The one thing this institution does really well is avoidance.
Hydro is an enormous resource in America. Clean, renewable and it is one that, I think, we have to clear away some of these issues that make...
But we are not going to be able to solve them as long as both sides of the political equation adhere to almost theological positions that ma...
It seems to me you have to look at both sides of the ledger if you are talking about stimulating economic growth.
The difficult decisions today will be impossible 10 years from now.
I would begin by acknowledging that debt is a problem and it is a serious problem, and it is only going to get worse.
My goal in Maine was that we would have the highest environmental standards in the country and the most timely, efficient and predictable en...
We are not talking about cutting environmental corners. We are talking about establishing a process that makes sense.
There is a famous saying of Golda Meir that Moses tramped all over the Middle East for 40 years and settled in the one place without oil.
Any permitting program that takes seven to ten years and costs $50 to $100 million is not a permitting program, it is an annuity for lawyers...
It has always struck me as sensible for our Federal Government to adopt a similar method.