jmcpherrin
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Another Refinery Closure in California Increases the State’s Dependency on China
Opinion -The recent announcement that the Valero Benicia Refinery in Northern California will be closing by the end of 2026 was disappointing, but shockingly, a prelude to more closures in the future. -
Choosing Choice
Opinion -Our ZIP code-mandated education system (Z MES) is rapidly losing favor. -
Wind Power Is Buying Eagle-Kill Indulgences
Opinion -Every operating wind power facility has a US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) permit to kill eagles on an ongoing basis and many do kill eagles. -
California Net-Zero Leaders Want to Shutter Its Only Zero-Emissions Electricity-Generating Plant
Opinion -The same policymakers who have achieved the above “low” points for the residents of California are the same ones seeking zero-emission targets for the State, while concurrently attempting to shutter its only zero-emission electricity-generating plant! -
Fully DOGE Big Gov’s Financial Regulatory Regime – From The Fed on Down
Opinion -More government? Costs the private sector more money. In compliance costs, etc. Which does more damage to small business than it does to Big Business. -
Media Perpetuates Fraud at the Root of ‘Black Lives Matter’ Plaza
Opinion -The Black Lives Matter mural and plaza in Washington D.C. are rooted in a brazen fraud committed against Trump. -
Why Is DC Being So Helpful to Communist China?
Opinion -The last time the China relationship received a little scrutiny was in 2020 when the China Virus reminded us that we rely way too much on China for the manufacture of pretty much everything that really matters. -
Two New Studies Imply the Golden Eagle Cannot Survive More Wind Turbines
Opinion -The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act specifically says that the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cannot issue more “take” (that is kill) permits than the population can survive. Two new studies together imply that the golden eagle wind-kill taking is at that limit or beyond. -
Education: Tenure and Labor Unions
Opinion -We need to add a separation of state and education to our Constitution now if we want to stop the abuse of education. -
Teachers Need To Ditch Their Union
Opinion -Teachers’ unions are bad for teachers, students, and taxpayers. -
The Feds Are Hiding the Eagle Death Data
Opinion -Wind power is killing a lot of eagles. The federal government is tracking this destruction, but it is all a big secret. We have a right to know what is happening to our eagles. -
US Military Exits Climate Change After Wasteful Decade
Opinion -The United States military has pursued an increasing number of programs to try to fight climate change for more than a decade. But under the Trump Administration, climate change mitigation will no longer be an objective. -
Demand in U.S. Electricity Elevates Risk of Wind/Solar and Highlights Need for Nuclear Power
Opinion -Despite massive federal funding for renewables that only generate electricity under favorable weather conditions, the solutions for continuous and uninterruptible electricity seem to be farther away than ever. -
Setting the Record Straight on Three Education Issues
Opinion -Overwrought allegations about “massive teacher layoffs,” the elimination of the DOE, and school choice abound. -
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Earth Has Limited Natural Resources to Support the Generation of Electricity
Opinion -Some countries’ economies remain heavily dependent on oil reservoirs. What will happen when their reservoirs become depleted and the wells run dry? -
Offshore Wind Construction Is Ignoring President Trump
Opinion -President Trump’s day one Executive Order (EO) on wind power is a clear threat to the offshore wind projects that are under construction, but they seem to be ignoring this threat -
Squirrels Killed by the Forest Service, or the Courts?
Opinion -Any person or group can delay any forest management project by simply coming up with new information on any endangered species. This has been disastrous – both for the forests and for many endangered species. -
Unnecessary Section 230 Grants Bigger Amnesty Than Biden’s Bogus Family-J6 ‘Pardons’
Opinion -Big Gov grants Big Tech blanket amnesty. And then Big Gov colludes with Big Tech to censor us. And we can’t sue. Because Big Gov granted Big Tech blanket amnesty. -
Nuclear-Generated Electricity Saves an Electricity-Starved World
Opinion -Nuclear power, when marketed in a levelized free-enterprise system with fair laws for all, is by far the cheapest way to produce electricity that is safe, continuous, uninterruptible, emission-free, and utilizes the least amount of the earth’s natural resources. -
Education and Misinformation. Why Do Lies Often Win?
Opinion -When the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was created in 1917, maybe some honest people believed that government-run industries work better than free-market industries. In the USSR, all industries were run by government bureaucrats, and many university-trained experts both inside and outside of the USSR promised superior performance of these industries. The results were […] -
Overlooked Treasury Report Supports Musk’s Warning About Federal Deficits Sinking the U.S.
Opinion -Elon Musk recently stated that “rich people” should “be caring more” about federal deficits because “if the ship of America sinks,” “we all sink with it.” This may seem like hyperbole, but a widely overlooked report from the U.S. Treasury shows it is a likely scenario unless major changes are made. -
Reality Check: Towns and States Don’t Want Green Energy
Opinion -There is a rising tide of opposition to renewable energy from towns, cities, and states in the United States. -
Zombies That Can Never Be Killed
Opinion -Nowadays, the Congressional Budget Office issues annual reports on “expired and expiring authorizations,” and the number and scope of such programs – now called “zombie programs” – is stunning.
