The Back-door Btu Tax

Authors

  • Glenn R. Schleede President Energy Market & Policy Analysis, Inc.

Abstract

Many people in the “traditional” energy industries (especially rep-
resentatives in Washington) relish the recollection of the stinging defeat
in 1993 of the hated Clinton-Gore “Btu Tax.”
However, some of these same people seem to have forgotten that
political leaders who are committed to a particular point of view do not
give up when their ideas are defeated. Instead, they wait for a new
opportunity. That is exactly what has happened with the Btu tax.
The term “Back-door Btu tax,” was selected because the Btu tax is
back—less ambitious, well-disguised, and sneaking in through the back
door.

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Author Biography

Glenn R. Schleede , President Energy Market & Policy Analysis, Inc.

Glenn R. Schleede is president of Energy Market and Policy Analysis, Inc. (EWA), a consulting practice providing analysis, advice, and assistance to organizations in industry and government on energy and related environmental and economic matters.

Prior to forming EMPA in 1992, Schleede was vice president of New England Electric System (NEES) and president of its fuels subsidiary, New England Energy Incorporated, with responsibilities including procurement and transportation of fuels for NEES facilities, NEEI’s oil and gas exploration and coal shipping venture, and NEES economic planning and budgeting functions (1982-1992).

Previously, Schleede was executive associate director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (1981), senior vice president of the National Coal Association in Washington (1977-1981) and associate director (Energy and Science) of the White House Domestic Council (1973- 1977). He also held career service positions in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Mr. Schleede has a bachelor’s degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School.

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

Schleede , G. R. . (2023). The Back-door Btu Tax . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 20(2), 44–47. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/20495

Issue

2000: Vol 20 Iss 2 2000-2001

Section

Articles