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The Future? Higher Electricity Rates and More Oregonians on Assistance Programs
The Oregon Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue recently passed Senate Bill 863 (SB 863) which allows electric utilities to increase the amount of funds available for low-income assistance programs. The bill now moves to the Senate floor. Specifically, SB … Continue reading
The next step? Putting wind energy on trial?
The American Tradition Institute (ATI) is taking on renewable energy mandates in Colorado. Economic analyses have shown that renewable energy mandates like Senate Bill 838 passed in Oregon will have significant negative economic impacts. In addition, it is not the … Continue reading
Posted in Cascade Website, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Todd Wynn
Tagged American Tradition Institute, climate change, Commerce Clause, Constitution, cost, economic, energy, Environment, force, lawsuit, mandates, public interest, renewable energy, RPS, wind energy, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines
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Drilling in Anwr?
Rep. Don Young of Alaska makes a speech on the house floor about oil production in the United States. His bill, HR 6107, the American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act, would open ANWR and use the approximately $200 billion … Continue reading
Posted in Cascade Website, Energy, Environment, Karla Kay Edwards, Land Use
Tagged alaska, anwr, don young, energy, oil
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Proponents of federal “clean” energy standard should take lessons from Oregon
In the State of the Union address on January 25, President Obama proposed that the federal government impose an 80 percent renewable energy standard by the year 2035. This policy would FORCE utilities and thus ratepayers to pay for politically … Continue reading