Renewable Energy by Choice, Not Force
Summary Existing voluntary green power programs can increase renewable energy generation without forcing…
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Guiding Principles for Taxation in Oregon
Summary With Oregon facing a $1-billion-and-counting budget deficit, the temptation exists for legislators…
Read Blog DetailTough Times Call for Smart Spending
Summary Oregon state revenues are now projected to be $1 billion short of…
Read Blog DetailIs Portland Flushing Its Money Away?
In my wildest dreams I never thought I would be writing about the…
Read Blog DetailOregon Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies: The Economic and Fiscal Impact Challenges
Many policymakers in Oregon have concluded that global warming is a crisis, that…
Read Blog DetailSmall Scholarships, Great Impact
Did you know that in the last ten years, over 600 Oregon children…
Read Blog DetailCleaning Up Oregon’s Sloppy Voter Registration System
Summary When Cascade Policy Institute compared the Social Security Master Death List to…
Read Blog DetailWind Power: The “Green” Myth
Summary Wind power is touted as a “green” solution to Oregon?s increasing energy…
Read Blog DetailCan Transit Agencies Learn to Embrace Car Ownership?
Summary Cascade Policy Institute submitted an innovative proposal to TriMet to cancel TriMet’s…
Read Blog DetailNuclear Power Can Help Oregon Meet Its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
On October 27, 2008, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced his Climate Change Agenda to…
Read Blog DetailHey Buddy, Can You Spare a Charge?
Summary Advocates of plug-in vehicles profess that they will reduce air pollution, dependence…
Read Blog DetailDriver’s License or Good Citizen’s Card?
Summary The driver’s license was originally created to ensure public safety by setting…
Read Blog DetailNon-Partisan Think Tanks Promote Solutions
Today we are all aware of the candidate who won our highest office,…
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