Opinion
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Handout of Federal Education Money Flunks Every Test
Opinion -When various legislatures and education officials were considering applications for a slice of the federal Race to the Top fund, U.S. -
Michigan Mine Clears Permitting Hurdles
Opinion -The Kennecott Eagle Mineral Company in Michigan’s economically depressed Upper Peninsula has finally received the environmental permits necessary to reopen dormant Humboldt Mill, eight years after the company discovered rich nickel deposits nearby. -
Obama Administration Blocks Virginia’s Off-Shore Drilling Plans
Opinion -Newly sworn-in Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s pledge to make the state the “energy capital of the East Coast” has run into a roadblock as the Obama administration has announced it will block Virginia’s plans for offshore oil -
Asia Responsible for U.S. Ozone Increases
Opinion -Pollution from Asia is crossing the Pacific Ocean and causing increases in U.S. ozone levels even though U.S. ozone precursor emissions are declining, reports a new study in the journal Nature. -
Red Light Cameras Pose Danger to Safety, Studies Find
Opinion -Although many elected officials have embraced red light traffic enforcement cameras, purportedly as a safety tool, a survey of red light camera studies shows there are at least nine that raise significant concerns about the cameras, finding they increase -
Eucalyptus Trees May Improve U.S. Forest Production
Opinion -A joint venture between two paper companies is testing the feasibility of introducing genetically modified eucalyptus trees as a new staple crop in the U.S. Southeast. -
Polls: Concern about Global Warming is Waning
Opinion -A trio of new polls shows the public does not believe alarmist assertions that people are causing a global warming crisis. -
Wake-Up Call On Property Insurance
Opinion -Paige St. John's exposé on Florida's nearly bankrupt property insurance system is a wake-up call for Floridians who depend on their insurance to restore their lives after catastrophic events. -
House Candidate Helped Stop Arizona Cap and Trade
Opinion -Pamela Gorman is a Republican candidate for Congress in Arizona’s Third District. -
Kentucky Senate Votes to Lift Nuclear Moratorium
Opinion -A bill in the Kentucky House that has already passed the Senate would remove legal obstacles to nuclear power plant construction in the state. House approval would eliminate a 25-year moratorium on nuclear power plant construction.S.B. -
Waxman, Markey Target Natural Gas Extraction Process
Opinion -U.S. Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) have sent letters to eight energy companies questioning their use of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas production and seeking information about what chemicals they are using in the process. -
Consumer Power Report #212
Opinion -It is the Winter of the Living Dead as the Zombies stalk Washington. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are rampaging with glassy eyes, rotting flesh, and arms outstretched. -
Feds Hope to Spread Bad Ideas to Private Schools
Opinion -Seclusion and restraint of disabled students can sometimes go to ugly extremes—but more national control over private schools is no way to prevent such abuse. -
Junk Science Begets Junk Lawsuits
Opinion -It's said that the most dangerous place in the world is between a politician and a camera. The same could be said about getting between trial lawyers and the courtroom. -
It’s More About Principle Than Money
Opinion -Tony Noerpel’s reference (“SCOTUS,” March 2) to The Heartland Institute as a “tobacco lobbyist” is typical of the global warming alarmists who won’t face the fact that the science is far from settled on this issue. -
Join Us Saturday, March 13 at the American Dream Summit
Opinion -The Heartland Institute is proud to be a cosponsor of the Third Annual Defending the American Dream Summit, being held at the Chula Visa Resort in Wisconsin Dells on Saturday, March 13. -
School ‘Spycam’ in Student’s Home Sparks Outrage
Opinion -A school district in suburban Philadelphia supposedly thought it devised the perfect anti-theft device for its student-issued laptops—until parents discovered it involved secretly using a Web camera to snap photos of their kids, even in their -
Cell Phone Tax Freeze Proposed in Congress
Opinion -New York City residents pay the second highest cell phone tax rates in the nation, so high that a member of Congress is determined to prohibit the state and local governments from pushing them any higher. -
Industry, Congress Work to Block Congolese Coltan
Opinion -Human-rights groups are praising efforts by federal regulators to audit, trace, and restrict supplies of a mineral used in electronics manufacturing but exported by some oppressive countries, but maintaining the practice may prove difficult to implement -
For Third Time, Washington State Lawmakers Reject Voters’ Initiative
Opinion -On three separate occasions (1993, 1998 and 2007) Washington state voters have approved an initiative or referendum to require a two-thirds vote of lawmakers to raise taxes. -
ISP Critic’s Surprise: Voices Opposition to FCC Net Neutrality Mandate
Opinion -The Electronic Frontier Foundation digital rights group has come out against the Federal Communication Commission’s efforts to craft neutrality rules. -
Minnesota Cities Continue to Struggle with Muni Wi-Fi
Opinion -Two Minnesota cities—one the largest in the state, the other a small town—have been considered good models for how municipal wi-fi programs can work since they launched. -
Congressman Plans to ‘Engage’ on Internet Freedom
Opinion -The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said his panel will get “engaged” in the debate over global Internet freedom, though he stopped short of scheduling hearings to encourage American companies that do business in oppressive -
Analyst: USF Reform ‘Broken’, Needs Reform
Opinion -Bartlett Cleland, director of the Center for Technology Freedom at the Institute for Policy Innovation in Lewisville, Texas, says the Universal Service Fund is broken and needs an update for the digital age.