Opinion
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Citizens Protest Wind Farm Plan for Maryland
Opinion -Seven hundred Maryland residents showed up at hearings at the state capitol and in western Maryland to protest an industrial wind farm proposal they say would despoil the region's mountaintops. -
Laurel, Maryland Considers Ban on Dry Cleaning Chemical
Opinion -The city of Laurel, Maryland is considering a ban on the most efficient and inexpensive dry cleaning chemical, even as a similar ban in California is chasing dry cleaners there out of business. -
After Parents Protest, Montana Town Cancels Speech by Warming Alarmist
Opinion -Tired of having their children subjected to one-sided assertions regarding a controversial scientific issue, parents in Choteau, Montana convinced their school superintendent to cancel a scheduled January global warming presentation by University of -
Missouri Parents Lobby Hard for Tax Credit Plan
Opinion -After falling short in previous legislative attempts to enact private tuition tax credits in Missouri, reformers are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of a proposal for a program targeted to special-needs students. -
Internet Traffic May Grow 50-Fold by 2015
Opinion -New technologies are dramatically transforming the Internet and could boost Internet protocol (IP) traffic in the United States more than 50-fold within the next decade, according to "Estimating the Exaflood: The Impact of Video and Rich Media on the -
A Needed, but Inadequate, Critique of Antitrust and Reform Proposals
Opinion -The Antitrust Religion By Edwin S. Rockefeller Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2007 124 pages, $16.95; ISBN-13 978-1933995090 The Antitrust Religion, by Edwin S. Rockefeller, convincingly documents myriad problems with government antitrust policies. -
Burdensome Regulations Kill Kentucky’s Bid for New Business
Opinion -The State of Kentucky recently learned economic development wars between states aren't just about tax incentives. A burdensome regulatory climate can often outweigh any tax advantages. This became clear when Medco Health Solutions Inc. -
Consumers, Industry Battle Back Against Cell Phone Tax Increases
Opinion -Recent evidence suggests state and local policymakers are not getting the message that it is bad tax policy to single out one industry for excessive taxation, and bad economic policy to impose burdensome taxes on an industry that is investing in -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #7-06
Opinion -I Feel Your Pain ... Now Sign Here The practice of signing up clients for potentially lucrative contingent fee lawsuits when they’re traumatized seems to have reached a new low in south Texas. -
Unions Allowed Back Into Utah’s Payroll System
Opinion -Big Labor struck back against Utah's Voluntary Contributions Act by convincing the state's 10th Circuit Court unions have the right to collect political contributions of members through the state and local payroll systems. -
Property and Casualty Insurance: Massachusetts Ranks Worst in the Nation
Opinion -Consumers in Massachusetts are paying higher premiums for homeowners insurance than necessary thanks to ill-advised regulation, according to a new report card jointly released by The Heartland Institute and Competitive Enterprise Institute. -
Gore Cites False Consensus on Warming
Opinion -Does a consensus among the world's climate scientists exist on the extent of global warming and how serious the threat might be? -
Alabama Biologist Fails Global Warming Teaching Test
Opinion -Biology Professor James McClintock at the University of Alabama/Birmingham says he received a free copy of the book I co-authored, Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years. -
Gregory Rehmke: Memories of Bernie Baltic
Opinion -Bernie Baltic was an entrepreneur as well as supporter of market organizations. Perhaps because he gave to so many groups, and spent time actually reading their publications and reports, he often made valuable suggestions. -
Property and Casualty Insurance: Wisconsin Ranks among the Best in the U.S.
Opinion -Consumers in Wisconsin enjoy more attractive homeowners insurance at better prices than citizens in most other states, according to a new report card jointly released by The Heartland Institute and Competitive Enterprise Institute. -
Letter to ABC News from Dr. S. Fred Singer
Opinion -TO: Felicia Biberica Fiona Conway Producer Executive Director ABC News ABC News 212-456-3634 77 W. 66th St. cell 201-647-7966 New York City 10023Media Advisory: March 29 Earth Hour Should Be Renamed ‘Dark Hour – A Sign of the Times’
Opinion -The Queensland, Australia-based Carbon Sense Coalition today came out in support of "lights out" during Earth Hour (Saturday, March 30), but recommended the time should be renamed "Dark Hour" and suggested consumers also should forgo the consumption ofAl Gore Blows a Deadline
Opinion -Al Gore, one of the world's leading proponents of the crisis theory of global warming, missed a deadline Thursday to set up a debate with a leading expert on forecasting to test the crisis theory.Property and Casualty Insurance: Illinois Ranks among the Best in the U.S.
Opinion -Consumers in Illinois enjoy more attractive homeowners insurance at better prices than citizens in most other states, according to a new report card jointly released by The Heartland Institute and Competitive Enterprise Institute.Global Smearing
Opinion -By any standard, atmospheric physicist Dr. S. Fred Singer is a remarkably accomplished scientist. But his outspoken questioning of global warming alarmism has just earned him one of the most outrageous mainstream media smear pieces I’ve ever seen.Scientists Criticize News Story on Antarctic Ice Loss
Opinion -Wire services March 25 are distributing a story alleging that a potential calving of the Wilkins Ice Shelf is the latest sign of global warming's impact on Antarctica.Property and Casualty Insurance: Utah Ranks among Best in the U.S.
Opinion -Consumers in Utah enjoy more attractive homeowners insurance at better prices than citizens in most other states, according to a new report card jointly released by The Heartland Institute and Competitive Enterprise Institute.ABC’s Shameful Global Warming Character Assassination
Opinion -The nasty tone and gutter tactics of global warming alarmists and their media allies reached a new low on Easter Sunday when ABC aired on its nightly news and published on its Web site a character assassination of prestigious scientist S. Fred Singer.Chicago Premiere: ‘The Singing Revolution’
Opinion -Chicago Premier of "The Singing Revolution" Documentary April 6 at 5 PM (Q&A with Director Jim Tusty following film) and April 8 at 6 PM (No Q&A) Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 "A wonderful film. ...