Bonner R. Cohen

Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research, a position... (read full bio)

Idaho Considers Bill Demanding Return of Federal Lands

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April 10, 2013

A group of Idaho lawmakers is considering legislation demanding the federal government turn over millions of acres of land to the state government in Boise.
North Carolina Bill Would Freeze Renewable Power Mandates

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April 01, 2013

The first southern state to enact renewable power mandates may be the first to repeal them. North Carolina Rep.
No Signs of Water Pollution from Arkansas Fracking, Feds Report

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March 09, 2013

An exhaustive study by the United States Geological Survey has uncovered no groundwater contamination from natural-gas drilling in the energy-rich Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas.
Minnesota Wind Farm Seeks Permit to Kill Bald Eagles

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March 08, 2013

A wind energy company is seeking federal approval to kill several bald eagles each year within the Mississippi River Flyway in southeastern Minnesota in the process of providing intermitten wind po
NY Health Department: Fracking Can Be Done Safely in Empire State

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March 07, 2013

Hydraulic fracturing is safe for human health and the environment as long as proper safeguards are in place, the New York Department of Health concluded in a much-anticipated report.
Ohio Utilities Commission Derails Expensive Solar Project

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March 06, 2013

Ohio state officials struck a severe blow to a plan to construct the largest solar-panel array east of the Rockies when the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio found utility American Electric Power
Vitter, Alexander Question Offshore Wind Project in Atlantic

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January 07, 2013

Two U.S.
IEA: U.S. Has Resources to Become World’s Largest Oil Producer

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January 04, 2013

In the latest confirmation of what is perhaps the most stunning energy-related development in decades, the Paris-based International Energy Agency predicts the United States will become the world’s
Cuomo Delays Fracking Decision

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January 03, 2013

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo missed a Nov. 29 deadline to finalize long-awaited hydraulic fracturing regulations.
Minnesotans Looking for New Leader to Fight EPA Regional Haze Application

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December 07, 2012

Republican Chip Cravaack pulled off one of the most shocking election stunners in 2010, narrowly defeating longtime Democratic Congressman Jim Oberstar in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District, de
Environmentalists, Local Officials Oppose Wind Farms in Maryland

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December 06, 2012

Two wind farms in Maryland, one proposed and the other one already in operation, are running into stiff resistance from local authorities and residents, conservation groups, state officials, and th
West Virginia Workers Laid Off as EPA Withholds Mining Permits

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December 05, 2012

Consol Energy announced it will lay off 145 workers because the company is unable to get the permits it needs from the U.S.
Colorado Officials Investigate Bankrupt Solar Company

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December 04, 2012

In the latest setback for the renewable-energy sector, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office in Colorado is investigating Abound Solar for possible criminal violations.
Texas, Arizona Poised to Boost Natural Gas Exports to Mexico

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October 15, 2012

Texas and Arizona are poised to reap the benefits of domestic natural gas production, as Mexico is building new pipelines to import natural gas from the two U.S. states.
Governors Pressure EPA to Waive Ethanol Mandate

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October 12, 2012

A bipartisan group of seven governors petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to waive its ethanol fuel mandate until corn prices recede.
Kansas Electricity Prices Rising Under Renewable Power Mandate

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October 12, 2012

Kansas residents and businesses are paying higher electricity prices as a result of the state’s renewable power mandate, the Beacon Hill Institute and the Kansas Public Policy Institute report in a
Wind Industry Sheds Jobs with Subsidies in Doubt

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October 05, 2012

With its September 18 announcement that it is laying off 615 employees, or one-third of its U.S.
Christie Vetoes Bill to Return New Jersey to RGGI

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September 07, 2012

For the second time in a year, New Jersey Gov.
Pesticides Soften the Blow of 2012 Drought

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September 06, 2012

Pesticides have helped farmers salvage much of their crop despite this year’s persistent drought in the American Midwest, agriculture expert David Bridges reports in the Des Moines Register
Feds Considering Longer Permits for Wind Turbines to Kill Bald Eagles

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September 05, 2012

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is considering a dramatic expansion in the length of permits allowing wind power operators to kill bald eagles and other protected bird species.

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