By Paul Chesser Securities law firms are lining up to get a piece of the action after a class action lawsuit was filed against federally subsidized First Solar, Inc., allegedly because the company failed to disclose the massive costs it was incurring due to defects in its solar panels, leading investors to believe the company’s…
Joe Wurzelbacher
Real American energy could create real American jobs
Domestic oil and gas production, plus fuel exports, equals real jobs and revenue By Joe Wurzelbacher President Obama supports job creation, economic growth and revenue generation – except when he doesn’t. Official announcements from his Labor Department reported that the nation’s February unemployment rate is still 8.3 percent. That’s a decent decline from previous months.…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT The Week That Was April 7, 2012
Quote of the Week “Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind. With such persons, gullibility, which they call faith, takes the helm from the hand of reason and the mind becomes a wreck.” – Thomas Jefferson,…
Heartland Institute
Climate Change Weekly: International Conference on Climate Change Set for May 21–23
By James Taylor The Heartland Institute’s Seventh International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-7) will take place in Chicago, Illinois from Monday, May 21 to Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel, 720 South Michigan Avenue. The event will follow the NATO Summit taking place in Chicago on May 19–21. The previous ICCC to…
Heartland Institute
Study: Fracking Does Not Contaminate Groundwater
By James Taylor The hydraulic fracturing process of extracting natural gas from shale rock formations has not resulted in any groundwater contamination, according to a study released by the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. The study, Fact-Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development, found any instances of groundwater contamination…
Gary Wickert
Some Offended Too Easily
When I returned home to Wisconsin after practicing law for 20 years in Texas, I was shocked to learn that the Marquette Warriors had changed their name to the Golden Eagles. I was in disbelief. I still am – and I am still protesting. To me they will always be the Warriors. Sports teams choose…