Category: Climate Change

Supreme Court’s Blocking of EPA’s Mercury Emissions Rule a “Setback for the Agency’s Institutional Arrogance,” Environmental Scholar Says

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Washington, D.C. - With its 5-4 decision setting aside one of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) most far-reaching regulations targeting coal-fired power plants, the U.S. Supreme Court "has reminded EPA that it, too, must abide by the law," said Bonner ...
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How Will the Pope’s Position Affect the Poor and the Presidential Election?

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How will Pope Francis’s climate change encyclical impact the world’s poorest citizens? And will it affect the upcoming presidential election? Bonner Cohen of the National Center for Public Policy Research and Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution had a thoughtful ...
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Horace Cooper Rumbles with Thom Hartmann on Trade, Trans Fats, Climate Change and Women’s Health Funding

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On June 17, Horace Cooper held back no punches as part of “The Big Picture Rumble” on the RT Network. Host Thom Hartmann moderated the panel that also included Bryan Pruitt of RedState.com and TJ Helmstetter of the Progressive Change ...
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Free-Market Organization Asks Google to Be Transparent with Investors Regarding Cost of “Green” Initiatives

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Shareholder Resolution Sought Disclosure of Risk to Shareholders if Taxpayers Decide to End Generous Subsidies to Alternative Energy Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt Also Criticized for Making the Company Vulnerable to a Lawsuit from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) ...
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Cynical Power Company Supports Regulations that Will Increase Its Profits, But Harm the American People

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Shareholder Activist Asks Exelon CEO How He Can Support Federal Regulations that Will Kill 500,000 Manufacturing Jobs and Half of All Jobs in the Coal Industry and Raise Energy Prices on American Families Chicago, IL / Washington, D.C. - Challenged ...
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Tim Cook has Another “Tim Cook Moment”; Denigrates Capitalism at Apple Shareholder Meeting

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Comments Come After Free-Market Group Proposes Transparency Resolution Aimed at Determining Why Apple is Invested in Alternative Energy and the Risks to Shareholders and Taxpayers Cook Attacks Profitmaking by For-Profit Companies for Second Year in a Row: Is Cook Ashamed ...
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Transparency Urged for Apple at Shareholder Meeting Today

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National Center for Public Policy Research Pushes Proposal Requiring Apple Board to Reveal Possibly Risky Investments in Renewable Energy Investments Are Risky Because They Are Subsidized by Tax Dollars As Popularity of Causes Such As Global Warming Wane, Voters May ...
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Federal Government’s Dietary Guidelines Should Not Be Distorted By Environmental Activism

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Climate Change Activists Have Been Pushing to Influence Report Out Today Dietary Guidelines Should Promote Health and Disease Risk Reduction, Not Focus on Promoting a Smaller Carbon Footprint in Food Production, Expert Says New York, NY / Washington, D.C. - ...
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Why Do We Have a Lower Ethical Standard for Presidents Than for News Anchors?

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Why do we have a lower standard for presidents than for nightly news anchors? Brian Williams has just lost his job for six months because he lied to the American people, but compared to Barack Obama, he's a mere piker ...
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Project 21 Members Tear Down Leftist Infrastructure Deception

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National Center staff member Bethany Whitlock wrote this blog post. If the current price of gasoline -- due largely to new extraction on privately-owned land -- is any indication, American innovation is a clear success story. The private sector, so ...
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