Category: Global Warming

President Obama Used Stimulus Funds to Reward Companies Pushing His Energy Policy

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Washington, D.C. -- Today policy experts from the National Center for Public Policy Research are calling attention to corporate special interest groups that received taxpayer money through the stimulus thanks to the President and that also are lobbying for Obama's ...
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Wind Energy – A Booming Nuisance?

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It seems that wind turbines are not the harmonious alternative to fossil fuels that liberal environmentalists claim.  Instead, wind turbines are eyesores that kill birds, create massive noise, and diminish property values. The New York Times reports that some residents ...
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A Wake Up Call to Anti-Mining Environmentalists: We Need Copper, by Caroline May

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President Barack Obama heralds green renewables as key to a strong economy and energy independence, but without vigorous domestic copper production, his goals will be difficult to reach. Copper, the world's preeminent electricity and heat conductor, is a necessity. The ...
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Beware the Cash for Clunkers Redux

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Photos taken at the September 12 “March on D.C.” at the U.S. Capitol. George Washington capturing the day on his handicam. A new spin on an old song. Share Article | Permalink Email Article | Print Article View Printer Friendly ...
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Free-Market Activist to Take on Big Business at D.C. Tea Party Rally

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David and the kids and I came down to the FreedomWorks 9-12 rally, so I thought I'd share a few pictures. Please forgive me if any of them are fuzzy; there's much glare on the glass I can't really see ...
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This One’s for the Dogs

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“The Summit of Sletill Hill,” Credit: Rupert FleetinglyPresident Obama’s $800 billion stimulus package of 2009, may be a dismal failure in creating jobs, but at least the 75-some dogs boarding at the DogBoy’s Dog Ranch in Texas are content. This ...
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Obama’s Ocean Policy Initiative: Washington’s Latest Power Grab

National Policy Analysis #611 /
As if the sputtering U.S. economy weren’t in enough trouble already, the Obama administration is cooking up a new scheme that will extend the heavy hand of Washington to where it has never gone before. Unveiled with precious little fanfare ...
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Tom Borelli Discusses EPA Regulation of Coal Mining Ash on Fox’s Varney & Co

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Tom Borelli, director of the Free Enterprise Project of the National Center for Public Policy Research, discusses the jobs and overall economic impact of continuing Obama Administration efforts to limit the use of fossil fuels, with a particular focus on ...
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National Center Policy Experts to Speak at Wall Street Rally Protesting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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Cap-and-Trade Program is an Energy Tax that will Harm the Economy and Unleash Another Wall Street Risky Trading Scheme Washington, DC - Policy experts from the National Center for Public Policy Research will be speaking today at a rally to ...
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Sen. Reid’s Oil Spill Bill Still Nil

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“Harry Reid — The Scream.” Source: absentee_redstate’s photostream, www.flickr.comNo big surprise, Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday pulled his “spill bill” from the Senate floor. Watch as he tries to brand Republicans “obstructionists” for standing in the way of his ...
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