by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Agenda 21
What’s believed to be the state’s largest solar farm is slated to open as early as October in Lancaster County. The Community Solar Energy project in East Drumore Township covers about 30 acres and is expected to transmit about six megawatts of power,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that lifting the ban on federal oil drilling in certain areas could increase U.S. petroleum reserves by 30 percent, including an estimated 8 billion barrels of oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The effort to promote healthy eating at school has spawned student “Fruit and Vegetable Ambassadors,” who are supposed to spread enthusiasm for healthy eating among their fellow students. Students in the summer food service program at Slater Junior High...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The Department of Energy announced the distribution of $43 million in funding for the development of energy storage technology that is “too risky for private-sector investment.” The Aug. 2 press release said the recipients were chosen through two programs of DOE’s...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Taxpayers will lose even more on the auto bailout than previously thought, as the Treasury has just revised its estimate upward to $25 billion. This may still underestimate the losses to come—yet President Obama plans to tout the auto bailout as a key accomplishment...