“And now that the Obama era has turned into the Age of Trump, each has reaped a modicum of fame (but not fortune!) by tiptoeing into the mainstream of today’s energy/climate debate.”
There are no MacArthur awards for our side of the energy and climate debate. But there are individuals that deserve a place in the history of energy thought and related public policy. These persons have blazed the trail where courage and patience, not only scholarship, were required. And now that the Obama era has turned into the Age of Trump, each has reaped a modicum of fame (but not fortune!) by tiptoeing into the mainstream of today’s energy/climate debate.
I have identified twelve (12) worthy individuals, presented in alphabetical order. This list should in no way diminish the contributions of the rest of us (including the present writer).…
“There remains much to do in 2018. But the crony energies–those dependent on special government favor–are on notice that their time may be running short. Consumers and taxpayers come first in a free and prosperous commonwealth.”
It has been a good year for the master resource and public policy in the United States. The Trump reset of energy and climate policy has been the most dramatic in history in terms of free-market orientation. Trump’s reversing the Obama administration is what Ronald Reagan did to the Carter Administration’s energy policy back in 1981–but more so.
At yesterday’s White House briefing, Sarah Huckabee Sanders reviewed some of the energy highlights of the year.
“As December winds down,’ she said, “I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to look back at what has been, by any measure, a historic year.”…
Many readers of MasterResource are undoubtedly aware of the ‘Featured Analysis‘ blogs at the Institute for Energy Research (IER). I blog at IER (my employer) in addition to my MasterResource work.
Below, my posts at the IER website are linked. In addition, my ‘Political Energy‘ posts at Forbes.com are listed as a reference guide. Here are the links to my 2017 work for those interested.
IER Posts
“Kathleen Hartnett White: A Scholar for CEQ” (October 18)
“Scary Sea Level Rise? Check Your Science” (September 8, 2017)
“Al Gore’s Energy Problems” (August 25, 2017)
“Climate Optimism, Energy Realism for the Next Generation” (August 11, 2017)
“Milton Friedman on Energy” (July 31, 2017)
‘Deep Decarbonization’ vs. Direct-Use Natural Gas (July 14, 2017)