By Zachary Richter The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is warning Texas residents about a possible grid overload this weekend because of high temperatures. ERCOT released a statement this week noting that unusually high temperatures will likely lead to an increased demand on the grid. While the organization did not request a curtailing of energy…
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Texas preparing to boycott ‘carbon conscious’ investors
As far back as at least King Edward I of England, people have been concerned about the environmental effects of fossil fuels. In Edward’s case, the nobility of England were greatly distressed about the soot in the air as a result of the peasants’ attempts to keep warm by burning coal. Today, most of the…
The Liberty Café 78: Black Flight
Blacks are leaving inner cities just like a generation of whites did before them. One example: Washington D.C. is no longer a black-majority city. On this week’s Liberty Café, I discuss why progressives are upset about this effort by blacks to improve their lives. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
Free Energy Markets Will Benefit Americans
Americans have recently become painfully aware of the international scope of oil markets. The war between Russia and Ukraine, being fought across the Atlantic Ocean more than 5,000 miles from America’s East Coast, has disrupted the global supply of oil – and thus gasoline. As a result, gasoline prices have risen dramatically in the last…
The Liberty Café 77: Pornography, Caesar, and School Choice
Pornography in public school libraries and school choice are both hot topics in Texas at the moment. On this week’s Liberty Café, we take a look at the problems of expanding Texas’ public education system by using vouchers to fund education at private schools. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
IRENA: ‘The global shift to renewables is underway’
by John Kelly This article originally appeared in the Austin Journal The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released data earlier this week that demonstrated a large surge in the amount of renewable energy put in place around the world in 2021. “The global shift to renewables is underway,” Francesco Camera, director-general of IRENA, told the Austin…
Young Conservatives and Climate Change: A Match Made in Heaven?
I recently appeared on From the Stacks, the weekly video podcast of the Cornwall Alliance for The Stewardship of Creation. Cal Beisner was the host; he is also the founder and president of the Alliance. Cal and the folks of the Alliance are at the forefront of the effort to apply God’s Word to caring…
The Liberty Café 76: Liberty Requires Free Markets
Human rights today are often equated with what government gives some people by taking away from others. On today’s episode, we examine how our God-given, unalienable rights can only truly be expressed through our actions and interactions with others in free markets. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 75: Redeeming Our Fallen Culture
Even a brief survey of the world around us makes it obvious that our culture is falling apart. This week, we take a look at some of the problems we are facing and how our hope for the redemption of our culture can only be found in God’s Word. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google…
Living on Borrowed Capital
This article first appeared in City Journal. Just over a year ago, America had perhaps the world’s most affordable and reliable supply of energy. Today, hostility to fossil fuels—which began on President Joe Biden’s first day in office, when he canceled the Keystone XL pipeline—and the war in Ukraine have Americans heading toward energy insecurity….