Pax Americana Institute It has been 3,000 years since Moses struck his staff against the Nile River, turning it red with blood. As protests continue, it is now the truncheon of an oppressive Egyptian security service that is turning the streets and sands of Egypt red once again. As the cultural heart and intellectual center…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
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SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was February 5, 2011 Quote of the Week “Climate change deniers cloak themselves in scientific language, selectively critiquing aspects of mainstream climate science.” “… (N)o research results have produced any evidence that challenges the overall scientific understanding of what is happening to our planet’s climate and why.” … “The assertions of…
Keith Best
On Wisconsin
By Keith Best To borrow a phrase from a national sports announcer, Wisconsin, “is like butter, it’s on a roll.” What do I mean by that? Consider the following: Our Packers won the Super Bowl. (How great is that?) Just recently American Idol aired its Milwaukee tryouts episode and we sent 53 contestants to Hollywood.…
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Changing the Direction and Debate in Madison
By State Representative Dan Knodl Representing the 24th Assembly District. Ever since I was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2008, I have been arguing that our state is badly in need of a change in direction in the State Capitol. From the legislature to the governor and the many executive branch state…
General, John Nichols
California dreaming – or nightmaring?
Dictatorial new Delaware vehicle rules impose California rules, for no environmental gain By John Nichols Attention Delaware drivers. Effective with model year 2014, all new vehicles sold in Delaware shall comply with California emissions standards. Delaware standards are no longer sufficient. New “green” standards make First State emission rules more stringent than even Federal regulations.…
Heartland Institute
Conservation Group, Native Americans Challenge Solar Power Project
By Alyssa Carducci The Heartland Institute A nonprofit conservation group and a Native American cultural group have sued the federal government, claiming officials illegally rushed approval of a major solar power project in California’s Mojave Desert. The complaints filed against Brightsource Energy’s 370-megawatt Ivanpah solar energy project are the latest in a string of lawsuits…