Category Archives: Environment

Only One Army Showing Up in War Over Fossil Fuels

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

The front line in the war against fossil fuels in Virginia has now shifted back to the State Corporation Commission, and as usual only one side has fielded an army and brought heavy weapons to the battlefield.  Those who might … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Institute Efforts Helped Youngkin Repeal RGGI

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

  Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board voted Wednesday to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, keeping Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s promise to eliminate the related carbon tax that has been imposed on electricity ratepayers under RGGI since January 2021. It … Continue reading →

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Dominion Changes Course on Natural Gas, SMR Nukes

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

Dominion Energy Virginia has long been warning, albeit somewhat quietly, that the dream of running Virginia’s economy on nothing but solar, wind and battery power was not based on reality. With the filing of its most recent integrated resource plan … Continue reading →

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Youngkin Energy Reforms Killed Without Votes

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Stephen D. Haner

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to ensure that any future wave of wind turbines built off Virginia must follow a real competitive bid process ended up dead as a beached whale. The General Assembly didn’t just kill his proposed amendment during … Continue reading →

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Feds Admit: Ocean Wind Projects Threaten Whales

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Stephen D. Haner

Soon after a group of opponents to proposed East Coast offshore wind projects hired a law firm with environmental regulation expertise, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a new plan to protect North Atlantic Right Whales and … Continue reading →

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