No one is against clean air and clean water—certainly not here in America, where we have a long history of conservationism. But the climate agenda isn’t about protecting the environment, never mind humans and animals. It’s a dystopian movement led by elected officials from the White House to Congress who are pushing irrational ideas that…

No one is against clean air and clean water—certainly not here in America, where we have a long history of conservationism. But the climate agenda isn’t about protecting the environment, never mind humans and animals. It’s a dystopian movement led by elected officials from the White House to Congress who are pushing irrational ideas that…

No one is against clean air and clean water—certainly not here in America, where we have a long history of conservationism. But the climate agenda isn’t about protecting the environment, never mind humans and animals. It’s a dystopian movement led by elected officials from the White House to Congress who are pushing irrational ideas that…

The government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has revealed that its plan to replace coal-fired power stations and transition to renewable energy will be subject to higher costs and delays. In her briefing on the Labor government’s network infrastructure strategy, NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe expressed concerns that the project would…

Commentary The AUKUS submarines have already performed their first stealth mission, inserting the question of nuclear power back into the national conversation—this time as a practical possibility. When he was defence minister, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was partly responsible for the decision to buy eight nuclear power submarines. Now in his speech-in-reply to the budget,…

A gas code of conduct will enforce fair prices and support the power supply as energy ministers back more resources for electricity grid connections. But the Energy Security Board of top officials will be scrapped from July 1 and replaced with a new fit-for-purpose body, ministers announced on May 19 after meeting in Alice Springs….

The boss of one of Australia’s largest domestic gas suppliers has warned the country could face significant problems if it phases out oil and gas in favour of renewables amid rising pressures from the industry’s opponents. In his speech to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association’s (APPEA) 2023 conference, Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher said…

According to federal Resources Minister Madeleine King, there will be no more tinkering with taxes on the offshore gas industry. King will tell an industry conference on May 16 that changes announced in the federal budget “bring to a close” the review of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) begun by Scott Morrison when he…

Commentary All four of Orange County Power Authority’s (OCPA) audits failed to identify and examine the central question surrounding the Southern California agency—how much dirty power is hidden in its renewable energy products? That shortcoming is now playing out as OCPA leadership plays hide-the-ball with an inquiring public. Promises of transparency following the recent termination…

A net-zero Australia will require up to $9 trillion (US$6 trillion) of capital to be spent on energy, industrial and export infrastructure by 2060, researchers say. Decarbonisation is tipped to provide 700,000 direct jobs, mainly in regional and rural areas, according to independent modelling released on Wednesday. New export industries would be mainly in northern Australia,…