Category: Energy Policy

Here is new Facebook page for sharing energy notes and links: Economic Thinking Energy.

Market economies coordinate thousands of people and firms who cooperate and compete in the design and fabrication of energy production products and services. Usually company research and development advances quality, reliability, and efficiency across...

The NCFCA policy debate topic turns on energy markets and energy governance: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its energy policy. Just as we have local, regional, state, and federal governments,...

For students with the energy topic, hydrocarbon vs. green or renewable energy claims swirl through federal policy debates. In climate change/fossil fuel debates everyone seems entitled to their own facts and theories, as well...

Searching through the U.S. Constitution, it’s not clear where power is delegated for today’s various and complex federal energy policies. Defense of the Realm seems plausible, since the U.S. military relies on oil to...

For NCFCA debaters looking for summer deep-dive reading on the energy topic, Bill Gates in numerous posts recommends the research and books of Czech-Canadian scientist Vaclav Smil. A December, 2017 GatesNotes post, How energy makes life possible explains:...

Oil Companies Look for Profits in Public Relations David Wojick’s post Big Oil goes Big Green, (WUWT, May 4, 2019) reports major oil companies are spending billions supporting green energy nonprofits. You’d think “big...

All three NCFCA policy topics have long and complex economic and political histories. And a wide range of reforms have been proposed for today’s federal immigration, FDA, and energy policies. An earlier post provided...