Opinion
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Rioters at California University Shut Down Lecture
Opinion -A group of people protesting an event featuring a conservative speaker at the University of California-Berkeley committed numerous acts of assault and vandalism and succeeded in having the event canceled. -
Missouri Congressman Proposes Blocking U.S. Funding for U.N. Climate Programs
Opinion -U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would bar all U.S. contributions to U.N. climate initiatives and programs. -
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Join Lawsuit Challenging Philadelphia Soda Tax
Opinion -More than 30 Pennsylvania state lawmakers from the state’s House of Representatives and Senate are joining local business owners’ legal fight against the City of Philadelphia’s newly enacted sin tax on soda and other sweetened beverages. -
Chinese Ambassador Met with Clinton Advisor, Requested ‘Off the Record’ Clinton Meeting
Opinion -Hillary Clinton may have another WikiLeaks scandal. -
Republicans Step Up Progress on Obamacare Repeal
Opinion -President Trump and Republicans in Congress have identified March as their new deadline for their Obamacare replacement plans. -
Demon Coal
Opinion -Coal is a gift that we have in abundance. The vast reserves of coal guarantee the United States energy for hundreds of years. Coal is efficient. No fuel, other than uranium, is cheaper. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Confirmation of Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator
Opinion -‘Pruitt brings to the position a record of extraordinary competence, managerial skill, experience with environmental issues from the perspective of a state official, and, importantly, expertise in constitutional law.’ – Bette Grande -
Trump Delivers on Climate, Energy
Opinion -President Trump has wasted no time putting his unique stamp on energy and environmental policies. -
NOAA Violates Rules, Scientific Norms to Make Pause Disappear
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #240 -
Repealing and Replacing Obamacare Made Easy
Opinion -The insight on repealing and replacing Obamacare that too many Republicans are missing is that they have the opportunity to enact an Obamacare replacement plan that the majority of Americans will find preferable to Obamacare. -
Trump’s Too Smart to Fall for Harmful Republican Establishment Tax Plan
Opinion -Some old-guard Republicans are floating the idea of a national tax on carbon-dioxide emissions. -
North Carolina Lawmakers Urge Trump to Scuttle or Restrict Wind Project
Opinion -A group of North Carolina lawmakers has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to halt the operations of the Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East (Amazon East) wind-power installation in northeastern North Carolina. -
National School Choice Week Breaks Participation Records
Opinion -The 2017 National School Choice Week (NSCW) was “the largest series of education-related events in U.S. history,” the event’s coordinators reported on the NSCW website in February. -
Winning the Global Warming War
Opinion -Quarterly Performance Report First Quarter, 2017 -
Largest Coal Plant In Western U.S. May Close Due To Inexpensive Natural Gas
Opinion -The largest coal power plant in the western United States may shut down soon due to low natural gas prices, the plant’s operators report. -
Time for Conservatives to Abandon the Filibuster
Opinion -Traditionally, conservatives have supported the Senate filibuster because, supposedly, it puts the brakes on government expansion. I’ve long thought conservatives should reconsider. -
The Swamp Strikes Back: Some Of Trump’s White House Guests Are Not His Friends
Opinion -“They that sow the wind – shall reap the whirlwind.” From the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Hosea, it means that if you choose to do X, expect to get X – good and hard. -
Advice to Bill McKibben: Nuke Up or Shut Up
Opinion -In an article titled “The New Battle Plan for the Planet’s Climate Crisis,” climate activist Bill McKibben argued Earth is rapidly warming and immediate action must be taken to reduce human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions. -
Maryland Increases State’s Renewable Energy Mandate, Overrides Governor’s Veto
Opinion -The Maryland state legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) veto of a bill to raise and accelerate mandated increases in the use of renewable energy in the state. -
Early Actions Show Trump is Serious About Climate, Energy Policy Reform
Opinion -Early actions taken by President Donald Trump indicate he intends to keep his campaign promises to reduce regulations from and funding for the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx, the Man Behind the Communist Revolution
Opinion -When Karl Marx died in March 1883, only about a dozen people attended his funeral at a cemetery in London, England, including family members. -
Ajit Pai Will Return Pro-Consumer Focus at FCC
Opinion -Unlike the Federal Communications Commission’s previous head, new FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is putting consumers first, not net neutrality. -
Net-Metering Policies Under Fire Early, Often in 2017
Opinion -In January, state legislators introduced bills in Indiana, Minnesota, and Montana to reform their respective states’ renewable-energy policies, including net metering and solar-energy subsidies. -
Michigan Increases its Renewable Energy Mandate
Opinion -In late December 2016, Michigan’s legislature expanded the state’s renewable energy mandate, requiring electric power providers to ensure 15 percent of the power they deliver in 2021 comes from renewable sources, up from 10 percent under the previous law.