Opinion
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Trump Just Says “No” to Crippling Climate Policy
Opinion -Editorial -American innovation, private property rights and capitalism have led to a revolutionary sea change in the energy landscape by developing the vast oceans of natural gas through horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. -
Federal Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. District Court of Montana issued an injunction halting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. -
Michigan Brothers Face up to $700,000 in Fines for Removing Trees From Their Own Property
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Two Michigan brothers potentially face nearly three-quarters of million dollars in fines for removing hundreds of trees from their property without the permission of Canton Township. -
Carbon-Dioxide Taxes Would Seriously Cut Economic Growth, Study Finds
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A study examining six potential carbon dioxide taxes found the levies would depress U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and hamper states’ efforts to improve and maintain critical infrastructure. -
Policy Groups Ask Trump to Allow Medicare Opt-Out
Opinion -health-care-news -Forty organizations have sent President Donald Trump a letter asking him to revoke what they characterize as an unfair and illegal Medicare rule previously imposed by executive fiat. -
Enrollment in Obamacare Through Federal Exchange Declines
Opinion -health-care-news -During the 2019 open-enrollment period for health insurance coverage, fewer Americans signed-up for health insurance through Obamacare exchanges than in the previous year. -
Drug Price Controls Proposed in Congress
Opinion -health-care-news -Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have introduced legislation to impose price controls on the pharmaceutical market. -
Maryland Considers Imposing State Individual Health Care Mandate
Opinion -health-care-news -The Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill that would establish a “health insurance down payment plan” requiring residents to purchase health insurance or else pay a state tax penalty for being uninsured. -
Indiana Utility Proposes Replacing Coal Plants with Renewables
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has proposed shutting down two large coal power plants it operates and replacing them with ones using renewable energy sources. -
French Government Suspends Energy Tax Hikes After Massive Protests
Opinion -environment-climate-news -French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the government was suspending planned increases in taxes on gasoline and other energy sources slated to begin in January. -
“We are Still in” Totalitarians Flunk Basic Reality
Opinion -Editorial -The 30,000 alarmists gathered in Katowice, Poland expected to slam-dunk their report proclaiming a planet-threatening climate crisis. -
One Year Later, The Left’s Net Neutrality Lies Look Even Dumber
Opinion -Editorial -For those who don’t pay particularly close attention to politics – those on the Left lie. A LOT. -
COP 24: Africans Promote Oil and Coal at Katowice Climate Summit
Opinion -News -Hecklers protested the U.S. event on fossil fuels but nobody bothered the Africans when they promoted the role of oil and gas in national development. -
Hell Freezes Over at Global Climate Crisis Confab
Opinion -Editorial -The climate-reality COP-out in Poland concludes with an ultimatum we have heard numerous times before. America must immediately de-industrialize. -
Facts Rain on Pennsylvania Governor’s Climate-Change Parade
Opinion -Editorial -When Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf uses the past year’s wet weather and local flooding to support his assertion that “we have a problem with climate change,” we can’t help but rain on his parade. -
President Urged to Declare ‘War on Waste,’ Government Spending
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Open The Books called on President Donald Trump to reduce duplicative or excessive spending -
National Climate Assessment Criticized as Badly Flawed
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The final version of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, reflecting the work of the 13 different federal agencies that make up the U.S. Global Climate Change Research program, was released on Friday, November 23. -
Proposed Solar Power Farm Spooks Local Virginians
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Local residents in and around Spotsylvania, Virginia are fighting what would be the largest solar farm in the Eastern United States. -
Land O’Lakes Is First to Offer Multistate AHP
Opinion -health-care-news -Land O’Lakes, a member-owned dairy industry cooperative based in Arden Hills, Minnesota, announced it will be the first company in the United States to launch a multistate group association health plan (AHP) under rules put into place by the Trump admin. -
Medicaid Expansion Was Critical Issue in Georgia Governor’s Race
Opinion -health-care-news -Medicaid expansion was a central issue in the midterm elections in Georgia, with the candidates for governor tangling over whether expanding Medicaid would improve residents’ access to health care. -
Trump Administration Outlines Extensive Health Care Deregulation Agenda
Opinion -health-care-news -The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor released a 114-page report detailing an agenda for health care deregulation meant to reduce prices and increase quality and access. -
Senate Votes to Keep Short-Term Health Insurance Plans
Opinion -health-care-news -U.S. Senate Democrats failed in their effort to revoke the Trump administration’s rule extending the allowed period for short-term, limited-duration (STLD) health insurance plans. -
Why the Bill of Rights?
Opinion -Editorial -Thanks to a presidential proclamation dating back to Franklin Roosevelt, December 15 is the day we celebrate the Bill of Rights—the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. -
A Simple Formula to Increase Learning: Read, Write, Read More, Write More
Opinion -Editorial -The never-ending quest for magic formulae that universally educate all children brings to mind this lyrical lament from a 1980 Johnny Lee country tune: “I was lookin’ for love in all the wrong places.”
