Category: Kansas state government
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Kansas Climate Change Mitigation Will Be Costly
A recent presentation in Kansas revealed that fighting global warming in Kansas will be quite costly, and will harm lower-income families most. The Wichita Eagle article Business leaders hear climate talk reports that The National Association of Manufacturers calculated that cap-and-trade proposals before Congress would cost the average Kansas family $304 per month in the…
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Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group: Hiding Budget Numbers
Paul Chesser of Climate Strategies Watch writes about the budget transparency of the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group, or KEEP. Kansas government often has troubles with transparency. One of the main problems with KEEP is that policy is being formulated under the guidance of an outside radical environmentalist group, instead of in the…
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Maryland Previews Kansas Climate Change Panel
In Kansas, the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group, or KEEP, is meeting and planning the future of Kansas energy policy. If we want to see what the conclusions of this effort will look like, we can look to the just-completed effort in Maryland. Yes, we’ll have to make a few adjustments, as Maryland…
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Center For Climate Strategies in Kansas: Good Economic Analysis?
As the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group deliberates over the future of the environment in Kansas, we ought to examine the quality of the work product that the Center for Climate Strategies has produced in other states. The Beacon Hill Institute has performed an analysis of some of the work CCS has performed,…
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Kansas Political Make-Work
A Lawrence Journal-World editorial wonders why, at a time the Kansas Legislature is asked to reduce its administrative spending, a committee is studying why gasoline prices are high: Political fuel: An interim study of gasoline prices in Kansas looks more political than practical.
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Kansas owns the carbon, says the governor
Sometimes I read about the things Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius says and I wonder how does she arrive at such outlandish conclusions. An example is in the article Gov. Sebelius gives interview to Grist about KS coal controversy, where our governor says this regarding a proposed coal-fired power plant expansion in Kansas: “Very little of…
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KEEP’s Goal is Predetermined and Ineffectual
Earlier this year, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius created the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group, or KEEP. Its goal, as stated in the press release announcing its creation, is to “…explore opportunities in all sectors of our economy to accomplish the goal of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions…” Nancy Jackson of the Climate and…
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At Least We’re Not Johnson County
Commentary from Kansas Liberty about trouble at the Kansas City Star and the miserable Johnson County Sun. All the gas, but none of the warmth. What does the Kansas City Star have in common with the Johnson County Sun? Right! They’re both named, appropriately, after masses of incandescent gasses. Also, they hate conservatives. The Star…
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Kansas Climate Profile: Cause For Alarm?
The Science and Public Policy Institute has released a series of state climate profiles. The Kansas Climate Profile is very interesting to read, especially in light of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the creation of the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group, or (KEEP). One of the things that I’ve not been able to…
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Kansans’ Opposition to Coal Plant: Look at the Poll
We’ve been told that Kansas public opinion is against the building of a coal-fired power plant in western Kansas. See the press release at Kansans Support Denial of Coal Plants, Want Wind Power for New Electricity. I would encourage you to view the questions that appeared on the poll cited in the press release. Here’s…
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Who Owns and Runs the KEEP Website?
The Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group (KEEP) has an impressive-looking website located at ksclimatechange.us. Just by looking at it, you’d think it was an official State of Kansas website, complete with a photograph of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and our state seal. But who actually owns this website? A check reveals that the…
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Kansas Giveaways to Wealthy Homeowners
A Wichita Eagle news story (Help with historic houses, July 4, 2008) describes two apparently wealthy College Hill homeowners who plan to benefit from Kansas tax credits. These credits are given to people who own homes that have a historic designation. If you own such a historic house and plan to, for example, replace the…