“In the opinion of the activist organization known as Avaaz, access to the airwaves should only be open to those who’ve passed a ‘fit and proper person’ test.” Continue reading Laframboise: The Authoritarian Impulse and Climate Change
Day: March 14, 2012
Video: Chu retracts gas price statement
Steven Chu awkwardly walks back his call for European-level gas prices in the U.S. Continue reading Video: Chu retracts gas price statement
UVA Student Paper: The descent of Mann
“Mann should see Cuccinelli’s investigation as a chance to say: ‘Go ahead — check my resources. Everything I’ve done is verifiable and well-researched. These are the facts.'” Continue reading UVA Student Paper: The descent of Mann
Barrante: Revisiting the question of warming
“One thing we do know is pretty certain, based on 400,000 years of Earth history. Global warming or not, the Earth is poised to return to its normal temperature, ice age, and humans in the future will simply have to deal with it.” Continue reading Barrante: Revisiting the question of warming
Solheim: The long sunspot cycle 23 predicts a significant temperature decrease in cycle 24
It’s the big yellow thing in the sky, stupid. Continue reading Solheim: The long sunspot cycle 23 predicts a significant temperature decrease in cycle 24
Stewart: Should Ohio institute a fracking moratorium? | No
“A quick review of the facts shows a moratorium wouldn’t benefit the majority of Ohioans who desire to see the state, its people and its communities succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy.” Continue reading Stewart: Should Ohio institute a fracking moratorium? | No
Enviros call for tighter regulation of ‘extreme genetic engineering’
“We’ve been doing genetic engineering for 30 years, and we’ve been doing it safely. People are hyping this as something new.” Continue reading Enviros call for tighter regulation of ‘extreme genetic engineering’
Yawn: Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S.
“Sea level rise is like an invisible tsunami, building force while we do almost nothing.” Continue reading Yawn: Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S.
WSJ: Big Oil, Bigger Taxes
Are fossil fuel subsidies the same as green energy subsidies? Continue reading WSJ: Big Oil, Bigger Taxes
WSJ: Senators for Subsidies
“The bipartisan roll shows how hard it is to eliminate subsidies for the powerful once they become law.” Continue reading WSJ: Senators for Subsidies
Goldberg: Obama’s pump debacle
“Mr. Obama desperately wants people to think he’s against higher gas prices – at least until he gets re-elected.” Continue reading Goldberg: Obama’s pump debacle
IBD: Regulation Nation
“Over the first three years of each administration, Obama’s White House created four times as many rules as the Bush administration. This is the regulatory regime that was supposed to bring growth and job creation.” Continue reading IBD: Regulation Nation