When you flip on a light switch, turn on your TV, start up your coffee maker, or charge your cell phone, there’s a good chance that the energy you’re using to get the job done has been generated by nuclear power. Yet this misunderstood power source is vastly underutilized in America. In a new documentary by The Heritage Foundation called “Powering America,” we examine how nuclear energy is used in the United States and take a look at the big questions. Is nuclear energy safe? Can it help to meet our future …
Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, a massive jolt to the country that caused widespread damage and had ramifications on the economy and energy sector. Japan is still recovering a year later. This week on Scribecast, we spoke to Japan’s ambassador to the United States, Ichiro Fujisaki, who visited The Heritage Foundation to discuss the state of U.S.-Japan relations. He’s in Washington to mark the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of cherry blossom trees. Listen to the interview with Ichiro Fujisaki on this week’s Scribecast …
The Heritage Foundation just released a new documentary called “Powering America”. It explores the benefits of nuclear energy and it addresses the concerns that people have. Click here to join us right now for our “Lunch with Heritage” chat. We are joined by Heritage’s nuclear energy expert Jack Spencer. Jack is taking your questions about nuclear energy, the benefits, and our new documentary “Powering America.” Lunch with Heritage feat. Jack Spencer
Two of the amendments offered as attachments to the highway transportation bill are completely at odds with one another. Senator Debbie Stabenow’s (D–MI) amendment continues the status quo of government dependence, technological stagnation, and wasted taxpayer dollars by extending tax credits for a whole host of energy sources: wind, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, alternative refueling infrastructure, energy efficient home investments, plug-in electric vehicles, refined coal, and algae, as well as cash grants in lieu of tax credits. Senator Jim DeMint (R–SC) and Senator Mike Lee’s (R–UT) amendment seeks to remove the …
Senate Democrats and Republicans are negotiating a number of amendments to attach to the highway transportation bill, including a possible vote on the NATGAS Act. The bi-partisan NATGAS Act provides a host of subsidies for producing and buying natural gas vehicles and refueling infrastructure. Similar legislation was introduced in the House last year, but 20 Members, recognizing this subsidy-laden approach as bad for both taxpayers and the economy, withdrew co-sponsorship and stopped any momentum the bill had. Proponents of the Senate version argue that the bill “won’t add a dime do …
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is the ranking Republican on the Appropriations subcommittee dealing with environmental issues. He is currently working to end subsidies for wind power, an energy source that he dubs “a scam.” “We don’t have the money” to continue the subsidies, Alexander told Heritage in our latest segment of In the Green Room. “It’s a puny amount of electricity,” he added, “and it’s destroying the environment in the name of saving the environment.” Alexander agreed that subsidies for other energy sectors should also be eliminated, but he stressed …
Perhaps buyers are waiting for President Obama’s proposed $10,000 tax credit for the Chevy Volt. Despite government bailout money and incentives, GM temporarily halted Volt production and laid off 1,300 Detroit employees as lackluster demand resulted in low sales. Unfortunately, this is becoming a routine ordeal that inspires a glut of political debate. This is not the way business should be. The Volt’s sales, employment, price tag, and safety features automatically have become the fodder of larger political debates—not because politicians in Washington especially care about the happiness of manufacturers …
When are we going to be honest about the impact of “clean energy” standards, renewable energy standards, cap and trade, and all the other policies to cut energy use under the guise of helping future generations? These policies are not things we do for our grandchildren; they are things we would do to them. The costs are hugely back loaded onto future generations, while the front-end costs are often fictionalized with unrealistic assumptions about carbon-reduction strategies. On March 1, Senator Jeff Bingaman (D–NM) proposed a national Clean Energy Standard (CES). …
You don’t see too many milkmen out delivering bottled milk to peoples’ homes, and because of high gas prices, you might even see fewer. Rockville Home Milk Delivery has been in operation for over 30 years, catering to the demands of nearly 5,000 homes in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Delivery service includes not just varieties of milk (soy, organic, chocolate) but also cheeses, eggs, cream, juices, water, cheesecake, baked goods, and even tamales. But high gas prices are forcing delivery cutbacks from twice a week to just once in …
In a new book out this week, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) traces the history of global warming hysteria and concludes it’s a downright hoax. He also reveals how climate-change champions are benefiting financially by promoting the idea. Inhofe’s book, “The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future,” is sure to inspire heated debate on the controversial subject of climate change. As the ranking member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Inhofe has been at the center of that debate for the past 10 years. He’ll …
