by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment, and Thomas Del Beccaro As appearing in Forbes In the church of climate change, carbon emissions are a sin and ending the use of fossil fuels our only prayer. So, the Left regulates and regulates in an effort to reduce so-called greenhouse gases – without ever asking [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment, and Mark Krebs As appearing in MasterResource ...With a renewed focus on energy consumers and less on environmental cronyism, DOE can gain new found respect from the American public and help drive a resurgent economy. With this purpose in mind, we offer the following [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment, and Mark Krebs As appearing in MasterResource Part I This is Part 1 in a two-part article about an abuse of the Request for Information (RFI) process at the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy (EERE). The issue involves revising [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology Assessment As Appearing in Canada Free Press In a fiery speech to the American Geophysical Union conference, California Governor Brown continued his quest regarding climate change, but has apparently revealed a chink in his armor. He threatened incoming President Trump that California will go it’s own way [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tom Tanton, E&E Legal's Director of Science and Technology, traveled to Jefferson City, to present invited testimony to Missouri’s State Senate. The Senate’s Interim Committee on Utility Regulation and Infrastructure Investment took informational testimony from a variety of stakeholders and subject experts. The Committee was interested in changes occurring in the regulatory paradigm (regulatory compact) nationwide [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment As Appearing in Real Clear Policy In the ever evolving yet mostly hidden world of electricity policy, the hot topic is “net metering.” Is it a policy whose time has come? Or is it an idea with deficiencies that need to be addressed? The Brookings [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment As Appearing in Real Clear Policy In the ever evolving yet mostly hidden world of electricity policy, the hot topic is “net metering.” Is it a policy whose time has come? Or is it an idea with deficiencies that need to be addressed? The Brookings [...]
