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Arizona Senate Puts Coal Tax Relief Bill on Hold*

Published April 16, 2018

By Tim Benson

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A bill to provide tax relief for the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) by exempting income derived from coal mining from the state’s transaction privilege tax is on hold.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
The Double Standards Industry

Published April 16, 2018

By Paul Driessen

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Concerns over impacts from energy projects disappear where “green” energy is involved...
- Environment & Energy
Federal Judge Questions Claims Linking Pesticide to Cancer

Published April 13, 2018

By Joe Barnett

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As part of more than 300 lawsuits before his court, a federal judge held a week-long hearing in mid-March to examine the scientific evidence on whether a popular pesticide causes cancer.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
Driverless Cars and Public Transit

Published April 12, 2018

By Daniel Sutter

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The first driverless car pedestrian fatality occurred recently in Arizona, almost two years after the first fatal crash. These tragic fatalities signal the ongoing development of this technology.
EPA Revokes Interim Fuel Economy Increases

Published April 12, 2018

By H. Sterling Burnett

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The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking standards requiring cars and light trucks sold in the United States to achieve an average of more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Michigan Energy Initiative Would Restrict Choice

Published April 12, 2018

By Kenneth Artz

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A new citizens’ ballot campaign in Michigan would force the state to get 30 percent of its electricity from select renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power by 2030.
New York State Considers Tax on Drivers Entering New York City

Published April 11, 2018

By Christopher Talgo

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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is considering a proposal to charge vehicles entering Manhattan
- Education
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to NAEP Scores Release

Published April 10, 2018

By Lennie Jarratt, Tim Benson, S.T. Karnick

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“It is clear our nation’s education system continues to fail its mission of educating our children.” - Lennie Jarratt
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds Wisconsin Works for Everyone Welfare Reform Plan

Published April 10, 2018

By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., John Nothdurft, Peter Ferrara, Charlie Katebi

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“Congratulations to Gov. Walker and the Republican legislature for their leadership in passing groundbreaking welfare reforms.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
A Welcome Respite for Autonomous Vehicles

Published April 10, 2018

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Since Elaine Herzberg’s death last month when an Uber autonomous test vehicle struck and killed her in Tempe, Arizona, we have learned more information about this tragic incident.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Banning Internet ‘Fast Lanes’: The Left’s Latest Crony Assault On The Free Market And Reality

Published April 10, 2018

By Seton Motley

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There are very many stupid aspects of the stupid government power grab that is Network Neutrality. A brief reintroduction….
- Taxes
- Economy
Dayton to Take Minnesota in the Wrong Direction

Published April 10, 2018

By Dan Pilla

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On the heels of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Minnesota’s Governor Mark Dayton is proposing to fund at least part of his $46 billion, two-year budget proposal with about $320 million of state tax increases.
- Environment & Energy
Colorado Must Keep the Comanche Power Plant Running at Full Steam

Published April 9, 2018

By Isaac Orr

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Xcel Energy, the leading provider of electricity in Colorado, is attempting to fudge the numbers to justify the closure of units one and two at the coal-powered Comanche Power Plant.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Nations Failing to Keep Paris Climate Commitments

Published April 9, 2018

By Kenneth Artz

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Global greenhouse gas levels continue to rise as a number of countries are finding it is easier to say they will cut emissions than it is to actually do so.
- Environment & Energy
Trump Administration Eases Coal-Ash Disposal Regulations

Published April 9, 2018

By Bonner R. Cohen

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The U.S Environmental Protection Agency is revising 2015 rules governing the disposal of coal ash, to provide states and utilities greater flexibility in managing the waste product.
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
The ‘Russia Collusion!’ Nonsense Employed to Smear a Republican by…Qatar

Published April 7, 2018

By Seton Motley

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There are a great many ridiculous ancillary results of the Left-Media’s ridiculous “Russia Collusion!” assault on now-President Donald Trump.
- Education
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx Shares Insight into New Higher Education Bill

Published April 7, 2018

By Jane S. Shaw

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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx Shares Insight into New Higher Education Bill
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Easter Island Myths and Realities

Published April 6, 2018

By Dennis Avery (1936 – 2020)

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The island’s demise was a human and Little Ice Age tragedy, not “ecological suicide.”
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Calls For Return Of Net Neutrality Are Hypocrisy At Its Worst

Published April 6, 2018

By Jesse Hathaway

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The Internet Association (IA), a lobbyist organization that includes Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, and other Silicon Valley big businesses, is pressuring U.S. senators to use Congress' authority under the Congressional Review Act (CRA).
- Government & Politics
- Government & Liberty
Obama Policy Linked to School Shootings

Published April 6, 2018

By Edmund Contoski

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RealClearInvestigations cites a deliberate Obama policy of allowing thousands of troubled, often violent, students to commit crimes without legal consequence.
- Economy
Reasons for Anti-Capitalism: Ignorance, Arrogance, and Envy

Published April 6, 2018

By Richard Ebeling

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Why is the free enterprise or capitalist economic system so widely disliked, hated and opposed?
- Health Care
UC San Francisco Authors Inadvertently Validate Our Call for Retraction

Published April 6, 2018

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The Chafee article must be retracted.
- Health Care
Retract the UC San Francisco E-Cigarette “Gateway” Study

Published April 6, 2018

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Some published articles are so flawed that they deserve retraction.
- Climate Change
- Environment & Energy
Science Catastrophe Scares and IPCC Ascent Explained

Published April 6, 2018

By Jay Lehr (1938 – 2023)

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This book describes how in the latter half of the 20th century, as government began to dominate science, scientists discovered they could get huge amounts of funding if they raised public terror over alleged crises in their fields of research.