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Scholar Commentary
Here at The Center for Growth and Opportunity, we have a unique way of confronting challenges. Relentless optimism. Bold commitment. Fearless innovation. We want to leave the world a better place than when we got here. Whether it’s our award-winning students, or our world-class researchers, we look to work together to find creative solutions to today’s most pressing issues. We’re committed to turning ideas into action.
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Op-ed: Ineffectiveness of Renewable Portfolio Standards
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Smith Discusses Renewal Portfolio Standards on Podcast
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Jenkins Participates in Public Lands Discussion
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Op-ed: Energy Markets Serve National Security Better than Favoritism
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli The Trump administration proposed a policy aimed at helping suffering coal and nuclear power plants by requiring utilities to purchase electricity from these plants. CGO researchers, Camille Harmer and Josh T. Smith, write about the
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Op-ed: It’s a new day for daily fantasy sports betting
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Op-ed: The High Cost of Solar Mandates
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Koopman Discusses Aviation Empowerment Act on Podcast
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Op-ed: Flight-sharing could bring Uber to the skies
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Op-ed: Despite safety record, Chernobyl haunts nuclear power industry
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Op-ed: Allow the testing of driverless cars on their roads
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Op-ed: Telling Dreamers to ‘get in line’ misses the mark on immigration
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Op-ed: Tariffs and Econ 101
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Op-ed: Mixed Signals for U.S. Solar Industry
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Op-ed: 11 Billion reasons to raise park entry fees
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Op-ed: ‘Dreamers’ are worth the wall
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Op-ed: Keep fossil fuels in the ground, supports a form of economic self-destruction
Professor William F. Shughart II, of Utah State University, and Josh Smith, of the Center for Growth and Opportunity, argue that the best way to promote progress in the renewable energy sector is not to halt production of fossil fuels. Refusing to acknowledge that the
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Op-ed: Let the market determine energy sources’ futures
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Op-ed: California’s Soaring Gas Taxes Aren’t Even Going to the Roads
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Op-ed: Paying more at the pump will not fix California’s roads
Californians will now be paying almost 60 cents per gallon in taxes for their gasoline purchases—an increase of 12 cents. The increase comes after the rise of hybrid and electric vehicles has caused a decline in gas-tax revenue and left the highway trust fund short on
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Op-ed: Dreamers Deserve a Legislative Fix
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