APPLETON – In a major victory for Wisconsin employers, Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge Mark McGinnis ruled today that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) improperly imposed high-capacity well monitoring requirements for a dairy because the agency lacked specific authority granted by the Legislature. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Vice President of Government Relations Scott…
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WMC Statement on President Obama’s Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline
MADISON – Today, President Obama announced the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline project. Keystone XL was a proposed oil pipeline that would have moved more than 800,000 barrels per day from Canada’s oil fields to American refineries. The proposed 1,700 miles of pipeline would have crossed six states, created thousands of jobs, and further…
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New EPA Rules Will Thwart Job Growth in Wisconsin
WMC To Testify Against Expansive New Regulations MADISON – Today, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, will hold a field hearing at UW-Stevens Point on two new environmental regulations that will devastate job creation in Wisconsin. WMC, the state’s chamber of commerce, opposes the rules…
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Keystone decision is about Obama’s position on the world stage
Today, in finally denying the Keystone pipeline, President Obama showed his true colors. We now know, as we’ve long believed, that those colors are the green of the anti-fossil fuel crowd, rather than the color of jobs resulting in economic growth in the hard-hit heartland of the United States. For seven years, he has tried…
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The Week That Was November 14th, 2015
Science & Environmental Policy ProjectUn-Validated Models: The November 7 TWTW emphasized the findings of The Right Climate Stuff research team. The projections of un-validated climate models should not be used for establishing government policy. This is particularly true when long-range policy, enshrined by international agreements, is based on long-range projections by unvalidated climate models. As…
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Thought Crimes and Punishments
You know the Obama administration is about to unleash a massive attack on Americans’ personal liberty when its minions double down on their insistence that disagreement with its agenda is a criminal act. A couple of weeks ago, we told you about a gaggle of university professors suggesting the most effective global warming skeptics be…