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Advancing scientific integrity on bees

Putting a beehive at the VP’s residence could spur people’s understanding of bee problems By Paul Dreissen Second Lady Karen Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently teamed up to install a honeybee hive on the grounds of the Vice President’s residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. This will serve as a…

Letter to the Editor:

  Howdy Steve,    (In ‘Reality’ this is a letter to readers and contributors) Over the past year we have exchanged cyber opinions both with agreement and disagreement and we both are still happy to hear each other. Neato!! I disagreed with some of your words in the last issue and, as I remember, popped…

State Assembly Passes Significant Regulatory Reform

Wisconsin becomes first state to pass the REINS act, continues to lead the nation in government reform MADISON – On Wednesday, the State Assembly approved Senate Bill 15, referred to as the REINS Act, a significant WMC-backed regulatory reform to rein in unelected bureaucrats. This legislation passed the Senate last month and is now being…

WMC Applauds Enactment of High-Capacity Well Reform Bill

MADISON – On Thursday, Gov. Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 76, which relates to the replacement, reconstruction and transfer of an approved high capacity well. This bill streamlines the regulations faced by operators of high capacity wells, which are used by farmers and other businesses all across Wisconsin. This legislation would allow high capacity well…

Science, engineering and leadership

Creating balance and stability in a chaotic political and economic environment By Alex Hatch and James Smith Many successful domestic and global companies and enterprises were started and driven by the visionary, problem-solving and leadership capabilities of technically trained founders and/or principals. Historically, those skills and entrepreneurial instincts came from advanced training and education, apprenticeship…

When Too Little CO2 Nearly Doomed Humanity

Aside from the expected protests of Al Gore and Leonard Di Caprio, the public didn’t seem to raise its CO2 anguish much above the Russians-election frenzy the media already had going. Statistician Bjorn Lomborg has already pointed out that the Paris CO2 emissions cuts would make only a 0.05 degree C difference in earth’s 2100…