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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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Daniel Tyson
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August 29, 2025
Ag Secretary Rollins speaks at Mississippi U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith’s re-election campaign kickoff
News
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Daniel Tyson
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August 29, 2025
Lawmakers urged to update state’s medical cannabis program to ease patient, practitioner concerns
News
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 29, 2025
Reeves, Barbour, Gabbard mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport ceremony
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 29, 2025
Tri-state partnership boosts South’s automaker bid
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 28, 2025
Northrop Grumman opens high-tech aerospace lab at Northeast Mississippi Community College
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
Culture
Culture
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Ben Smith
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August 29, 2025
In the midst of the storm
Culture
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Alistair Begg
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August 29, 2025
Where to find happiness
Culture
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Laura Lee Leathers
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August 28, 2025
CW Organics Apothicaire & Tea Room is a spot to slow down and savor the moment
Opinion
Opinion
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Dan Rollins
, John Hairston
, Kevin Chapman
, Duane Dewey
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August 29, 2025
Protecting Main Street’s money, strengthening Mississippi’s banks
Opinion
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Chris Wells
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August 29, 2025
Looking Ahead: Safeguarding Mississippi for the next generation
Opinion
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 29, 2025
20 years after Katrina, former Gov. Haley Barbour remembers partnerships that changed disaster recovery forever
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