The Supreme Court stepped back from alarmist climate science in today’s decision in AEP v. Connecticut. Continue reading
Daily Archives: June 20, 2011
Supreme Court rejects climate nuisance suits
The Supreme Court today unanimously rejected the effort by some states to sue utilities for greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of the nuisance doctrine, holding that the Clean Air Act pre-empts federal common law. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
New York’s solar workfare
Turning on a light switch in New York may soon do more than simply turning on a light — it may also turn on the workfare spigot to utility employees. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy
Junk in EPA’s trunk: Faux analysis
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency soft-pedals rigorous analysis showing its policies kill growth and jobs while trumpeting as truth junk analysis portraying burdensome regulations as economically beneficial,” says the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Continue reading
Posted in Costs and benefits, EPA
