The Clean Energy Trojan Horse

Big Green, made up of powerful environmental lobbying groups along with elected and appointed officials, now rules Delaware. Legislation that could not be passed nationally is now routinely approved here. Delaware’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires the increased use of expensive solar, fuel cell, and wind power. Delaware also participates in a regional carbon cap [...]

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

The DuPont Co just received a state grant for $920,000 for a prototype organic LED plant at Stine-Haskell Research Center in Newark. The money couldn’t come at a better time. DuPont just announced a 20% increase in sales in 2011 for a total of $38 billion. But all is not coming up roses. In addition [...]

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James Hosley to lead Center for Excellence in Education

Dover, DE (Jan. 18, 2012): The Caesar Rodney Institute, Delaware’s preeminent non-partisan, free-market oriented think tank, today announced the creation of its Center for Excellence in Education. The Institute is pleased to announce James Hosley will direct the new Center. His background in business and development will help CRI move The First State to a [...]

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How to Rebuild Delaware’s Electric Generation Capacity: You Decide

Delaware imports 60% of its electric power. We get penalized for causing grid congestion and are missing out on 1000 direct jobs at generating facilities. This is a major reason our manufacturers pay 50% more for electricity than the average state and why residential customers pay an extra $400 a year. For over 100 years [...]

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Does Amazon need $7.5 million from taxpayers?

The state of Delaware has secured an agreement by on-line behemoth Amazon to locate a regional fulfillment center near Middletown in exchange for $7.5 million of state grants and road construction. Is this a good deal? No or yes? On one hand this can be seen as another example of corporate highway robbery. As of [...]

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