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Paul Joskow: What electric power regulatory reforms are need? A Federal Power Act of 2009 by TokyoTom

Further to my previous posts , excerpted below are the recommendations that Paul Joskow (energy expert, MIT economist and current president of the Alfred P Sloan Foundationn) recently made in a speech at the National Press Club : What is to be done? We...

MIT economist Paul Joskow describes our current electricity regulatory framework by TokyoTom

I believe that a key problem - and thus a key opportunity - that our country faces is over-regulation and misregulation of the electric power sector. Regulatory reform in this area is a middle ground, both for enviros and those whose principle concerns...

[Update: Comments added] Iain Murray: Another libertarian makes climate policy proposals! by TokyoTom

Thank goodness! Another libertarian/conservative (see my previous posts on Bruce Yandle and Gene Callahan , and see Jon Adler`s 2000 piece ) wants to seize the day and promote useful policies in the face of popular/legislative concerns over climate change...