Opinion
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United States Is Probably World’s Largest Crude Oil Producer, Government Report Says
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The United States has “likely” become the largest crude oil producer in the world, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to the 2018 Midterm Elections
Opinion -Editorial -“Liberal San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer had a very tough night last night.” - James Taylor -
PRESS RELEASE: A Bad Midterm Election for Republicans in the Climate Solutions Caucus
Opinion -Press Release -Billionare-funded ballot initiatives to impose taxes on productivity advance the climate alarmist agenda also go down in flames -
Federally Mandated Electronic Health Records Hamper Care
Opinion -health-care-news -Twila Brase, president and cofounder of the Citizens Council for Health Freedom, has an exclusive discussion with The Heartland Institute about her new book, "Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth About Electronic Health Records." -
The Inevitability of E-Cigarette Regulation
Opinion -Editorial -The ongoing controversy over e-cigarettes and youth smoking has hit a proverbial regulatory wall. -
We Need Some Climate Skeptics
Opinion -Editorial -Climate scientists are not prophets. Those who believe them on faith provide no good service to the pursuit of truth. -
Trump’s Roaring Economy Proves: Obama-Democrat Big Government – Doesn’t Work
Opinion -Editorial -We have two very recent, polar-opposite visual aides on how government should approach policy – so as to elicit private sector growth. -
Renewable Power Mandate Could Add $2,000 To Nevadans’ Annual Energy Bills
Opinion -Editorial -Nevadans enjoy some of the lowest electricity prices in the nation. However, Question 6 on the Nevada ballot could put that in peril. -
Is It Time to Lick the Food Stamp Program?
Opinion -Editorial -The federal Food Stamps Program (FSP), now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), celebrated its 59th anniversary this September. -
Pennsylvania Bill Would Require Equal Treatment for Telemedicine
Opinion -health-care-news -The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a bill that would “authorize health care providers to use telemedicine and require insurers to provide coverage and reimbursement for its use.” -
Maine, Wisconsin Establish Reinsurance Programs to Lower Taxpayer Costs
Opinion -health-care-news -The governments of Maine and Wisconsin are implementing reinsurance programs for their states’ high-risk pools using Medicaid waivers, which could help curb rising costs of insurance in the individual marketplace under the terms of the ACA. -
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Heartland Weekly – Voters Consider Energy Price Hikes
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You don’t need ObamaCare to help people with pre-existing conditions
Opinion -Editorial -Democrats want voters to think that the only way to protect patients with pre-existing conditions is by protecting ObamaCare. Fortunately, President Donald Trump has shown there are better solutions and he is putting them into action. -
Yet Another Reason Not To Monopolize Government Data: China Hacks And Spies
Opinion -Editorial -The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has for the last several months been considering private sector bids to provide the DoDs club backup computing services. -
Fossil-Fuel Power Plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania to Be Closed
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Due to government policies, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. announced it plans to deactivate four fossil-fuel powered electric plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania between 2021 and 2022. -
Cuomo Doubles Down on NY Electric Vehicle Charging Station Subsidies
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York is giving building owners in New York State who install electric vehicle charging stations state subsidies covering up to the 80 percent of the cost. -
Energy Dominance at Stake in the Midterm Elections
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #304 -
Voters Consider Energy Price Hikes in Arizona, Nevada, Washington
Opinion -Editorial -Voters in Arizona, Nevada and Washington state will soon decide if they want to pay more for less reliable electricity. -
Identity Politics: The New Totalitarianism
Opinion -Editorial -While many people are focused on the upcoming U.S. elections and which political party will have majority control in Congress, there is—and has been—a far more dangerous and deeper political struggle going on in the United States. -
Iowa Implements New Trump Admin. Policies to Lower Health Care Costs
Opinion -health-care-news -The Iowa Insurance Division issued revised rules permitting the sale of association health care plans and short-term, limited-duration health plans, which will expand health insur- ance choices and reduce costs. -
AAPS President: Direct Primary Care Practices Are Growing in Popularity
Opinion -health-care-news -Direct primary care practices (DPC) are becoming increasingly popular with doctors and patients alike, the president of the Association of Ameri- can Physicians and Surgeons reports in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. -
Anti-fracking Chaos in Colorado
Opinion -Editorial -Insane “eco” proposition would all but shut down oil production – and set bad national precedent. -
The Shameful Politicization of Hurricanes
Opinion -Editorial -The devastating effects of Hurricane Florence are still being felt throughout the Carolinas. Clean-up and recovery will take months, if not years. -
Interior Department Ends ‘Sue and Settle’ Deals
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a Secretarial Order promoting transparency and accountability in consent decrees and settlement agreements, aimed at ending secret “sue and settle” deals with environmental activist plaintiffs.
