Daily Policy Digest
Environment Issues
| The Domino Effect of Green Energy Failure A123's bankruptcy is not the first time that a government-subsidized company has collapsed and hurt another government-subsidized company... |
| Some Eco-Friendly Light Bulbs May Put Health at Risk Researchers at Stony Brook University found that in every "eco-friendly" compact fluorescent light bulb tested the coating of phosphor around the bulb was cracked, allowing ultraviolet rays to escape... |
| Opposition to Genetic Modification More than two trillions servings of foods with genetically modified ingredients have been consumed in North America... |
| The Economic Impact of Pennsylvania's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Pennsylvania's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard will increase the cost of electricity by $2.55 billion for the state's electricity consumers in 2021... |
| How Fossil Fuels Saved Humanity from Nature and Nature from Humanity Without the use of fossil fuels, global cropland would have to increase by 150 percent to meet current food demand... |
| Depending on Energy, Not Energy Independent The United States enjoys strong partnerships with about 90 different countries that it trades fossil fuels with... |
| Rare Earth and Uranium Mining Potential in the States States with rare earths and uranium resources could benefit by more than $40 billion in increased economic development, add nearly 9,000 jobs, and improve their state revenue by almost $2 billion... |
| The Multiple Distortions of Wind Subsidies According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, wind subsidies cost $52.48 per one million watt hours generated; the same amount of electricity from nuclear power costs $3.10 per one million watt hours... |
| The Wind Production Tax Credit: Corporate Welfare at Its Worst The Production Tax Credit designed to promote wind power distorts price signals in the wholesale electricity market by giving wind producers an incentive to sell electricity at a loss to earn enormous tax subsidies... |
| Gushing about America's Energy Future The International Energy Agency projects that U.S. oil production will exceed Saudi Arabia's production by 2020... |
