Two federal policies expired at the close of the year: the federal tax credit for blending ethanol into gasoline and a 54 cent-per-gallon tariff on imported ethanol. A diverse group of fiscal watchdogs, environmentalists, and free-trade proponents all hailed this as a major victory. While the tax credit and tariff… Read more
Will shifting the United States military to alternative fuels reduce casualties and geopolitical threats? That is what some are contending.[1] Their answers focus on two main factors: the material and human costs of transporting fuel in a battle zone and oil revenues received by unfriendly regimes. Digging just… Read more
William Beach, director of the Center for Data Analysis for the Heritage Foundation, comments on the rising price of food in America. … Read more
Ben Lieberman explains how ethanol in our gasoline affects prices and fuel efficiency … Read more
Heritage In Focus: Good News for Gas Prices? … Read more
Ben Lieberman, a Senior Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation, presents factual information that should help clarify the energy debate. … Read more
Ben Lieberman discusses ethanol and high gas prices on Heritage in Focus. … Read more
In the name of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil, the 2007 Energy...… Read more
Two of the energy subsidy debates in Washington focus on tax credits for the ethanol and natural gas industries. The...… Read more
With gas prices hovering at $4 per gallon, politicians are trying to sell quick fixes that will inevitably end up...… Read more
Ethanol subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year continue to lose support among the public and in...… Read more
Gas prices are on the rise again. The national average is now just under $4.00 a gallon, and it’s sure to rise as the...… Read more
Ethanol. Henry Ford called it the “fuel of the future” in the 1920s. Decades later, policymakers put laws in place to...… Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is suffering policy schizophrenia. On the one hand, it has ordered automakers...… Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval to increase the amount ethanol blended into gasoline from 10...… Read more
Congress isn’t the only entity that knows how to pick winners and losers for energy sources and technologies. The...… Read more
Global Environment Fund founder and chief executive Jeffrey Leonard (not 1987 National League Championship Series MVP...… Read more