Category: Fuel Economy

The Car They Want You to Drive, by Amy Ridenour and Eric Peters

National Policy Analysis #466 /
When you order a pizza, it's up to you what the toppings will be. No government busybody or special interest "advocate" has yet figured out a way to deprive you of your double pepperoni - if that's what you're hankering ...
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Murkowski Expected to Offer ANWR Amendment, by Christopher Burger

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Freshman Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is expected to offer an amendment to S. 14, the Energy Policy Act of 2003. The amendment, if approved, would authorize oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge but limit surface area development ...
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SUV Owners Deserve Tax Audits, Sierra Club Says

National Policy Analysis #460 /
The Mercatus Center at Virginia's George Mason University reports that businesses with 100 employees or less spend a whopping $2,500 per employee simply to comply with federal regulations. This doesn't count state or local regulations, or taxes. Now a major ...
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The Case for Sport Utility Vehicles: It’s the Economy, Stupid, by Geoffrey Moore

Project 21 Commentary /
Drivers of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have recently been called gas-guzzlers, had their faith and religion questioned and even been called terrorists (the poor gas mileage of some SUVs helps put money in Osama's pocket, you see). Why are SUV ...
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Representative Markey and Supporters: Wrong on ANWR, by Christopher Burger

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a bill on February 13, 2003 to designate nearly 1.6 million acres of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness, thus permanently banning oil and gas exploration in the ...
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Sierra Club Calls on IRS to Audit SUV Owners

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: The Sierra Club on February 11 issued a press release beginning: "The Sierra Club today urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to aggressively audit the returns of taxpayers who take advantage of a tax loophole subsidizing their purchases of ...
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SUVs: How Safe Are They?

National Policy Analysis #453 /
Fasten your seatbelts for some politically incorrect news: You are most likely to survive a motor vehicle accident if the vehicle you are in is big. Size and weight equals better occupant protection - it is basic physics - and ...
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Say “No” to Terrorists By Saying “Yes” to ANWR

National Policy Analysis #451 /
American television viewers recently received the dubious treat of television commercials telling them that if they drive SUVs, they support terrorists. The ads, produced by such renowned terrorism experts as the producer of the film "Pulp Fiction," claimed that SUV ...
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Detroit Project is Hypocritical, Muddleheaded

Press Release /
Statement of National Center for Public Policy Research President Amy Ridenour on the anti-SUV ads being run by the Detroit Project: "The Detroit Project, which currently is running TV ads portraying owners of SUVs as supporters of terrorism, is hypocritical ...
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Buckle Up, Black America, by Mary Katherine Ascik

Project 21 Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published January 2003 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Black America needs to ...
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