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The Growing Folly of ‘Big Oil’ Demonization
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The Growing Folly of ‘Big Oil’ Demonization

Rather than dismissing big oil’s investments in clean energy as greenwashing, we should recognize the positive contributions they make for energy affordability, energy security and higher standards of living around the world.

More Energy Folly From 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
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More Energy Folly From 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

"In essence, switching from coal to natural gas in power generation effectively mitigates adverse community health effects that would otherwise continue for communities near coal-fired plants. Through LNG exports, by displacing coal with natural gas, the U.S. can continue to help enable mitigations of greenhouse gas emissions and other hazardous air pollutants throughout the world."

Biden’s Natural Gas Export ‘Pause’ Is Based on Bad Math
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Biden’s Natural Gas Export ‘Pause’ Is Based on Bad Math

"It's telling that the White House and Department of Energy have not even offered answers to those two huge questions about the potential consequences of this decision. If the entire policy is predicated on the importance of slowing global emissions, it's only fair to expect the federal government to show its work and prove that reducing the growth of American LNG exports actually will reduce global emissions."

A quest for ‘green liberty’: How America’s eco-republicans are trying to reclaim the right
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A quest for ‘green liberty’: How America’s eco-republicans are trying to reclaim the right

"Maturity hardly comes to mind in today’s culture war. But political necessity is an unstoppable force. Should conservatives recommit to economic liberty and equate it with the environment, conservative environmentalism may be reborn. Environmentalists, for their part, need to refocus on what matters: results. To regain their identities, environmentalism and conservatism need look no further than their family tree."

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