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• Morning Bell: Hold Pelosi to Her Promise

  Posted September 12th, 2008 at 8:31am in Energy and Environment with 8 comments

  Finally giving up some ground to reality, Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled her energy package and conceded more than early reports indicated she would. But despite headlines like “Democrats Reluctantly Embrace Offshore Drilling,” it is exceedingly important that conservatives keep their eye on the ball.  Earlier this week, the House leadership promised Congress a vote on [...] More

• Morning Bell: Unintended Consequences of Wind Energy

  Posted August 15th, 2008 at 9:45am in Energy and Environment with 13 comments

  Unintended consequences of the federal government’s energy policy are nothing new. Think about ethanol. The United States is now committed to using 9 billion gallons of ethanol in 2008, which will rise to 36 billion by 2022. No one thought it would be responsible for pushing 30 million people into poverty. [...] More

• Maryland’s Costly Energy Policy

  Posted January 16th, 2008 at 9:19am in Energy and Environment with 0 comments

  Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s energy administration is proposing one of the most ambitious yet costly energy conservation packages, including goals to reduce electricity consumption by 15% and to mandate state utility companies to purchase 20% of their energy from solar, wind and other renewable fuels by 2022. If the companies do not, the fines will [...] More