If Brown University Prof. Barrett Hazeltine wants to be a green activist he really ought to avoid participating in piggish consumption. Continue reading More Five-Star Green Hypocrisy
Day: June 23, 2011
RINOs for Traffic Fatalities?
A group of 15 so-called Republicans wrote President Obama urging him to double average fuel efficiency to as much as 62 miles per gallon by 2025. Continue reading RINOs for Traffic Fatalities?
Minnesota Congressman urges Gore to lie to poor people
Minnesota Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison is urging Al Gore exploit poor, asthmatic children. Continue reading Minnesota Congressman urges Gore to lie to poor people
Detroit News: Stop EPA from killing coal
The Detroit News editorializes: “The Environmental Protection Agency’s crusade against coal-fired power plants is on a fast track to raise electricity bills in Michigan by as much as 20 percent and restrict the state’s economic growth… In Michigan, DTE estimates installing scrubbers on its coal plants will cost $2 billion, which will be passed on to consumers in higher monthly bills… But the real impact is on jobs and economic growth. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers forecasts 50,000 of its members will lose their jobs within three years, and 200,000 additional jobs down the supply line. In addition, coal-dependent states such as Michigan would risk losing business to states — and countries — that can now produce electricity cheaper. President Barack Obama made a big deal out of promising to put the kibosh on regulations that threaten jobs and growth. And yet he allows Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator, to continue to impose rules that put growth at risk… [Emphasis added]”