Opinion
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Wheat Growers Turn Against Waxman-Markey
Opinion -The National Association of Wheat Growers, which supported U.S. -
Hansen Still Embarrassing NASA After 2 Decades
Opinion -It’s been more than 20 years since James Hansen first warned America of impending doom. -
Behavior Advertising Strategy on Web Under Scrutiny
Opinion -The targeting of Internet advertising based on an individual’s browsing behavior has come under increasing attack by privacy advocates who argue practices such as behavioral tracking are ripe for abuse. -
White House Social Networking Raises Privacy Concerns
Opinion -The Obama administration came into office as the most plugged-in group in history, using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to great political advantage. -
Longmont, Colorado Muni Fiber Plan Awaits Voter OK
Opinion -Residents of Longmont, Colorado in November will vote on a ballot question asking whether the city should get into the business of providing fiber-optic broadband services—perhaps the city’s last chance to breathe life into a plan that has -
Federal Court Voids FCC’s ‘30 Percent’ Cable Rule
Opinion -A federal court has thrown out a Federal Communications Commission rule limiting any cable company to controlling no more than 30 percent of the national market—and rebuked the commission’s policy with sharp, dismissive language. -
FCC Chairman Plans Net Neutrality Mandate
Opinion -Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will seek to give “net neutrality” guidelines the force of law by making it an official rule the broadband and wireless industries must follow. -
FCC Launches Probe of Wireless Industry
Opinion -The Federal Communications Commission announced in late August it will do as Congress asked and launch an investigation of the wireless industry.The FCC probe will be two-pronged. -
Congress, FCC Consider New Rules for Ads Aimed at Kids
Opinion -Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) says it’s time to revisit laws regarding children’s television programming to reflect modern technological changes and get rid of “inappropriate” content. -
Governors Group Endorses Ban on Texting and Driving
Opinion -The Governors Highway Safety Association has reversed its long-held position on texting and driving and now wants every state to ban the activity—while admitting the measures will be difficult to enforce. -
2009 November InfoTech & Telecom News (full text PDF)
Opinion -The November issue of InfoTech & Telecom News leads with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement that he will seek to give network neutrality guidelines the force of law by adopting official rules. -
Alternative Energy Sources Offer Minimal Promise
Opinion -Each month, Heartland Institute Science Director Jay Lehr presents evidence showing mankind has no significant impact on the Earth’s climate and carbon-reduction mandates are unnecessary and ineffective. -
Junk Science Expert Guides Us Through Green Hell
Opinion -Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Control Your Life and What You Can Do to Stop ThemBy Steven MilloyRegnery Press, 2009, 294 pagesISBN-13: 978-1596985858Steven Milloy, an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, frequent -
North Carolina Senate Rejects Mountaintop Wind Farms
Opinion -The North Carolina Senate has voted overwhelmingly to ban commercial wind farms from the state’s picturesque western mountain ranges. -
Privacy Remains an Issue in Latest Draft of Cybersecurity Bill
Opinion -A bill introduced in Congress this spring granting the president broad powers over the Internet in the event of a “cyber emergency” rang alarm bells among civil libertarians. -
Ohio Satellite Tax Reaches State Supreme Court
Opinion -The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether the state can continue to impose a sales tax on satellite TV while its biggest competitor, cable, remains tax-free. -
California Wildfires Falsely Linked to Global Warming
Opinion -The largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history destroyed 78 homes and burned more than 150,000 acres during the last week in August and the first week in September. -
OPINION: ‘Amazon Taxes’ Fad Harmful to States, Consumers, Business
Opinion -Tax revenues have been plunging during the current recession, and states have been scrambling for ways to bolster their depleted coffers by looking online. -
Microsoft’s New ‘WhiteFi’ Leads Wi-Fi Surge
Opinion -Microsoft has created a new advanced wi-fi system that takes advantage of unused TV airwaves and creates a wireless broadband network. -
Senator Pledges Probe of Alleged Cell Phone, Cancer Links
Opinion -A U.S. senator promises to keep investigating whether cell phone use can cause cancer, despite decades of research that shows no danger.Sen. -
2009 November Environment & Climate News: Mountaintop Wind Farms Rejected
Opinion -The November 2009 issue of Environment & Climate News reports on a vote by the North Carolina State Senate to ban commercial wind farms from the state’s western mountain ranges. -
2009 November School Reform News: Civil Disobedience Protests Scholarship Cuts
Opinion -The November 2009 issue of School Reform News leads with news of an act of civil disobedience on behalf of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. School choice advocates and education leaders gathered in front of the U.S. -
2009 November Health Care News: (full text PDF)
Opinion -The November 2009 issue of Health Care News reports that citizen protests—including the September 12 March on Washington, which attracted hundreds of thousands of participants—have caused the White House to reconsider their support for a -
Ironically, NIMBY Results in Opposite Effect
Opinion -The acronym NIMBY stands for “Not In My Back Yard.” It is a popular acronym used by federal, state, and local elected officials and members of the public when referring to nuclear waste.
