Michigan’s Rejection of Renewable Energy Mandate Avoids Higher Costs
Michigan voters rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment last week that would have imposed a mandate requiring the state’s utilities to source 25 percent of… Read More
Morning Bell: The Senate’s Secret Santa Agenda
Today the Labor Department released its monthly jobs report, which showed that the U.S. economy added an anemic 39,000 jobs this month and that the… Read More
The Zombie Campaign for Higher Energy Prices
The American people know that cap and trade energy policies will lead to higher energy costs and fewer jobs. That is why even Democratic candidates… Read More
Morning Bell: Renewable Electricity Standards Kill Jobs Too
Cap and trade legislation is dead. The left abandoned the policy this summer when it became clear it was a liability. Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)… Read More
Lame Policy for Lame Duck
It seems that many in Washington had their books upside down when they studied economics. In the midst of a serious recession, they are proposing… Read More
What’s Scarier Than Cap and Trade? A Renewable Electricity Standard
For the past year, the phrase “cap and trade” was as taboo as using Lord Voldemort’s name in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Wizards… Read More
Morning Bell: Cap and Ban
The front page of USA Today claims: “President Obama’s attempt to use the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to help propel comprehensive energy legislation has… Read More
The President’s Oil Spill Speech
President Barack Obama delivered his first Oval Office speech on the heels of his latest visit to the Gulf region – the fourth since the… Read More
Morning Bell: The Obama Energy Tax Game Plan
In February of this year, after Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-MA) victory put Obamacare on life support, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross announced a 39% rate… Read More
Morning Bell: The Jobless Obama Recovery
This Wednesday in Pittsburgh, President Barack Obama defended his administration’s economic policies telling the audience at Carnegie Mellon University: “Now, I’ve never believed that government… Read More
