"The Jones Act, also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, is protectionism at its worst. The law says waterborne cargo between U.S. points must be carried by ships that are primarily built, owned and crewed by Americans. This raises shipping prices, while shifting cargo to trucks, which are less efficient and worse for the environment. The law also explains why wintry Boston imports Russian liquefied natural gas."
What Europe’s ‘Due Diligence Proposal’ Gets Wrong
To truly tackle deforestation, we will have to work together constructively – the EU’s Due Diligence Proposal does not take us any closer to that goal.
Who Gets Hurt From High Gas and Diesel Prices? There’s More Harm Than You Think.
"From the gas used for cars to the diesel used to operate farm equipment and transport goods across the country, the lives of Americans benefit tremendously through these fuels. And when prices surge to especially high levels, this inevitably causes significant harm, especially to the poorest Americans."
If Sanders and Warren Think Climate Change Is an Emergency, Why Are They Against These Green Energy Reforms?
"You can believe it is vitally important to build green energy infrastructure as quickly as possible in order to combat climate change, or you can believe that waiting four years for an environmental review is essential. Lawmakers trying to have it both ways are accomplishing nothing."
Permitting Reform Needed At Every Level Of Government
"We need permitting reform because we need more energy production. We need more natural gas, more nuclear, more solar, more geothermal, more oil, and more wind. America’s current level of red-tape and our convoluted permitting process makes all energy production frustratingly and unnecessarily difficult."
California’s Energy Woes Display the Need for Bipartisan Climate Solutions
Conservation is conservative, and conservative ideas will forever be a vital piece of environmental policy. If California's Democratic leadership takes a chance by cooperating with their Republican colleagues, they may discover it is exactly what their state needs.
Bad Climate Policies are a Clear and Present Danger
Climate policy for the sake of the changing climate has to put people first.
3 crucial policies we need this Climate Week
"This Climate Week, we have to go beyond the talking points and what sounds good for our climate — we have to actually do what’s good for our climate."
Without States’ Involvement, Permitting Reform Won’t Be as Effective
"The U.S. cannot effectively address climate change or increase the nation’s energy production without permitting reform, and permitting reform will be much more valuable with states’ involvement."
US climate goals are achievable — if we can get the permits
"The nation can meet its climate objectives, but we must move quickly. By reforming the permitting process, we can create a dynamic, cheaper clean energy economy in the coming years and ensure that America remains globally competitive into the next century."
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