College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at John Freemuth advocates a national energy policy
Posted on May 29th, 2009 by admin
In a recent Idaho Statesman article about the dispute between the city of Kuna and Idaho Power, Energy Policy Institute Director John Freemuth recommended a national energy policy to avoid disputes such as these:
John Freemuth, professor of public policy and director of the Energy Policy Institute at Boise State University, said the standoff between Kuna, Idaho Power and the BLM illustrates that the nation needs a process to determine how it is going to get its energy.
“Whether it’s nuclear, wind or coal, we’re going to have to transmit this energy,” Freemuth said. “What we need is an inclusive procedure for these decisions, rather than having everybody trying to veto each other’s proposals.”
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