States apply a variety of severance taxes to non-renewable resources such as coal, defying efforts to create a unified, national approach.


Business-as-usual politics spurs new dam foes

Some conservative Western senators are unexpectedly calling for cuts to federal water project spending — and environmentalists should cooperate by not fighting the few water projects that might have some redeeming value. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.5/download-entire-issue

How many coal bucks should a smart state lasso?

States apply a variety of severance taxes to non-renewable resources such as coal, defying efforts to create a unified, national approach. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.5/download-entire-issue

Influential ‘techno-twit’ mines U.S. energy inefficiencies

Amory Lovins says the industrialized world suffers not from energy want but from energy waste, and foresees a future where energy bills go down, benefiting both utilities and consumers. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.5/download-entire-issue