LPA Foundation

Issues Forum: Environment & Energy

Budget

Budget

Donald Trump’s Four Good Ideas — and Four Bad Ones — in ‘Crippled America’

November 12, 2015

Donald Trump thinks big. He got his start when his father lent him “a small amount of money … around $1 million,” which he used to begin developing properties in Manhattan. Now he wants to be president, and Threshold Books has published his policy platform, “Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again.” It’s hard […]

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Environment & Energy

Environment & Energy

No, Bernie Sanders, Exxon Did Not Lie About Global Warming

October 26, 2015

Bernie Sanders is trying tried to divert attention from his bumbling performance in the recent Democratic Party presidential debate by making false and incendiary accusations that Exxon lied about global warming. Sanders claimed on national television that Exxon’s alleged lies likely broke the law and Exxon should be charged by the Obama administration with racketeering. Unfortunately […]

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Corporate Welfare

Corporate Welfare

How Pandering to Iowa’s Ethanol Lobby Hurts America

October 21, 2015

Ten years ago this month, President George W. Bush signed the Renewable Fuel Standard into law, implementing regulations that require companies to blend specific amounts of renewable fuels into gasoline. No state benefits more from the RFS than Iowa, and with the Iowa caucuses six months away, presidential candidates are already pandering, flip flopping, or […]

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Environment & Energy

Environment & Energy

John Kasich’s Energy Tax Hike Shows He Doesn’t Get Markets

October 6, 2015

Ohio Gov. John Kasich likes to tell audiences how, despite spending 75 percent of his career in politics, he understands the private sector due to his short stint in private equity. It goes without saying that working for Wall Street as a former politician is far removed from Main Street America and running a business. […]

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Environment & Energy

Environment & Energy

Hillary’s Solar Future Has A Bad Past

September 15, 2015

The centerpiece of Hillary Clinton’s energy plan for Election 2016 is to boost the nation’s installed solar capacity seven-fold between the time she takes office and the end of 2020 (four years). Going from 20 gigawatts to 140 gigawatts would involve half a billion solar panels on twenty-five million roofs. Why is a politician proposing […]

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