Leonardo DiCaprio, the United Nations’ very own Messenger of Peace for Climate Change, was spotted slipping into Jeff Bezos’s lavish wedding bash in Venice on Friday, joining a reported fleet of over 90 private jets that descended on the city, according to a new Daily Caller report. Yes, the same DiCaprio who once warned the United Nations that we were “decades ahead” of catastrophic climate projections and begged global leaders to act like the world was on fire. And where did this display of eco-hypocrisy unfold? In Venice, the city that DiCaprio and other climate warriors often hold up as the…

Today, Californians are waking up to more expensive gas prices, thanks to the infamous mandatory gas tax. The uptick this year makes the gas tax $0.61 on every gallon of gas pumped across the state. KTVU reports,  “Drivers still don’t like it when you consider that overall gas taxes will cost the average household $612 a year. In addition to that, consumers may soon see another 13 to 17 cents per gallon increase in order to pay for an incentive that is given to fuel providers to lower the carbon content of their fuels.” For California families already facing rising living costs,…

This week’s heatwave exposed the fragility of New England’s energy infrastructure. On Tuesday, as Boston hit 101 degrees, more than 11,000 residents across Massachusetts lost power. In towns like Middleborough, the lights and air conditioning went out during the peak of the heat, forcing local officials to open emergency cooling centers to protect vulnerable residents. These were not isolated incidents; they were symptoms of a grid pushed to its limits. Behind the scenes, New England’s grid operator, ISO-NE, issued an Energy Emergency Alert after an unexpected loss in power generation. While the power eventually came back, the deeper problem hasn’t gone…

Iran’s parliament voted to support the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, potentially cutting off the route of 20 million barrels of oil per day. This is a stark reminder of just how critical energy security is to national security. If Iran follows through, the ripple effects will be felt across global markets and at every American gas pump. But while Iran uses oil as a weapon, there’s one reason the United States is in a stronger position than in years past: the hard work of our domestic energy workforce. “Our energy workers are producing more oil than ever and giving America the strength to…

Only Political Failure Can Make Air Conditioning Controversial: New York City is facing a summer heat wave, and ConEd, their electric utility, is warning residents not to use their air conditioning during the hottest hours of the day. That’s not just an inconvenience. It’s a policy failure decades in the making. A text alert sent to New Yorkers this week urged people to “limit energy use between 2 and 10 pm” to help keep the grid from buckling, when it happens to be the hottest part of the day, and temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees. This is 2025….

It’s called summer, and it’s always been hot. As temperatures rise across much of the U.S., the eco-left is already preparing their favorite refrain: “It’s never been this hot, and it must be because of fossil fuels!” But before we drown in hysteria, it’s worth remembering one thing: it has been this hot before, and it will be this hot again. Let’s take a quick tour through history: As we brace for what will certainly be hot temperatures, a dose of reality is warranted. High temperatures in the Northeast aren’t unprecedented, and they do not mean we’re headed for a…

In a major win for American energy, the Department of the Interior (DOI) has taken steps to repeal a burdensome Biden-era coal mining regulation. The 2024 “Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action” rule tightened federal oversight, creating bureaucratic obstacles and increasing Washington’s control over state-level coal operations. Under President Trump’s leadership, this rollback empowers states to lead, reduces red tape, and reaffirms the vital role of coal in our energy mix. The Daily Caller reports, “The 2024 rule enacted under former President Joe Biden added additional regulations on the coal industry and gave the federal government more power to conduct reviews on states…

Three years ago this month, Americans woke up to the highest gas prices in U.S. history. In June 2022, under President Joe Biden, the national average soared to over $5 per gallon, breaking records and breaking family budgets coast to coast. The Biden administration’s response? Drain our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to artificially lower prices before the midterm elections, and then refill it at much higher prices, sticking taxpayers with the bill and inflating prices even more. It was a reckless political gimmick disguised as energy policy. And now the consequences are clear: But today, gas prices have finally cooled, and President…

Today marks a victory for common sense and energy freedom. President Trump has officially signed the repeal of California’s radical electric vehicle (EV) mandate, ending a backdoor effort to ban gasoline-powered cars nationwide. For years, Power The Future has been sounding the alarm about these types of state-driven energy mandates being forced on the rest of America. Now, thanks to leadership from President Trump and bipartisan majorities in Congress, that threat is finally dead. As we said in today’s press release: “This wasn’t just a California rule — it was a back-door federal EV mandate that working families didn’t want,” said Daniel…