GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * Coal Still King in 2024 Written by Sarah Montalbano The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week again predicted a decline in global coal use, expecting demand to plateau through 2027 and decline thereafter "as renewable energy sources play a greater role in generating power and  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Electric Reliability: Minnesota in the Red Written by Bill Glahn Is anyone paying attention? More importantly, are the correct people paying attention? As far as I can tell, our own Sarah Montalbano was the first to report (https://www.americanexperiment.org/nerc-miso-at-high-risk-of-blackouts-in-  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Here's How U.S. Can Win Critical Minerals Dominance Written by Sarah Montalbano The Washington Examiner published an excellent article (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/3261510/us-catch-china-race-critical-minerals/?utm_source=Daily%20on%20Energy%201  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 27, 2024: * * * Trump Brings Uncertainty to Controversial Blue Line Extension Relentless opposition by neighborhood groups has failed so far to derail the Met Council's plan to proceed with the controversial Blue Line light rail extension to Brooklyn Center. The community group SLR81 acknowledged t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The ERISA Industry Committee issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (the court) against Minnesota's Department of Commerce (MN-DOC) stemming from the Minnesota Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act (the Minnesota Act). The complaint alleges that two provisions of the Minnesota Act are invalid under the Employee Retirement Incom  more