Michael Bastasch

Ocasio-Cortez On Climate Change: ‘Is It Okay To Still Have Children?’

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posed a question to her supporters during a streaming conversation from her kitchen Sunday night…

7 years ago

Late-Night Deal Breaks Deadlock Over Natural Gas Exports. The Trump Administration Is Ecstatic

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission broke its deadlock over approving liquefied natural gas terminals. Commissioners hashed out a bipartisan agreement…

7 years ago

US Oil Output Hits 12 Million Barrel-A-Day Milestone Way Ahead Of Schedule

U.S. crude oil production hit 12 million barrels per day in mid-February, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest…

7 years ago

Obama EPA Regulations Blamed For Closure Of 100-Year-Old Coal Plant

A coal-fired power plan that’s operated for more than 100 years is shutting down, and it’s owners say Obama-era regulations…

7 years ago

Trump Will Officially End Negotiations With California On Fuel Economy Rollbacks

The Trump administration will announce it’s ending fuel economy negotiations with California. EPA and DOT officials tried to hash out…

8 years ago

Ocasio-Cortez’s Dream Of ‘Greening’ Every American Home Has A Massive Price Tag

The Green New Deal could cost American families $244 billion just to replace four appliances. Roughly half of U.S. homes…

8 years ago

Trump Thumps High-Speed Rail: ‘Hundreds Of Times More Expensive’ Than A Wall

President Donald Trump went after California’s troubled high-speed rail project, claiming its “hundreds of times more expensive” than a U.S.-Mexico…

8 years ago

US Supreme Court Takes Up Clean Water Act Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether or not the Ninth Circuit appeals court erred in a Clean Water Act…

8 years ago

Green Raw Deal? Cities And States Scale Back ‘Green’ Ambitions As Costs To Taxpayers Rise

Cities and states are having a hard time trying to implement climate policies laid out in the Green New Deal.…

8 years ago

US Forests Are Burning Up Amid An ‘Epidemic’ Of Dead Trees. Experts Say We Need To Cut More Down

Forestry experts say a major reason for massive wildfires is there are too many trees in U.S. forests. The answer…

8 years ago

The Green New Deal Isn’t Just About Energy, It’s Also About Controlling What You Eat

The Green New Deal seems to embrace the anti-beef and dairy industry sentiment of the environmental left. Green New Dealers…

8 years ago

GOP Pushes Innovation, Natural Gas As Counter-Offers To The Green New Deal

Some GOP lawmakers are putting forward their own innovation-fostered proposals to tackle global warming. “This is a pro-jobs approach to…

8 years ago

DC District Court Hands Trump’s EPA Major Victory Over Environmentalists

The D.C. District Court granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) petition to dismiss legal action against a policy to prohibit…

8 years ago

Ocasio-Cortez’s Chief Of Staff Says The Green New Deal Is Really About ‘Redistributing Power To Workers’

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff said the recent “Green New Deal” resolution isn’t about giving more power…

8 years ago

WaPo Fact-Checker Gives Ocasio-Cortez Zero ‘Pinnochios’ For An Obviously False Statement

Washington Post fact-checkers ruled New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s claim of “doctored” Green New Deal FAQ documents floating around as…

8 years ago