Category Archives: Energy

The Virginia Clean Energy Act: What It Does and What It Will Cost You

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Stephen D. Haner

Responding to a perceived climate emergency, the new Democratic majority in the Virginia General Assembly is seeking to transform the Commonwealth into a wind and solar energy Wonderland. It is passing legislation to mandate construction of solar and wind, mandate … Continue reading →

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Will General Assembly Decide on Carbon Car Tax?

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Stephen D. Haner

Thanks to the persistence of Delegate Charles Poindexter, two members of Governor Ralph Northam’s cabinet are now on record stating the General Assembly will decide whether Virginia joins the carbon tax regime called the Transportation and Climate Initiative.  In 2018 both … Continue reading →

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Carbon Taxes Move to the Gas Pump

Posted on October 8, 2019 by matt ohern

Imagine this: A regime of rising carbon taxes and tightening emission allowances extending from Virginia’s Cumberland Gap to the Canadian maritime coastline. It covers coal, natural gas, gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, compressed natural gas, wood and biomass fuel, in … Continue reading →

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Voters Should Say “No” to New Carbon Tax

Posted on September 11, 2019 by matt ohern

Virginia should not join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.  Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax is now fully authorized under a new state regulation, and the deadline to appeal that regulation has passed with no … Continue reading →

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Is Winter Coming for Virginia Pipeline Projects?

Posted on April 30, 2019 by matt ohern

The building season is here, but for developers of Virginia’s two hotly-contested natural gas pipelines, activity is back in the government agencies and courthouses. The construction sites remain largely silent, delays running up the ultimate cost of the projects, including … Continue reading →

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