by Jay Hayward Human Events The Environmental Protection Agency would like you to know it can abuse its power to punish Barack Obama’s political enemies as well as the next agency, thank you very much. In this case, it’s more a question of first-class seating and concierge service for Obama’s political allies, while those nasty [...]
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 [...]
By Greg Walcher, Board Member and Senior Fellow The Denver Post My generation now laughs at the fashions of the 1970s. I personally never liked bell bottoms, white belts, or double-knit polyester leisure suits. But they were all the rage; we wore them or risked appearing uncool. Fashions change, but do we? We still want [...]
by Michel Conger Washington Examiner Environmental Protection Agency officials bullied a contractor into cutting ties with an air policy coalition designed to help states with cumbersome EPA clean air rules, the American Tradition Institute said Thursday. ATI filed a Freedom of Information Act request for EPA emails, instant messages and text messages related to the [...]
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 [...]
by Michal Conger Washington Examiner Acting Administrator Robert Persiacepe circulated an agency-wide warning to Environmental Protection Agency employees yesterday about complying with the federal Freedom of Information Act. Persiacepe’s memo was issued as EPA faces a growing controversy in the news media and federal courts sparked by revelations earlier this year that his predecessor used [...]
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 [...]
by Michal Conger Washington Examiner Allies of the Environmental Protection Agency get preferential treatment while watchdog agencies are stonewalled and charged unlawful fees for information, according to a lawsuit filed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute Thursday morning in U.S. District Court in Washington. Read more
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 [...]
by Michael Conger Washington Examiner Two conservative groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for instant- message records for several top officials, including former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s “Richard Windsor” account and Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s choice to succeed Jackson. The Competitive Enterprise Institute and the American Tradition Institute have sued for IM chats from [...]
