American energy policy analyst
On September 1, JLF’s Dr. Don van der Vaart, former Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, published a research brief examining the inception of Dem. Gov. Roy Cooper’s…
Nuclear energy is a clean (zero-emissions), cheap, and abundant energy source. But Gov. Cooper's "Clean Energy Plan" requires a straightforward, categorical rejection of nuclear power.
The ideology and known preferences of the ones providing technical support to Gov. Cooper's "Clean Energy Plan" sadly means we can expect higher energy prices, the loss of productive power…
Since at least the 1970s, renewable energy advocates have said their industry is just a few short years away from competing with traditional energy sources, so they need government support…
…it’s well known that the renewable energy industry’s business model is entirely based on and utterly dependent on capturing public subsidies. It’s all about winning government goodies.—Yours truly, 8/28/15 You’ve probably heard this one.…
View in your browser. The previous newsletter discussed in brief how the renewable energy lobby has, over decades, been promising politicians and voters some things they have yet to achieve.…
The state’s most hyperactive lobby has cranked its rent-seeking antics up to 11 to retain special investment tax credits and the state’s renewable energy portfolio standards (REPS) purchase mandates. The tax credits,…
I prefer not to mix science and politics. I mean, it is absurd to think of legislating the outcome of scientific experiments, but it is OK to consider scientific evidence…
View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. This newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well…
Gov. Pat McCrory, speaking to a group meeting in Boone, N.C., called the Appalachian Energy Summit, subtly and without fanfare dropped what has to be considered a bombshell. According to…
As Gary Pearce once warned us, politically savvy liberals realize that ?victory requires a bodyguard of lies.? So we should be wary of those who sound sensible when pushing ideas…