Book Review: Fossil Future
Environmentalism has always offered a dark vision of our future—either return to the Stone Age or go extinct—but many Americans are only now wising up to its anti-human streak, thanks…
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RGGI Update: Virginia and RGGI
There are currently 11 Northeast and mid-Atlantic states participating in the multistate climate change agreement, widely known as Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), built around “cap-and-trade” regulations that limit carbon…
RGGI Update: Clean Energy’s Dirty Footprint
The “clean energy” initiatives that flow out of the climate change regulations are neither clean nor green because wind and solar energy projects come with their own environmental baggage.
RGGI Update: Pennsylvania Legislature Resists
While regulatory relief efforts gather steam in Virginia, lawmakers in Pennsylvania are taking notice. Aptly named the Keystone State for the crucial role it played in the founding and development…
RGGI Update: Avoiding the Democratic Process
Just as in Virginia, a large well-funded network of environmental advocacy groups is lining up the proponents of RGGI. They have persistently echoed the governor’s messaging. The Natural Resources Defense…
Environmentalists Deserve to Lose Their War on Natural Gas
Make no mistake, the same environmentalists who tried to dial coal and oil out of the economy are coming for natural gas next. “Green” fundamentalism won’t be satisfied until it’s…
Foundations Should Disclose Investments and De-Politicize Giving
An increasing number of private foundations are inserting sociopolitical considerations into their investment portfolios, just as many already do in their grantmaking. Those that choose to do so should be…
Will the Supreme Court Toss the EPA’s Climate Regulation?
If the Supreme Court rules in West Virginia’s favor in West Virginia v. EPA, it could mean the end of the endangerment finding and the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse…
The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Philanthropy’s “Dark Money”?
The IRS instructs private foundations to attach a detailed schedule of investments to their annual publicly available Form 990-PF. Some, however, do not include meaningful detail on how their vast…
The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Incongruous Investments
Investment portfolios shouldn’t be battlefields for ideological conflict, but many foundations—and particularly the activist groups they fund—are increasingly choosing to make them so. This can result in a marked disconnect…