Monthly Archives: November 2011

Electricity, parks and progress for Chile

Apply CSR standards to Doug Tompkins for honesty, transparency and concern for people By Paul Driessen Progress improves lives. It brings better, cleaner, more energy efficient technology. It reduces poverty and improves working conditions, health, nutrition, living standards and social equity. It generates revenues to pay employees, churches and taxes, support government programs, and protect…

It’s libel – except when Mike does it

This Mann-made global warming lawsuit could backfire on the Penn State alarmist By Paul Driessen Lewis Carroll died too soon. Just imagine the fun he’d have with the cliquish clan of climate catastrophe researchers who seek to control science, debate and public policy on global warming and energy — and then get outraged when someone…

Victory is sweet, but the war continues

Celebrate EPA’s withdrawal of job-killing ozone standards — but prepare for more onslaughts By Paul Driessen Millions of Americans recently celebrated the demise of the Environmental Protection Agency’s job-killing ground-level ozone regulations. While a toast was appropriate, we shouldn’t drink too much champagne just yet. As with the Battle of Midway and Lt. Col. James…

Spreading “Big Oil Subsidy” Disinformation

Meanwhile real subsidies are driving real businesses, energy and jobs out of America By Paul Driessen Every American manufacturing company gets tax deductions that help it create jobs and strengthen our economy – whether it produces newspapers, furniture, cars or fuel. Eliminating those deductions would increase unemployment and further slow our nation’s desperately needed economic…

Herman Cain Fundraising Luncheon Successful

By Steve Welcenbach A fundraising luncheon held by the Herman Cain for President campaign was held on Monday, November 14th at the Milwaukee  Athletic  Club.    Cost of attendance of $999 included a pre- reception with Herman Cain as well as the luncheon. Luncheon only attendance required a $500 donation. Approximately seventy people attended the event…

New Database of HIDDEN Public School Costs

TO OUR FRIENDS: The website below is a “heads up” to a new searchable online database Citizens for   Responsible   Government   will   be launching. It still needs a few tweaks but is largely  functional.  We  all  know  about teacher benefits. This database details the previously unrevealed or analyzed “hidden”  costs  of  outrageous  benefits given public school…