Author: The National Center

Anti-DDT Policies Are Deadly for Africa, by Thompson Ayodele and Adegoke Anthony

New Visions Commentary /
Anti-DDT Policies Are Deadly for Africa by Thompson Ayodele (bio) and Adegoke Anthony Last year, one of our colleagues, his wife and their two children were diagnosed with malaria.  In an instant, their lives were turned upside down.  All other ...
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Car-Crazy Congress Set to Break the American Auto Industry, by Kevin Martin

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Car-Crazy Congress Set to Break the American Auto Industry by Kevin Martin (bio) Barack Obama wants you to drive a car that gets over 40 miles per gallon, but it's a case of "do as I say and not what ...
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Black Activists Applaud Defeat of Amnesty Bill

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Members of the Project 21 black leadership network applaud the defeat of legislation in the U.S. Senate earlier today that would have created a path to legalization for millions of foreigners residing illegally in the United States without solid guarantees ...
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Black Activists Applaud Supreme Court Ruling Against Racial Preferences

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Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the use of racial preferences in public school admissions is being hailed by members of the Project 21 black leadership network as a necessary step in breaking down existing racial resentment and promoting true ...
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The Senate’s Fuel Economy Standard: Incredibly Tough, Probably Impossible & Enormously Expensive

Gary Witzenburg, writing on The Car Connection, explains the difficulties car manufacturers and consumers will have if Congress adopts into law the Senate Energy Bill's requirement that Corporate Everage Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards, reach 35 mpg by 2020 for ...
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CAFE Standards Hypocrite

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was the prime sponsor of legislation adopted by the Senate Thursday that will require automakers, under Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE), to drastically increase fuel economy to 35 mpg for cars and SUVs over ...
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House-Passed “Price Gouging” Bill No Relief to Consumers, by Deneen Borelli

New Visions Commentary /
House-Passed "Price Gouging" Bill No Relief to Consumers by Deneen Borelli (bio) As the summer driving season begins, consumer complaints and media hype over high gasoline prices have compelled political opportunists in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the ...
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Black Conservative Groups Commends President for Stem Cell Veto

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Members of the Project 21 black leadership network hail President George W. Bush's veto of a bill that would allow federal funding to be used for embryonic stem cell research.  Project 21 members stand firmly with the large numbers of ...
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CAFE Kills, and Then Some: Six Reasons to Be Skeptical of Fuel Economy Standards, by Amy Ridenour and Peyton Knight

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: In 1975, Congress enacted Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations to reduce gasoline consumption. Current CAFE standards require an average of 27.2 miles per gallon (mpg) for cars and 21.6 mpg for light trucks. As part of its debate ...
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Black Activists: Resuscitation of Immigration Reform Legislation Ignores Overwhelming Public Opposition

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As senators and the White House try to resurrect the already-failed immigration reform bill, members of the Project 21 black leadership network warn against betraying the public trust. "If there was ever any doubt about what the elected really think ...
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