Month: October 2011

Sen. Isakson: FannieMae should promote green agenda through mortgages

A conservative Senator from Georgia teams up with a green one from Colorado to require that FannieMae consider home energy efficiency in setting mortgage rates? Continue reading Sen. Isakson: FannieMae should promote green agenda through mortgages

Time for Brian Bilbray to catch a wave — out of Congress

Congressman Brian Bilbray (Surfer-San Diego) thinks more of Steve Chu than he does of his fellow House Republicans, taxpayers and consumers. Now, he’s got a tea party challenger. Continue reading Time for Brian Bilbray to catch a wave — out of Congress

NYTimes: Who mailed the anthrax letters?

The New York Times reminds us that we spent September-November 2001 freaking out about real and imaginary bioterrorism. So have the feds figured out who was behind the anthrax terror — or are they riding the junk science railroad to frame a dead man who can’t defend himself? Continue reading NYTimes: Who mailed the anthrax letters?

Federal court: No CO2 regulation under the Endangered Species Act

A federal judge today ruled against an effort by environmentalists to force the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service regulate greenhouse gases under the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading Federal court: No CO2 regulation under the Endangered Species Act