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Wildfire apocalypse, not
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in The Spectator
There was nothing new about springtime wildfires in Canada until the wind shifted unexpectedly last week. That shift blew smoky air all over the northern and eastern US, producing memorably apocalyptic-like orange air in New York City. Not wanting to waste a crisis, the lamestream media jumped right in with both feet.
California Going Full Commie: ‘Designing Electricity Rates for An Equitable Energy Transition’
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric filed a proposal on Thursday that would install a fixed-rate electric bill system for those under the three largest power companies in the state, the Globe reported. Talk about burying the lede. The real plan is to create income-based utility billing.
Lighting the way to more government
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
Light bulb jokes were popular for years as a way to poke fun at stereotypes. I remember an old one during the Reagan years, about how many Republicans it takes to change a light bulb. It took one to screw in the bulb, one to steady the chandelier, one to claim the bulb wasn’t truly needed, and one to reminisce about the old bulb.
The New Green Activists Would Rather Save The Windmills Than Save The Whales
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in The Daily Caller
Save the whales. Once upon a time, that used to be the favorite mantra of environmental activists. Today, not so much. These days, it’s more chic to be into giant offshore wind turbines. And if dozens upon dozens of whales must be killed to make way for turbines along with their new mantra, “save the planet,” well, that’s just the price we must pay. Or so goes the current thinking among the green set.
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Overturns Berkeley’s Ban on Gas Stoves
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
Berkeley was the first city in the United States to ban gas stoves, in 2019. This followed the 2018 passage of Senate Bill 100 by then-Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles), which established the 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2017 increasing the 2011 Renewables Portfolio Standard requirement from 50 percent by 2030 to 60 percent, and created the policy of planning to meet all of the state’s retail electricity supply with a mix of RPS-eligible and zero-carbon resources by December 31, 2045, for a total of 100 percent clean energy.
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