I drew a big ‘Whhhaaat?’ when the Daily Grist told me that a utility company in Colorado has ‘voluntarily’ chosen to shut down 2 of its coal fired power plants citing benefits to public health and the environment. Under the leadership of the state’s governor, Colorado is looking to reduce CO2 emmissions in the state 20% by 2020. [...]
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August 18, 2008
WTHR channel 13 gubernatorial ‘truth test’ confusing
Posted late last week, channel 13 attempts some “truth testing” but winds up with a confusing presentation that has more questions than answers. Channel 13 tackles this commercial first:
It’s puzzling how this ad has been categorized as negative by the Daniels campaign. Does the governor not have a tough enough skin to at [...]
August 17, 2008
State Dem. Chair Dan Parker on Gov. Daniels & taxes
Straight from the Indiana state Party Chair to you, an assessment of Gov. Daniels pledge to protect the taxpayer.
“His budget in 2005 not only raised property taxes to the tune of $1 billion; he proposed to raise the income tax in 2005; raised the cigarette tax in 2007; raised the sales tax in 2008; and [...]
August 16, 2008
Indiana’s unemployment rate highest since 1992
As Phil Hartman’s home realtor Simpsons character stated, “There’s the truth (hands raised in double quotes), and the truth (winks and elbow jabs).” It appears Troy and Mitch have been reading the same playbook.
There’s the truth:
Then there’s the truth:
The state is faced with unemployment numbers not seen in 16 years. News sources [...]
August 16, 2008
Did Indiana’s leadership think of carbon legislation with the state’s newest coal plant partnership?
Did the Daniels administration factor in carbon legislation taxes in the strategic decision to introduce yet another “clean” (clean…ha!) coal plant in the state? Could be trouble in paradise for the state of Indiana after some basic sleuthing a $2-$4.7 billion dollar cost for Indiana’s CO2 emissions from its 54 coal fired power plants [...]
August 16, 2008
Hey Mitch, go ahead and privatize the lottery.
Governor Daniels is again touting his proposed plan to privatize the lottery. With FSSA, the 80/90 toll road, and New Castle’s private prison as a backdrop, privatizing the lottery looks like a good deal. Yes, they are failing us as typical privatization efforts ultimately do. But compared to these follies, the selling off the lottery [...]
August 2, 2008
Privatizing Indiana: 0-3, but Greg Ballard still buys it
Mayor Greg Ballard is a guest speaker for an upcoming tribute to Milton Friedman, famed Nobel Laureate economist with Indiana ties. Hosted by the Friedman Foundation, located in the OneAmerica Tower downtown, Ballard will no doubt gush over Friedman’s principles that embrace complete freedom in society and the market (MUCH more emphasis on the market). It’s [...]
July 25, 2008
Mitch Daniels’ questionable dance with Duke Energy’s coal
Govenor Mitch Daniels and Duke Energy’s agreement to build a new coal fired power plant is an unfortunate exercise in backward 20th century thinking. The Daniels’ brokered deal for the new coal power plant in southern Indiana embraces the myth of clean coal and to make matters worse, deceives the public with its actual implementation. The new power plant is a great [...]
