Dr. David Schnare Appears on InfoWars Nightly News
On December 9, 2013, E&E Legal's General Counsel, Dr. David Schnare, appeared on InfoWars Nightly News with host David Knight. To view this lengthy interview, click here.
9 12, 2013
29 11, 2013
The Energy Collective: A More Realistic Cost of Wind Energy
by Willem Post The Energy Collective Like the corn-to-ethanol and solar industries, the Big Wind industry basks in political correctness and political favoritism. Big Wind has grown comfortable in its dependence on federal and state governments that decide which energy industries will be winners or losers — discrimination enforced by squeezing taxpayers, rigging the tax [...]
16 11, 2013
Michigan Capitol Confidential: Federal Judge: Michigan Renewable Energy Mandate Unconstitutional
by Jack Spencer Michigan Capitol Confidential Court battles over the Colorado and Minnesota renewable energy mandates could potentially mark the beginning of the end for similar laws in other states, including Michigan. In June, Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Court wrote that Michigan's in-state renewable energy mandate [...]
14 11, 2013
E&E Legal Files VA Supreme Court Brief in its UVA/Mann Case. Freedom of the Press Group, Media Organizations, Joins Case In Support of E&E Legal
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2013 Contact: Craig Richardson, Executive Director, [email protected] Washington, D.C. -- Today, The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) filed a Brief of Appellant with the Virginia Supreme Court against the University of Virginia (UVA) for their failure to release e-mails of former UVA professor, Dr. Michael Mann, related to his "climate" research. The [...]
14 11, 2013
Washington Examiner: Think tanks tell court EPA using FOIA fees to hide public documents
by Michael Conger Washington Examiner Environmental Protection Agency officials are using reproduction fees to delay or avoid releasing documents under the Freedom of Information Act, two conservative think tanks said in a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Free Market Environmental Law Clinic and the Energy and Environment [...]
29 10, 2013
Leakage, Carbon Taxes, And Early Warnings
A recent paper by Cullenward and Weiskopf of Stanford University’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program lends additional gravitas to an important message E&E Legal’s Tom Tanton has been pointing out for years: California's cap-and-trade program could end up causing larger net global emissions of greenhouse gasses than without the regulations. Cullenward and [...]
24 10, 2013
Greg Walcher Discusses Smoking them Out on Mrs. Green’s World Radio Network
On October 19, 2013, Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Board Member and Senior Policy Fellow, was a guest on Mrs. Green's World radio show. He was discussing his book, Smoking Them Out: The Theft of the Environment and How to Take it Back. Click here to listen to his interview.
18 10, 2013
Virginia Supreme Court Oral Arguments Set for Week of January 6, 2014 in E&E Legal Uva/Mann Appeal
On September 23, 2013, the Virginia Supreme Court awarded an appeal in the matter ATI v. UVA (ATI is E&E Legal's former name). The Court accepted three questions for review; (1) whether the University could make citizens pay for review of documents they want to withhold, (2) what the meaning of the term "of a [...]
18 10, 2013
9th District Federal Court of Appeals Ruling Denies Environmentalists Standing on Important CO2 Emissions Case
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th District refused standing to alarmist environmentalists, including the Sierra Club, because they could not demonstrate that CO2 emissions from refineries in Washington State causes environmental harm in Washington state. It is important to note that the Court assumed "without deciding" that the CO2 [...]
12 10, 2013
Walcher to Appear at Heritage Lecture, Book Signing for Smoking them Out (10/16)
On Wednesday, October 16, Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Board Member and Senior Policy Fellow, will participate in a Heritage Foundation lecture and book signing event for his recently published book, Smoking them Out: The Theft of the Environment and How to Take It Back. For more information on the event, please click here.