Category Archives: Energy

EPA's Greenhouse Gas Power Grab Will Damage Economy

Posted on June 27, 2013 by matt ohern

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon have the chance to improve opportunities for Americans and protect our representative democracy when it decides a case involving the gargantuan power grab by the federal bureaucracy. America’s new competitive manufacturing advantage, utilizing our … Continue reading →

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Energy Truth, Honesty and Justice

Posted on May 15, 2013 by matt ohern

Don’t Google “Energy Justice” and think you will find any there. Forget “Energy Ethics” and leave “Energy Truth” alone. In a normal world these shorthand terms should take you to discussions on the relationship of energy to poverty and the … Continue reading →

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Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium: A Twenty First Century Concept

Posted on April 18, 2013 by matt ohern

In their 2013 legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly passed and Governor McDonnell signed HB1790 and SB1138. These identical bills were proposed by Governor Bob McDonnell as a part of his 2013 legislative agenda. The legislation, titled Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC), will … Continue reading →

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Carbon Tax Hallucinations

Posted on March 7, 2013 by matt ohern

Average planetary temperatures haven’t budged in 16 years. Hurricanes and strong tornadoes are at or near their lowest ebb in decades. Global sea ice is back to normal, Arctic ice is nearly normal, and the Antarctic icepack continues to grow. … Continue reading →

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Uranium Mining in Virginia – A Local Decision is Best

Posted on January 17, 2013 by matt ohern

America’s future – and Virginia’s – depends in large measure on whether we will be good stewards and wise users of our abundant, God-given natural resources.  It is rarely good stewardship to leave your assets buried, talent-like, in the ground.  … Continue reading →

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