Editorials: Environment

Alarmism, not climate, grows more extreme

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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September 12, 2012
For years, President Barack Obama has been curiously low-key about global warming, or climate change, as politically correct terminology now prefers.

Don’t Believe The Global Warmists, Major Hurricanes Are Less Frequent

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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September 06, 2012
When Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana last week, the storm provided a rare break in one of the longest periods of hurricane inactivity in U.S. history.

Hydrofracking will create jobs

Taylor Smith
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September 02, 2012
Tracy Carluccio in her commentary "Cuomo's chance: A clean future for N.Y.," Aug. 24, urges Gov.

Reusing plastic bags beats recycling

Taylor Smith
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August 31, 2012
In response to the Aug. 28 editorial, “Let’s not sack the recycling of plastic bags,” I thought Gov.

Regardless of ‘swap,’ carbon tax too expensive

Taylor Smith
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August 23, 2012
Carbon taxes have regained traction this year as several Democrats and even a few Republicans have voiced support for implementing a tax on all energy producers for the amount of carbon dioxide the

Is Global Warming Causing A Record Breaking Lack Of Tornado Activity?

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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August 22, 2012
The year 2012 is breaking all-time records for lack of tornado activity, inviting the question whether global warming is causing a long-term decline in destructive extreme weather events.

Good News For Polar Bears Is Bad News for Global Warming Alarmists

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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August 15, 2012
Professor Susan Crockford, a zoologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Victoria, Canada, reports that polar bears have successfully ad

Will Ted Cruz’s Primary Victory Finally Awaken Florida’s Establishment Republicans?

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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August 08, 2012
How many times must a Ted Cruz, a Richard Mourdock, a Marco Rubio, a Rand Paul, a Nikki Haley, a Mike Lee, etc., put a drubbing on Establishment Republicans before the career politician wing of the

A Game-Changing Study Finds Half Of Global Warming Is Fictitious

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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August 01, 2012
A reanalysis of U.S. temperature station data shows temperatures are rising only half as much as claimed by the U.S.

Skeptic Magazine Needs to be More Skeptical of Man-Made Global Warming

Jim Lakely
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July 21, 2012
A quarterly magazine called Skeptic published