Dealing With the Dragon
Friday, January 4th, 2008The next President of the U.S. needs to realize that the Middle East is a problem, but that the far east, especially China, will drive foreign policy for the foreseeable future.Read the full story
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The next President of the U.S. needs to realize that the Middle East is a problem, but that the far east, especially China, will drive foreign policy for the foreseeable future.Read the full story
Electric transmission lines plus FERC permits equals utilities using eminent domain
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007The author goes into the law of rights-of-way, easements, and the exercising of eminent domain by utilities with FERC transmission line construction permits.Read the full story
The FERC overrules local control over transmission lines
Monday, October 15th, 2007Today the author discusses how the process of granting transmission line construction permits, and overruling local control in the process, works in the federally designated national interest electric transmission corridors.Read the full story
Vague and broadly worded laws make for bad energy policy
Monday, October 15th, 2007President Bush recently declared two large regions of the country "national interest electric transmission corridors," opening the door for the federal government to overrule local and state control over where and when transmission lines are located. This is the first of a four part series discussing the ramifications of ...
