Category: Global Warming

Cap and Trade Legislation Would Increase Uninsured By Millions

Press Release /
Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate can increase the number of Americans with health insurance by tens of millions -- at zero cost to taxpayers -- by rejecting cap-and-trade legislation passed by the U.S. House, according to a policy analysis ...
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Black Activist on End of Congressional Ban on Oil Exploration: ‘Energy Freedom Day’ Great for Families and for Energy Independence

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Washington, D.C. - On October 1, 2008, a congressionally-mandated ban on offshore oil exploration and expanded development of oil from shale rock in the American West officially expires.  Supporters of increased domestic energy production are calling it "Energy Freedom Day." ...
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Elites Denying Affordable Energy to Average Americans, by Deneen Borelli

New Visions Commentary /
Failing schools, crime and single-parent households are just a few of the challenges facing urban communities.  Now, thanks to "Club Green" - radical environmentalists and their supporters - soaring energy prices join the list. Club Green fights against oil exploration ...
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Pensions in Peril: Are State Officials Risking Public Employee Retirement Benefits by Playing Global Warming Politics? by Steven J. Milloy, MHS, JD, LLM and Thomas Borelli, Ph.D.

National Policy Analysis #575 /
I. Executive Summary Global warming has emerged as an important issue for investors, including state and local pension funds. Although global warming regulation appears likely to cause significant adverse impacts to the broad economy and stock market, a substantial minority ...
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The Pickens Plan: Questions Unanswered, by Reece A. Epstein and David A. Ridenour

National Policy Analysis #574 /
Introduction On July 7, 2008, Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens introduced the “Pickens Plan,” an ambitious proposal to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil by one-third over the next ten years.1  The cornerstone of the Pickens Plan is replacing the ...
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The Lieberman-Warner Cap and Trade Bill: Quick Summary and Analysis, by Casey Lartigue and Ryan Balis

National Policy Analysis #570 /
Introduction and summary The United States Senate will soon begin debate on America's Climate Security Act of 2007, popularly referred to as the Lieberman-Warner bill after its chief sponsors, Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA). The legislation ostensibly ...
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Senator Dole Out of Step with North Carolinians, Poll Shows

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Dole Co-Sponsored Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Bill Rejected by Overwhelming Majority in Region Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), as a co-sponsor of the America's Climate Security Act presently scheduled for a key Senate vote at 9 AM Friday, is ...
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Overwhelming Majority of Americans Oppose Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Proposal, New Poll Suggests

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Clinton, McCain and Obama at Odds With 90%+ of Americans Washington, DC - Just as the U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the Lieberman-Warner America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191), a new poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans ...
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Americans Cool to Global Warming Action, New Poll Finds

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Nearly Half Wouldn't Be Willing to Pay Even a Penny More for Gasoline; Opposition to Taxes Especially Strong Among Minorities Washington, D.C.: Forty-eight percent of Americans are unwilling to spend even a penny more in gasoline taxes to help reduce ...
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Politicians Prescribe Aspirin to Treat Economy They Poison, by Roy Innis

ConservativeBlog.org, New Visions Commentary /
With the economy stagnating, unemployment climbing and families struggling to pay bills, Congress and the White House finally agree on something - government needs to "prime the pump" and deliver financial relief.  They've jointly approved a stimulus package to provide ...
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