Isaac Orr
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Environment/Energy
WE Energies Values Corporate Profits More than Its Ratepayers
by Isaac Orr March 7, 2018The Wisconsin Public Service Commission should carefully scrutinize future attempts by WE Energies to build new power plants that are not needed to satisfy consumer demands.
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There are no free markets in electricity generation, and subsidies are contagious.
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Environment/Energy
How the Keystone Pipeline Spill Proves Pipelines Are Safe
by Isaac Orr January 10, 2018A section of the Keystone Pipeline that was completed in 2011 sprung a leak, spilling approximately 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota. What does it mean for safety?
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Environment/Energy
Blame Government, Not the Market, For Dwindling Coal Industry
by Isaac Orr January 9, 2018Renewable energy advocates free and competitive markets are to blame for coal-fired power plants being replaced by natural gas and wind generation
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Environment/Energy
Renewable Fuels Standard Creates More Problems Than It Solves
by Isaac Orr December 22, 2017The Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) will remain intact — at least for now.
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Environment/Energy
World Leaders Gather in Bonn to Celebrate Missing Climate Targets
by Isaac Orr December 13, 2017Leaders from around the world have assembled in Bonn, Germany to celebrate their abysmal failure to meet the carbon-dioxide emissions reduction goals established under the Paris climate agreement in 2015.
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Environment/Energy
We Must Eliminate Renewable Energy Subsidies to Ensure Reliable, Affordable Electricity
by Isaac Orr December 1, 2017Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives recently took a step toward ensuring Americans have access to affordable electricity at the flip of a switch.
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A recent study by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles examines the impact the family dog or cat has on greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Merkel Chides Trump on Climate and Energy, but Germany Will Benefit from His Policies
by Isaac Orr August 23, 2017German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her closing speech at the recent G-20 summit as a pulpit to chide President Donald Trump for his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
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Environment/Energy
G-20 Nations Will Isolate the United States — Until They Want American Energy
by Isaac Orr August 14, 2017World leaders at the recent G-20 summit presented a mostly unified front against President Donald Trump in retaliation for his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
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Environment/Energy
State And Local Governments Pledge To Shackle Economies Under Paris Agreement’s Terms
by Isaac Orr July 31, 2017In an open letter to the international community, titled “We Are Still In,” more than 1,200 officials have come out in support of voluntarily continuing the terms of the Paris climate accord.
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Environment/Energy
Nevada’s New Net-Metering Policy Just Another Handout for Solar Power
by Isaac Orr July 12, 2017Electricity prices for people without solar panels are likely to increase in Nevada following Gov. Brian Sandoval’s decision to sign a bill that guarantees owners of rooftop solar systems will receive 95 percent of the retail rate for the electricity they sell back to the grid.
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Environmental groups predictably took National Park Week as an opportunity to decry President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut the budget for the Department of the Interior.