The Biden administration is hoping to reduce gas prices with an alternative form of gasoline. The EPA is issuing an emergency waiver to allow the sale of fuel with a 15 percent ethanol blend. The White House said this measure could help drivers save an average of 10 cents per gallon in the South and Midwest, which…

Gas in Alabama is more than a dollar higher than it was at this time in 2021. These costs concern Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL).  “People are getting crushed by the increased cost of not only energy, but everything else- groceries, clothing,” Palmer said. “It’s literally taking people’s disposable income right out of their pockets.” Palmer is a…

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) published a new report Wednesday, predicting a significant increase in wildfires around the world throughout the rest of the century. According to a press release on the report, titled “Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires,” the authors of the report expect “a global increase of extreme…

Former President Barack Obama told House Democrats it “doesn’t help to whine about the stuff you can’t change” and instead advised them to “take the wins you can get.” According to Punchbowl News, the conversation happened on a Zoom call during a messaging summit for House Democrats. “Democrats have a tendency to complain about what…

If Spotify pulls the plug on Joe Rogan and his misinformation, he won’t go away, so let’s consider another option. Let’s start with the fact that I was pretty late to the Joe Rogan game. He existed in my mind as sort of this ultra bro-y meathead character who spouted pretty gross things about things like…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a $50 billion plan to fight worsening wildfire seasons at an event in Phoenix Tuesday. The plan includes sharp increases in controlled fires and logging. “You’re going to have forest fires. The question is how catastrophic do those fires have to be,” Vilsack told the Associated Press ahead of the…

If you have any doubt about climate change, take a look at the deadly tornadoes that hit Kentucky and several other states last month. The devastation is vast and just the latest in a list of extreme and record-breaking weather events that prove our environment is shifting. Who’s to blame? Listen to Penn State climate…

Democrats are cheering the Build Back Better Act as a promise to lower prescription drug prices, fight climate change, fund universal pre-k, and more. You don’t have to dig too deep to realize this bill is all about big government getting bigger and taking control of our lives. Do these lawmakers think we can’t make…

The Department of the Interior released a report Friday on the United States’ “federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices.” According to the department, “the report identifies significant reforms that should be made to ensure the programs provide a fair return to taxpayers, discourage speculation, hold operators responsible for remediation, and more fully include communities and Tribal, state,…

President Joe Biden nominated Jerome Powell to head the Federal Reserve for a second term. His first term, which began in 2018, has been highlighted by the Fed’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Chair Powell has provided steady leadership during an unprecedently challenging period, including the biggest economic downturn in modern history and attacks on…