"But if we are going to meet these challenges, we need to be smart about using the best tools for the job. And as another Earth Day comes and goes, markets continue to have the potential to be a major force for environmental good."
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Disney World to power 40 percent of park with solar power
"Disney World recently announced a major upgrade to its resort that will enable the park to obtain nearly half of its energy from solar power. This news is just one element of a major push from the company to decrease its carbon footprint around the world."
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Q&A: Terry Anderson On Adapt And Be Adept: Market Responses To Climate Change
"A carbon tax would impose huge costs on poor people in the United States and across the world, and yet we continue to push it forward, while we appropriately worry about income distribution."
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How natural gas can help the Biden administration meet new climate goals
"America’s natural gas utilities are committed to being part of the clean energy future and have a proven pathway to get there."
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Climatists for Nukes
"[The authors] show that the greens’ argument that nuclear power is uncompetitive is hypocritical nonsense, as it has only become uncompetitive in places where regulatory sabotage has made it so."
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Opposition To U.S. Mineral Mining Could Derail The Green New Deal
"Enter the anti-development green lobby. Enter the Democratic Party politics that push the 'Green New Deal' that envisions a rapid 'energy transition' to renewables and electric vehicles and the abolition of fossil fuels and the internal combustion engine. The sparks will inevitably fly when the traditional priorities of these interest groups and policy goals collide with the realities on the ground."
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Newsom Proposes Ban on New Fracking Permits in California by 2024
"The announcement does not affect permits for existing fracking wells, which supply about 17 percent of California’s gas and oil, according to the New York Times. Newsom also ordered regulators to 'analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction' in California by 2045, according to a statement released on Friday."
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Climate Change Activists Need To Get Serious About Nuclear Power
But global warming may become a real problem, so it's particularly absurd that Earth Day's activists rarely mention the form of energy that could most quickly reduce greenhouse gases: nuclear power.
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America deserves a pro-jobs climate plan
"Our energy resources provide America with an incredible strategic advantage. Through innovation and the strength of our workers, the United States has once again become the world’s No. 1 producer of oil, natural gas and renewables in the world."
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House Republicans deliver a commonsense climate plan
"On Monday, House Republicans began unveiling their Energy Innovation Agenda, making the case for balancing economic and environmental sustainability through targeted policy solutions. "