by Jane Richey | Jun 8, 2012 | Free Markets
From Oil City Derrick: One of the most controversial practices in the energy industry is the use of hydraulic fracturing, often called “fracking,” to develop oil and gas reserves. The technique is designed to generate fractures in an oil- or gas-bearing...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C., once asked its members to pick the greatest engineering achievement ever. Their choice? The electrification of the country through what’s known as “the grid.” Ernest Moniz, director of the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A November 2011 study[1] by the Analysis Group claims that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has showered $1.6 billion in “economic value added” to the ten participating states in the years 2009–2011. However, the study has several serious flaws, in that...