Upcoming EPA report could doom its future. [Washington Times]
Fracking industry keeps eye on Obama
Upcoming EPA report could doom its future. [Washington Times]
Month: November 2012
Higher Gas-Tax Idea Joins Fiscal-Cliff Talks
Carbon tax in disguise? [Wall Street Journal]
Gore Doubles Down: Claims to give all his Kleiner Perkins income to climate charity
First cap-and-trade auction a bust for California budget
“A low price for credits and minimal demand for future offsets suggest California will see a mere fraction of the $1 billion that Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers estimated the state would receive this fiscal year.” [Sacramento Bee]
The great British wind scam
“Green businesses are modifying large turbines to make them less productive, because perverse government subsidies reward machines that produce less energy at nearly double the rate of more efficient ones.” [Spectator]
Who Said It: Marco Rubio or Barack Obama?
There’s not too much daylight between Rubio and Obama on when/how the Earth was created. [Slate]
Congress should look at EPA's cost benefits
“The war on coal-fired power should be worth the price, and isn’t.” [Charleston Daily Mail]
IBD: Is The Obama EPA Running Its Own Black-Ops Program?
“Chris Horner, the CEI senior fellow who learned about the secret emails while researching his book ‘The Liberal War on Transparency,’ calls the Obama White House “one of the most secretive administrations ever.” [Investors Business Daily]
NBC-17 Investigates: Inspector General investigating EPA testing in Chapel Hill
“The EPA declined to offer a comment Monday about the Inspector General’s announcement and continues to maintain that all studies conducted by EPA are independently evaluated for safety and ethics.” [NBC-17, Raleigh]
Rubio on Earth's age: 'I'm not a scientist'
… nor are you ready for prime time. [Politico]
Carbon taxes won’t save the planet
By Steve Milloy
November 19, 2012, Washington Times (Print Version)
Global-warming alarmists are hoping Hurricane Sandy and President Obama’s re-election will force panicky congressional Republicans into agreeing to a “carbon tax” in 2013. If you can do simple math, you can figure out that a carbon tax would have no effect other than an inflationary one. Continue reading Carbon taxes won’t save the planet
Corn-holed: EPA denies ethanol waiver to eight states; Iowans rejoice
“A request by eight states including Arkansas and North Carolina to waive the renewable fuel standard has been denied by the Environmental Protection Agency… Iowa Governor Terry Branstad applauds the EPA for its decision. In a statement, he said that waiving the renewable fuel standard would add uncertainty to the agriculture sector.” [WHO-TV]