Opinion
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Report: Current Carbon-Dioxide Prices Won’t Meet Temperature Target
Opinion -The price governments in developed countries impose on carbon dioxide emissions in order to meet their commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement are far too low to achieve the stated temperature target, a new report says. -
Trump Administration Curbs Obama-Era Methane Rules
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have replaced Obama-era rules targeting methane emissions from oil and gas operations on federal land with regulations developed by Trump administration officials. -
No, the Trump Administration Never Predicted 7 Degrees of Global Warming
Opinion -Last Friday, the Washington Post printed a fake news whopper: “ Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100.” -
High Costs of Insulin and Other Drugs Traced to Government Regulations, PBMs
Opinion -The cost of insulin rose dramatically during this century, but the increases have slowed during the Trump presidency, a new report analyzing drug prices states. -
Online Dental Therapy Resource Launched
Opinion -A nonprofit foundation has launched a website designed to provide information about dental therapy for consumers, health care professionals, and policymakers. -
PRESS RELEASE: Trump Sets Record Straight on California Fires, Climate Alarmism
Opinion -“While taking the necessary step of setting the record straight about bogus global warming claims, Trump has acted quickly to get relief to the people of California.” - James Taylor -
The Science-Based Community and E-Cigarettes
Opinion -Government agencies populated with scientists people are pleased to call “experts” are often thought to be above the ordinary give-and-take of politics and, especially, immune to the clarion calls of activists and pressure of public opinion. -
Trump Administration to Help Native Americans Expand Telehealth Resources
Opinion -The administration of President Donald Trump is expanding telehealth programs and other health care services to fight opioid abuse among American Indian and Alaskan native tribes, federal officials say. -
The Way To End Our Cold Civil War? Get Back To Less Government
Opinion -In deference to America’s veterans on their official Day – God bless you all, thank you VERY much – let’s look at our nation’s cold civil war. -
Federal Judge Reinstates Grizzly Bear Rule
Opinion -A federal judge in Montana ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore federal protections for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. -
Heartland Weekly – Heartland Reacts to the Midterm Elections
Opinion -Week of November 5, 2018 -
New Global Emissions Rules Boost LNG as Shipping Fuel
Opinion -New international rules governing maritime air emissions set to go into effect in less than 18 months are raising the prospect of using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for oceangoing cruise ships and freighters. -
The Role Harassment Plays in Climate Alarmism
Opinion -A Mother Jones piece about supposed harassment of alarmist climate scientists has the story exactly backwards. -
United States Is Probably World’s Largest Crude Oil Producer, Government Report Says
Opinion -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 -“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 -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 -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 -The ongoing controversy over e-cigarettes and youth smoking has hit a proverbial regulatory wall. -
We Need Some Climate Skeptics
Opinion -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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.
