Archives: Joe Trotter / Articles
Archives: Joe Trotter / Articles
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Anti-Carbon Tax Resolution Passes House of Representatives
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve House Concurrent Resolution 86, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States…
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Energy Policy & Grid Reliability: Joe Trotter on The Conservative Energy Podcast
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director, was featured on the Conservative Energy News podcast delving into the basics of ALEC…
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2024 Solutions Spotlight: Cybersecurity, Broadband Access, Protecting Critical Infrastructure
CYBERSECURITY Bad actors, global and domestic, will continue to attack networks for any number of purposes. State networks are still vulnerable and need to improve their cybersecurity infrastructure as recent…
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Navigating the State Energy Policy Landscape: Joe Trotter on The Voice of Reason
The Voice of Reason kicked off 2024 with an insightful discussion between host Andy Hooser and Joe Trotter, the ALEC Director of the Energy,…
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How Soaring Prices Cast A Pall Over Holiday Cheer: Joe Trotter in The Daily Caller
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director, authored an op-ed in the The Daily Caller detailing the burdensome effects of high…
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A Breakdown of the Country’s Energy Prices: Joe Trotter on ALEC Breakdown
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director, sat down with Lars Dalseide, ALEC Director of Policy Advancement and Media Relations, talking…
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2024 Solutions Spotlight: Maintaining Energy Reliability and Affordability
While global instability upended energy prices throughout the world last year, 2024 is a chance for state governments to make sensible, market-based decisions concerning the costs and reliability of the…
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Analyzing Energy Prices Across the States: Joe Trotter on OANN
Joe Trotter, ALEC Environment, Energy, and Agriculture Task Force Director, appeared on One America News Network to detail the latest ALEC…
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Near Record-High Oil Output Hides Lag in Biden Policy Impact: Joe Trotter in The Epoch Times
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director, was featured in The Epoch Times with energy sector experts discussing the long-term concerns…
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Another Blow to Sensible Energy Policy: President Biden and Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve
Last week, the Biden Administration struck another blow against sensible energy policy by cancelling seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A) using executive regulatory actions. Claiming…
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A Monument to Energy Regression
Earlier this month, President Biden used powers authorized under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to proclaim a vast swath of land in Arizona as a national monument. Unfortunately, Biden’s…
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Millions of U.S. Jobs Are at Risk From Climate Policy: Joe Trotter in Delaware Valley Journal
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director, was featured in the Delaware Valley Journal discussing the harmful impact on the job market with millions…
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Where’s the Beef? Regulatory Barriers to Entry and Competition in Meat Processing: Joe Trotter
Joe Trotter, ALEC’s Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director, testified in front of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on the importance of allowing states to set their own inspection…
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Canadian Wildfires Flood Eastern Seaboard with Smoke and Haze
Anyone living in the northern half of the East Coast has been met with an ominous fog and haze during the last few days. The air is heavy, the visibility…
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China Is Both Supplier and Saboteur of US Electric Grid: Joe Trotter in The Epoch Times
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment, and Agriculture Task Force Director, tells The Epoch Times how the US energy infrastructure is vulnerable to Chinese companies operating as suppliers…
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The EPA, Power Plants, and the Chevron Doctrine
Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced yet another plan to shut down America’s fossil fuel power generation capabilities using regulations without any explicit Congressional authorization. If adopted, the…
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Why Biden Admin’s Latest Push for EVs, Wind, and Solar Is Likely Headed to the Supreme Court: Joe Trotter in The Epoch Times
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director, recently spoke with The Epoch Times about the EPA’s new proposal to force the United States’ electricity…
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Forestry, Wildfires, and the Good Neighbor Authority
ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director Joe Trotter sat down with the John Locke Foundation’s Jon Sanders and the Mackinac Center for…
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The “Greedflation” Myth and the Real Reasons Behind Higher Grocery Prices: Joe Trotter in The Washington Times
Joe Trotter, ALEC Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force Director, recently spoke with The Washington Times about the rise in grocery prices and the recent “greedflation” phenomenon.
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Agriculture’s Essential Ingredient: Natural Gas
Modern agriculture cannot exist without natural gas. As an essential ingredient in nitrogenous fertilizer production, the availability of low-cost natural gas has brought down the cost of nearly every food…