Opinion
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McCarthy ‘Can’t Answer’ Question on EPA’s Monetary Formula
Opinion -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy said she “can’t answer” a question on how EPA calculates the monetary value it assigns to each life the agency allegedly extends through regulation. -
An Argument For Less Government In Health Care
Opinion -Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has announced that religiously oriented institutions — Catholic ones in particular — are going to have to cover contraception through their health care plans. -
Online Poker Site Co-Founder Enters Guilty Plea
Opinion -A cofounder of the Absolute Poker website entered a guilty plea to federal criminal charges in December. The online gambling site was one of three subjected to an April 2011 online-gambling crackdown by U.S. law enforcement officials. -
Taxpayers on Hook for Failed Ethanol Plant
Opinion -A highly touted cellulosic ethanol venture has been sold for pennies on the dollar after failing to produce a single drop of ethanol. -
Energy Department Optimistic about Fracking
Opinion -Natural gas should play an important role in the nation’s clean energy future, said Chris Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas in the Office of Fossil Energy of the U.S. -
Fracking Disclosure Not Enough, Says Activist Group
Opinion -Colorado’s new rules requiring disclosure of fracking fluids may have broad support, but they don’t go nearly far enough to satisfy environmental activist groups. -
Obama Blocks Oil Pipeline from Neighboring Canada
Opinion -President Barack Obama has denied a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver up to 900,000 barrels of oil per day from neighboring Canada to American refineries. -
‘Chemicals of Concern’ Legislation Proposed in Michigan
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Schools Attach ‘Fat Monitors’ to Students [short]
Opinion -Missouri’s Parkway School District recently purchased 400 electronic devices to track 2,500 elementary students’ physical activity, first during gym classes this spring and possibly 24/7 after that. -
Spain Halts Renewable Power Subsidies
Opinion -The Spanish government has announced it is halting subsidies for renewable energy projects. Once held up by U.S. President Barack Obama as a role model for the U.S. -
National School Choice Week Gets Big Send-Off in New Orleans
Opinion -Thousands of students, parents, state leaders, and school choice advocates came together in New Orleans for the second National School Choice Week to show their support for education opportunity. -
Draft EPA Fracking Report Comes Under Fire
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is fending off criticism after issuing a draft report claiming it has found chemicals consistent with hydraulic fracturing in groundwater in Wyoming. -
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in FCC Obscenity Case
Opinion -In 2002 and 2003, celebrities uttered obscenities during live television broadcasts. The offensive words led to a battle over the Federal Communication Commission’s indecency standards, ultimately argued Jan. 10 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Moved by the Spirit
Opinion -An Illinois church is being sued for negligence by a woman who alleges she was knocked unconscious by other churchgoers who fell as they “received the ‘spirit’” during the service. -
New York Considers Extending Fracking Moratorium
Opinion -New York legislators are debating extending the state’s de facto moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for another year. The current moratorium on permits for new fracking projects, imposed in 2008, is set to expire on June 1, 2012. -
Arizona Senate to Consider Doubling Tuition Tax Credit
Opinion -Arizona state Sen. Rick Murphy (R-Glendale) has proposed expanding the state’s tax credit for individuals donating money towards K-12 private school tuition because. Currently, demand for the resulting scholarships exceeds the program cap. -
EPA’s McCarthy Defends New Restrictions on Emissions
Opinion -New and proposed restrictions on U.S. power plant emissions will save lives and benefit the economy, said U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Gina McCarthy at the Energy, Utility & Environment Conference Jan. 30 in Phoenix. -
Colorado to Require More Fracking Disclosure
Opinion -After months of deliberations, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission unanimously approved new rules increasing disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals. -
Court Got It Right
Opinion -The decision by the Appeals Court of Maryland to allow Allstate to stop writing policies along the Atlantic Coast, while unpopular, was done for the right reason ("Court Upholds Hurricane Insurance Decision", Jan. 27). -
Commentary: A Call for a Radical New Communications Policy
Opinion -When Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the most significant change to the Communications Act since its adoption in 1934, many people thought the new statute meant there would be a meaningful deregulatory shift in communications -
Missouri Charter Proposals Stress Quality, Quantity
Opinion -New bills filed in the Missouri legislature would improve the quality and increase accountability of existing charter schools while expanding them beyond Saint Louis and Kansas City—the only two areas charters currently are allowed in the state. -
Canada Withdraws from Kyoto Protocol
Opinion -Canada is pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol, delivering another setback to advocates of global treaties to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. -
BP Gives Up on Solar Power
Opinion -BP, an energy company that won praise from environmental activists after adopting the slogan “Beyond Petroleum” while investing heavily in solar power, is shutting down its 40-year-old solar business after executives decided solar power production is not -
Michigan Pensions Cover Missed Bond Payment for Film Studio
Opinion -The $80 million Raleigh Michigan Studios in Pontiac, Michigan missed a $630,000 bond payment that came due Feb. 1, forcing the Michigan Employees’ Retirement System to make the payment.
