Power
Monthly Issue | July 9, 2013
A federal carbon tax could raise large amounts of money for the government, while reducing emissions. But a carbon tax also would raise prices for many goods and services that…
The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently struck down an NLRB rule adopted in 2011 that would have required employers to post a notice, written by NLRB…
Advocates of renewables have been successful for decades in winning generous government subsidies. In the 1980s, investment tax credits for wind machines resulted in a boom in investment in wind…
“What are words worth?” Tom Tom Club asked that in a catchy song from the 1980s. You probably danced to it in college. I know I did. But let’s not…
Few policymakers have been around at the crux of energy discussions in the U.S. over the years more than Phil Sharp. An academic with a doctorate in political science who…
Some things never seem to change, sometimes to the detriment of the U.S. taxpayer. Allowing parochial interests to trump national ones is a Washington tradition that lives on. Case in…
Taking risks on people is important but leadership requires more than that. The other side of the development equation is feedback. If you are committing to a team member’s growth,…
“You're fired!” Donald Trump makes it look easy and almost fun. It was never either of those things for me. Firing for me was always hard and it was never…
In discussions of the pros and cons of the wind production tax credit—in the interests of candor, you can put me on the “con” side—I’d never heard of, or even…
The first half of this year saw a widespread attack—some of it orchestrated by conservative groups, some of it spontaneous—against state renewable energy mandates. Those appear to have failed entirely.…
