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Bill Would Allow Online Poker in the U.S.
Opinion -People across the United States would be allowed to play poker on the Internet under a bill being floated by Democrat Senator Harry Reid of Nevada. -
Ending Ethanol Subsidies Would Save Billions
Opinion -There must be some aspect of our insane energy policies that I fail to appreciate. What am I missing?“We the People” recently booted a boatload of spendthrifts out of Congress, after they helped engineer a $1. -
Heartland Senior Fellow: Reid’s Online Poker Bill a Good Start
Opinion -Washington, DC – Eli Lehrer, a senior fellow at The Heartland Institute and national director of Heartland’s Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, today praised Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for circulating a bill that -
Indiana Officials View Budget as Opportunity to Advance Reform in 2011
Opinion -When the Indiana Legislature returns to work in 2011, lawmakers will face a fiscal mess similar to those in most other states across the nation. -
Home Schooling Has Come a Long Way
Opinion -Given the brisk growth of home schooling, the current generation probably doesn't recognize the truth behind Karen Roddy's words as quoted in your article: "There was a time when home-schoolers were happy to just not be arrested. Those times are gone. -
Heartland Institute: Genachowski Punts on Network Neutrality
Opinion -CHICAGO December 1, 2010 – Bruce Edward Walker, managing editor of The Heartland Institute’s InfoTech & Telecom News, offered the following comments on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s December 1 announcement on network neutrality. -
Lame Ducks Might Boost Credit Unions’ Lending Limits
Opinion -The November elections may have ended the political careers of dozens of federal lawmakers, but those lame-duck legislators may be giving a new start to an important amendment that affects the credit union and lending markets. -
States Derailing High-Speed Rail Proposals
Opinion -High-speed rail, one of the centerpieces of the Obama administration’s “green stimulus” programs, is coming under fire from a growing number of state officials who say high-speed rail makes little economic or environmental sense for -
Ask Education Consumers
Opinion -From his perspective as a learned doctor of education heading the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, Richard Bozza obviously is miffed that Gov. -
Study: Tiered Broadband Pricing Benefits Consumers
Opinion -The financial benefits of tiered-pricing plans for residential and business customers may exceed unlimited plans by as much as 25 percent annually, according to a study by the Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC. -
Study: Tropical Rainforests Benefited from Past Rapid Warming
Opinion -Tropical rainforests experienced sensational growth and an explosive increase in biodiversity during a period of rapid global warming 56 million years ago, scientists report in the journal Science. -
Voters Rebuke Environmental Extremism in Oberstar Defeat
Opinion -In a powerful rebuke of environmental extremism and a proposed law that would enable the U.S. -
Solar Power Subsidies Squandered, Australian Study Concludes
Opinion -Solar power subsidies are under attack from an unexpected source, as the Australian National University’s Centre for Climate Law and Policy released a November 15 report criticizing the government’s efforts to subsidize solar energy. -
Study: Even Arizona’s a Poor Choice for Solar Power
Opinion -Based on its sunny skies and southern location, Arizona may have the most potential for solar power development, but solar power still does not make sense for the state’s consumers, Arizona State University researcher Matt Croucher concludes in a -
EPA Greenhouse Gas Restrictions Raise Concerns About Economic Costs
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed guidance for regulating greenhouse gas emissions is set to go into effect on January 2, 2011. -
EPA Not Serving Health, the Public
Opinion -During the week of Nov. 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new air quality regulations intended to reduce carbon emissions among many of America’s industries and activities. -
Fight Back Against Obama’s Lawless EPA
Opinion -On November 15, Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency issued a 100-page, highly technical “guidance” document proposing that as of January 2, 2011, large sources of greenhouse gas emissions—such as power plants, steel -
Chicago Train Riders Breathing Highly Toxic Air
Opinion -A devastating investigation by the Chicago Tribune is casting serious doubt on the environmental benefits of public transportation. -
Pew Global Warming Poll Shows Increasing Public Skepticism
Opinion -Only one-third of U.S. adults believe global warming is occurring and humans are the primary driver, reports a newly released poll from the Pew Research Center. -
Note to EPA: “Don’t Touch My Junk”
Opinion -In addition to being a sucker punch to this country’s consumers and the entire economy, the U.S. -
Obama’s EPA Goes on Gas Attack
Opinion -On November 15, 2010, President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rules requiring large industries to use the “best available control technology” to limit their greenhouse gas emissions. -
Obama Administration Preparing New Ozone Restrictions
Opinion -The Obama administration is finalizing more stringent ozone standards that will require businesses and consumers to purchase more costly equipment and technology. -
Obama EPA Prepares Economic Body Blow
Opinion -Any hope for a rapid and forceful U.S. economic recovery is taking a punch to the gut under new greenhouse gas restrictions issued by the Obama administration. -
Governor Martinez Likely to Kill New Mexico’s Cap-and-Trade Scheme
Opinion -A New Mexico environmental board whose members were personally selected by outgoing Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has voted to implement a cap-and-trade scheme to restrict greenhouse gas emissions in the state—but newly elected Gov.
