About Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.

Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations. He also serves as a senior policy adviser with the Heartland Institute, senior policy analyst with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, and as adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Articles by Dr. Cohen have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, New York Post, Washington Times, National Review, Philadelphia Inquirer, Detroit News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Miami Herald, and dozens of other newspapers in the U.S. and Canada. He has been interviewed on Fox News, CNN, Fox Business Channel, BBC, BBC Worldwide Television, NBC, NPR, N 24 (German language news channel), Voice of Russia, and scores of radio stations in the U.S. Dr. Cohen has testified before the U.S. Senate committees on Energy & Natural Resources and Environment & Public Works as well as the U.S. House committees on Natural Resources and Judiciary. He has spoken at conferences in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Bangladesh. Dr. Cohen is the author of two books, The Green Wave: Environmentalism and its Consequences (Washington: Capital Research Center, 2006) and Marshall, Mao und Chiang: Die amerikanischen Vermittlungsbemuehungen im chinesischen Buergerkrieg (Marshall, Mao and Chiang: The American Mediations Effort in the Chinese Civil War) (Munich: Tuduv Verlag, 1984). Dr. Cohen received his B.A. from the University of Georgia and his Ph.D. – summa cum laude – from the University of Munich.

Nevada lithium mine, key to “Green” energy, opposed by Greens

A proposed lithium mine on federal land in western Nevada may be brought low by – of all things -- buckwheat.

By
|2021-09-27T21:17:12-04:00September 28th, 2021|Comments Off on Nevada lithium mine, key to “Green” energy, opposed by Greens

Gone with the wind: America’s energy future on display in Europe

The policies the climate summit will endorse are already having a devastating effect on the people on whom they are being imposed.

By
|2021-09-20T18:04:14-04:00September 23rd, 2021|Comments Off on Gone with the wind: America’s energy future on display in Europe

Biden proclaims September “national wilderness month,” bad timing, Joe

Biden’s proclamation calling for increased utilization of the Wilderness Act of 1964 is incredibly out of touch at a moment when catastrophic wildfires are threatening populations across the West.

By
|2021-09-08T20:20:13-04:00September 11th, 2021|Comments Off on Biden proclaims September “national wilderness month,” bad timing, Joe

Citizens organize to block offshore wind projects

The Biden administration’s plans to erect a string of giant offshore wind-energy projects off the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts is encountering stiff headwinds from local residents.

By
|2021-09-02T20:22:39-04:00September 5th, 2021|Comments Off on Citizens organize to block offshore wind projects

Court rules against Idaho landowners in WOTUS water case

Handing a victory to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the court determined that the couple’s land does contain wetlands and thus can be regulated by the agency under the CWA.Handing a victory to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the court determined that the couple’s land does contain wetlands and thus can be regulated by the agency under the CWA.

By
|2021-08-24T09:59:00-04:00August 25th, 2021|Comments Off on Court rules against Idaho landowners in WOTUS water case

Tax baby tax: The Washington Post knows how to save the planet

Even a “relatively modest increase in the federal gas tax,” say, 25 cents per gallon could make a big difference, the paper assures us.

By
|2021-08-17T10:07:05-04:00August 18th, 2021|Comments Off on Tax baby tax: The Washington Post knows how to save the planet

Texas bureaucrats beachfront land grab

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) threatened the property rights of coastal landowners by reclassifying the private properties as public beach.

By
|2021-08-17T19:04:16-04:00August 12th, 2021|Comments Off on Texas bureaucrats beachfront land grab

Heads up: Biden Administration will reimpose disastrous “WOTUS” water rule

Land near any muddy puddle or stream is not safe.

By
|2021-07-30T00:12:24-04:00July 30th, 2021|Comments Off on Heads up: Biden Administration will reimpose disastrous “WOTUS” water rule

Biden’s 30 X 30 land grab

A little-noticed provision buried deep in President Biden’s January 27 executive order has emerged as one of the gravest threats facing ordinary Americans.

By
|2021-07-27T10:42:02-04:00July 27th, 2021|Comments Off on Biden’s 30 X 30 land grab

Oregon ballot initiative would end animal agriculture, hunting, fishing

The Oregon Initiative Petition 13 (IP 13), known as the Abuse, Neglect, and Assault Exemption Modification and Improvement Act.

By
|2021-07-19T21:14:51-04:00July 20th, 2021|Comments Off on Oregon ballot initiative would end animal agriculture, hunting, fishing

Biden nominee’s eco-terrorism past catches up with her

The refusal of Tracy Stone-Manning to be forthcoming about her role in a tree-spiking incident in Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest 32 years ago threatens to sink her nomination.

By
|2021-07-03T11:20:45-04:00July 3rd, 2021|Comments Off on Biden nominee’s eco-terrorism past catches up with her

Biden uses prairie chicken as pretext to throttle U.S. energy

Groups well schooled in the art of using the ESA to snuff out any natural resources development have been trying to get the prairie chicken added to the endangered species list for years.

By
|2021-06-24T22:13:42-04:00June 26th, 2021|Comments Off on Biden uses prairie chicken as pretext to throttle U.S. energy

Iowans to ethanol: Enough is enough

It came as a real surprise when Iowa lawmakers recently rebuffed an effort by the ethanol industry and its powerful political allies to raise the percentage of ethanol blended into gasoline at service stations in Iowa to 15%.

By
|2021-06-19T06:19:33-04:00June 21st, 2021|Comments Off on Iowans to ethanol: Enough is enough

Smart meters: Constant Green surveillance

“Smart meters serve as surveillance devices, identifying and recording patterns of electrical consumption inside the home.”

By
|2021-06-07T10:12:14-04:00June 11th, 2021|Comments Off on Smart meters: Constant Green surveillance

Couple fights North Carolina beach land grab

They lost their house to fire, but the bureaucrats won't let them build it back.

By
|2021-05-28T08:56:06-04:00May 29th, 2021|Comments Off on Couple fights North Carolina beach land grab
Go to Top