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Feinstein Says Environmental Activists Have ‘Never Been Helpful’ on Water Policy
Opinion -California Sen. Diane Feinstein called out environmental activist groups who oppose making additional water resources available to California farmers and rural communities trying to cope with a severe drought. -
Feinstein Says Environmental Activists Have ‘Never Been Helpful’ on Water Policy
Opinion -California Sen. Diane Feinstein called out environmental activist groups who oppose making additional water resources available to California farmers and rural communities trying to cope with a severe drought. -
Welcome to the “No Pee” Section of the Swimming Pool
Opinion -America is poised to become the “no pee” section of the global swimming pool and the useless actions will cost us a bundle—raising energy costs, adding new taxes, and crippling the economy. Even some environmentalists agree. -
Environmental Shakedown
Opinion -Over a three-year period, 2009-2012, Department of Justice data shows American taxpayers footed the bill for more than $53 million in so-called environmental groups’ legal fees—and the actual number could be much higher. -
Environmentalists Oppose Wyoming Wind Project
Opinion -Two prominent environmental groups sent a letter to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management opposing approval of a giant wind-energy project on federal and private lands in Wyoming. -
Declaring War on Americans
Opinion -You have to be extremely stupid to send a couple of hundred armed government agents to confiscate some bullheaded rancher’s cattle without contemplating how the rest of the nation will interpret your actions. -
Was Stopping Nevada’s Fracking Rush Behind the Bundy Showdown?
Opinion -The story of rancher Cliven Bundy has captured an abundance of media attention and attracted supporters from across the West, who relate to the struggle against the federal management of lands. Bundy’s sister, Susan, was asked: “Who’s behind the uproar? -
Hickenlooper Urges BLM Not to Overreach on Sage Grouse Protections
Opinion -Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is siding with Centennial State ranchers and energy and natural resource producers, urging the U.S. Bureau of Land Management not to impose unnecessary land-use restrictions to protect sage grouse. -
If the Goal is “Energy Independence,” What Issues Should be a Priority in America?
Opinion -Recently the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) sent out a “2014 Priority Issues Survey. -
Job Creators Sue Federal Government
Opinion -For years environmentalists have usurped individual private property rights and thwarted economic development. -
Obama’s SOTU: Where are the opportunities?
Opinion -The State of The Union Address (SOTU) reminded me of the idiom, “on one hand, on the other hand.”On one hand, President Obama extoled efforts to increase fuel efficiency to “help America wean itself off foreign oil. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -The following statements reacting to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night from staff, fellows, and policy advisors at The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank – may be used for attribution. -
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Constitutional Reform
- Education
- Health Care
- Government Spending
- Economy
Heartland Institute Reaction to Obama’s State of the Union Address
Opinion -Below you can read the reaction of staff, fellows, and policy advisors at The Heartland Institute to President Obama's State of the Union Address. The comments may be used for attribution. -
The Very Green Keystone Pipeline Delay
Opinion -Stopping the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from carrying Canadian oil, a major trading partner and ally of the United States, is just part of a much larger environmental agenda aimed at preventing access to this energy source, but it is larger -
Death by Renewables
Opinion -Green energy, specifically solar and wind, has been sold to the American public as the answer to a host of crimes against the planet—but green has a big downside. -
White House’s Social Cost of Carbon Estimates Questioned
Opinion -The Obama administration has quietly increased the federal government’s estimated social costs for carbon emissions, which are a major factor in federal government decisions regarding land development, business permits, energy production, carbon dioxide -
Remembering the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo
Opinion -This fall marks the fortieth anniversary of the Arab oil embargo, a painful episode in American history that had a profound effect on both the economy and psyche of the United States. -
Research & Commentary: Social Cost of Carbon
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Obama administration recently increased the federal government’s estimated social costs for carbon emissions. -
California Court Rebuffs Environmental Groups, Approves Solar Project
Opinion -In the latest clash between renewable energy developers and environmental activists, a California appeals court approved plans to build one of the world’s largest solar power projects about 50 miles south of Silicon Valley. -
Green Energy’s Too Expensive
Opinion -On Wednesday, July 10, the House passed H.R. 2609—which Bloomberg News called a “$30.4 Billion Energy-Water Spending Measure. -
The Battle for Economic and Energy Freedom
Opinion -During the Fourth of July celebrations, you probably thought about the freedoms we enjoy in the USA. Perhaps you even pondered how those freedoms are slipping away right before your eyes. But, did you think about economic freedom? -
Oregon Ranchers, Environmentalist Groups Reach Deal on Wolves
Opinion -Oregon cattle ranchers and environmental groups reached a settlement that clarifies when ranchers can kill wolves that are preying on livestock. -
Greedy Africans are Starving Our Cars
Opinion -“You’ve heard of Live Aid? Well, this is Drive Aid,” an ardent young man says, as he approaches London pedestrians. “Greedy people in developing nations are eating huge amounts of food that could easily be turned into biofuel to power our cars. -
Feds Give Wind Producers Free Pass to Kill Condors
Opinion -Federal wildlife officials announced they will allow wind producers in California’s Tehachapi Mountains to kill endangered California condors without fear of prosecution. The U.S.
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