Which Republican Will Crater for Carbon Tax?

by Jon Caldara | 7:12 pm, February 8, 2012

***This is a MUST READ blog post from Amy Oliver over on our Energy Policy blog. Article re-posted entirely below:
A bill to repeal Colorado’s “phantom carbon tax” was heard today in the Republican-controlled House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee. It’s the second time in as many years that State Representative Spencer Swalm (R-Centennial) has [...]

Some Quick Wednesday Hits

by Jon Caldara | 2:48 pm, February 8, 2012

I remarked the other day that Amy Oliver and Michael Sandoval of our Energy Policy Center have been doing some fantastic work lately. Not sure why energy policy doesn’t get as much play as other policy areas but I certainly think energy is sexy. Their latest article scrutinizes the Obama administration’s love affair with China. [...]

Obama’s Energy Policy, 2012 Energy Legislation Preview

by Jon Caldara | 12:05 pm, February 6, 2012

“Hey Jon, what’s going on with energy policy these days?
Oh hey there! I’m glad you asked. Our Energy Policy Center director Amy Oliver has been hitting the energy and environment issues hard lately. You should take a look at our Energy Policy Center’s webpage to stay on top of Amy and Michael Sandoval’s work. For [...]

AFP Takes on Green Monkey Wrenches

by Jon Caldara | 1:39 pm, February 2, 2012

Our good friends over at Americans for Prosperity (AFP) have a great new project called Monkey Wrenching America. I encourage you to check it out, as it’s the first effort I’ve seen focused entirely on exposing the professional “green” energy agenda. Many groups are taking up the cause of free markets in energy. AFP however [...]

Independence Institute Writers In The News

by Mike Krause | 11:02 pm, December 26, 2011

A massive medical privacy invasion in Colorado, another lame attempt to control the Internet by Congress, and the case in favor of fracking are all topics of recently published works by Independence Institute writers.
First Independence Institute intern and president of the Denver chapter of Liberty on the Rocks Donovan Schafer explains why hydraulic fracturing (fracking) [...]

I’m Dreaming of a “Green” Christmas

by Jon Caldara | 2:32 pm, December 19, 2011

Christmas is the time of year for giving. For example, I’ve been giving myself seconds and thirds at all the holiday parties I’ve gone to. (I’m still accepting invitations through the rest of this week). Amy Oliver and Michael Sandoval have been hard at work the past month giving the world a much needed dose [...]

EPA report is blessing in disguise for fracking advocates

by jlongo | 1:32 pm, December 19, 2011

by Donovan Schafer
In a recent report, the EPA linked groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming, to the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing (”fracking”) used to extract oil and gas. You can almost hear the collective “Hooray!” from anti-fracking advocates. But the actual data in the EPA report make it clear that fracking is safe.
The Wyoming report [...]

“Green” Ain’t Clean

by Jon Caldara | 1:26 pm, December 9, 2011

Wow. Michael Sandoval hits a home run over on our Environmental Policy page. His latest work completely destroys the idea that green = clean. It’s the standard line we hear all the time. “Wind is clean!” “Solar is clean!” “Save our environment!” Well, sorry to let the cat out of the bag, but green is [...]

Underfunded Project Won’t Be Completed on Time: an RTD Story

by Jon Caldara | 12:30 pm, December 8, 2011

Well, it’s that time again. Time for us at the Independence Institute to say, “I told you so.” It’s quite easy to say I told you so when you have FasTracks around. Anyone can do it really. All you have to do is this: read RTD’s cost estimates and completion dates and… not believe a [...]

You Can’t Be Pro-Poor and Pro-Green

by Jon Caldara | 1:52 pm, November 22, 2011

In her newest article for Townhall.com, Amy Oliver asks an important question: can you be an advocate for the poor AND for “green” energy simultaneously? Her answer is: absolutely not.
Poverty rates have been rising over the last decade. Even in states like ours that claim to be renewable energy meccas.
…Colorado, home of the New Energy [...]

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