Politics: Domestic and State

ESG Pros and Cons: ‘Woke’ Capitalism vs. ‘Anti-Woke' Capitalism and Some Tragedies of ‘Woke-ism and Anti-Woke-ism’. January 29, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ESG Pros and Cons: ‘Woke’ Capitalism vs. ‘Anti-Woke' Capitalism and Some Tragedies of ‘Woke-ism and Ant-Woke-ism’

Convictions in Ohio Bribery Scheme Show That Energy and Policy Nexus Attracts Cheaters and That Personal Integrity is the Antidote. March 10, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Convictions in Ohio Bribery Scheme Show That Energy and Policy Nexus Attracts Cheaters and That Personal Integrity is the Antidote

The Unprecedented Absurdity and Lies of Donald Trump: Cognitive Dissonance Gone Wild. January 9, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Unprecedented Absurdity and Lies of Donald Trump: Cognitive Dissonance Gone Wild

Biden Administration Should Probably Reverse Course on Pausing LNG Approvals for Climate Reasons, But It is Unlikely to Matter as Enough LNG Has Been Approved. January 31, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biden Administration Should Probably Reverse Course on Pausing LNG Approvals for Climate Reasons, But It is Unlikely to Matter as Enough LNG Has Been Approved

Price Gouging at the Pump? California’s Gasoline Price Spikes and Newsom’s Plan to Require Fuel Reserves at Refineries. August 17, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Price Gouging at the Pump? California’s Gasoline Price Spikes and Newsom’s Plan to Require Fuel Reserves at Refineries

Bloomberg Touts Biden’s Climate/Clean Energy Legacy: Harris Not Emphasizing It Now Due to Swing-State Voter Concerns. September 28, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Bloomberg Touts Biden’s Climate/Clean Energy Legacy: Harris Not Emphasizing It Now Due to Swing-State Voter Concerns

Biden EPA’s Clean Power Push Getting Push-Back from Grid Operators, FERC, and Maybe the Courts. September 28. 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biden EPA’s Clean Power Push Getting Push-Back from Grid Operators, FERC, and Maybe the Courts

Newsom’s New Restrictions on Oil & Gas in California Amid State’s Growing Dependence on Imported Oil, and Continued Dependence on Gas-Fired Power Plants. October 14, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Newsom’s New Restrictions on Oil & Gas in California Amid State’s Growing Dependence on Imported Oil, and Continued Dependence on Gas-Fired Power Plants

Billionaires Should Avoid Politics, Stop Complaining, and Pay More Taxes. October 28, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Billionaires Should Avoid Politics, Stop Complaining, and Pay More Taxes

Trump and Republicans Win ‘Unprecedented and Powerful Mandate’ (No, Not Really). I Think Perceived Liberal Policy Overreach is a Big Factor, Including Regulatory Overreach. November 6, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trump and Republicans Win ‘Unprecedented and Powerful Mandate’ (No, Not Really). I Think Perceived Liberal Policy Overreach is a Big Factor, Including Regulatory Overreach

When Political Opponents (and CEOs) Become Enemies, the whole Political Process is Degraded. December 11, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: When Political Opponents (and CEOs) Become Enemies, the whole Political Process is Degraded

Trump Advisors Support Needed NEPA Reforms: However, Reducing the Scope of Environmental Reviews Would Be Better Than Waiving Them Completely. December 19, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trump Advisors Support Needed NEPA Reforms: However, Reducing the Scope of Environmental Reviews Would Be Better Than Waiving Them Completely

New York State’s Probably Ill-Fated Attempt to Make Fossil Energy Providers Pay. December 29, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New York State’s Probably Ill-Fated Attempt to Make Fossil Energy Providers Pay

Nobody Wins with a Headbutt: Tariffs, Protectionism, the Benefits of Free Trade, and When Tariffs are Warranted. February 1, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nobody Wins with a Headbutt: Tariffs, Protectionism, the Benefits of Free Trade, and When Tariffs are Warranted

Ohio Energy Issues at the Statehouse: Behind-the-Meter Power for Data Centers, Solar, Tax Cuts, and Refunds. March 25, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ohio Energy Issues at the Statehouse: Old Coal Plant Bailouts, Electric Security Plans, Behind-the-Meter Power for Data Centers, Solar, Tax Cuts, and Refunds

Presidential Exemption from Compliance with the Clean Air Act? Apparently, It's Real. March 28, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Presidential Exemption from Compliance with the Clean Air Act? Apparently, It's Real

U.S. Government Declares Tax War on Rest of World: Fair Trade vs. Chaotic Economic Nationalism. April 2, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Government Declares Tax War on Rest of World: Fair Trade vs. Chaotic Economic Nationalism

RFK Jr. and MAHA are Subverting Science and Elevating Pseudoscience (but they are not the only ones). April 16, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: RFK Jr. and MAHA are Subverting Science and Elevating Pseudoscience (but they are not the only ones)

Trump Administration Seems Overly Concerned About Discrimination Against White People, Men, and Christians. April 30, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trump Administration Seems Overly Concerned About Discrimination Against White People, Men, and Christians

NEPA Reform Needs to Be Further Addressed by Congress: Otherwise, Delays Could Remain. June 15, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: NEPA Reform Needs to Be Further Addressed by Congress: Otherwise, Delays Could Remain

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McClusky Argues Successfully That New York State’s Climate Change Superfund Act is Bonkers, Unconstitutional, and Unfair. July 30, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McClusky Argues Successfully That New York State’s Climate Change Superfund Act is Bonkers, Unconstitutional, and Unfair

Should an Oil Executive Be in Charge of Renewable Energy Policy? July 31, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Should an Oil Executive Be in Charge of Renewable Energy Policy?

If True, Trump Administration Ordering De-Orbiting and Burning Up of NASA Atmospheric Carbon Monitoring Satellite Seems to Be an Egregious Waste of Investment and An Unnecessary Retribution Against Science Itself. August 10, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: If True, Trump Administration Ordering De-Orbiting and Burning Up of NASA Atmospheric Carbon Monitoring Satellite Seems to Be an Egregious Waste of Investment and An Unnecessary Retribution Against Science Itself

Newsom Finally Relieves Some of California’s Energy Hypocrisy: Oil Production Increase Approved in Kern County to Supply Local Refineries and Reduce Local Fuel Prices. September 20, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Newsom Finally Relieves Some of California’s Energy Hypocrisy: Oil Production Increase Approved in Kern County to Supply Local Refineries and Reduce Local Fuel Prices 

Rising Electricity Prices Having Nothing to Do with Renewables Incentive Rollbacks or Trump Administration Policies. September 21, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Rising Electricity Prices Having Nothing to Do with Renewables Incentive Rollbacks or Trump Administration Policies

The Energy Centrist: Blog by Geoscientist Jason Eleson: Review. October 3, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Energy Centrist: Blog by Geoscientist Jason Eleson: Review