“There are two reasons that gas is more expensive in California, and neither of them have to do with price gouging. The first reason, which we’re all very familiar with, is the extra taxes that are added on,” Edward Ring, the director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center, told the DCNF. “When you take all of the state taxes, fees and programs, you’re going to add another $1.23 to the price of a gallon of gas, and that’s not including the 18 cents a gallon of federal excise tax.”
California Keeps Driving Up Gas Prices With ‘Layers And Layers’ Of Green Rules And Regs
California Keeps Driving Up Gas Prices With ‘Layers And Layers’ Of Green Rules And Regs
28 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of climate change, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, politics - USA Tags: California
UN report claims nations must close ‘huge emissions gap’ in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C is lost
28 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth miracles Tags: climate alarmism
Does anyone seriously think any of these demands will be met? They’ve all been made before and the CO2 graph continues its steady rise, while assorted predictions of climate mayhem fail to show up. Some nations have swallowed the net zero dogma but many more haven’t, making increasing use of coal, gas and oil to […]
UN report claims nations must close ‘huge emissions gap’ in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C is lost
‘Why did our parked electric car burst into flames?’
27 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, health and safety Tags: electric cars
By Paul Homewood A mother said her family was “lucky to have got out safely” after their parked electric car exploded and engulfed their house in flames. Georgina Bayliss from Spratton, Northamptonshire, said their Mercedes EQA had been parked outside their house for several hours before the explosion. She said her younger son […]
‘Why did our parked electric car burst into flames?’
Vegas, CSICon, sex and nooz
27 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, discrimination, gender, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, war and peace Tags: Age of Enlightenment, free speech, Gaza Strip, Iran, Israel, Middle-East politics, political correctness, regressive left, sex discrimination, war against terror
I’ve been busy at the CSICon conference, which included giving my own 30-minute presentation this morning. I had to modify it to take into account the misguided views of Steve Novella, who gave a talk yesterday about “When Skeptics Disagree.” It turned out to be largely a diatribe about how sex in humans is not […]
Vegas, CSICon, sex and nooz
Chris Martz Asks Climate Fundamentalists Ten Fundamental Questions
27 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - USA Tags: climate activists, climate alarmism
I guarantee not one person will give me a coherent point-by-point answer.
Chris Martz Asks Climate Fundamentalists Ten Fundamental Questions
The Battle of La Malmaison – Breakthrough at Caporetto I THE GREAT WAR W…
26 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: World War I
The Puzzle of Japan’s Economy: When Productivity Gains Are Outside National Borders
26 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic growth, economic history, growth miracles, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, population economics Tags: economics of fertility, Japan
In total size, Japan’s economy is fourth-largest in the world, just behind Germany for third-largest. In per capita GDP, Japan is ahead of Spain and South Korea, although well behind Italy and France. With a life expectancy at birth of 84 years, ,Japan has one of the highest levels in the world. Clearly, Japan has…
The Puzzle of Japan’s Economy: When Productivity Gains Are Outside National Borders
Scott Alexander on the Progress Studies conference
25 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic growth, economic history, economics of climate change, economics of regulation, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, liberalism, macroeconomics Tags: creative destruction
Here is one excerpt: Over-regulation was the enemy at many presentations, but this wasn’t a libertarian conference. Everyone agreed that safety, quality, the environment, etc, were important and should be regulated for. They just thought existing regulations were colossally stupid, so much so that they made everything worse including safety, the environment, etc. With enough political will, […]
Scott Alexander on the Progress Studies conference
Three Strikes law slightly improved but still unlikely to be an effective deterrent
25 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
Nicole McKee announced: The Government is listening to New Zealanders and Cabinet has agreed to recommend modifications to the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. I’m glad they took on board that the bill as introduced was so watered down from the old law, that it would not be…
Three Strikes law slightly improved but still unlikely to be an effective deterrent
Slides Against Sohrab Ahmari
25 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality Tags: economics of immigration
Opening statements at my Steamboat Institute debate on open borders versus Sohrab Ahmari were so brief that I failed to even finish my slideshow. Since the audience didn’t get to see the whole thing, I’m sharing it here. Remember: This is the only immigration debate I’ve ever done where the resolution was explicitly about “benefit…
Slides Against Sohrab Ahmari
The Use of Animals During World War II: A Vital Contribution to the War Effort
25 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
World War II was a global conflict that tested the limits of human resilience, innovation, and ingenuity. In addition to the millions of soldiers, civilians, and military machinery involved, a vast array of animals played indispensable roles throughout the war. From dogs and horses to pigeons and even reindeer, animals were employed for various purposes, […]
The Use of Animals During World War II: A Vital Contribution to the War Effort
Te Pati Maori back the drug dealers vs the Police
24 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
The Herald reports: Te Pāti Māori claims a police operation targeting Mongrel Mob members and associates alleged to be involved in a drug distribution network was “terrorism” and motivated by a “racist agenda”. It is amazing that a political party defends drug dealing gangs, and hates the Police so much they call them terrorists. TPM say they are…
Te Pati Maori back the drug dealers vs the Police
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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