Category Archive: ALEC

Jul 27

ALEC Speaker Outlines the Obama Obstacle to Energy Independence

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Our latest speaker at ALEC, Robert Bradley Jr. is an energy historian and author of several books on energy production. Bradley spoke about energy as the “Master Resource” and highlighted the “Ultimate Resource” theory developed by Julian Simon which explains that as resources become more scarce, prices rise, creating an incentive to adapt. The more …

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Jul 26

ALEC Annual Meeting Opening Lunch

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It is the second day of the American LegislativeExchange Council Annual Meeting. The first day highlight was the speech given by Utah Governor Herbert. The Republican Governor spoke about the way Utah has worked to grow their economy, improve education and handle rising Medicaid costs. Herbert also spoke about federal land issues that relate to …

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