Renewable Subsidies

14 10, 2016

Cohen: CALIFORNIA COUNTY BLOCKS SOLAR PROJECT

2016-10-26T14:04:24-04:00October 14th, 2016|Media Coverage, Renewable Energy, Renewable Subsidies, Tanton|

by Bonner Cohen Heartland Institute In a closely watched decision, the San Bernardino, California County Board of Supervisors (SBBOS) voted 3–2 to reject a controversial solar-energy facility in California’s scenic Mojave Desert. The board rejected the facility by declining to certify permits required under state law... Critics of government-mandated and subsidized renewable-energy products were also [...]

5 10, 2016

Cohen: CALIFORNIA FURTHER RESTRICTS GREENHO– USE-GAS EMISSIONS

2016-10-19T14:17:43-04:00October 5th, 2016|Conflict of Interest, Energy Poverty, Media Coverage, Renewable Subsidies, Tanton, War on Coal|

by Bonner Cohen The Heartland Institute California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation on September 8 that slaps new, more-stringent restrictions on emissions of manmade greenhouse gases. Brown signed two bills into law. The first is Senate Bill 32, which was sponsored by state Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills). It extends and expands California’s already [...]

2 10, 2016

Daily Caller: Green Billionaire’s Huge Donation Helped Dems Raise $85 Million At Convention

2016-10-19T14:20:04-04:00October 2nd, 2016|Billionaire Scammers, Conflict of Interest, Media Coverage, Renewable Subsidies, Steyer|

by Chris White The Daily Caller The billionaire environmentalist widely considered responsible for pushing the Democratic Party toward anti-fossil fuel policies contributed $800,000 to help coordinate the 2016 Democratic National Committee, according to financial reports. Former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer’s super PAC, NextGen Climate, donated the six-figure sum to help pay down the costs [...]

21 09, 2016

Tom Tanton’s Comments to the Federal Trade Commission on Solar Electricity

2016-09-21T12:37:17-04:00September 21st, 2016|Comments, Renewable Energy, Renewable Subsidies, Solar, Tanton|

On August 19, 2016, Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment, filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission regarding solar electricity (Project Number P161200). Following is a summary of those comments: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is examining competition and consumer protection issues raised by consumers’ growing use of rooftop solar panels to generate their [...]

5 07, 2016

Tanton: A Critique of Brookings Institutution’s Mark Muro and Devashree Saha: Rooftop Solar: Net Metering Is A Net Benefit

2016-12-11T17:07:19-05:00July 5th, 2016|Renewable Subsidies, Tanton|

A Critique of Brookings Institutution’s Mark Muro and Devashree Saha: Rooftop Solar: Net Metering Is A Net Benefit [1] by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment Across the country, more and more electric utility customers are using rooftop solar panels and other small-scale, on-site power sources known as distributed generation (DG). To [...]

28 06, 2016

Grimes & Tanton: Diablo Canyon Closure Has a Crony Problem

2016-12-11T17:07:19-05:00June 28th, 2016|Conflict of Interest, Grimes, Media Coverage, Renewable Energy, Renewable Subsidies, Scandal, Tanton, War on Coal|

by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment As Appearing in Flash Report The announcement last week from PG&E that it was closing Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, rudely came on the same day there were rolling blackouts in Los Angeles amidst sweltering temperatures. [...]

24 11, 2015

Grimes: Sen. Pres. Kevin De Leon’s Fractured Fairytale on Climate Change

2016-12-11T17:07:36-05:00November 24th, 2015|"Climate Change", Conflict of Interest, Grimes, Renewable Energy, Renewable Subsidies|

by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow As appearing in the Flash Report California Governor Jerry Brown inherited the Golden State, the land of opportunity. However, A 2014 Stanford study found the heaviest burden for climate change regulation costs falls on people – especially lower income groups – and not corporations, because companies ultimately [...]

27 07, 2015

Tanton: Virginia leaders should reject the Californication of their power grid

2015-07-27T19:49:59-04:00July 27th, 2015|111d, GHG Rule, Media Coverage, Renewable Subsidies, Tanton, War on Coal|

by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment As appearing in the Roanoke Times The idea of Virginia doing things “the California way” doesn’t make much sense. Unfortunately, Virginians may not have a choice if the Obama administration has its way. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon finalize the Clean Power Plan, [...]

20 07, 2015

Tanton: California Way Wrong Energy Model For Nation, World

2015-07-22T09:06:59-04:00July 20th, 2015|111d, GHG Rule, Media Coverage, Renewable Subsidies, Tanton, War on Coal|

by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment As appearing in the Investor's Business Daily California Gov. Jerry Brown has hailed the Golden State as a model to be followed when United Nations climate negotiators convene in Paris this year. If my experience working for the California Energy Commission taught me anything, it's [...]

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