shaheen portman Archives - Michaels Energy

Nov 04

Federal Fuel Mileage Con Job

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant, Government No Comments

A few weeks back I lampooned the federal government’s desire to implement energy efficiency policy, and in particular, Shaheen Portman. You can view the key elements of that in that post, but one thing mysteriously missing is automobile mileage – the crown jewel of federal energy efficiency regulations. Why is this? I don’t know, but one thing I can explain is how these regulations are as modern as building codes for ancient pyramids. Nobody knows why pyramids were ever built, but I’m sure it involved male instincts prior to the development of calculus. For example, put a guy in charge of…

Oct 14

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Governors Crush Shaheen-Portman

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant, Government 5 Comments

This week’s post is brought to you by the National Resources Defense Council. Yes indeed; states are leading the way in energy efficiency and considering the bumbling federal government that can’t get anything done or come close to living within its means, supporters of Shaheen-Portman in our industry should think long and hard or short and easy about what they wish for. Most states have a genuine interest in the well being of their citizens across the entire state. They balance their budgets, sometimes by force (law), and this is also the expectation of state governments and citizens alike. Expectations…