Category: Environment and Enterprise Institute

Green Congressman Finds Himself a Soon-to-Be Ex-Congressman

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Husband David Ridenour has thoughts on incumbent Congressman Wayne Gilchrest's loss in Tuesday's Maryland primary election: Wayne Gilchrest Finds It's Not Easy Being Green Statement by David A. Ridenour, Vice President The National Center for Public Policy Research Politicians who ...
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Wolf-Protecting Oil Drilling Opponent Rep. George Miller Stands Squarely on Both Sides of the Caribou-Protection Issue

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From Roll Call, a story about a generous offer by Alaska Rep. Don Young to the very liberal Rep. George Miller: Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) wants California Democrat George Miller’s district to go to the wolves. Young sent a 'Dear ...
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Global Warming Statists Threaten Our Liberty, by Deneen Borelli

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - "unalienable rights" cited by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence - are now at risk as left-wing activists seek to curtail our liberties and personal choices to save the planet ...
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Hurricane Forecasters’ 0 for 2 Record Reveals Limits of Climate Science

National Policy Analysis #565 /
With the 2007 hurricane season officially over, we now have a better idea of what 85%-95% forecast certainty means: Wrong 100% of the time.  That, at least, has been the case over the past two years. In August, the National ...
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On Cap and Trade, Senators Advised to Learn from ‘Europe’s Dirty Secret’

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A contribution from Peyton Knight: As the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee prepares to vote this week on the Lieberman/Warner global warming bill (S. 2191), which would strap the U.S. with mandatory carbon dioxide restrictions and establish a ...
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Gifts to Special Interests Should Not Be Included in Energy Bill, by Peyton Knight

National Policy Analysis #563 /
For those who use and depend on affordable energy, there is plenty to dislike about the energy proposals currently being negotiated in Congress. Should Title VI of the House-passed energy bill (H.R. 3221) become law, however, trial lawyers and environmental ...
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For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Cap and Trade, Anyone?

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Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 1.5 percent in 2006. The total reduction in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions was 1.8 percent. By comparison, carbon dioxide emissions by participants in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (Europe's version of "cap ...
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Palm Beach Post Attacks Rush Limbaugh & National Center

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Bob King of the Palm Beach Post has a rather bizarre piece out attacking first Rush Limbaugh, and then us, for what Rush and husband David said about hurricanes this week. Well, better to be attacked with Rush Limbaugh than ...
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Thanks to Congress, Ethanol and Biofuel Mandates Cause Food Prices to Soar, by Dana Joel Gattuso

National Policy Analysis #564 /
Thanks to U.S. policies mandating ethanol and biofuel usage, bountiful meals this holiday season will probably cost you. For the past four decades, food prices have remained fairly stable, lagging far behind inflation.1 But as the USDA reports, food prices ...
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NOAA Inflating Storm Numbers and Aiding Political Campaign for Carbon Restrictions, Group Says; End of 2007 Hurricane Season Shows NOAA Forecasts Wrong for Second Year in a Row

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Washington, D.C. - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is inflating the count of tropical storms and aiding a political campaign to regulate energy use in the process, according to The National Center for Public Policy Research.  Today marks the ...
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