By Ken Van Doren At the behest of friends, I joined the Republican Party about three years ago. Given the failures of the Bush years, I was not sure the party could be saved or reformed, but on the chance my friends were right, I did not want to be an obstacle to their success.…
Monthly Archives: December 2010
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Memo to America: Don’t do carbon trading!
The United States must learn from Europe’s mistakes – not repeat them By Roger Helmer Senator Harry Reid has repeatedly denounced opposition to carbon trading as “dangerous.” Senator Reid is wrong. It is the House and Senate climate and renewable energy bills that are dangerous. Fortunately, the recent elections and the ongoing dissension at the…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was December 11, 2010 Quote of the Week “This is the way the world ends; This is the way the world ends; This is the way the world ends; Not with a bang but with a whimper.” – T.S. Eliot The Hollow Men This Week By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science…
Gary Wickert
THE NUCLEAR POWER SOLUTION
by Gary L. Wickert Throughout his campaign, Barack Obama tirelessly read from the teleprompter about America’s urgent need to reduce its reliance on foreign oil and the growing demand for alternative renewable energy sources, green jobs, and such. Surprisingly, nuclear energy – the one technology that could help the country meet all of these objectives…
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God Declares War on Climate Talks, The Guardian’s Monbiot Laments
By James M. Taylor The extremely cold and snowy conditions that have been afflicting Europe and North America during the UN climate talks in Cancun have alarmists wondering if there are any bounds to the Gore Effect. Every time Al Gore goes on a high-profile global warming crusade, the weather turns Antarctic. The same thing,…
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Governors Should Follow House Lead in Disbanding Global Warming Committees
By James M. Taylor House Republican leaders have decided to disband the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, a special committee set up by outgoing Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Republican leaders pointed out the Committee was symbolic in nature, had no authority to initiate legislation, and served solely as a platform for…