Opinion
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California Judge Upholds State Protections for Gray Wolves
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A California state court judge in San Diego ruled gray wolves will continue to be protected under the state’s Endangered Species Act. -
Commentary: Adopting the Right Fiscal Policy Can Prevent a Major Recession
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Switzerland set the precedent for this type of policy -
Stop the Anti-Climate Science Totalitarians
Opinion -Editorial -Stop the anti-climate science totalitarians. -
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Heartland Weekly: CPAC 2019 and Tim Huelskamp on Socialism
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of March 4, 2019 -
The Real Russian Collusion: Fomenting EU, U.S. Climate Protests
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #317 -
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Proposes Doubling Minimum Wage to $15
Opinion -budget-tax-news -“Job loss is the number one unintended impact of minimum wage increases" -
America Needs President Trump’s Climate Science Committee
Opinion -Editorial -Independent scientists must review alarmist “science” that is driving anti-fossil fuel policies. -
Connecticut Bill Would Mandate Teaching Kids About Climate Change
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A bill introduced in the Connecticut legislature would mandate climate change be taught to young children in government schools statewide. -
Record Lobster Production Defies Alarmist Climate Scare
Opinion -Editorial -Marine fisheries data show New England lobstermen are benefiting from a new golden age of lobster, thanks in large part to a warming Earth. -
The Green New Deal’s Electric Power Transformation is An Impossible Nightmare
Opinion -Editorial -In the end, even if GND were logistically possible, is it highly undesirable. -
PRESS RELEASE: POLL: 93% of Voters Want FDA Reform to Allow Faster Approval of Prescription Drugs
Opinion -Press Release -ALSO: 95% of Voters Believe Patients and Doctors, not Bureaucrats, Should Be Most Responsible for Treatment Decisions -
Illinois Joins U.S. Climate Alliance, Pledges to Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Newly elected Democratic Gov. J. B. Pritzker of Illinois signed an executive order committing his state to join 17 other states in the United States Climate Alliance -
PRESS RELEASE: Green Energy Policies, Climate Activism Threaten National Security
Opinion -Press Release -“Proposals to restrict U.S. carbon dioxide emissions and impose expensive, jobs-killing energy sources on the economy present a clear and present danger to military strength.” -James Taylor -
Book Review: Problems of Governance Plague the City That (Sometimes) Works
Opinion -Chicago has longstanding problems of governance, say authors -
Raise Your Glasses For Sunday Liquor Sales
Opinion -Editorial -July 2019 will mark two years since Minnesota repealed its Prohibition-era ban on selling alcohol on Sundays. -
Electric Buses Don’t Save Money or the Environment
Opinion -Editorial -From Chicago to San Francisco, several cities across the nation have started to replace some or all their diesel bus fleets with rechargeable battery-powered buses. -
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Minimum Wage Plan Will Drive More Jobs From Illinois
Opinion -Editorial -Like a train wreck in slow motion, the Illinois General Assembly is moving to fulfill Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s campaign promise to increase the statewide minimum wage to $10, $12 and then $15 per hour over the next few years. -
Education Bureaucrats Try to Squash Independent Thought
Opinion -Editorial -After deliberating for two years, a national commission is pushing to implement social-emotional learning (SEL) in all government schools. -
U.S. EPA Touts 2018 Pollution Improvements, Superfund Site Reductions, and Regulatory Cost Savings
Opinion -environment-climate-news -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to streamline and reduce regulatory burdens have saved businesses and consumers billions of dollars while continuing to protect public health and safety and improving environmental outcomes. -
Elon Musk Burns Fossil Fuels While Telling Others Not To
Opinion -Editorial -One must always look askew at anything and everything Mr. Musk spouts, in spite of his brilliance. For many believe insanity may be the other side of genius. -
Congress’ New Progressive Class Wants To Get Hold Of Buffett’s Billions
Opinion -Editorial -When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., proposed a 70% rate on personal income of more than $10 million, one could easily anticipate this was just the beginning of the calls to soak the rich. -
Gov. Pritzker’s New Climate Strategy is All Pain, No Gain
Opinion -Editorial -Illinoisans should not tolerate their new governor devoting attention and tax dollars to this fictitious problem. Pritzker’s agenda would dramatically increase energy costs, reduce consumer choice, and accomplish no climate benefits whatsoever. -
No, ‘Global Warming’ and Sea Level Rise Are Not Threatening U.S. Naval Facilities
Opinion -Editorial -Climate alarmists often assert that global warming is a threat to our military and national security. -
Xcel Energy Commits to Zero Carbon-Dioxide Emission Electricity by 2050
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Xcel Energy, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities, has committed to producing 100 percent carbon-dioxide-free electricity in its eight-state Western and Midwestern service area by 2050.