by Tory Aardvark The Brave New Green World powered by the move to the low carbon Church of Climatology approved renewables industry will provide cheap affordable energy and thousands of new Green Jobs, so the story goes. As usual the story is founded on wishful thinking paraded as fact, a report by the US House…
Christina Williams
Vestas revises revenue outlook
By Christina Williams Sustainable Business Oregon Despite assurances it would reach its 2011 sales goal, wind turbine manufacturer Vestas cut its revenue target for the second time the space of two months. Denmark-based Vestas, which keeps its North American headquarters in Portland, cut its sales forecast this week, citing delays in completing European wind projects.…
Paul Chesser
Russian Oligarch Tries to Cash In on Obama’s Crony Capitalism
By Paul Chesser, National Legal & Policy Center The Department of Energy announced on Friday it would not complete a low interest, $730 million loan to Severstal North America, after it had given the company a conditional commitment in July under its Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. DOE gave no reason for its disapproval of…
Paul Chesser
Democratic National Committee Taps Crony Corporations
By Paul Chesser, National Legal & Policy Center As Democrats struggle to raise funds to coronate President Obama as nominee in Charlotte, N.C., this September, the role of two crony corporations increases daily. Bloomberg reported last week that the president’s re-election organization will consider moving his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to Bank…
Ken VanDoren
My open letter to Reince Priebus
Dear Sir; First, kudos for your actions to derail the Trump sponsored debate. Mr. Trump is a media clown who would have put on a demeaning spectacle not worthy of the highest office in the land. Second, I would like to suggest other areas that you could put your influence to good effect. After a…
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Barrett Saves Milwaukee
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has become the official poster child for Governor Walker’s budget reforms. That’s right. The unfailingly liberal mayor took a right turn on public employee benefits, and used the Governor’s reforms to save taxpayers $25 million a year. In fact, during the debate over collective bargaining changes, Barrett even said the law…