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Isaac Orr
Isaac Orr (@thefrackingguy) is a policy fellow specializing in energy and environmental policy at Center of the American Experiment. He also works with the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.
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Isaac Orr
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March 14, 2023
Mississippi can’t learn the wrong lessons from Winter Storm Elliot
Proposals to reduce the risk of power outages by building more wind and solar facilities are opportunistic attempts to “both sides” the reliability debate.
Opinion
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Isaac Orr
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February 2, 2023
Sunshine might be free but solar power isn’t cheap
Mississippians are forced to pay for two electric systems: one that works when the sun is out, and one that works when it isn’t. Mississippi residents are consistently told that renewable energy sources, like solar panels, are now the lowest-cost ways to generate electricity, but these claims are based on creative accounting gimmicks that only…
Opinion
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Isaac Orr
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January 12, 2023
Solar subsidies will incentivize irrational energy decisions in Mississippi
The end result of the subsidies will be higher electricity prices for Mississippi families and businesses. In August 2022, President Biden signed the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” a $370 billion spending package that will do little to reduce inflation, but it will do a lot to subsidize solar power production. Unfortunately, these subsidies will lead…
News
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Annie Ma, Associated Press
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August 8, 2025
Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 8, 2025
Law enforcement agencies issuing letters for removal of non-FDA approved hemp products
News
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Frank Corder
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August 8, 2025
Applications for GCRF funding top $383 million
Business
Business
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 5, 2025
Mancuso Chemicals investing $5.52 million in the Magnolia State
Business
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 4, 2025
Cherry elected Mississippi Power chairman, CEO
Culture
Culture
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Ben Smith
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August 8, 2025
It was just a dream
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 8, 2025
No good apart from God
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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August 7, 2025
Pike County’s Sophie Marie lands national cooking show
Opinion
Opinion
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Kelley Williams
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August 7, 2025
Bob Dylan and the Overton Window
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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August 7, 2025
The Mississippi Democratic Party got mad about school choice, then unwittingly made the case for it
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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August 6, 2025
Will moving Neshoba stump speeches to June in 2026 lessen the fair’s political impact?
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