Opinion
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The Climate Con Goes On
Opinion -Some 200 nations may sign a “modest” Kyoto II climate treaty, say December 2014 media reports from Lima, Peru. But will developing nations agree to stop using coal to generate electricity? No. Curtail economic growth? No. Cease emitting carbon dioxide? -
Audit Details ‘Seriously Flawed’ Minnesota Exchange Rollout
Opinion -In a detailed report to the Minnesota Legislature, auditors say the state’s health insurance exchange, known as MNsure, was riddled with mistakes and failures during its rollout. -
Obamacare’s Meager ‘Success’
Opinion -This morning Gallup released poll results showing the uninsured rate in the U.S. dropped to the lowest level in seven years, with a good deal of the credit presumably going to Obamacare. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama Veto of Keystone XL Pipeline
Opinion -As expected, President Barack Obama today vetoed a bill urging the administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil from the Alberta tar sands in Canada to refineries in the United States. -
Consumers’ Sovereignty and Natural vs. Contrived Scarcities
Opinion -One of the great myths about the capitalist system is the presumption that businessmen make profits at the expense of the consumers and workers in society. Nothing could be further from the truth. -
Banning Industrial Sand Mining Would Be a Mistake
Opinion -If the Houston County (Minnesota) Board votes to ban fracking tonight, it won’t because the board members are basing their decision on the best available science. -
UN Chief Resigns Under Fire in Sex Scandal
Opinion -Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN’s influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has resigned in the wake allegations of sexual harassment. -
EPA Presses Forward with Controversial WOTUS Rulemaking
Opinion -Throughout 2014 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made significantly moves to expand its jurisdiction over previously unregulated bodies of water across the United States.As a justification for its controversial initiative, on Jan. -
Illinois Gov. Rauner Ends Mandatory Union Dues for State Workers
Opinion -Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has ended the practice of “fair share dues,” a policy requiring public employees who opt out of union membership to continue having dues deducted from their paycheck. -
Colorado Cracks Down on Unlicensed Yoga Teachers
Opinion -Colorado’s Division of Private Occupational Schools is now enforcing rules banning instructing yoga classes without official state licensing. -
North Dakota Lawmakers Reject Tobacco Tax Hike
Opinion -The North Dakota House of Representatives has rejected a bill to raise taxes on tobacco from $0.44 per pack to $1.54 per pack.Rep. -
Two-Thirds of Ohio Obamacare Enrollees On Medicaid
Opinion -More than two thirds of the Ohioans insured under the Affordable Care Act are covered by the law’s optional Medicaid expansion, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. -
Dr. Aaron Carroll on Patient ‘Demands’
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It’s an Ice Age for Sure
Opinion -Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desire. I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate. To say that for destruction ice Is also great. And would suffice.-- Robert Frost, American poet.Robert W. -
NOAA AND NASA-GISS, ‘You Have Done Enough’
Opinion -On January 16, 2015, Associated Press Science Writer Seth Borenstein published a story titled “The heat is on; NOAA, NASA say 2014 warmest year on record. -
A Permanent Home for The Heartland Institute
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The EPA’s Ozone Nightmare
Opinion -Putting aside its insane attack on carbon dioxide, declaring the most essential gas on Earth, other than oxygen, a “pollutant”, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently engaged in trying to further regulate ozone for no apparent reason -
Opinion Poll Shows Climate Change Matters (Sort of)
Opinion -A new poll conducted by The New York Times, Stanford University, and Resources for the Future sheds more heat than light on the public’s attitudes towards climate change. -
Wisconsin Sands Propping Up Fracking Revolution
Opinion -Unbeknownst to many, Wisconsin has played a key role in driving down prices at the gas pump thanks to its abundance of “frac sand,” a specialized silica sand required for the fracking process. -
Climate Alarmists Want to Turn Back the Clock
Opinion -Three centuries ago, the world ran on green power. Wood was used for heating and cooking, charcoal for smelting and smithing; wind or water power for pumps, mills, and ships; and whale oil or tallow for lamps. -
Hubert Lamb, a Life Spent in the Pursuit of Accurate Climate Understanding
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #160 A new report by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) details how the late Hubert Lamb spent his career trying to convince the scientific establishment and the public that Earth’s climate was constantly, naturally, -
Missouri House Passes Right-to-Work Legislation
Opinion -The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow workers to opt out of union membership while remaining employed, known as a right-to-work law. -
Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship Program Limit Reached on First Day
Opinion -Tax credits for Georgia’s scholarship program reached their $58 million limit on Jan. 1 for 2015, nearly three weeks earlier than last year. -
Here comes the hurt? Big cuts expected in Rauner budget
Opinion -Gov. Bruce Rauner’s first budget address might be something never quite before seen from an Illinois governor.
