Energy
Electric Cars Can Have Worse “MPG” Than a Civic
North Carolina is on track to increase the number of electric vehicles on its roads. As a matter of fact, one of the key facets of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Clean…
Efficient energy use
Research Brief
Energy
Electric Vehicles: The Wrong Answer to the Right Question
Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 80 claims to seek reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat global warming. A major component of the order is the promotion of electric vehicles…
Energy
Green school buildings fail to deliver on promises
Click here to listen to Todd Myers discussing this report. RALEIGH — “Green” school buildings in North Carolina fall far short of their promises to protect the environment through lower…
Liberty
Duke power wants you to pay more for using less
This is another little tidbit from Resource Supply Management’s November issue of Carolina Regulatory Update. (see post below) Duke Energy’s New Home Energy Program On October 3, 2014, Duke Energy…
Energy
Ohio beats NC to be first in flight … from costly renewable-energy mandates
Last year, when North Carolina lawmakers were debating capping and ending the state’s expensive renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS) mandate, I wrote that North Carolina was positioned to lead the…
Energy
Why environmentalists should trust the free market, too
Todd Myers contrasts the failures of government policy with free-market successes in the areas of energy efficiency and sustainability. The moral: Political solutions are seductive. It is simple and emotionally…
Energy
Government’s dim bulbs at work
Is there any better sign of government overreach than a law banning the light bulb? Robert Bryce devotes a National Review Online column to changes slated to take effect Jan.…
Energy
Energy debate needs to factor in both subsidies and penalties
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — The ongoing debate over subsidies for traditional versus renewable energy sources offers…
Energy
Peer Review of “The Economic, Utility Portfolio, and Rate Impact of Clean Energy Development in North Carolina”
A recent report from RTI International and La Capra Associates claims to find net economic benefits for North Carolina's renewable energy policies, but these benefits are mismeasured and spurious. Orthodox…
Liberty
Duke Energy whines about competition
View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. The newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well…
Energy
Thanks for going back to the lame action movies, Governator
Those who lament Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to “acting” might rethink their criticism after reading the following excerpt from a new TIME magazine interview, which exposes the Governator’s misguided approach to…
Liberty
Interesting (and stupid) ad from the DOE
I just heard a radio ad from the US Department of Energy encouraging people to switch from incandescent light bulbs to fluorescent bulbs. Their case was based on superior efficiency.…