Paul Driessen

Paul Driessen is a senior fellow with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow and Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, nonprofit public policy institutes that focus on energy, the environment, economic development and international affairs. Paul Driessen is author of Eco-Imperialism: Green power, Black death

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Misleading claims about shale gas development serve dogma but not the public interest

Exporting gasoline and diesel fuel creates jobs and prosperity

Obama rejects Keystone XL jobs, promotes more wind and solar subsidies. What to do now?

Charles Manson energy January 18, 2012
It’s time to apply endangered species, wildlife and economic laws fairly and equitably

Tapping abundant US energy deposits would create jobs and restore prosperity

Climate fraud proves insanity of extending Kyoto, renewable subsidies and economic mayhem

Apply CSR standards to Doug Tompkins for honesty, transparency and concern for people

Hydraulic fracturing opponents misrepresent facts to protect their ideologies and agendas

Delaware’s very own Solyndra September 26, 2011
Will Delaware and US citizens get stuck with a Bloom Energy fuel cell boondoggle?

Celebrate EPA’s withdrawal of job-killing ozone standards – but prepare for more onslaughts

Trying to snooker Smucker September 15, 2011
Climate alarm campaigners make pitiful case that manmade climate change threatens coffee

From a land use, economic, environmental or raw materials perspective, wind is unsustainable

Meanwhile real subsidies are driving real businesses, energy and jobs out of America

Their “research” would be hilarious if it didn’t cost taxpayers and consumers so dearly

A vital part of the solution to our economic and employment crisis is right under our feet

Bloomberg magazine bemoans dying interest in CCS, while the boss hastens its demise

Clearing the air June 26, 2011
Trying to correct all the disinformation about “mercury and air toxics” is a full-time job

Think repealing oil industry tax incentives will increase federal revenues? Think again

How our government subsidizes job, wealth, revenue and people-killing energy policies

Confronting death not once, not Twice, but three times – with a “never surrender” attitude

Let’s restore common sense to our public policy debates on energy and climate

OSU tries to expel PhD candidate children of scientist who ran against Cong. Peter DeFazio

Look at what Europe doing now, to address its energy, economic and employment woes

Fears and facts April 10, 2011
Fukushima’s lessons for America’s already safe nuclear plants

Power for the people April 2, 2011
You cannot champion the poor, but support anti-energy policies that perpetuate poverty

And the beat-down goes on March 30, 2011
Proposed EPA rules will do more harm than good for human health, especially for minorities

Develop American energy – or say good-bye to jobs, revenue and modern living standards

EPA trumpets dubious shale gas risks – but ignores environmental impacts of wind turbines

In the name of banning DDT, GEF bureaucrats are consigning millions to death from malaria

Greens lie, Africans die January 14, 2011
Falsehoods about insecticides and bednets continue to leave a path of destruction and death