While carbon markets have immense potential to curb emissions, current iterations suffer from a litany of perverse incentives and unintended consequences.
Day: November 8, 2023
October Was A Record Month For U.S. Oil Production
Biden’s critics can rightly complain about his policies toward the U.S. oil industry. But, three years into his presidency the industry is setting production records.
Will the AMA Support A Move Toward Single Payer Health Care?
By MIKE MAGEE The Politico headline in 2019 declared dramatically, “The Most Powerful Activist in America is Dying.” This week, 4 1/2 years later, their prophecy came true, as activist…
Ozempic Can’t Fix America’s Obesity Crisis
What is obesity? Some people will tell you it’s a fancy word for being fat; others might say it’s a slur that pathologizes bigger bodies. And yet others will insist…
The Whole World Is at Risk for ‘Compassion Fatigue’
After serving in the Vietnam War, Charles Figley became interested in the concept of trauma—not only the lasting psychological wounds that people experienced after living through traumatic events themselves, but…
How Stress Affects Your Heart Health
For many people, stress is part of everyday life. The demands of work, family, and other quotidian pressures can leave one feeling angry, agitated, anxious, downtrodden, or burned out. While…
Guyana Oil Development Back In Focus After Chevron, Hess Deal
This is a massive economic impact, one so large that the Nicolas Maduro government in Venezuela recently renewed its longstanding claim to own rights along the western…
Oil Mergers Benefit Consumers, Regardless What Democrats Claim
Senate Democrats’ call for antitrust investigations into recent oil company mergers are misguided and politically motivated. Consolidation will lead to lower prices.
How Policy Saved America’s Nuclear Power Plants
Federal and state policy kept America’s nuclear power plants online to preserve clean energy supplies and prevent emissions increases as renewables come online.
Maine eyes time-of-use rates to encourage cheaper home electrification
Maine is considering new kinds of electric rates to encourage more widespread home adoption of electric vehicle chargers and heat pumps while easing the strain these technologies add to the…