By Vijay Jayaraj Just a few months ago, South Korean officials were busy boasting about extreme net zero targets. Fast forward to April 2026, and the country is scrambling to secure every vessel load of oil and natural gas available on the global market. Last November, the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth… Continue Reading
By Angela Wheeler A new edition of a science education manual for judges departs “sharply” from a “longstanding tradition of neutrality,” say three of America’s most distinguished physicists in a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Writing in an open letter to Justice Roberts were Drs. Richard Lindzen of Massachusetts Institute of… Continue Reading
by James “Jed” E. Dukett The Clean Air Act (CAA) was signed on December 31, 1970, seven months after the first Earth Day. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, which I worked under for more than 27 years, reaffirmed and strengthened regulation of the six criteria pollutants under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Those… Continue Reading
by Steve Goreham Artificial intelligence is impacting the economy on a scale that may surpass changes from the internet revolution. Science, technology, energy, transportation, health care, industry, and business are being transformed at an accelerating pace. President Trump has emerged as an AI champion, but opposition is rising from progressive and environmental groups. The term “artificial… Continue Reading
4.14.2026
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz force us to reconsider material benefits of fossil fuels
by Ron Stein Recent calls for a more realistic shift from “decarbonization” to “low carbon” suggest that discomfort with ideology-driven climate policy is finally beginning to surface in public debate. For years, climate discussions in many countries have been dominated by abstract targets, slogans, and numerical commitments. Yet behind these lofty ideals lies a deeper… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj Australia’s “green energy” experiment has turned one of the most energy-rich countries into a high‑cost outlier that guts businesses that once anchored its prosperity. The claim that “renewables are cheaper” is a slogan for the propaganda of politicians and the marketing of green grifters who betray families and employers burdened by the… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj My recent conversation on a social media platform with a close friend in Lagos came to an abrupt, silent end. Hours later, he messaged me back with an apology: The phone battery had died, and his neighborhood had been waiting for restoration of electricity service for the better part of the day.… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj For the first time in half a century, the United States will witness the construction of a brand-new oil refinery. Located at the Port of Brownsville, this facility promises to supercharge domestic markets, guarantee national security and trigger billions of dollars in localized economic growth. President Donald Trump’s refinery masterstroke with India’s… Continue Reading
By Vijay Jayaraj Numerous studies by biologists and ornithologists are unequivocal in expressing rising concern about the slaughter of birds and other creatures by so-called eco-friendly technologies. Many of the researchers, while not opposed to the concept of alternative sources of energy, are dropping the pretense that wind and solar energy are benign. The fundamental… Continue Reading
by Dr. Samuel Furfari The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz reveals a truth that many European policymakers have ignored: Humanity remains structurally dependent on oil. This reality, first highlighted during the 1973 oil shortage and reinforced by the 1979 version – triggered by Iran – continues to be neglected, even openly dismissed, by certain political elites. A half… Continue Reading
by Charles Battig The inadequacies of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence (Fourth Edition) extend far beyond the chapter on climate science you discuss in your editorial “A Judicial Climate Science Scandal” (Review & Outlook, March 14). Another chapter, “How Science Works,” has earned sharp criticism from Jessica Weinkle, an associate professor of public and international… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has publicly shifted toward what he calls energy pragmatism, admitting that society now demands a balanced approach to meeting power needs rather than adherence to rigid climate agendas. This could be a pivotal moment for global energy policy, as one of the planet’s most powerful financial players steps… Continue Reading
Release: Immediate March 20, 2026 CO2 Coalition Seeks to Defend Repeal of EPA Rule FAIRFAX, Va. – The CO2 Coalition is requesting to join a federal D.C. Court of Appeals case to support the EPA’s repeal of a 2009 rule that classified carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles as a dangerous pollutant. The Coalition’s March 20th… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj In the volatile waters of the Strait of Hormuz, maritime traffic has slowed to an agonizing crawl. Roughly a fifth of global oil trade passes through this narrow passage. Nearly half of the crude headed toward Asia must cross these waters. As the Iran war escalated, insurance firms raised premiums sharply, ship… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj The Iran war has exposed the fragility of much of the world’s energy system. Years of political theater disguised as climate policy – demonizing fossil fuels and glorifying unreliable wind and solar energy – dismantled a dependable energy infrastructure. Europe is a cautionary tale of the “green” delusion. EU politicians ignored the… Continue Reading
by James Dukett The Washington Post recently ran a Feb. 11, 2026 article titled “Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.” As I read it, and as we move through this Adirondack winter, my mind couldn’t help drifting to the green grass of the ballpark. And with the annual bombardment… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj Politicians in and around Washington, D.C., posture as guardians of the planet while standing by seemingly unconcerned for weeks as raw sewage from their backyard spills into the Potomac River flowing through the nation’s capital and into the Chesapeake Bay’s fishery. The spill started January 19 with the failure of a 60-million-gallon-a-day… Continue Reading
by Sharon Camp While an educational manual for federal judges was improved when a biased representation of climate change was removed, a remaining chapter on the fundamentals of science would poison the judiciary with quackery. The “How Science Works” chapter of the “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” allows for an overreliance on the unproven assumptions… Continue Reading
by Brian C. Joondeph Open the Denver Post and you might experience intellectual whiplash. In one article, readers are warned that Colorado ski resorts face an uncertain future due to climate change, with “less reliable powder days” threatening the industry. Resorts must invest in snowmaking, diversify revenue streams, and brace for a warming planet. Right beside… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj Calling carbon dioxide (CO2) a beneficial gas could draw mockery or moral outrage. Perhaps even an accusation of “denying science.” For nearly two decades, political forces successfully branded this life-giving gas a toxic agent, a cause of both floods and droughts and a thief of the grandchildren’s future. One solution was to… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj On a crisp, sun-drenched afternoon in the spring of 2023, I found myself walking down Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., in front of the William Jefferson Clinton Building, headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Standing in its shadow, I wondered when, or if, sanity would ever return to the building. My mind drifted to the regulatory malfeasance that gave this… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj After 2030, the number of people in extreme poverty is expected to start rising again, driven largely by Africa. While the rest of the world marches toward prosperity, Africa is being forced into a trajectory of destitution. The data is an indictment of the modern “green” agenda. Anatomy of Despair Extreme poverty… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj In 2022, Alex Epstein released “Fossil Future,” his treatise on why humanity requires more coal, oil and natural gas to flourish. When the book appeared, the Biden administration was making extravagant pledges to fund global climate initiatives. Executives of major financial institutions and energy firms were making theatrical commitments to reducing their… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj In a bold stroke against the pseudoscience of climate alarmism, U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg has removed a deeply flawed discussion on climate change from the fourth edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. Supposedly the gold standard in science education for the federal judiciary, the reference manual is a joint… Continue Reading
by Vijay Jayaraj While the world’s self-appointed guardians of the thermostat lectured on the moral imperative of lowering living standards, they turned the sky above Davos into a parking lot for ultra-luxurious aviation. Reports from the World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed a grotesque spectacle of consumption that would make a Roman emperor blush. The globe’s… Continue Reading