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UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY :
INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM :
LIBRETARIANISM :
ENVIRONMENT: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL:
Why the Koch Brothers' War against Clean Energy is Still Failing
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Why the Koch Brothers' War against Clean Energy is Still Failing
By Bentham Paulos
6 May 2015
Grist
http://grist.org/climate-energy/
why-the-koch-brothers-war-against-clean-energy-is-still-failing/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/mep3lwp
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For the past four years, a set of right-wing advocacy groups, largely
funded by the Koch brothers and the fossil fuel industry, has been waging
jihad on bipartisan government policies that support renewable energy.
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At the federal level this means the tax credits that have been in place
for more than 20 years, encouraging the growth of wind, solar, ethanol,
and other renewable energy sources.
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At the state level, the primary target has been state renewable power
standards, known as RPS laws. More than 30 states have adopted such
standards, requiring or encouraging their power companies to diversify
their fuel supply, develop local resources and local industries, and clean
up the environment.
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The laws have been adopted in red and blue states, led by Republican and
Democratic governors and legislators. Theyve been adopted by regulatory
bodies, city councils, cooperative boards, and directly by voters.
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Now, with some RPS laws having been in place for more than a decade, the
results are in: Renewable energy is growing, local jobs and industries are
being created, and it has been difficult to detect any rate increases as a
result. In fact, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab,
compliance costs for RPS laws were an average of 1 percent of retail
electricity rates across the 24 states they studied.
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Its hard to think of a policy thats more popular with the public. Even
utilities have made their peace with RPS laws. Jim Rogers, former CEO of
Duke Energy, opposed rollback efforts in North Carolina in 2013.
Personally I support the renewable energy portfolio standard, he said.
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So again, why repeal a mandate that was surpassed a long time ago? The
main theory around Austin is that it will appease the Koch Machine and the
Tea Party minority and insulate Republican legislators from primary
challenges. Throw them a bone, even though the change would have no effect
on wind development.
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Bottom line: RPS laws are being met ahead of schedule, with essentially no
rate impact, creating jobs, clean air, and rural prosperity. Half a dozen
states are in the process of expanding and extending them, including
Hawaii (100 percent!) and California (50 percent!). The little progress
being made to repeal them is just absurd political theater.
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The Koch Machine will spin it differently, but the truth is they lost even
in the home state of Koch Industries. Pretty embarrassing.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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