There seems to be two opposing modes of attaining the “new energy economy.” One, we’ll call the Ritter plan, utilizes Soviet style command and control measures while the other, we’ll call the Lundberg plan, relies on market forces. Representative Lundberg discussed his ideas versus Ritter’s on a podcast he did with Amy Oliver a few weeks back. In the podcast Rep. Lundberg briefly talks about the upcoming hearing on Colorado’s energy crisis. Well, the day is coming quickly and I just got my hands on the press release. Here are the details.
Turning up the Heat on the Energy Debate:Why are energy prices so high, and what can we do about it?
Statehouse Republicans are conducting an ad hoc hearing on the energy issue at the Capitol on Thursday, Aug. 21, to address that question.
The event is hosted by the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, and will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Old Supreme Court Chambers.
Speakers from several major think tanks, academia, the public sector and energy industries will be a part of the hearing.
The event will examine the advantages and drawbacks of different energy sources, including oil and gas, coal, nuclear, ethanol, solar, wind and oil shale. Participants also will examine Colorado’s policies toward those sources, and the reasons for the high cost of energy.
WHO: Reps. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs, Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, and Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, James Taylor, Heartland Institute, and other experts (see attached for complete list of speakers)
WHAT: Forum entitled: “Colorado’s Energy Crisis: New Energy Economy or No Energy Economy?”
WHERE: Old Supreme Court Chambers on the second floor of the Colorado State Capitol Building 200 East Colfax, Denver
WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 21, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Amy Oliver will be speaking on the think tank panel with James “Fire and Rain” Taylor of the Heartland Institute and Mark Kelly of the Heritage Institute. The forum is open to the public, so if you can sneak out of work that day, definitely go check it out.