In December of 2011, Susan Dudley, the Director of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center proposed something radical in her presentation: “EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Rule Will Not Improve Public Health.” The radical aspect of this presentation seems self-evident. She begins: “The estimated $90 billion per year and 11,000 premature deaths avoided are … Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulation
Natural Gas — All Systems GO!
Natural Gas has dominated energy conversation this week. The EIA Energy Outlook, an annual report summarizing the United States energy consumption level via estimated Greenhouse Gas emissions, secular trends in energy consumption, and various other reservoirs of data, suggested notable trends in terms of forecast of 2012 production, emission, and shifts in energy data for … Continue reading
Water-Smart Energy Choices for Thermoelectric Power Plants
Power for Water, Water for Power Thermoelectric power plants produce roughly 90% of the electricity used in the United States. Although they differ by the type of fuel they use – mainly coal, natural gas, nuclear fission, biomass fuel, and geothermal and solar power, – all plants boil water to create steam to drive turbines … Continue reading
Economy / Politics / Presidency / Regulation / Uncategorized
Have Your Cake & Eat It Too: The Cloaking of Public Policy in an Election Year.
Policies change during elections. Always. No questions asked. Period. This being said, what are the true agendas of the policy makers? What’s really going on? Well, the answer? They want their cake and to eat it too. Especially when policy sounds REALLY good on paper. Perhaps the most debated question of the next 20 years … Continue reading
Food Disease, Pesticides, and Funny Pictures
On Wednesday evening, while attending the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s January Meeting, I was electrified by the horrifying statics presented in the presentations. This was a thrilling experience, especially do to the lectures I was able to attend, and the statistics I was able to surmount. Foodborne illness was the topic of the first of … Continue reading
To Give and To Be Taken From: Doctors in America Going Bankrupt
Perhaps the most controversial bill passed in the last 20 years was the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On the coming of the bill’s second anniversary, the Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a forum, aptly titled “Illustrating the Success of Health Care Reform”. Three major panelists, Jonathan Gruber, Liz Fowler, and Dr. Alice Chen all … Continue reading
What IS economic justification? A government divided is a government failing.
Earlier on January 17, 2012, The Department of Energy (specifically the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) published the “Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air- Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment”. This regulation mandates new industry standards for certain types of listed commercial and industrial … Continue reading
Dpt. of State / Energy / Events / Regulation
The Future of Energy and Water Availability in the United States: Has the Marketplace Failed Us?
Earlier today the Hudson Institute hosted a four hour panel discussion titled, “Energy, Water, and Debt: Linked Problems, Common Solutions?” Among the ten panelists was Jim Nussle, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years and now Growth Energy’s COO; Craig Zamuda, a senior policy advisor with the Office of Policy … Continue reading
More Opportunity, Less Government
On Tuesday, January 10, Governor Mitch Daniels gave his eighth and final State of the State Address to the Indiana state legislature. The last seven years Hoosiers, policy professionals, and political pundits have watched as Indiana government has reformed, producing results usually reserved for entities with a profit motive. The policy successes have been significant … Continue reading
EPA’s Climate Change System — Pointing the Finger Without All the Data?
At noon today, the EPA unveiled major greenhouse gas data in the “Release and Demonstration of the U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program’s Data Publication Tool” Webinar. The webinar lasted for just about 30 minutes, and illustrated the comprehensive new system the EPA is utilizing to illustrate greenhouse gas emission sites to the general public. … Continue reading
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