Environment
Blog
Read about push to increase driving costs
Is It A War On Traffic … Or A War On Cars?
It’s expected that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will release a study this summer that will offer, reports the Los Angeles Times, “a blueprint for a congestion pricing scheme similar to ones in cities such as London, Stockholm and Singapore, where commuters pay to drive in city centers.” ...
Kerry Jackson
June 27, 2023
Blog
Biden’s Cash Is Merely A Drop in the Bucket of What an All-Renewable Future Needs
President Biden headlined a Palo Alto event this week touting what Gov. Newsom’s office called “new investments in climate action and clean energy.” In between a series of high-priced Bay Area fundraisers for his re-election campaign, Biden, with Newsom by his side, announced “$67 million (in federal funds) to help ...
Wayne Winegarden and Tim Anaya
June 22, 2023
Blog
Read about CA's war on suburbs
To reduce costs, California also needs to build new suburbs
The three myths that have led to this predicament are the following: Nuclear power and natural gas power causes unacceptable harm to the environment; reservoirs and desalination plants cause unacceptable harm to the environment; and single-family homes nestled in sprawling suburbs cause unacceptable harm to the environment. These are myths. ...
Edward Ring
June 21, 2023
Commentary
Latest data shows California will fall far short of power needed to fuel all-EV future
The summer of 2023 might be fairly compared to the summer of 1823, if the North American Electric Reliability Corporation has it right about power outages to come. The common ground between the two would be the lack of electricity. According to the NERC, the country’s Western Interconnection, which includes ...
Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson
June 19, 2023
Agriculture
Learn about new anti-livestock bill in Congress
Congressional legislation would give animal activists enforcement opportunities in checkoff programs
So, with all the redundancy of the OFF Act, what is the real thrust of this Congressional proposal? The coalition formed in support of the act gives a hint to what is really at its core: a foot in the door for animal activist groups to slowly force livestock producers ...
Pam Lewison
June 13, 2023
California
Wayne Winegarden – Sapping California’s Energy Future
In September 2020, Gov. Newsom signed an executive order requiring all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Wayne Winegarden, PhD and co-author of PRI’s new study “Sapping California’s Energy Future” discusses why this and other policies from Sacramento are jeopardizing California’s ...
Pacific Research Institute
June 12, 2023
Electric Vehicles
Wayne Winegarden Discusses New Energy Study on EV Mandate on The DeMaio Report
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden joined The DeMaio Report to discuss his latest study “Sapping California’s Energy Future” and his findings that CA will fall 21.1 % short of power needed to meet Governor Newsom’s 2045 EV mandate. Listen at the link below:
Wayne Winegarden
June 12, 2023
Blog
California: Green For Me But Not For Thee
Unsurprisingly, Californians are also using other states as junkyards. CalMatters recently reported that “California regulations may stop at the border, but its waste does not.” “Since 2010, about 43 percent of California-only hazardous waste has been transported out of state – much of it to Arizona and Utah landfills,” the ...
Kerry Jackson
June 12, 2023
California
NEW PRI REPORT FINDS
State Will Fall 21.1 Percent Short of Power Needed to Meet 2045 EV Mandate
California will fall 21.1 percent short of the electricity required to meet the state’s 100 percent electric vehicle mandates, finds a new report from the nonpartisan California free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute. Download the study here “California’s green energy mandates will require families and businesses to consume ...
Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson
June 8, 2023
Blog
Natural Gas Ban And A Flameout Of Five-Star Dining In California?
When California cities began banning natural gas connections, restaurateurs and chefs kicked up a fuss. How could they be expected to create their culinary gems using inferior electric stoves? “To say that an electric stove is as good as a gas one is misunderstanding the art of cooking,” said George ...
Kerry Jackson
June 5, 2023
Read about push to increase driving costs
Is It A War On Traffic … Or A War On Cars?
It’s expected that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will release a study this summer that will offer, reports the Los Angeles Times, “a blueprint for a congestion pricing scheme similar to ones in cities such as London, Stockholm and Singapore, where commuters pay to drive in city centers.” ...
Biden’s Cash Is Merely A Drop in the Bucket of What an All-Renewable Future Needs
President Biden headlined a Palo Alto event this week touting what Gov. Newsom’s office called “new investments in climate action and clean energy.” In between a series of high-priced Bay Area fundraisers for his re-election campaign, Biden, with Newsom by his side, announced “$67 million (in federal funds) to help ...
Read about CA's war on suburbs
To reduce costs, California also needs to build new suburbs
The three myths that have led to this predicament are the following: Nuclear power and natural gas power causes unacceptable harm to the environment; reservoirs and desalination plants cause unacceptable harm to the environment; and single-family homes nestled in sprawling suburbs cause unacceptable harm to the environment. These are myths. ...
Latest data shows California will fall far short of power needed to fuel all-EV future
The summer of 2023 might be fairly compared to the summer of 1823, if the North American Electric Reliability Corporation has it right about power outages to come. The common ground between the two would be the lack of electricity. According to the NERC, the country’s Western Interconnection, which includes ...
Learn about new anti-livestock bill in Congress
Congressional legislation would give animal activists enforcement opportunities in checkoff programs
So, with all the redundancy of the OFF Act, what is the real thrust of this Congressional proposal? The coalition formed in support of the act gives a hint to what is really at its core: a foot in the door for animal activist groups to slowly force livestock producers ...
Wayne Winegarden – Sapping California’s Energy Future
In September 2020, Gov. Newsom signed an executive order requiring all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Wayne Winegarden, PhD and co-author of PRI’s new study “Sapping California’s Energy Future” discusses why this and other policies from Sacramento are jeopardizing California’s ...
Wayne Winegarden Discusses New Energy Study on EV Mandate on The DeMaio Report
PRI’s Wayne Winegarden joined The DeMaio Report to discuss his latest study “Sapping California’s Energy Future” and his findings that CA will fall 21.1 % short of power needed to meet Governor Newsom’s 2045 EV mandate. Listen at the link below:
California: Green For Me But Not For Thee
Unsurprisingly, Californians are also using other states as junkyards. CalMatters recently reported that “California regulations may stop at the border, but its waste does not.” “Since 2010, about 43 percent of California-only hazardous waste has been transported out of state – much of it to Arizona and Utah landfills,” the ...
NEW PRI REPORT FINDS
State Will Fall 21.1 Percent Short of Power Needed to Meet 2045 EV Mandate
California will fall 21.1 percent short of the electricity required to meet the state’s 100 percent electric vehicle mandates, finds a new report from the nonpartisan California free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute. Download the study here “California’s green energy mandates will require families and businesses to consume ...
Natural Gas Ban And A Flameout Of Five-Star Dining In California?
When California cities began banning natural gas connections, restaurateurs and chefs kicked up a fuss. How could they be expected to create their culinary gems using inferior electric stoves? “To say that an electric stove is as good as a gas one is misunderstanding the art of cooking,” said George ...