US politicians and bureaucrats have less compassion and common sense that average Londoner By Paul Driessen “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…
Paul Driessen
Climate alarmism’s 10,000 commandments
EPA fiats threaten American lives, livelihoods, living standards and life spans By Paul Driessen The United States will “do more,” before it’s “too late” to prevent “dangerous” global warming, President Obama told Berliners last week. If Congress won’t act, he will, by regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, increasing subsidies and reduce environmental overview…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was July 13, 2013 Quote of the Week “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his income depends on his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair [H/t Gordon Fulks] ******************************* Number of the Week 10 times earlier, now 4 times ******************************* This Week By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President…
Paul Driessen
EPAClimatism: Dictating Our Lives, Living Standards and Life Spans
Justifying life-altering policies through “dangerous manmade global warming” claims By Paul Driessen Numerous articles document how European climate policies have been disastrous for affordable energy, economic growth, entire industries, people’s jobs and welfare, wildlife habitats and human lives. Even the IPCC, BBC and Economist have finally recognized that average global temperatures have not budged since…
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The Problem with Same-Sex Marriage
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and announced for the first time that same-sex couples who are legally married are entitled to the same rights and federal benefits that other married couples enjoy. In United States v. Windsor, Edith Windsor was a gay…
Heartland Institute
Feds May Raise Phone Taxes to Fund Common Core Test-Taking
By Ashley Bateman The Obama administration may raise taxes on everyone’s phone lines by about $5 per year to increase K-12 tech subsidies because most schools cannot administer the computerized Common Core tests coming out in 2015. President Obama announced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will likely overhaul the schools and libraries universal service support…