(Boston, MA) Two of Maryland’s Democratic candidates for governor have called for doubling the renewable energy requirements from the state’s existing mandate, but a new study released today by economists at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston reveals even the current standard is hamstringing the economy. Gov. Martin O’Malley has been a…
Eric Bott, General
Wisconsin Sand Mining Country Ranked First for Clean Air Quality
By Eric Bott MADISON – Two northwestern Wisconsin communities that are near industrial sand mining operations have been ranked among the cleanest for air quality in the nation, reports the American Lung Association (ALA). The lung association recently released a study, State of the Air 2013, listing the Eau Claire-Menomonie metropolitan area as “ranked first…
General, Marita Noon
Mora County’s Drilling Ban, the Moral High Ground or Moronic?
By Marita Noon In a little “frontier” community in northern New Mexico, a property rights battle is playing out with huge national implications and almost no one knows it is taking place. The outcome of two lawsuits that are pending against Mora County and its Community Water Rights and Local Self-Government Ordinance have the potential…
General, Paul Driessen
Should California dictate US energy policies?
Can the rest of America afford its Alice in Wonderland energy policies for? (Can California?) By Paul Driessen California loves to be seen as the trendsetter on energy and environmental policies. But can we really afford to adopt their laws and regulations in the rest of America? Heck, can the once Golden State afford them…
General, Paul Driessen
Duke Energy’s Clean Coal Plant Uses More Energy Than It Produces
By Paul Chesser After the global warming -battling Edwardsport coal gasification power plant used more power than it generated during the September-to-November timeframe, earlier this month information filed with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission showed the Duke Energy facility operated at less than 1 percent of capacity in February. As Duke wants to recover $1.5…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was May 10th, 2014 Quote of the Week “In war-time, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.”Winston Churchill, From Bodyguard of Liesby Anthony Cave Brown (1975) ******************************* Number of the Week $150 per gallon ******************************* THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science…