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 Justin Longo | 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 [...]

The Great “Green” Energy Scam Exposed (Again)

by Jon Caldara | 4:29 pm, November 14, 2011

If you only read one article today, please read Amy Oliver and Michael Sandoval’s new Townhall.com article on the great “green” energy scam: A Stupid Energy Policy. They combine forces once again to thoroughly destroy the idea that government can efficiently create an entire industry based on their own fantasies of what’s good for the [...]

New Term: “Crony Philanthropy”

by Jon Caldara | 1:49 pm, November 7, 2011

Amy Oliver does a lot of incredible things around here. She is our transparency guru, or as we like to call her, the “Transparency Czarina,” and she’s the director of our Energy/Environmental Policy Center. She’s also responsible for some really cool catch phrases too. Some of them I can’t repeat on this blog, but one [...]

EPA Eco-Challenge Winners

by Jon Caldara | 3:33 pm, November 1, 2011

Because I know all my readers were anxiously awaiting the winners, here are the results from the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Apps for the Environment Challenge.”
Runner-up: Hoot-root. An app that allows you to get from point A to point B in the most environmentally friendly way! HOORAY!
and….. drum roll please…..
First prize: A “light bulb finder.” Yes, [...]

3 Strikes: “Clean” Energy, You’re Out

by Jon Caldara | 11:30 am, October 24, 2011

The idea has been rammed down our throats for ages now: We need energy independence! We need “clean” energy! So said Jimmy Carter. So says Bill Ritter. So says President Obama. But Amy Oliver, William Yeatman, and Michael Sandoval with our Environmental Policy Center want to prove that there is no such thing. It’s a [...]

Watch My TV Show Already!

by Jon Caldara | 8:52 am, October 19, 2011

Here are the last couple of episodes we’ve done on my TV show the Devils Advocate.
Scott Gessler joined me to talk about mail ballots and active vs. inactive voters:

Amy Oliver from our Energy Policy Center joined me to talk about NREL and the green jobs scam:

This past Friday, we had a lively debate about my [...]

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