Whenever EPA tells us what a great job it is doing in protecting our — and our children’s — health, you might wonder how the Obama administration validates its claims. The answer is simple: It asks the EPA! The agency doesn’t just draft and enforce regulations, it measures its own performance. That’s how it can…
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Paul Chesser
ATI Responds to Union of Concern Scientists’, et al
Efforts to Stop Agreement with UVA to Turn Over Michael Mann Records By Paul Chesser, Executive Director This week four groups, whose boards represent a distinctly liberal worldview and who oppose scrutiny of taxpayerfunded science by academics, asked the University of Virginia to disregard its agreement before the court with American Tradition Institute to provide…
Bernd Grassler
Berlin puts its money on wind power, but investors remain wary
By Bernd Grassler (gps). Editor: Sam Edmonds Offshore wind parks are often hailed as the future of renewable energy in Germany. But they actually lag far behind their terrestrial counterparts. Proponents say nuclear politics may have stunted investment in them. With rotor blades measuring up to 60 meters turning slowly on masts that tower formidably…
Paul Driessen
American resources – for American jobs, revenue and prosperity
A vital part of the solution to our economic and employment crisis is right under our feet By Paul Driessen A frequent refrain during budget and debt ceiling debates is that we need revenue enhancement: higher tax rates, reduced deductions, eliminated credits. But doing this, especially amid today’s massively expanding regulations, will kill more jobs…
General
A Rose by Any Other Name
As Shakespeare’s Juliet professes her love to Romeo, she proclaims: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;” With all due respect to the Bard, Juliet is wrong. The names we use DO matter. For example, what comes into your mind when the word “garbage”…
General
Exhorbitant Raises of 36% to 86% for Obama’s Staff!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Observe the raises given to Obama Administrative Staff below! Here are the raises given to the Obama staff. The rest of the country is in a mess of hurt and people are lucky to have a job let alone be getting raises. Obama’s conclusion “We all have to tighten our belts”, but obviously this doesn’t…