By Steve Goreham Climate models have been the basis for concern about climate change for more than 35 years. The US government, the United Nations, and organizations across the world have used model projections to warn about global warming and to demand a shift to renewable energy. But Trump administration budget cuts at NASA, NOAA,… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj In a landmark move that may well redefine the future of U.S.-India trade relations and global energy geopolitics, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance announced the initiation of a new trade deal with India. The day after his meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Modi April 21, Vance said that the two countries… Continue Reading
By Gordon Tomb Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to cap electricity prices could, perversely, lead to higher customer bills and a greater risk of blackouts, according to America’s Power, a trade organization of coal-fired power plants. Following negotiations with the governor, power grid operator PJM Interconnection submitted a plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Simply by following the lead of U.S. President Donald J. Trump, national leaders of developing countries can clear away obstacles to rational energy policy that have been erected by climate activists. On April 8, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach,” a bold step to counter… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Amid Earth Day’s impassioned calls to save the planet for future generations, a disquieting irony emerges: Efforts to eradicate fossil fuels – a linchpin of modern agro-industrial systems – risk severing the very supply chains that make global food security possible. From famine to abundance: green revolution Contemporary food production sustains a global… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Every April, the world pauses to mark Earth Day — an occasion that once invited reflection on tangible environmental concerns, like cleaning polluted rivers, planting trees, and securing clean air for urban populations. But like so much of the modern environmental movement, Earth Day has been co-opted by a doomsday cult masquerading… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Growing up in the sun-scorched plains of Southern India, where summer temperatures often flirt with 104 degrees Fahrenheit, I learned early that extreme heat is not an anomaly but a seasonal reality to be expected. Yet, all of us confront the metaphorical heat of relentless rhetoric from climate alarmists who insist our… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Amidst the serene backwaters of Alleppey in Southern India, where emerald waters weave through coconut groves, there emerges a dish that embodies the soul of coastal India – Fish Moilee. A representation of India’s maritime bounty, the dish is a golden-hued masterpiece of silky-smooth coconut cream, tender fish and fragrant spices simmered… Continue Reading
By Wallace Manheimer “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advances.” This was the opening statement in Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s inaugural address in 1933. The statement was made… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayarj British Steel, the U.K.’s last bastion of primary steelmaking, announced plans to shutter its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, effectively ending 150 years of virgin steel production in Britain. Media outlets have rushed to pin the blame on U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent 25% tariffs on steel imports. But this narrative is… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj The peak bloom of the cherry blossoms has arrived in Washington, D.C. Seeing the Capitol in the spring of 2023 was a visual feast for me. However, nothing compares to Japan’s stunning Sakura flowers. Be it the brighter Kawazu-zakura variety or the Yoshino cherry, these blossoms draw thousands of visitors from all… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Nations once relegated to the margins of economic discourse are now sprinting toward prosperity, their trajectories propelled by a single, unifying force: energy. Energy is indispensable. From the huge AI data centers in the U.S. to the mega-scale manufacturing factories in China, affordable and dependable energy supplies make all the difference between… Continue Reading