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Heritage Foundation
Also known as: U.S. Heritage Foundation, The Heritage Foundation
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How the “Scientific Consensus” on Global Warming Affects ... heritage.org Oct 26, 2010 14 facts
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation recommends that the United States Congress should focus energy policy on creating a framework where all energy sources succeed or fail on their own merit by removing subsidies and reducing regulatory red tape, rather than basing policy on what the organization terms a 'false scientific consensus'.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation asserts that the private sector has begun to shape business decisions to align with policies preferred by politicians rather than the market or the public.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation argues that government policies favoring renewable energy over other sources misallocate private resources, crowd out innovation, and waste taxpayer money.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation asserts that because nearly 85 percent of America’s energy needs are met by fossil fuels, capping carbon dioxide emissions functions as an enormous tax on energy consumption.
claimThe Heritage Foundation asserts that the United States Congress has spent years and billions of dollars building policy around an alleged scientific consensus on climate change, which the organization claims threatens the country's economic potential.
claimNicolas D. Loris is a Research Associate in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation recommends that the United States Congress should refrain from legislating to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as cap and trade, renewable electricity standards, or subsidies for clean energy, as long as scientific disputes remain.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation argues that renewable energy sources require government subsidies because they are currently too uncompetitive to reach the market on their own.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation asserts that mandatory improvements in appliance efficiency usually raise purchase prices, sometimes by an amount that negates the energy savings achieved.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation argues that Congress should eliminate subsidies and reduce regulatory red tape to allow all energy technologies to succeed or fail on their own merits, rather than basing policy on a scientific consensus that the author claims is neither scientific nor agreed-upon.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation argues that government involvement in energy decisions increases spending on special interest politicking and that consumers bear the costs of these government policies while industry receives a windfall.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation argues that government-mandated energy-efficiency programs can destroy consumer value by forcing standards that result in decreased product performance, features, or reliability.
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation recommends that the United States Congress should amend the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the regulatory authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
perspectiveThe Heritage Foundation asserts that the scientific basis for current government climate change regulations is questionable.
How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change politico.com Sep 27, 2025 3 facts
claimThe Heritage Foundation and the Heartland Institute have received funding from foundations linked to Exxon Mobil, Shell, and the Koch brothers network.
claimRoy Spencer, a researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has held roles at the Heritage Foundation and the Heartland Institute.
claimRoy Spencer, an author of the Department of Energy report, wrote a blog post for the Heritage Foundation arguing that climate models are biased and show no meaningful warming trends.
Entities Blocking UFO Disclosure: Dr. Steven Greer's Allegations ... substack.com Feb 21, 2025 2 facts
perspectiveSteven Greer criticizes The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 for omitting UFO disclosure from its agenda, arguing that the project's focus on deregulation and centralizing executive power enables continued secrecy by weakening congressional oversight.
claimThe Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a policy blueprint for a potential second Trump administration, omits UFO disclosure from its agenda.
An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org Oct 26, 2017 1 fact
referenceThe Heritage Foundation published an assessment of the Middle East operating environment in its 2017 Index of U.S. Military Strength.
The Impact and Implications of the Ukraine Crisis - Interpret interpret.csis.org Feb 28, 2023 1 fact
claimJames Carafano, vice president of the U.S. Heritage Foundation, stated that UN voting results indicate the Ukraine crisis is widening the gap between the "free world" and "revisionist powers" while pushing developing countries to adopt "non-alignment" as a long-term strategy for future international relations.