American Experiment on Minnesota's Economy

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Minnesota Economy Reports

Doubling Down on Failure: How a 50 Percent by 2030 Renewable Energy Standard Would Cost Minnesota $80.2 Billion

Written by John Phelan, Isaac Orr and Mitchell Rolling on Mar 12 2019

Executive Summary Minnesota currently has a law mandating that 25 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, by 2025. Some lawmakers have proposed do...
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Center of the American Experiment Submits Comments in Support of the Twin Metals Lease Renewal

Written by Isaac Orr on Jan 22 2019

Center of the American Experiment submits the following comments in response to BLM’s call for comments regarding the renewal of mineral leases pertaining to the Twin Metals Minnesota (TMM) proposed...
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The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2018

Written by John Phelan and Andrew Scattergood on Dec 03 2018

Minnesota’s economic growth continues to be unimpressive Executive Summary How is Minnesota performing in terms of economic growth? How is it likely to perform in the future? The picture that emerge...
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Minnesota Economy Articles

Oxfam is wrong about ‘obscene’ wealth

Posted by Peter Zeller on Jan 27 2017

Last week Oxfam released a sensational report that said eight people have “obscene” wealth, as much as the poorest half of the world’s population. I don’t dispute this statistic, but is inequa...
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How much is ‘Green Bling’ costing your town or city?

Posted by Kim Crockett on Jan 23 2017

Edina’s expensive foray into feel-good environmental projects is a case in point. Sunday’s front page featured a story about how Edina and other suburban communities are installing solar proje...
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Michael Saltsman: Painless? Study on $15 Minneapolis wage doesn’t add up

Posted by Peter Zeller on Oct 14 2016

It draws on research funded by same unions pushing for hike. If a new economic report commissioned by the city of Minneapolis is to be believed, a proposed $15 minimum wage in the city will bring mo...
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Minnesota Economy Posts

Statewide View Column: Closing Down Coal Gives China’s, India’s Iron Industries An Edge

Posted by Isaac Orr on Sep 18 2019

The following article was written by me, and it originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune. Xcel Energy recently made headlines by announcing it wished to close down its coal-fired power plants 10...
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Fresh Energy Is Still Intentionally Misleading Minnesotans on Energy Issues: A Series

Posted by Isaac Orr on Sep 18 2019

Earlier this summer Mitch Rolling and I wrote a multi-part series explaining how Fresh Energy's characterization of energy issues in Minnesota is intentionally misleading Minnesotans. This page serves...
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Justice and Drew: Jamie Long’s Cushy University Job Was Created to Refute American Experiment’s Energy Work

Posted by Isaac Orr on Sep 16 2019

Last week Justice and Drew told it like it is by exposing the fact that Representative Jamie Long's position at the University Minnesota's Institute on the Environment was created to refute American E...
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Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 9/13/19

Posted by John Phelan on Sep 14 2019

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota....
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Lomborg: The Danger of Climate Doomsayers

Posted by Isaac Orr on Sep 10 2019

It seems climate change activists are always advocating for policies whose costs will exceed the benefits. Minnesota is unique in that it is one of only a few states that have tried to quantify the am...
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