Overview for energy-policy

Perry's Wind Energy Mandate

What would a President Perry mean for the U.S. energy-wise? First, Perry's election would mean environmentalists might as well scrub "climate change" and "global warming" out of their vocabularies for four years. There would be no climate initiatives offered or accepted as such by a president …

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Written by Jim DiPeso on Thursday September 8, 2011

Choosing Our Energy Priorities

We want three things from our energy policy but we can achieve (at most) two at the same time: Energy that is cheap, energy that is secure, and energy that is clean. Human Eve nts offers a "Top 10" list of reasons to think that President Obama favors expensive energy. Here's number eight: …

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Written by David Frum on Monday June 27, 2011

GOP Punts on a Real Energy Plan

Last week, Rep. Alan Nunnelee spoke at Johns Hopkins about the GOP's energy policies. His speech highlighted the party's problem: bold ideas, but hazy plans for action. Last Tuesday, Johns Hopkins University hosted Congressman Alan Nunnelee (R-Miss) to speak to the College Republicans and …

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Written by Rachel Ryan on Sunday May 8, 2011

Some Truths More Inconvenient than Others?

This past weekend in the New York Times , Paul Krugman argued that vested interests and ideology prevent us from responding appropriately to the threat of climate change. Yet, Krugman himself quickly dismisses the only near-term solution to reducing our dependence on coal. Here is Paul …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday September 29, 2009