Independents Exceed Party Registration In Key States

Out of the 28 states that record party affiliation upon registering to vote, five states: Massachusetts, Alaska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Connecticut have the highest percentage of independent or no party preference voters in the country. Unaffiliated voters in Massachusetts and Alaska are the majority with about 53 percent of voters in both states declining to register with a party.

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Ron Paul’s Winning Weekend Causing GOP Headaches

This last weekend, Dr. Paul’s forces scored major triumphs in Alaska, Louisiana, and Massachusetts. Many insights into the GOP primary and the broader party outlook were gleaned from this streak of good fortune.

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Renewable energy can have adverse environmental effects too

Renewable energy requires massive installations, usually in remote or desert areas, of wind and solar farms. Such projects often spread over thousands of acres and invariably will have at least some adverse environmental impact. Deserts are fragile places. Ecosystems can be easily upset.

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California’s installed renewable energy numbers may surprise you

If asked what type of renewable energy is most prevalent in California, most would choose solar or wind, but in reality, those two forms of renewable energy aren’t even close. Instead, the current California champion for renewable energy is geothermal, followed by small hydro. Say what? 

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California’s renewable energy standards pose practical and economic challenges

Riverside Public Utilities thought they had locked in a deal for renewable energy that would put them comfortably ahead of the new California law mandating that all utilities be 33% renewable by 2020.

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Bizarrely enough, hydropower not considered renewable energy in California

The new California law mandating 33% renewable energy by 2020 from all California utilities has troubling, if not downright bizarre aspects, some of which will definitely raise the cost of electricity substantially. Yet, this doesn’t need to happen. 

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California law mandates 33% renewable energy by 2020

Gov. Brown signed SBX1 2 into law last week. It raises the amount of renewable energy that all state utilities must use to 33% by 2020. Previously, it was 20% and only applied to some utilities. This is by far the most ambitious clean energy plan in the nation.

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