Just a few years ago, the Niskanen Center called itself “libertarian.” Then the ex-Cato Institute breakaway added “left” to “libertarian.” Now the libertarian-turned-lefty group wants the rest of…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 24, 2019

Commentary
Carbon Taxes Will Never Be Enough
This article first appeared on the Economic Standard on October 15, 2019. There’s a pervasive myth among “eco-cons”—conservatives who accept the theory of global warming—that we can tax…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 15, 2019

Featured Items
What is the ‘Conservative Energy Network’ and Why is it Backed by Leftist Funders?
Organizations that market themselves as conservative while pushing left-of-center energy policies with financial support from left-leaning foundations have been showing up in force on Capitol Hill. The self-described Conservative Energy…
by Kevin Mooney on July 11, 2019

Green Watch
Gay Marriage Activists Push Carbon Taxes on the GOP
The radical Green New Deal introduced in February by democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) may have flamed out in the Senate after it voted 57-0 against the measure, but…
by Hayden Ludwig on April 24, 2019

Green Watch
The Myth of a Conservative Carbon Tax: Environmentalists Infiltrate
The Myth of a Conservative Carbon Tax (Full Series) Environmentalists Infiltrate | Ignoring Basic Tax Policy | Creative Accounting and Redistribution | A Who’s Who…
by Daniel Lauer, Hayden Ludwig on October 12, 2018

Green Watch
The Myth of a Conservative Carbon Tax: Ignoring Basic Tax Policy
The Myth of a Conservative Carbon Tax (Full Series) Environmentalists Infiltrate | Ignoring Basic Tax Policy | Creative Accounting and Redistribution | A Who’s Who…
by Daniel Lauer, Hayden Ludwig on October 12, 2018

Green Watch
Jay Faison and the ClearPath Foundation: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?
What if there were a self-proclaimed conservative who lobbied lawmakers and used his nonprofit foundation to fund and make left-wing environmental policy a standard part of the conservative political narrative?…
by Daniel Lauer on August 20, 2018

Green Watch
The Bogus Bipartisanship on a Carbon Tax
In Washington, D.C., “bipartisan” is a word in search of a definition. To some, it means teamwork—but to many conservatives, it’s come to mean “We lose, they win.” That’s the…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 20, 2018