Category: Environment

Spreading like wildfire, more attempts have been made to ban Bisphenol-A (BPA) at…

By Eric Lowe Successive presidential administrations over the past 50 years have vowed…

In 2007, Oregon legislators decided they would force Oregonians to purchase renewable energy…

Listen to Todd Wynn talk about renewable energy portfolios on the Jason Lewis…

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In 2010, approximately one in 30 Oregonians had their electricity cut off due to inability to pay. Enrollment in the low-income assistance program has increased significantly in the past few years. Part of this was undoubtedly due to the recession, but mandating the addition of more renewable energy to the grid has and will continue to increase electricity rates. Ever-increasing rates will leave even more Oregonians unable to pay their bills.

Cascade Policy Institute has released a new study showing that the Oregon legislature’s renewable…

Todd and Gus Gates of the Surfrider Foundation debate the plastic bag ban…

The Proper Role of Government: Banning Bags and Setting Prices? by Todd Wynn…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 8, 2011 CONTACT: TODD WYNN CASCADE POLICY INSTITUTE TEL.:…

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has scheduled a series of public…

Download PDF by Todd Wynn Ban styrofoam, ban Bisphenol-A, ban plastic bags, ban…

By Gordon J. Fulks, Ph.D. Download PDF From near record-high to near record-low…

Renewable Energy Woes by Todd Wynn Earlier in the decade, the City of…

By Torey Holderith and Todd Wynn Here is an excerpt: Renewable energy has…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Todd Wynn Vice-President Cascade Policy Institute 503-242-0900 todd@cascadepolicy.org www.cascadepolicy.org…

Renewable Energy Via Freedom, Not Force By Todd Wynn This article was published…

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Todd Wynn on Population’s Check out Todd Wynn discussing the BP oil spill,…

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Watch Todd Wynn discuss renewable energy, wind power, and other environmental topics on…

Cascade Report: Think Twice Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest…

By Todd Wynn Are you worried about your carbon footprint hurting the earth?…

Summary: Carbon offsetting has spread quickly in the past few years, fueled by…

Todd Wynn of Cascade Policy Institute was featured in a recent story on…

CHICAGO, IL USA – What a difference a year makes! Last year at…

Renewable Energy Costs for All By Todd Wynn Portland General Electric (PGE) customers…

by Todd Wynn and Eric Lowe Increased Costs Are Blowin’ in the Wind…

by Angela Logomasini, Ph.D. Click here to read the full report in PDF…

By Todd Wynn and John A. Charles, Jr. Summary: Numerous federal, state and…

[audio:QuickPoint 11-11-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Several corporations…

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For Immediate Release Contact: John A. Charles, Jr., 503/242-0900 Randall Pozdena, 503/368-4604 October…

Introduction Concerns about climate change necessarily have focused attention on the energy and…

By Todd Wynn and Steve Lafleur Summary:The first alternative fuel vehicle to hit…

By Steve La Fleur and Todd Wynn Summary:The first alternative fuel vehicle to…

[audio:QuickPoint 8-12-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Why are…

Summary: With huge subsidies coming from the federal and state governments to prop…

[audio:QuickPoint 6-17-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Global warming…

  [audio:QuickPoint 6-10-09.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary The…

[audio:QP31809.mp3] Click the play button to hear the audio commentary Although global temperatures…

If they can do it with carbon, why can’t we do it with…

Testimony for Senate Bill 168 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee Todd Wynn…

Because cap-and-trade programs and other wide-ranging carbon emission reduction strategies rely heavily on…

Second New York conference of global warming skeptics announced, expected to draw up…

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Click here to read this Commentary in PDF format Summary Because cap-and-trade programs…

January 22, 2009 Testimony before the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Todd Wynn Tel.: 503-242-0900 Fax: 503-242-3822 E-mail: todd@cascadepolicy.org Cascade…

Policymakers in Oregon have concluded that global warming is a crisis, that the…

Summary Greenhouse gas reduction strategies should strike a balance between economic costs of…

Summary Existing voluntary green power programs can increase renewable energy generation without forcing…

In my wildest dreams I never thought I would be writing about the…

Summary Wind power is touted as a “green” solution to Oregon?s increasing energy…

On October 27, 2008, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced his Climate Change Agenda to…

In April 2007, the Supreme Court concluded that greenhouse gases (GHGs) meet the…

Summary Economists know that energy consumption is directly related to energy prices. As…

Summary Gore has challenged the nation to rely on 100% renewable energy sources…

If you haven’t heard of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) yet, you soon…

Green and red are the Christmas colors. It’s just like Christmas for hundreds…

Three years ago, two prominent scientists asked themselves which natural chemical makes the…

Summary Sustainability advocates believe that a free-market economy is “unsustainable,” but free societies…

Last year the Oregon legislature passed three bills (HB 2210, 2211 and 2212)…

Recently the Environmental Protection Agency tightened the standard for ground-level ozone by 11…

Starting with the beginnings of life on earth, change has been a constant…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James M. Taylor E-mail: taylor@heartland.org Hundreds of the world’s…

Yale University’s Center for Environmental Law and Policy released a report last week…

Summary Tata Motors’ Nano, the cheapest car in the world, was launched this…

Summary Al Gore’s recent Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. Tel.: 503-242-0900 Fax: 503-242-3822 E-mail:…

Introduction In the summer of 1988, Portland City Commissioner Bob Koch introduced an…

Last week Gov. Kulongoski and the governors of five other western states signed…

The Oregon legislature is about to create a new entitlement program for consumers….

One of the governor’s top priorities is SB 373, a bill mandating that…

Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced on Monday that he has joined 4 other governors…

New York Times science writer Andrew Revkin spoke in Portland on January 17th…

Introduction Carbon trading programs have recently been implemented in Europe, and proposals for…