Delaware was once an economic dynamo that attracted corporations with tax incentives. But it now ranks 46th in GDP growth nationally. Pulling out of RGGI would begin the process of…
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The “Green” Shell Game: Why Virginia’s Return to RGGI Is a Bad Deal for Families
The math is simple, and it is cruel: RGGI is an anchor on the household budget. It is time we stopped subsidizing this experiment and demanded a return to energy…
Green Hypocrisy. The Case of Baltimore’s Bresco Waste-to-Energy Incinerator
One definition of hypocrisy is pretending to have beliefs, values, or virtues that your actions do not match. In simple terms, it means saying one thing and doing another.
RGGI Investment Proceeds Report Implications
Claims that RGGI is a successful emission reduction program are inconsistent with the following observations. The amount raised falls far short of the funds necessary to reduce RGGI emissions in…
Independent Power Market Analysis Confirms My Concerns About RGGI
That conclusion, reached by professional power market economists using rigorous quantitative simulation, validates the core argument I have been making my work through historical and analytical work. Two independent lines…
Climate And Energy Provisions In New York’s FY 2027 Budget: Making The Coming Crash Worse
Here is some related advice from the State of New York: if you should ever find yourself in a car hurtling toward a brick wall at 100 mph, your best…
Driving Up The Cost Of Energy While Claiming To Promote “Affordability”
The worst part of the RGGI “cap and invest” scheme is that the consumers get absolutely nothing for the increased cost. It is just a gratuitously inflicted injury brought about…
RGGI Status Update
…it is past time for the states to ask whether this experiment is worth the cost. If politicians really want to lower electricity costs, the easiest step is to drop…
Virginia Has No Reason to Rejoin RGGI
In announcing plans to have Virginia reinstitute a carbon tax, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger makes no mention of global warming – the bogeyman usually called upon by supporters of such…
Environmental Groups Urge Congress to Ban Data Centers
Environmental and democrat groups are lining up to oppose the artificial intelligence revolution, a technological advancement on the scale of the internet. The end result will be a victory for…
RGGI Investment Proceeds Report Implications
These results support my conclusion that RGGI can only claim to raise money effectively. Claims that RGGI is a successful emission reduction program are inconsistent with the following observations. The…
RGGI Investment Proceed Performance in New York
The observed reductions to date have not been the result of RGGI. The effectiveness of auction proceed investments is poor and there is no reason to expect that will change…
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is Back, Prepare to Pay
Grapevines sequester carbon dioxide so Virginia’s climate alarmism activists are pulling corks without guilt today, after learning that a Virginia circuit court judge will order Virginia to rejoin the Regional…
Pennsylvania’s Gov. Shapiro’s Misguided Attempt to Cure a Very Healthy Climate
Gov. Shapiro should heed the caution to first do no harm because his climate prescriptions are sure to damage the interests of people who need abundant, affordable energy.
Court Blocks Pennsylvania from Joining RGGI
…we reaffirm our determination in this regard, and now hold that the Rulemaking constitutes a tax that has been imposed by (Department of Environmental Protection) and (Environmental Quality Board) in…
State of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the NE U.S.
“Beware. Expect Surprises. Expensive Ones”.
RGGI Investment Report Lessons for Cap and Invest Programs
Those who claim that cap-and-invest programs are an effective solution are not considering all the results of RGGI.
TOMB: Latest RGGI Lawsuit Highlights Increases in Electricity Prices
RGGI would undo our progress toward cleaner energy by imposing prohibitive costs on Pennsylvania energy producers.
Wind and Solar Fail to Reduce PJM’s CO2 Emissions
“Wind and solar electric generation are actually poor technologies no one would use without permanent government mandates and massive subsidies and taxes that are adding $1 billion a year in…
Climate Change Weekly #420 ON TORNADOS AND EXTREME WEATHER, BIDEN IS WRONG (AGAIN)
In the aftermath of the terrible and deadly multiple tornado strikes across several states on December 10, President Joe Biden and the woke parrots on his climate team wasted no…