Sunstein: Regulatory moratorium like a 'nuclear bomb'

Do we really need more regulations? Obama regulatory czar Cass Sunstein says a regulatory moratorium would cripple the Executive branch. Continue reading Sunstein: Regulatory moratorium like a 'nuclear bomb'

EPA lectures Luminant on how to manage a power plant in tough economic times

Apparently tipped off to Luminant’s lawsuit filed Sep. 11 against EPA concerning the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the EPA sent this obnoxious and condescending letter informing Luminant that shutting down mines is not the way to go in tough economic times. Continue reading EPA lectures Luminant on how to manage a power plant in tough economic times

White House pressured OMB to rush Solyndra loan

Is it too early or too trite for ‘Solargate’? Read the Washington Post report.

Perry: EPA a 'cemetery for jobs'

Rick Perry gets the EPA problem. Full quote below.

… tell the EPA that we don’t don’t need you monkeyin’ around and fiddlin’ around and gettin’ in our business on every kind of regulation that you can dream up. You’re doin’ nothin’ more than killin’ jobs. It is a cemetery for jobs at the EPA.

The EPA kills jobs. Perry only kills “g”s. At this point we need jobs, not fully pronounced present participles.

Rick Perry wrongly attacked on HPV

The attack on Rick Perry for his 2007 executive order mandating the HPV vaccine for sixth grade Texas girls is wrongheaded. Continue reading Rick Perry wrongly attacked on HPV

Perry blames EPA For 500 jobs losses; Other candidates say… ?

Gov. Rick Perry issued the following statement regarding Luminant’s announcement that 500 jobs will be lost due to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR): Continue reading Perry blames EPA For 500 jobs losses; Other candidates say… ?

New EPA air rule kills 500 jobs in Texas

EPA’s recently promulgated Cross-State Air Pollution Rule will kill 500 jobs in Texas and the affected power company has sued, reports the Longview News-Journal. Continue reading New EPA air rule kills 500 jobs in Texas

Cain only GOP-er to attack EPA in CNN debate

Herman Cain was the only GOP presidential candidate to attack the EPA during last night’s debate sponsored by the Tea Party Express and CNN. Good try Herman, but here’s what you should have said. Continue reading Cain only GOP-er to attack EPA in CNN debate

Bloomberg: EPA wrong, Obama right on ozone

A refreshing editorial from Bloomberg: Continue reading Bloomberg: EPA wrong, Obama right on ozone

Boston Herald: Fix the Clean Air Act

The Boston Herald cites the work of JunkScience.com in this Sep. 10 editorial about fixing the Clean Air Act. Continue reading Boston Herald: Fix the Clean Air Act

Lamestream media tries intimidating Perry on EPA

This National Journal article is a good example of how the media will try to scare Rick Perry away from attacking the EPA.

NYTimes attacks Perry for Galileo comment

No, Galileo’s dissent from the Inquisition is not detail-for-detail like the skeptics dissent from the climate nonsensus, but it is close enough for political work. Continue reading NYTimes attacks Perry for Galileo comment