| July 29, 2010 |
| | Congressional Response to the Gulf Spill
What It Could Mean for Texas
By Mario Loyola and Kathleen Hartnett WhiteAlthough the investigations into what caused the Deepwater Horizon accident are still ongoing, and the presidential commission on the oil spill has only begun its work, Congress has been busy with legislative initiatives that could significantly alter the landscape of energy production in America. Unfortunately these early measures (principally H.R. 3534 and S. 3663) may cause more problems than they solve, especially for Texas.
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| February 18, 2010 |
| | The Texas Economy: How Would Climate Change Legislation Impact Economic Growth and Jobs?
By Margo Thorning, Ph.D. and Pinar Cebi Wilber, Ph.D.Texas, having an economy tied to energy development and manufacturing, is particularly vulnerable to adverse impacts from federal mandates to reduce greenhouse gases. If pending legislation such as the Waxman-Markey bill is enacted, the Texas economy will significantly decline and thousands of valuable jobs will be lost.
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| February 18, 2010 |
| | The Texas Economy: How Would Climate Change Legislation Impact Economic Growth and Jobs?
A Fact Sheet
By Texas Public Policy FoundationThis fact sheet provides a clear, concise examination of the adverse effects that legislation such as the Waxman-Markey bill (cap-and-trade) could have on Texas’ economy—resulting in job losses, rising energy prices, and reversed economic growth.
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| March 25, 2009 |
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| Testimony before the House Environmental Regulation Committee
Regarding the Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
By Kathleen Hartnett White
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| February 25, 2009 |
| | Clean Coal: A Wise Path Forward
By Kathleen Hartnett WhiteEnvironmental policy should enhance—but cannot supplant—the fundamental dynamics of securely available, cost-efficient energy. Without coal in the energy mix, sufficient electric generation to meet future Texas, national, and global demand is doubtful.
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| January 27, 2009 |
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| Testimony before Carbon Management Caucus of the Texas Legislature
By Kathleen Hartnett White
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| January 26, 2009 |
| | Climate Change & Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Regulation
2009-2010 Legislators' Guide to the Issues
By Kathleen Hartnett WhiteA growing chorus of climate scientists are now speaking out against the unsubstantiated gloom-and-doom predictions propagated by global warming alarmists. Recently, more than 100 credentialed scientists urged the United Nations’ climate change program to alert policy makers of the limitations of plausible but speculative science. No link between man-made CO2 emissions and accelerated warming has been demonstrated with observational evidence.
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| November 07, 2008 |
| | Affordable & Reliable Energy: An Energy Policy for Texas
2009-2010 Legislators' Guide to the Issues
By Bill Peacock and Kathleen Hartnett WhiteProposed and enacted solutions for securing affordable and reliable energy for Texas consumers run from higher taxes and subsidies to mandated production from alternative fuel sources. However, long-term solutions must rely on a proper understanding of our current situation and market-based innovations.
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| October 28, 2008 |
| | Texas Wind Energy
Past, Present, and Future
By Drew ThornleyInstead of subsidizing private wind development and imposing billions of dollars in new transmission costs upon retail electric customers, Texas policymakers should step back and allow the energy marketplace to bring wind power online when the market is ready. Texas consumers will reap the benefits.
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| August 28, 2008 |
| | Environmental Policy Constraints on U.S. Oil Supply
Outdated & Unjustified
By Kathleen Hartnett WhiteUnless the U.S. Congress removes restrictions on domestic oil production, unprecedented U.S. fuel prices will likely continue. Pundits debate the cause of soaring U.S.
fuel prices, but the underlying cause remains the tight global supply.
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| June 11, 2008 |
| | Staggering Cost and the Benefit?
Lieberman-Warner America's Climate Security Act
By Kathleen Hartnett WhiteThe U.S. Senate's attempt to move this legislation has lifted the veil on the real cost yet ineffectiveness of ambitous federal CO2 reduction mandates. As the leading energy producing state, the Texas economy would be most adversely impacted. This brief offers a risk-benefit assessment of this unprecedented legislation and highlights the effects on Texas.
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| March 25, 2008 |
| | Wind Energy: Power for the Future or a Lot of Hot Air?
PowerPoint Presentation by Rob BradleyThis PowerPoint presentation was given by Rob Bradley of the Institute for Energy Research, at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's policy primer, “Wind Energy: Power for the Future or a Lot of Hot Air?”
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| March 25, 2008 |
| | Wind Energy: The Right Tool for the Right Job?
PowerPoint Presentation by Jeff PollockThis PowerPoint presentation was given by Jeff Pollock of J. Pollock, Inc., at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's policy primer, “Wind Energy: Power for the Future or a Lot of Hot Air?”
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| January 25, 2008 |
| | Energy & Air Quality: A Texas Primer
By Joel M. SchwartzSteady advances in technology are decoupling fossil-fuel energy and air pollution. In fact, air pollution continues to reach new record lows in Texas and the nation, even as Americans burn increasing amounts of coal, oil, and natural gas to power their homes, vehicles, businesses, and factories.
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