Michael Bastasch

TEXAS - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke warned global warming “could, at its worst, lead to extinction” during his first campaign stop at a coffee shop in Keokuk, Iowa, on Thursday. O’Rourke praised the Green New…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvbU9xuDyC8 WASHINGTON - Greenpeace is distancing itself from Green New Deal critic and ecologist Patrick Moore, dubiously claiming the former activist is not one of its co-founders. “Patrick Moore…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNIXdeAmE6M NEW YORK - Immigration activists see their campaign to get banks to divest from private prison companies as a backdoor way to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by taking…

WASHINGTON - A rhetorical brawl over climate change broke out on the Senate floor as Democrats chided Republicans for criticizing the Green New Deal without proposing an alternative plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and…

Utah Rep. Rob Bishop recently joined members of the Western Caucus at a public forum on the Green New Deal where he ate a hamburger in defiance of the sweeping proposal that’s backed by Democratic presidential candidates.Photo: House…

Amy Oliver Cooke, director of the Energy and Environmental Policy Center at the free-market Independence Institute during an interview on energy policy with Jon Caldara of Devil’s Advocate in 2014. Credit: Colorado Public Television,…

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s bid to run for president in 2020 as a moderate pragmatist may not play well in a Democratic field that’s sprinted left, especially on energy issues. “The fact that he seems moderate tells you…

LEE COUNTY - At least 23 people were killed after two powerful tornadoes ripped through communities in southeast Alabama Sunday afternoon, and officials said the death toll could rise as search efforts resume. “I cannot recall, at…

Cato Institute climate scientist Patrick Michaels at the Heritage Foundation on discussing climate change and the social cost of carbon in 2015. Michaels criticized alarmists on climate change with panelists during this year’s Conservative…

Rick Perry in January 2017 delivering his opening statement before the Senate Energy Committee at the confirmation hearing for him to become Secretary of Energy. Credit: C-SPAN NEVADA - Tensions flared between Nevada Democratic Governor…

SEATTLE - Washington Governor Jay Inslee has entered the 2020 presidential race as the candidate who has what it takes to unite Americans around one goal — fighting climate change. But while Inslee pushes for a Green New Deal-like…

SEATTLE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will seek the presidential nomination in 2020, adding to the growing field of Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump. “We’re the first generation to feel the sting of climate…

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats introduced a toned-down alternative to the Green New Deal as members stress over having to vote on the controversial resolution. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper…

GEORGETOWN - As Congress debates the Green New Deal resolution to transition the U.S. economy to “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions, a Texas town struggles under the growing financial burden of going green. Georgetown has spent $30…

NEW YORK - House Republicans will hold a policy forum Wednesday to do something Congress hasn’t done yet with respect to the Green New Deal — publicly scrutinize it. Green New Deal opponents and supporters were invited by the…

OHIO - Former Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a potential 2020 opponent for President Donald Trump, has a pitch for Republicans: back global warming policies that are favored by Democrats. “This is like a call to arms. Let’s have…

NEW YORK - New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who’s exploring a 2020 presidential run, dodged questions from Fox News host Chris Wallace about the staggeringly high cost of the Green New Deal, which she supports. Watch the latest…

U.S. crude oil production hit 12 million barrels per day in mid-February, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest report. EIA’s weekly petroleum report, for the week ending Feb. 15, showed crude output…

ALABAMA - A coal-fired power plan that’s operated for more than 100 years is shutting down, and it’s owners say Obama-era regulations are to blame. Alabama Power’s Plant Gorgas will officially close in April. It’s only the latest…

Ocasio-Cortez’s Dream Of ‘Greening’ Every American Home Will Cost Hundreds of Billions of Dollars WASHINGTON - The Green New Deal calls for upgrading every existing building in the U.S. to “maximum energy efficiency” within 10 years,…

HAWAII - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether or not the Ninth Circuit appeals court erred in a Clean Water Act (CWA) case that petitioners say would dramatically expand the law’s reach. The case, County of Maui, Hawaii, v.…

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump went after California’s troubled high-speed rail project, claiming it is “hundreds of times more expensive” than a U.S.-Mexico border wall. “The failed Fast Train project in California, where the…

CALIFORNIA - Forests are an iconic feature of the western U.S.’s dry, rugged landscape, but the risk of massive wildfires on these lands is growing because of decades of poor management. It turns out western forests have too many…

WASHINGTON - The Green New Deal isn’t just a climate change manifesto targeting U.S. energy, it also looks to drastically change how food is produced and, ultimately, what Americans eat. “I think it’s pretty clear they want to…

WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia District Court granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) petition to dismiss legal action against a policy to prohibit scientists from receiving agency funding while sitting on advisory…

WASHINGTON - Ever since Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released the Green New Deal, there’s been a swirl of reporting about what’s actually in the legislation versus the radical plans laid out in a FAQ document…

MARYLAND - Oil and gas industry groups asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down state subsidies for economically-struggling nuclear power plants. It’s the petroleum industry’s latest attempt to salvage its war against nuclear…

RUSSIA - Dozens of polar bears invaded a small Russian military town nestled on the southern end of the Arctic islands of Novaya Zemlya, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency. Since December, 52 polar bears have…