Renewable Energy

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New York mandates create ‘energy poverty’ for citizens

New York has a proud tradition of environmental conservation. From Frederick Law Olmsted creating Central Park in the 1870s to the national environmental movement inspired by trailblazing President Theodore Roosevelt to the lush nature preserves created in the Adirondack and Catskills mountains, wise environmental stewardship has always been a cornerstone ...
Climate Change

Read Daily Caller Story on Legislating Energy Poverty

Study:  Climate Change Laws in New York and California Are Hurting Poor People the Most By Jason Hopkins A new report finds that climate change-related regulation in Democratic-controlled states is negatively impacting minority communities, while not effectively lowering green house gas emissions. The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) — a free-market ...
Business & Economics

New Study Shows California/New York Approach to Fighting Global Warming Hurts Working Class and Minority Communities

Legislating Energy Poverty Shows Market-Based Policies More Effective in Cutting Emissions The big government approach to fighting ‘global warming’ taken by California and New York hits working class and minority communities the hardest, a new report released today by the California-based free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute, concludes. “Overzealous ...
Commentary

Free-market Environmentalism

Many of you may be unaware, but this past week was National Clean Energy Week. And, while many economically harmful policies have been proposed in pursuit of clean, efficient, and cost-effective renewable energy, the goal is worthwhile. It just matters how we get there. The Clean Capitalist Coalition (full disclosure, I participate in ...
California

Watch PRI’s Tim Anaya Discuss Signing of 100 Percent Renewable Bill on KIEM Redwood News

Watch video! var w=window,d=document,e;w._fpes||(w._fpes=[],w.addEventListener("load",function(){var s=d.createElement("script");s.src="",d.body.appendChild(s)})),e=[].slice.call(d.getElementsByTagName("script"),-1)[0].parentNode,w._fpes.push({e:e,l:"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/fv-flowplayer.min.js",c:{"ratio":0.5625,"rtmp":0,"live":false,"origin":"https://kiem-tv.com/2018/09/10/governor-brown-signs-ambitious-senate-bill-100-aiming-to-neutralize-californias-carbon-footprint-by-2045/","key":"$768903038890374","swf":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayer.swf?ver=6.2.10","swfHls":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayerhls.swf?ver=6.2.10","embed":{"library":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/fv-flowplayer.min.js","script":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/embed.min.js","skin":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/css/flowplayer.css","swf":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayer.swf?ver=6.2.10","swfHls":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayerhls.swf?ver=6.2.10"},"adaptiveRatio":false,"clip":{"sources":[{"src":"https://www.gothumboldt.com/0910BILLWEB.mp4","type":"video/mp4"}]}}}); Watch PRI’s Communications Director Tim Anaya respond to the signing of legislation creating a 100 percent renewable energy mandate in California (SB 100) on Redwood News on KIEM-TV in Eureka.
Blog

Advice for Global Climate Summit-goers: Don’t Do What We’re Doing!

Today, thousands are gathering in San Francisco for a so-called “Global Climate Action Summit.”  Co-hosted by Gov. Jerry Brown, several UN organizations and other leaders, it is billed as a “launchpad for deeper worldwide commitments and accelerated action from countries.” The conference will explore “transformational changes” that are the result ...
Agriculture

Shutting Down California Energy Production Would Be Foolish

Of the 50 states, only Texas and North Dakota have more proved oil reserves than California. The state should be capitalizing on the riches, shouldn’t it? But, no. That’s not the plan. California politicians want to leave crude in the ground where it doesn’t do anyone any good. And it’s ...
Environment

Watch PRI’s Tim Anaya Respond to California 100 Percent Renewable Energy Mandate

Watch PRI Communications Director Tim Anaya discuss the Legislature’s passage of SB 100, which would impose a 100 percent renewable energy mandate in California by 2045, on the KCRA 3 News in Sacramento. Click here to watch the interview
Environment

Wayne Winegarden Discusses CA’s Renewable Mandate and SB 100 on Air Talk

Listen to PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discuss SB 100, legislation to increase California’s renewable energy mandate, on “Air Talk with Larry Mantle” on Southern California Public Radio.  Winegarden makes the case that such renewable energy mandates raise electricity costs for manufacturers and businesses, and increases ...
Blackouts

Could Regional Electric Grid Impose Costly CA Policies on Other States?

