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 [...]
by Nick Snow Oil & Gas Journal US states that embraced hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling staged stronger economic recoveries than those that did not since 2008 when the country plunged into recession, an economist told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. “In those states that have chosen to pursue energy development, output and jobs have grown faster than [...]
by Marty Irby Surf KY News Group WASHINGTON (7/24/14) — The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), held a hearing on 'Laboratories of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies.' The hearing examined the economic impacts from the differing energy policies of the various states, as well as how federal [...]
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2014 Contact: Craig Richardson Richardson@eelegal.org E&E Legal’s Tom Tanton to Testify Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Hearing on the Economic Impacts of State and Federal Energy Policies Washington, D.C. – Today, Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal), [...]
Tom Tanton, Director of Science and Technology Assessment for the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, will testify on July 24th in front of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power as part of their hearing on "Laboratories of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies." According to a Subcommittee press release, the "hearing will [...]
by Alyssa Carducci Heartlander Magazine New York’s highest court ruled municipalities can use zoning laws to ban hydraulic fracturing, adding to the frustration energy producers are experiencing in the state. The New York Court of Appeals voted 5-2 to allow municipalities to ban fracking, affirming more than 170 municipalities in the state that have enacted [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science and Technology Assessment and Jean Pagnone As Appearing in Flash Report When California makes the news, it is typically an example of what not to do. It is a state with high unemployment, out of control spending, and high taxes. Therefore it should be no surprise that California [...]
by Tom Tanton, E&E Legal Director of Science &Technology Assessment and Katy Grimes, Flash Report Senior Correspondent Flash Report Many in America have grown convinced the world would become Utopia if it wasn’t for evil, dirty oil. Ironically, these oil critics are always successful beneficiaries of the U.S. free enterprise system. When they demonize oil profits, they show just how [...]
By Robert Bradley Jr. MasterResource “Generally, I’d like to be remembered for helping to form a better connection and awareness between innovation and free markets and the tremendous improvements modern energy brings to people. That’s the essence of my progressive nature, so maybe I haven’t strayed to far from my early liberal bent, just on [...]
By Robert Bradley Jr. MasterResource “I view my 40+ year career as progressions on a common theme; understanding (and promoting) the role of free markets and technology innovation one to the other, both to improve humankind’s’ lot.” MasterResource from time to time conducts interviews with leading free-market scholars (see Ken Green here). This two-part interview with Tom [...]
