Opinion
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The Sandstorm: Unlike Its Membership, Teacher Union Leaders Are Far Left
Opinion -Union bosses ignore the rank and file on political issues. -
Developing Countries Are Leading the Movement Toward Nuclear-Generated Electricity
Opinion -Astonishingly, while hungry countries are pursuing reliable and emissions-free electricity from nuclear and low-emission technologies for their electricity supply from coal, oil, and gas, the wealthier countries with ample goods and services produced by fossil fuel derivatives are focusing on continuously subsidizing wind and solar for occasional and unreliable electricity. -
Today: The Business of America – Is Government. Here’s Hoping Trump Addresses That
Opinion -Under Trump, small businesses are seeing in their future less taxes and fewer regs. Which is good for their actual business models. So their stocks have soared. But less taxes and fewer regs - means less cronyism for government to throw around. Which is bad for the Wall Street “Elites’” - and their phony “business” model. -
Climate Change Weekly #524: Plants Are Using Much More CO2 Than Climate Models Assume
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -A study in Nature finds plants have been absorbing 31 percent more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously assumed and modeled. -
PRESS RELEASE: New Heartland Paper Analyzes Massive Threat to Americans’ Property Rights
Opinion -New changes to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) prepare the United States for a fully dematerialized economy in which the world’s largest financial institutions would own all physical assets and securities. -
The Sandstorm: Indoctri-Nation
Opinion -Public schools continue to be ground zero for culture wars. -
Democrats’ Green New Deal Will Keep the Poor… Poor, and the Rich…Rich!
Opinion -Producing continuous and uninterruptable electricity at the lowest, most efficient, cost-effective price with the security of supply is the biggest employment-generating decision developing country policymakers can make. -
The U.S. Is Having Yet Another Titanically Fraudulent Election Season
Opinion -The United States is in the midst of yet another exceedingly idiotic Election Season. We used to just have an Election Day. After which we knew the results - Election Night. -
Climate Protocols – The Ultimate Entangling Alliances
Opinion -What a long way we have come, not only subjecting ourselves to hundreds of international agreements, treaties, and multinational authorities, but now using them to impose legal requirements on American citizens that Congress would never vote for. -
Affordable Electricity Can Resolve Worldwide Poverty
Opinion -The poorest Americans are richer than 75 percent of humanity. About 4.56 billion people on this planet are living on less than $10 a day, and billions are living with little to no access to electricity. -
If Green Energy is the Future, Bring a Fire Extinguisher
Opinion -The world faces an epidemic of lithium battery fires. If government leaders continue to push lithium batteries and the green energy transition, battery fires will soon be coming to a location near you. -
Who Really Benefits from Government Regulation of Financial Advising?
Opinion -As far back as we have a recorded history, we see rulers, even the most despotic ones, claim that they protect common people. Usually, that does not work well for common people. The protection of common people is the excuse for the current government regulation of financial advising. However, our bureaucrats do not seem to […] -
Will Wind and Solar Hammer Hydro in Washington State?
Opinion -All around America there is an avalanche of proposed wind and solar projects. The idea is to replace fossil fueled electric power which is the dominant source in most places. Some States even have laws to this effect. Setting aside that this is an impossible goal it is interesting, even amusing, to see how this […] -
The ‘Green’ Scam of the Century: ‘Renewables’ Increase Fossil Fuel Demands
Opinion -Adding huge wind turbine blades and solar panels to generate electricity occasionally is the “green” scam of the century, as “renewables” are increasing fossil fuel demands, but those so-called renewables CANNOT make any products that are the basis of our materialistic world. -
The Sandstorm: Extending Tax-Credit Scholarships
Opinion -If the government must have a presence in our education system, tax-credit scholarships should be available nationally. -
A New National Sacrifice Zone
Opinion -The territory proposed for solar projects includes most of Nevada, giant swaths of Utah and Wyoming, southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho, and sections of Western Colorado that include much of Moffat, Rio Blanco, Garfield, and Mesa Counties. -
Climate Change Weekly #523: Climate Models Are Wrong: No Warming Surge Since the 1970s
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -New research indicates there has been no statistically significant warming surge since the 1970s. -
It’s Too Soon to Abandon Fossil Fuels
Opinion -The answer to Earth's energy crisis isn't a zero-sum game. Rather, it's about striking a delicate balance – one that safeguards the progress humans have made while building a sustainable future that works for everyone. -
Climate Change Weekly #522: EV Owners Have Big Carbon Footprints
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, found that on average EV drivers actually have a bigger carbon footprint than drivers who own petrol or diesel cars. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds Louisiana Governor’s Declaration Supporting Natural Gas
Opinion -Press Release -Louisiana has all the pieces of the puzzle to be an economic power house -
Real Violent Crime Trends
Opinion -Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, media outlets, and so-called “fact checkers” are claiming that “violent crime is near a 50-year low.” In contrast, Donald Trump is alleging that “crime is worse than it’s ever been.” The reality is that all of them are wrong. -
PRESS RELEASE: The Heartland Institute and Solidarity Labor Union Leaders Take Historic Steps to Oppose UN Climate Activism
Opinion -Press Release -Solidarity labor union leaders and The Heartland signed an historic agreement to work together to preserve conventional energy and oppose the UN's oppressive climate change agenda. -
The Sandstorm: Windy City Wickedness
Opinion -Chicago is loaded with problems, many of which emanate from the city’s leadership. -
A ‘New Nuclear Posture’ for the US Is Vital in a Hungry World
Opinion -A vulnerable grid and the intermittency of low-density wind and solar electricity generation methods threaten to supply such growth in electricity demand. Nuclear power production, the proven technology, is our only practical hope of keeping up with the rapidly approaching demand.