Department of Energy Grants LSU $1 Million to Research Geothermal Energy

By Robert Ross

07/11/2011

The Department of Energy has awarded Louisiana State University $997,000 for a project to evaluate the feasibility of an advanced geothermal energy project.

TAGS: Department of Energy, Geothermal, Jackie Savitz, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, LSU, Renewable Energy

Energy Industry Attacks Proposed Higher Tax Burden

By Editor

02/16/2011

President Obama's plan to increase taxes on the energy industry has sparked a swift response from the American Petroleum Institute.

TAGS: American Petroleum Institute, Breakthrough Institute, Environment America, Heather Emmert, Jack Gerard, Jackie Savitz, Mary Landrieu, Oceana, Renewable Energy, Treasury Department

Louisiana’s Energy Regulator Mandates Economic Assessments from Renewable Providers

By Kevin Mooney

02/08/2011

Energy providers participating in a renewables pilot program, with minor exceptions, will also face heavy research and reporting requirements.

TAGS: Entergy, Kevin Mooney, Louisiana Public Service Commission, New Orleans, Renewable Energy

Commentary: WSJ: Wind Power a Failed Model in a Free Market

By Jamison Beuerman

12/29/2010

President Obama’s economically injurious support for Big Wind is accompanied by his Administration’s continued efforts to demonize the oil, coal, and natural gas industries- the ones which actually catalyze our nation’s economy.

TAGS: BP, Competitive Enterprise Institute, energy, Oil, President Obama, Renewable Electric Standard, Renewable Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administraton, Wind Energy

Pelican Event: Obama Administration Continues to Hamper Energy Production

By Fergus Hodgson

12/14/2010

“Politically correct” sources of energy are largely futile and Obama administration policies are a war against the energy industry and the Louisiana economy, says Pelican Institute guest speaker.

TAGS: Bill Cassidy, Domestic Energy, Free Market, Institute for Energy Research, Moratorium, Renewable Energy, Robert Bradley

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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