by Blake Dodge Newsweek With the Nobel Peace Prize becoming more political in the last decade, many were wondering what message the selection committee wanted to send this year. Choosing Reports Without Borders would have bolstered independent journalism in the age of "fake news," while awarding young activists in Hong Kong could have signaled the [...]
by Lisa Hammer Dispatch-Argus GALVA, Ill. — Opponents of a proposed wind farm in east-central Henry County gathered at Black Hawk East College this week to hear about the impact of wind turbines on quality of life and the local landscape. Kendall Guither, of Informed Farmer Coalition, who farms between Walnut and Ohio, Ill., talked [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe Other cities may also impose curfews The City of Morgan Hill imposed a curfew on its residents lasting from 8 p.m. through 6:30 a.m. Wednesday evening, due to the PG&E power shut offs, KRON4 reported. City officials on Facebook said the curfew was intended to crack [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe ‘Who’s going to bail out the ratepayers for fires caused by the utilities?’ A lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court in California shows that three Investor Owned Utilities in California, Pacific Gas and Electric, San Diego Gas and Electric, and Southern California Edison, have recently [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe Order violates Prop. 69, while eliminating highway expansion and repair projects Through an Executive Order, California Governor Gavin Newsom has redirected gas tax money to fund railway systems and other projects. The gas tax revenue would have repaired and upgraded the state’s broken highways and roads. [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe 37 new oil and gas wells drilling on new California land leases over the next 20 years The oil and gas industry in California currently provides 368,000 jobs and more than $24 billion in tax revenues to the state, making this industry vital to the entire [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As appearing in The Daily Sentinel In the 1957 Dr. Seuss classic, when the Grinch steals everything needed for the Who-ville Christmas celebration, the final insult is the tree. "And he stuffed all the food up the chimney with glee, and now, grinned the Grinch, I'll stuff [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher A Manhattan Institute report has caused a re-examination of the greatest challenge in the move toward renewable energy. Author Mark Mills asks a simple question: what do we do when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine? Most westerners give it little thought. After all, [...]
by Steve Quinlivan The Energy and Environment Legal Institute has requested the SEC to take appropriate action to prevent and prohibit registrants from making materially false and misleading claims and statements related to global climate change. As support for its cause, the Institute refers to a press release by a public company and categorizes the [...]
by Katy Grimes As Appearing in the California Globe There is no increase in summer temps, but the renewable energy mandate is being ramped up San Francisco based Pacific Gas & Electric recently warned customers on that it could turn off power in six Northern California counties as a public safety precaution to help reduce [...]
