Audio: Berkeley Scholar Calls Wind Energy Subsidies “Completely Perverse”
Steven Hayward, a Senior Resident Scholar at Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies, has produced a report for Minnesota's Center of the...
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Shortages Are What Happens When the Government Tries to Dictate Outcomes in the Marketplace
The politicians always think they know best. Energy policy is no departure from this simple truth. The politicians use all...
Stenehjem Joins North Dakota to Group of 13 States Threatening to Sue California Over Coal Divestment Initiative
UPDATE: ND Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has signed on to a similar effort opposing California's push. You can read his press...
Jeremy Rham: North Dakota Needs Wind Energy
Sayanythingblog.com and AgWeek recently published Connie Krapp’s op-ed entitled “Before Permitting Another Wind Mill North Dakota’s PSC Must Publicize Costs...
All of a Sudden North Dakota and the EPA Are Getting Along
In years past, when I'd talk with colleagues and others from out of state, I'd joke that North Dakota's official...
Slow Blogging Today
I won't be keeping up my usual pace of blogging today as I'm on the road. The folks at the...
The Jobs Argument for Wind Power Is Baloney
In a recent editorial the Grand Forks Herald tries to gloss over the very real problems with wind power. Namely...
Pro-Wind Lawmaker Accidentally Speaks the Truth About Wind Energy: It’s Not Needed or Stable
"I want to see us support and make coal more competitive," said House Minority Leader Corey Mock, a Democrat from...
Audio: Head of Coal Industry Group Says Trump Order Means New Coal Plants Could Be Built
I had Jason Bohrer on my radio show today. Jason is the head of the Lignite Energy Council which, as...
Amendment Would Seek a Moratorium on Approving New Wind Power Projects in North Dakota
In its original form SB2314, introduced by Republican Senator Jessica Unruh of Beulah, would have addressed power companies seeking rate...
