Michael Sandoval

Coloradans shouldn’t be forced to subsidize electric vehicles 0
- Energy
- January 16, 2017
One place to look for funding is to eliminate Colorado’s generous electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, which mostly goes to people earning six figures or more in the Denver Metro Area. This credit cost taxpayers $7.6 million in 2014 alone and is projected to remain at that level in 2017, according to 2016 Colorado Legislative Council staff estimates.
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On the EPA nomination 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies
- December 8, 2016
The nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency is welcome news. An environmental law expert, Pruitt’s selection indicates that the President-elect is serious about prioritizing innovation over regulation at the agency. The regulatory reign of terror at the EPA is coming to an end.
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2017 Colorado Energy Outlook 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, ENERGY - Legal, ENERGY - Renewable Energy
- November 18, 2016
In the wake of one of the most surprising electoral outcomes in recent memory, we here at the Independence Institute have been assessing what the next few months, the 2017 Colorado legislative session, and the general future of energy policy in Colorado will look like under a President-elect Trump administration and a split legislature with
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Anti-fracking ballot measures’ failure is a win for Colorado, but it’s only temporary 0
- Energy, ENERGY - Governing Bodies / Agencies, ENERGY - Hydraulic Fracturing, ENERGY - Legal
- August 30, 2016
The announcement today by the Colorado Secretary of State’s office that Initiatives 75 and 78, two anti-energy measures targeting hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas natural resource development and endangering property rights throughout the state failed to gather sufficient signatures to make the November ballot, was certainly welcome news for us at the Independence Institute’s
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