02Sep

Prepare for a Major Power Outage This Winter

With another polar vortex looming, the public should prepare for potential blackouts caused by the Obama administration’s plans to shut down coal-fired power plants. You see, the record-breaking lows of last winter put a never-before-seen strain on the energy grid. In fact, the grid nearly imploded last January, but thanks to back-up power supplied by […]
25Aug

EPA Guidelines are a Calamity in the Making

For months, we heard the resounding warnings about how new Environmental Protection Agency regulations aimed at power generation could affect Arizona consumers and businesses. Now that the agency’s proposal has officially been released, it is clear that these warnings were not in vain, for the guidelines EPA put forth will leave our state and our […]
23Aug

Obama Hits the Gas on Regs

Groups that closely follow regulations are expecting the Obama administration to continue issuing controversial rules through the midterm elections, despite the political risk it could pose for Democrats. With time running out on President Obama’s second term, federal agencies are hitting the gas on a number of regulatory initiatives that are central to the White […]
21Aug

Picking Losers: EPA’s Costly Admissions

The legislation creating the Environmental Protection Agency does not contain any language bestowing responsibility for creating a new “investment plan” for America. Yet the EPA, empowered “to protect human health and the environment,” now admits its carbon regulations are less about pollution and more about investments in renewable energy. In a surprising moment of candor […]
18Aug

Coal Still Is Top Source of Electricity in U.S.; Where Does Your State Stand?

Since the first quarter of 2001, overall electricity generation from all fuel sources has risen 13% in the U.S. The main sources of that electricity have changed slightly. In 2014 more states use natural gas as their main fuel for electricity generation compared to 2001, while several fewer states use coal than at the start […]
11Aug

EPA Must Explain the Costs of its Rules Better, Federal Watchdog Says

The Environmental Protection Agency needs to do a better job explaining and disclosing the data it uses to determine the costs of proposed regulations, particularly those regarding climate change, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Monday. While the agency adhered to many of the guidelines outlined by the White House Office of Management […]