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Americans Fighting Their Own Government For Economic Survival
Opinion -No wonder the national debt is at nearly $17 trillion—and ticking higher every day. -
Heartland Institute Celebrates Earth Day with Release of New Book
Opinion -‘The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism’Describes Collapse of Global Warming Panic In celebration of Earth Day, The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank The Economist magazine calls “the world’s most prominent think tank promoting skepticism -
Texas Commission Approves Coal Mine for Mexican Power Plants
Opinion -The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates oil, gas, and coal in the state, approved a permit giving a Mexican company the right to start coal mining operations near Eagle Pass, a Texas border town. -
Obama Appointees Seek to Impose Ideological Control Over Our Energy, Economy and Property
Opinion -Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s choice to replace Lisa Jackson at the Environmental Protection Agency, has been chastised for having lied to Congress, in claiming that EPA did not use “dangerous manmade climate change” to justify new 54. -
Carbon Tax Hallucinations
Opinion -Average planetary temperatures haven’t budged in 16 years. Hurricanes and strong tornadoes are at or near their lowest ebb in decades. Global sea ice is back to normal, Arctic ice is nearly normal, and the Antarctic icepack continues to grow. -
Grassroots Environmentalists Break with Larger Groups Funded by Renewable Industry
Opinion -Grassroots environmentalists are increasingly calling out large, prominent activist groups for selling out to corporate donors from the renewable energy industry. -
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The Leaflet – Carbon Tax Runs Into Opposition
Publication -The Leaflet -One need not look far to see the federal government and state governments are moving further apart on their approaches to energy policy. -
Heartland Institute, 13 Others Sign Letter Urging Congress to Oppose Carbon Taxes
Opinion -Fourteen conservative think tanks and advocacy groups have joined forces to urge Congress to oppose carbon taxes. The open letter, written by The Heartland Institute, was released and delivered to members of Congress today and appears below. -
Environmentalists, Local Officials Oppose Wind Farms in Maryland
Opinion -Two wind farms in Maryland, one proposed and the other one already in operation, are running into stiff resistance from local authorities and residents, conservation groups, state officials, and the U.S. Navy. -
Proposed Wyoming Wind Farm Draws Environmentalist Opposition
Opinion -Environmentalists are joining forces to oppose a planned wind farm in southern Wyoming that is planned include up to 1,000 large wind turbines. U.S. -
Colorado Local Officials Petition Feds for More Input on Sage Grouse Protection
Opinion -Federal land management officials are overstepping their authority by imposing unjustified land-use restrictions in the name of protecting sage grouse populations, members of five Colorado county commissions and two Colorado conservation districts agued -
States Seek Greater Role in Wolf Management
Opinion -Wildlife officials in several states are seeking a greater role in the management of wolf populations. State officials say federal oversight is unnecessary and redundant. -
Feds Considering Longer Permits for Wind Turbines to Kill Bald Eagles
Opinion -The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is considering a dramatic expansion in the length of permits allowing wind power operators to kill bald eagles and other protected bird species. -
Bird Conservancy Sues Feds for Wind Turbine Information
Opinion -The American Bird Conservancy has filed suit in federal court accusing the U.S. -
States Can Continue Killing Sea Lions to Protect Salmon
Opinion -Fish and wildlife officials in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington may continue killing California sea lions preying on salmon near the Bonneville Dam, a federal district court has ruled. -
Environmentalists Sue over Proposed California Wind Farm
Opinion -Three influential environmental activist groups are suing the federal government over plans to build a 100-turbine wind farm on federal land in Kern County, California. -
Research & Commentary: Federal Flood Insurance Subsidies in Puget Sound
Publication -Research and Commentaries -For more than four decades, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has subsidized construction in floodplains in the United States. Although intended to break even and discourage construction in the most flood-prone areas, NFIP has done neither. -
Environmentalists Oppose Wind Power Line in Idaho, Wyoming
Opinion -Idaho and Wyoming residents and environmental groups are expressing opposition to a proposed 1,100-mile long high-voltage power line designed to transmit 3,000 megawatts of mostly wind-generated electricity to fast-growing areas in the West. -
Minnesota PUC Blocks Wind Farm Threatening Bald Eagles
Opinion -The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has voted against a proposed wind farm in rural Goodhue County because the developers failed to provide an acceptable plan to protect bald eagles and other species. -
Shell Oil Partners with Nature Conservancy to Protect Bird Habitat
Opinion -Shell Oil Company is partnering with the Nature Conservancy of Texas in an effort to rebuild an eroding island which is home to more than 24,000 nesting birds. -
Mojave Solar Project Killing Threatened Desert Tortoises
Opinion -Construction of BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah solar power project in the Mojave Desert is destroying the habitat of threatened desert tortoises. -
Shell Oil Partners with Nature Conservancy to Protect Bird Habitat
Opinion -Shell Oil Company is partnering with the Nature Conservancy of Texas in an effort to rebuild an eroding island which is home to more than 24,000 nesting birds. -
Audubon Official Calls for Moratorium on Altamont Solar Arrays
Opinion -An official with the Audubon Society has called for a five-year moratorium on permitting new solar arrays near the nation’s largest wind farm, at Altamont Pass, California.
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