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Congress Really Does Not Want Regulatory Reform!

Since 1980 Republicans in Congress have told us they want “real regulatory reform” to control agencies. Don’t believe it! Nothing could be further from the truth. Since 1980 Congress passed seven regulatory reform statutes to control the regulatory activity of agencies. With the exception of the Congressional Review Act which allows some congressional control over…

Climate chaos claims continue causing consternation

From the Oakland v. oil company lawsuit to ridiculous “research,” the onslaught never ends Anyone who thought “manmade climate cataclysm” rhetoric couldn’t possibly exceed Obama era levels should read the complaint filed in the “public nuisance” lawsuit that’s being argued before Federal District Court Judge William Alsup in a California courtroom: Oakland v BP and…

The EPA Cleans Up Its Science

Now Congress should act to lock in place data transparency The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer rely on “secret” scientific data to justify regulations, Administrator Scott Pruitt announced last week. EPA regulators and agency-funded researchers have become accustomed to producing unaccountable, dodgy science to advance a political agenda. The saga began in the early…

The Deficit in Focusing on Specific Trade Deficits

Overall trade deficits may pose a danger; bilateral trade deficits don’t. One can easily see how this can be confusing.  As Maurice Obstfeld of the IMF wrote recently, A country’s overall trade balance is a macroeconomic phenomenon that mirrors whether it spends less than its income or more. A person who spends more than he or…

Vijay Jayaraj Tells the Truth About Climate Change

  Cornwall Alliance Researcher for Developing Countries Vijay Jayaraj was interviewed on the Wayne Allyn Root Show about the common climate change misconceptions propagated by the media. Misconception 1: Humans are causing catastrophic climate change. Reality: While humans may be causing some warming, it is so small as to be undetectable, and certainly will not…