Taxes & Economy

The Worst “Subsidy” Study You’ll Never Read

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2015

The radical environmentalist group and corporate welfare lobbyist PennFuture has updated an absurd study about the “subsidies” Pennsylvania taxpayers pay for fossil fuels. While we oppose subsidies for any industry, most…

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Taxes & Economy

PennFuture’s Political Games

• December 27, 2011

Enviro-profiteers PennFuture (an environmental activist group) misused tens of thousands of taxpayers’ dollars, and what was the President and CEO Jan Jarrett’s response? “My bad.” Jarrett admitted…

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Taxes & Economy

Sky Darkens for Solar Mandates

• November 21, 2011

HB 1580, which we wrote about previously, would accelerate state mandates for utilities to use solar power as part of their electricity portfolio. A new Energy Association of…

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Corbett’s Fee Won’t Fund PennFuture, and PennFuture Isn’t Happy

• Nathan Benefield
• October 4, 2011

Following Gov. Corbett’s outline for a Marcellus Shale impact fee, enviro-profiteers PennFuture blasted the Governor’s proposal because, among other things, it “leaves too much money on the…

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Regulation

Growing Greener is Corporate Welfare

• Nathan Benefield
• June 22, 2011

The Patriot News editorial board has yet another editorial arguing for a new tax on natural gas, on top of the taxes they already pay. While the board’s passion…

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Taxes & Economy

WITF Marcellus Forum Viewers Guide

• Nathan Benefield
• May 31, 2011

Tonight at 8 p.m., WITF TV will air an hour-long “Marcellus Shale Forum”. While the discussion should be informative for most viewers wanting to learn about the Marcellus Shale…

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Taxes & Economy

Environoia Steals Steeler Thunder

• January 31, 2011

National sport championship games such as the World Series or Super Bowl often bring out the mayors or governors of the contenders’ cities for bets on their home teams, usually…

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Taxes & Economy

Skewed Poll on Gas Drilling

• December 22, 2010

A recent survey by the Civil Society Institute is so misleading that even professional skewed poll creators PennFuture and Gov. Rendell can pick up tips. The only…

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State Budget

Disingenuous Jan Jarrett

• November 18, 2010

The PennFuture president yesterday continued her lamentation over a lame duck legislature’s failure to expand government, raise taxes and kill jobs: “Every day that passes without…

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