Author: The National Center

Heroes are Heroes, Regardless of Color, by R.D. Davis

New Visions Commentary /
Shortly after Osama bin Laden's terrorists attacked New York City, the photograph of three firemen raising an American flag in patriotic defiance burned an indelible image in my psyche. I saw three proud Americans engaging in spontaneous and heart-wrenching act ...
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A Different Standard for the Powerful Means no Environmental Justice from Washington, by Syd Gernstein

New Visions Commentary /
Laws are supposed to make our society orderly and protect the public interest. But red tape can overwhelm and actually cause more harm than good. The process can also be corrupted. Take, for instance, "environmental justice." This policy empowers the ...
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Conservative Outreach to Black America Should Not Be Spurned, by Rita Thompson

New Visions Commentary /
There's something more to celebrate during this year's Black History Month observance. The dream of a Smithsonian Institution museum celebrating the lives, accomplishments and contributions of African-Americans is closer to becoming a reality. President George W. Bush signed legislation on ...
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Political Money Monitor: Campaign Finance Regulation Faces Vote in House

Contents* Campaign Finance Regulation Faces Vote Wednesday * Judge Overturns Bush Order on Worker Protections * Washington Union Begins Issuing Political Refunds * Common Cause Violates Laws It Promotes * Secrets of the Oklahoma Right-To-Work Victory Campaign Finance Regulation Faces ...
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Let’s Hold Global Warming Forecasters Accountable… Brazilian-Style, by Tom Randall

National Policy Analysis #390 /
According to the Detroit Free Press,1 Luiz Carlos Austin, a television meteorologist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is facing criminal charges and a possible six month jail sentence. His crime: a bad weather forecast. Austin had predicted severe weather in ...
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Stop Worrying About Yucca Mountain, by Gerald E. Marsh and George Stanford

National Policy Analysis #391 /
The opposition to opening the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository is not about public safety. It is about nuclear power. We know this because there are already far more plutonium and fission products under the ground - with no special ...
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Global Warming: Administration Could Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory, by Tom Randall

National Policy Analysis #392 /
In its annual report to the President, the White House Council of Economic Advisers seems to be setting Mr. Bush up to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory on the global warming issue. "The uncertainty surrounding the science of ...
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Spent Fuel Belongs in Yucca Mountain, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

National Policy Analysis #397 /
In approving Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham's recommendation to open Yucca Mountain as the nation's first long-term nuclear repository, President George W. Bush says that moving ahead with the repository "is necessary to protect public safety, health, and the nation's security." ...
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The Separations Technology and Transmutation Systems (STATS) Report: Implications for Nuclear Power Growth and Energy Sufficiency, by Charles E. Boardman, Carl E. Walter, Marion L. Thompson and Chester S. Ehrman

National Policy Analysis #396 /
(Note: For otimum viewing, we recommend the pdf version of this paper. To immediately download the pdf version, click here.) As part of the re-examination of Separations Technology and Transmutation Systems (STATS), the Department of Energy requested the National Research ...
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Relief Report Newsletter: Are We Entering the Age of Global Cooling? and Enron and Global Warming

Contents: After a Decade of Global Warming Warnings, Are We Now Facing Global Cooling? Enron and Global Warming: Climate Politics Makes for Strange Bedfellows After a Decade of Global Warming Warnings, Are We Now Facing Global Cooling? After a decade ...
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