Tag Archive: EPA
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ALEC to States: Repeal Renewable Energy Mandates
Todd Wynn | November 5, 2012 | Add a commentALEC adopts Electricity Freedom Act and discusses it on Master Resource (a free-market energy blog). “As the debate over subsidies, handouts, and cronyism for renewable energy continues, so too will the debate surrounding state-based renewable energy mandates. Fundamentally, forcing state citizens to purchase a product they may not be able … »
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ALEC Weighs in on EPA’s Proposed Carbon Dioxide Standard
On Monday June 25, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) submitted a public comment in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon dioxide standard for new power plants. ALEC has repeatedly adopted the position that regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act is unnecessary, ineffective … »
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Regulation without Representation: How the EPA has become a Political Tool
Todd Wynn | April 26, 2012 | Add a commentIn the January 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama called for the United States to produce 80 percent of its electricity from “clean” energy by 2035. The introduction of a Clean Energy Standard bill in Congress would further this goal by essentially forcing Americans to purchase politically preferred … »
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Free-Market Principles Apply to Light Bulbs, Too
Todd Wynn | April 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe U.S. Department of Energy has awarded appliance-maker Philips $10 million for devising an alternative to today’s 60-watt incandescent light bulb. The Philips bulb sells for $50, yet a standard incandescent bulb sells for around $1. Government programs such as the “L-prize” are yet another example of the waste of taxpayer dollars. … »
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Palm Oil – Fueling Economic Growth in the Developing World
Karla Jones | March 29, 2012 | Add a commentIn a decision that could have serious economic implications for Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries located within the narrow global band where oil palm is grown, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an initial ruling to restrict the importation of palm oil for use as an accepted biofuel. The … »
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All Cost No Benefit: EPA Proposes Carbon Dioxide Regulation for Power Plants
Todd Wynn | March 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsToday, the EPA has proposed a carbon dioxide standard for new power plants. The EPA blames carbon dioxide and other human emitted greenhouse gases for an increase in global temperature during the past 100 years. Unfortunately, this action is yet another EPA regulation that is essentially all cost and no … »
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Sackett Victory Holds EPA Accountable…but by How Much?
ALEC Blog Team | March 22, 2012 | Add a commentBy Senator Rand Paul (KY) On March 19, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency concluded one of its longest-running enforcement matters – a 22-year battle with 80-year-old Massachusetts cranberry farmer and Korean War veteran, Charles Johnson. Mr. Johnson’s crimes were neither violent nor extreme. Rather, Mr. Johnson has spent the past … »
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Supreme Court Concludes EPA Property Rights Case
On January 9, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case involving the unconstrained power of EPA bureaucrats to regulate the use of private property. On March 12, 2012, the Supreme Court overturned a U.S. appeals court ruling that an EPA compliance order was not subject to judicial review. Although this … »
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More Energy Mandates Mean Higher Prices
ALEC Blog Team | March 9, 2012 | Add a commentBy Robert Bryce About two-thirds of the U.S. population as well as countless businesses and industrial users are now subject to rules that require them to buy renewable electricity. Proponents of the renewable mandates, which are in effect in 29 states (and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) claim … »
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ALEC Encourages Responsible Resource Production
Todd Wynn | March 1, 2012 | Add a commentNorth America’s abundance of recoverable natural gas offers great opportunities for economic development and it has thus attracted a broad and diverse coalition of supporters. Though they differ in their respective approaches to developing the energy source, President Obama, members of Congress in both parties, bipartisan coalitions in the states … »
