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SCOTUS Stays Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan could cause electricity prices to increase around 15 percent a year on average, and [...]
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Louisiana Need Not Rush Implementation of EPA Rule
According to the plan, Louisiana will have to lower its carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 30 percent of [...]
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Louisiana Ranks Highly in Small Business Optimism
It is important that we maintain a firm commitment to small businesses and to the economic principles [...]
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New Study: EPA Regulations to Increase Louisiana Electricity Prices by 22 Percent
Today the Pelican Institute for Public Policy is releasing a new study by economists at the Beacon Hill [...]
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Pelican Institute Opposes EPA Clean Power Plan
This week the Pelican Institute for Public Policy submitted public comments to the Environmental [...]
Read moreNatural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
Should Louisiana primarily export or import the vast natural gas supplies that have been harvested in [...]
Read moreFederal Court Rules Against “Malicious” EPA Prosecution and Awards Louisiana Worker $1.67 Million
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ordered the federal government to pay [...]
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Guest Commentary: Federal Government Ill-Equipped to Regulate Fracking
The government’s track record would lead many to believe that it is incapable of efficiently permitting [...]
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20 More Oil Rigs Could Leave the Gulf Unless Permitting Is Increased
Up to 20 oil rigs could leave the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to the 11 that have already left, since the [...]
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