overturning progressive legislation Archives

Oil Industry Uses PBS Nova to Scare Voters About the "Risk" of Clean Energy

April 22nd, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer

For somebody old enough to remember PBS before “fair and balanced” news, last night was a shock. “Energy: the Big

South Dakota Legislature Kneecapping State's Wind Potential

March 4th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer

South Dakota’s potential for utility-scale wind projects could be seriously curtailed by three bills now in the House that reduce

Arizona Renewable Energy Standard Under Attack From Right

February 6th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer

In the absence of such legislation "The Invisible Hand" has tended to find that utilities should just continue to source their electricity from traditional sources, with the result that states that do not have an RES have the unhealthiest electricity in the nation