by Bridge Michigan LANSING—The Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Friday approved summary language for a proposed ballot initiative that aims to repeal a law that allows the state to override local rejections of large wind and solar projects. The bipartisan board’s 4-0 vote clears the way for the group Citizens for Local Choice to [...]
Posted by Robert Bradley, Jr. MasterResource My name is Kevon Martis. I am the Executive Director of the Interstate Informed Citizens’ Coalition (IICC) of Blissfield MI. I am also a Senior Policy Fellow of the Energy and Environment Legal Institute in Washington DC... Now in my case, an error in turbine siting would potentially harm [...]
by Jeff Swiatek Indianapolis Star Credit the ice ages for making Indiana a good place to turn wind into electricity. All that glacial action scoured flat the northern half of the state and sculpted the perfect terrain for wind turbines. A few million years later, the Environmental Protection Agency is about to use regulatory fiat [...]
by Tom Tanton Senior Fellow, Reason Director of Science and Technology Assessment, E&E Legal Intermittent renewable energy sources like wind and solar are growing in use largely because of government regulations, favorable tax treatment and mandates. However, they impose hidden “integration” costs on the electrical grid that are shifted to California consumers and utility companies [...]