When talking about the management of California’s power grid, people’s eyelids will surely grow heavy before you finish making your point. But how California’s power grid is managed is incredibly important.  Think back to 2001 and California’s electricity crisis and the rolling blackouts. I once had the chance to visit ...
Commentary

New York mandates create ‘energy poverty’ for citizens

New York has a proud tradition of environmental conservation. From Frederick Law Olmsted creating Central Park in the 1870s to the national environmental movement inspired by trailblazing President Theodore Roosevelt to the lush nature preserves created in the Adirondack and Catskills mountains, wise environmental stewardship has always been a cornerstone ...
Climate Change

Read Daily Caller Story on Legislating Energy Poverty

Study:  Climate Change Laws in New York and California Are Hurting Poor People the Most By Jason Hopkins A new report finds that climate change-related regulation in Democratic-controlled states is negatively impacting minority communities, while not effectively lowering green house gas emissions. The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) — a free-market ...
Business & Economics

New Study Shows California/New York Approach to Fighting Global Warming Hurts Working Class and Minority Communities

Legislating Energy Poverty Shows Market-Based Policies More Effective in Cutting Emissions The big government approach to fighting ‘global warming’ taken by California and New York hits working class and minority communities the hardest, a new report released today by the California-based free-market think tank, the Pacific Research Institute, concludes. “Overzealous ...
Commentary

Free-market Environmentalism

Many of you may be unaware, but this past week was National Clean Energy Week. And, while many economically harmful policies have been proposed in pursuit of clean, efficient, and cost-effective renewable energy, the goal is worthwhile. It just matters how we get there. The Clean Capitalist Coalition (full disclosure, I participate in ...
California

Watch PRI’s Tim Anaya Discuss Signing of 100 Percent Renewable Bill on KIEM Redwood News

Watch video! var w=window,d=document,e;w._fpes||(w._fpes=[],w.addEventListener("load",function(){var s=d.createElement("script");s.src="",d.body.appendChild(s)})),e=[].slice.call(d.getElementsByTagName("script"),-1)[0].parentNode,w._fpes.push({e:e,l:"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/fv-flowplayer.min.js",c:{"ratio":0.5625,"rtmp":0,"live":false,"origin":"https://kiem-tv.com/2018/09/10/governor-brown-signs-ambitious-senate-bill-100-aiming-to-neutralize-californias-carbon-footprint-by-2045/","key":"$768903038890374","swf":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayer.swf?ver=6.2.10","swfHls":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayerhls.swf?ver=6.2.10","embed":{"library":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/fv-flowplayer.min.js","script":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/embed.min.js","skin":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/css/flowplayer.css","swf":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayer.swf?ver=6.2.10","swfHls":"//kiem-tv.com/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/flowplayer/flowplayerhls.swf?ver=6.2.10"},"adaptiveRatio":false,"clip":{"sources":[{"src":"https://www.gothumboldt.com/0910BILLWEB.mp4","type":"video/mp4"}]}}}); Watch PRI’s Communications Director Tim Anaya respond to the signing of legislation creating a 100 percent renewable energy mandate in California (SB 100) on Redwood News on KIEM-TV in Eureka.
Blog

Advice for Global Climate Summit-goers: Don’t Do What We’re Doing!

Today, thousands are gathering in San Francisco for a so-called “Global Climate Action Summit.”  Co-hosted by Gov. Jerry Brown, several UN organizations and other leaders, it is billed as a “launchpad for deeper worldwide commitments and accelerated action from countries.” The conference will explore “transformational changes” that are the result ...
Agriculture

Shutting Down California Energy Production Would Be Foolish

Of the 50 states, only Texas and North Dakota have more proved oil reserves than California. The state should be capitalizing on the riches, shouldn’t it? But, no. That’s not the plan. California politicians want to leave crude in the ground where it doesn’t do anyone any good. And it’s ...
Environment

Watch PRI’s Tim Anaya Respond to California 100 Percent Renewable Energy Mandate

Watch PRI Communications Director Tim Anaya discuss the Legislature’s passage of SB 100, which would impose a 100 percent renewable energy mandate in California by 2045, on the KCRA 3 News in Sacramento. Click here to watch the interview
Environment

Wayne Winegarden Discusses CA’s Renewable Mandate and SB 100 on Air Talk

Listen to PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Wayne Winegarden discuss SB 100, legislation to increase California’s renewable energy mandate, on “Air Talk with Larry Mantle” on Southern California Public Radio.  Winegarden makes the case that such renewable energy mandates raise electricity costs for manufacturers and businesses, and increases ...
Blackouts

Could Regional Electric Grid Impose Costly CA Policies on Other States?

When talking about the management of California’s power grid, people’s eyelids will surely grow heavy before you finish making your point. But how California’s power grid is managed is incredibly important.  Think back to 2001 and California’s electricity crisis and the rolling blackouts. I once had the chance to visit ...
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