The 1st AFEC 2017 was also organized by Heartland and was held at JW Marriott Houston, Texas on November 9, 2017. I attended that successful conference, seems I was the only Asian in the big room and I have written some proceedings in my column in BusinessWorld last year,
US energy policies
and implications in Asia and Philippines
US energy trading
and implications for Asia and Philippines
November 16, 2017, http://bworldonline.com/us-energy-trading-implications-asia-philippines/
The conference also inspired me to further comment on the
irrationality of carbon tax, coal tax, other watermelon (green outside, red
inside) policies. Like these,
The Habito carbon
tax distortion
December 7, 2017, http://bworldonline.com/habito-carbon-tax-distortion/
Energy favoritism
under TRAIN
December 19, 2017, http://bworldonline.com/energy-favoritism-train/.
Website of AFEC2018 is http://americafirstenergy.org/
The agenda looks exciting, from the website:
BREAKFAST KEYNOTE
Opening remarks by Heartland Institute President Tim
Huelskamp, Ph.D., and a keynote address by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff
Landry.
PANEL 1A. THE FUTURE OF COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL GAS
President Donald Trump has unleashed an Energy Freedom
agenda for America with the aim of making the United States the world’s leading
energy power. There is a lot of positive news on that front, and these speakers
will talk about the bright times ahead for the future of coal, petroleum, and
natural gas.
PANEL 1B. CARBON TAXES, CAP & TRADE, AND OTHER BAD
IDEAS
Carbon taxes and “cap and trade” schemes, are NOT
market-based conservative ideas. They are distortions of the market — a ruse
embraced by the environmental left to enact command-and-control policies over
our use of energy and the economy as a whole.
PANEL 2A. FUELING FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY
America’s freedom and prosperity is literally fueled by
this country’s abundant and affordable fossil fuels — coal, petroleum, and
natural gas. We’re finally going after it in ways that will fire the engine of
America’s economy and still protect the environment.
PANEL 2B. FIDUCIARY MALPRACTICE: THE ‘SUSTAINABLE’
INVESTMENT MOVEMENT
Environmental activists are gaining voting power to
convince corporations and universities to divest from fossil fuel companies “to
save the planet.” Not only is that not scientifically necessary, publicly
traded companies and organizations that divest do a grave disservice to public
pensions, ordinary investors, and the American economy. You want a worthy
#resistance? Resist this.
PANEL 3. WHY CO2 EMISSIONS ARE NOT CREATING A CLIMATE
CRISIS
Burning fossil fuels lifted humanity out of squalor and
created modern society. It also adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, which is
now more than 400 parts per million. But is human-generated CO2 causing a
catastrophic climate crisis requiring wholesale conversion of the world’s
energy systems? Short answer: No, as three scientists will explain.
LUNCH KEYNOTE
Two VIPs will give speeches at this lunch.
PANEL 4A. REINING IN THE REGULATORS
The Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny
Act (REINS Act) requires legislative approval of regulations that cost the
private sector more than a set amount. A federal version sets the bar at $100
million. This is an essential effort that will finally put unaccountable
federal and state regulators back in their place.
4B. CAFE STANDARDS: WHY THEY NEED TO GO
TBA
PANEL 5A. CLIMATE LAWSUITS AGAINST ENERGY COMPANIES AND
THE GOVERNMENT
Environmental activists are losing the public debate, so
(naturally) they run to the courts to get judges to enact their radical agenda.
From the “climate trial” in San Francisco, to the case to preserve the planet
on behalf of “the children,” the litigation seem endless. What’s the status of
these cases? And will they succeed?
PANEL 5B. REAL COLLUSION: RUSSIA AND THE GREEN MOVEMENT
You want to see real Russian Collusion? Look no further
than the nexus between the Russian government and radical environmental
activists in the United States, the UK, and Australia. The Russians have
funneled millions to groups in the West to oppose energy exploration,
especially fracking. This panel will expose this woefully underreported story.
PANEL 6. REFORMING EPA: LOTS OF PROGRESS, MORE TO DO
Three members of President Trump’s Transition Team for
the Environmental Protection Agency evaluate the reform victories so far, and
look ahead at what else needs to be done to reverse the overreach of the Obama
administration. This is a moderated plenary discussion.
DINNER KEYNOTE
Two VIPs will give speeches.
--------------See also:
Energy 107, Avoiding brownouts due to gensets, not solar battery, March 22, 2018
Energy 108, On mandatory solar roof in California, May 20, 2018
Energy 109, Sudden decline in world oil prices, May 29, 2018
Energy 109, Sudden decline in world oil prices, May 29, 2018
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