by Tom Tanton, Director of Science & Technology Assessment Washington Times A war on coal is underway, instigated by a few opposition groups with powerful voices. The World Bank’s announcement to oppose the financing of coal plants overseas is only the latest development in the ongoing debate, which recently found its way onto the editorial page of [...]
by Chris Horner, Senior Legal Fellow Washington Examiner Not long ago, the American Tradition Institute initiated a transparency campaign using federal and state freedom of information laws to learn more about how taxpayer-funded academics use their positions to advance a particular agenda. On its face, this should have been welcomed by the Left, which often [...]
by Michael Bastasch Washington Examiner Two sources within the Environmental Protection Agency have told government watchdog groups that the Obama administration interfered with investigations of hydraulic fracturing during the 2012 presidential campaign Read more
by Erica Martinson Politico After years of digging political dirt on the climate movement, Chris Horner has suddenly struck gold in stoking the GOP’s transparency crusade against the Environmental Protection Agency. Horner’s near-obsessive focus on unearthing federal officials’ emails, instant messages and other digital records inspired the congressional flap over former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s secondary [...]
by ALYSSA CARDUCCI The Heartland Institute The California Public Utilities Commission approved large rate hikes in electricity prices due in part to high costs associated with the state’s global warming restrictions. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a 12 percent hike in San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) rates and a 10 percent hike [...]
by Henry Miller, Fellow, Hoover Institute The Daily Caller The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the federal government will not classify or treat individuals in a discriminatory manner. That fundamental right derives from England’s Magna Carta, in which King John promised that “no free man shall be taken or imprisoned … or [...]
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 [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller Republican lawmakers are launching an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency, while giving preferential treatment to environmental groups, made it harder for conservative groups to obtain government records. Read more
by Erica Martinson Politico Amid allegations from House Republicans that it showed a bias for liberal groups, the EPA will audit its fee-waiver process for Freedom of Information Act requests, acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe said Thursday. “We’ve just seen the scandal that’s erupted over the IRS targeting conservative groups,” Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said to [...]
by Michel Conger Washington Examiner Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Bob Perciasepe has asked the Inspector General for the EPA to investigate claims the agency hindered inquiries by conservative groups by charging fees routinely waived for watchdog and media groups. Perciasepe announced the request for an audit of the agency’s Freedom of Information Act request [...]
