I love trees and animals. But I don't love the excessive regulations environmentalists force on us to protect them, as I write in my syndicated column this week:

Originally, environmental rules were a good thing. I love the free market, but it doesn't offer a practical remedy to pollution. I could sue polluters for violating my property rights, but under our legal system, that's not even close to practical... continue reading »

Tyranny is the stuff of dictatorships. We call this week's show "Green Tyranny" because government's regulations always go too far. At first, the EPA did good things. Environmental standards brought us cleaner air and water. Then government should have said, "stick a fork in it! It's done." But government never does. It just spends more and more... continue reading »

I peer into my crystal ball on this week's show to predict what President Obama's next term will bring.... continue reading »

If you worry about global warming, you'll be happy to hear that U.S. CO2 emissions are now at their lowest level in 20 years.

What caused such a massive reduction? Not government, reports AP:

"it happened as a result of market forces rather than direct government action... the drop-off is due mainly to low-priced natural gas..."... continue reading »

Despite many government failures in pushing green energy, politicians just won't give up... continue reading »

That’s how much you’ll need to buy the Energy Department’s prize-winning light bulb.

Last year the government announced a $10 million prize "designed to spur lighting manufacturers to develop high-quality, high-efficiency solid-state lighting products to replace the common light bulb." The winner? A light bulb that costs $50 each... continue reading »

Today, Serious Materials closed its Chicago plant. Another 50 workers lost their jobs... continue reading »

Another green jobs initiative has failed. Just a few weeks after Solyndra's default, the Inspector General of the Labor Department said that a $500 million green jobs training program should be shut down.

The Labor department said 79,854 people would get jobs (where do they get these numbers?), but oops, only 8,035 people found employment:... continue reading »

I’ve reported on a remarkable little window company, Serious Materials. Somehow, that little company got personal endorsements from both President Obama and Vice President Biden.  Biden appeared at the company and told them:

You are making some of the most energy efficient windows in the world.  I would argue THE most energy efficient windows in the world... continue reading »

Yesterday Vice President Biden announced a new multi-billion dollar push for high-speed rail.  Before that he proudly gave a $118.5 million dollar grant to a battery company to spur the development of electric cars... continue reading »