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18 06, 2013

Recent Michigan Court Case Ruling Regarding Renewable Has Significant Implications for E&E Legal’s Colorado Suit, Renewables Mandates in General

2016-12-11T17:08:18-05:00June 18th, 2013|E&E Legal v. CO, Press Releases|

For Immediate Release – June 18, 2013
 Contact: Craig Richardson, Executive Director, American Tradition Institute
 [email protected] Washington, D.C. -- On June 7th, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision in a suit involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) against the state of Michigan regarding a FERC plan to apportion costs for new [...]

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23 05, 2013

The Gazette: Renewable energy bill gets attention in advertising, court

2013-10-12T11:57:29-04:00May 23rd, 2013|E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage, Petition Litigation|

by Megan Schrader The Gazette Legislation at the center of a radio and newspaper campaign urging the governor's veto also eliminates an incentive for using renewable energy generated in Colorado. A pending federal lawsuit filed in 2011 challenged the constitutionality of the incentive. Senate Bill 252 - if signed by the still-undecided governor - would [...]

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7 05, 2013

Green-Energy Activists Declare War on Rural Coloradans

2016-12-11T17:08:18-05:00May 7th, 2013|E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage|

by Institute for Energy Research Some lawmakers in Colorado want to increase the cost of electricity for all Coloradans, especially those in rural areas. Awaiting Gov. John Hickenlooper’s signature, SB 252 would require rural electric cooperatives to dramatically increase the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources to 25 percent by 2020, up from the current mandate [...]

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18 04, 2013

Law Review Article: Putting the Dormant Commerce Clause Back To Sleep: Adapting the Doctrine to Support State Renewable Portfolio Standards

2013-10-12T09:55:32-04:00April 18th, 2013|E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage|

by Daniel K. Lee, J.D. Candidate, Seattle University School of Law Timothy P. Duane, University of California, Santa Cruz and Visiting Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law State renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) and renewable energy standards (RESs) are among the most effective devices for renewable energy development, but plaintiffs have begun to challenge the constitutionality of [...]

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5 04, 2013

Tanton: Renewable Mandate Challenged in the Centennial State

2013-10-11T18:03:12-04:00April 5th, 2013|E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage, Tanton|

by Tom Tanton, Director, Science & Technology Assessment Master Resource The American Tradition Institute (ATI) and the American Tradition Partnership (ATP) have filed suit in Federal District Court in Colorado to have Colorado’s renewable energy standard (RES) declared unconstitutional. The plaintiffs find that the Colorado RES discriminates on its face against legal, safer, less costly, less polluting and more reliable in-state [...]

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4 04, 2013

Colorado Admits Certain Defeat In Renewable Energy Lawsuit With Introduction Of New Bill

2016-12-11T17:08:18-05:00April 4th, 2013|E&E Legal v. CO, Legislative Branch, Press Releases, State Legislature|

For Immediate Release – April 4, 2013 Contact: Craig Richardson, Executive Director, American Tradition Institute [email protected] COLORADO ADMITS CERTAIN DEFEAT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY LAWSUIT WITH INTRODUCTION OF NEW BILL Cooperatives, Jobs, and Consumers Among Biggest Losers in  State’s Latest Failed Renewable Energy Attempt  DENVER - Facing certain defeat in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality [...]

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4 04, 2013

Dr. David Schnare Discusses New Colorado Bill That Validates ATI’s Lawsuit Challenging the Constitutionality of the State’s Renewable Energy Mandate on the Amy Oliver Show

2013-09-28T18:50:27-04:00April 4th, 2013|Cooke, E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage, Schnare|

Dr. David Schnare, Director of ATI’s Environmental Law Center, appeared on The Amy Oliver Show to provide insights into the state's attempt to “fix” its Renewable Energy Standard mandate with the introduction of Senate Bill 13-252 yesterday.  In dropping the bill, members of the Colorado Senate and House admitted that the state’s law imposing a renewable energy standard is [...]

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21 03, 2013

Dr. David Schnare Discusses the Latest Developments in ATI’s Lawsuit Against the State of Colorado Regarding Their Renewable Energy Standards on The Amy Oliver Show

2013-09-28T19:58:33-04:00March 21st, 2013|Cooke, E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage, Schnare|

Dr. David Schnare, Director of ATI's Environmental Law Center, appeared on The Amy Oliver Show to provide an update on ATI's federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Colorado’s Renewable Energy Standards.  Schnare had just been in Court in Colorado two days as the judge ruled on a series of motions, primarily involving discovery in the case. [...]

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13 04, 2011

Executive Director: What’s Wind Got to Do With It?

2016-12-11T17:08:19-05:00April 13th, 2011|E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage|

by Paul Chesser, ATI Executive Director American Standard Last week our organization, American Tradition Institute, sued the State of Colorado in federal court because we assert that its Renewable Energy Standard law violates the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. The mandate requires that major utilities in the state (mainly Xcel Energy, which favors the law) [...]

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12 04, 2011

Clean Energy: Organization seeks to overturn Colorado’s renewable energy mandate

2013-10-11T17:48:59-04:00April 12th, 2011|E&E Legal v. CO, Media Coverage|

by Chris Meehan CleanEnergyAuthority.com The American Tradition Institute (ATI) recently filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Colorado in Denver, challenging the state’s renewable energy standard as unconstitutional. The organization alleged that Colorado’s renewable energy standard is in violation of Commerce Clause and should be declared unconstitutional. Under Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard, which [...]

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