The Best Conference Ever The 4th International Conference on Climate Change, which took place in Chicago May 16-18, truly was the best conference ever. “Of course you’d say that, Steve,” you all answer, knowing my passion for this subject and willingness to engage in the debate with anyone, anywhere, at anytime. Please allow me to…
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Record Crowd attends Republican Convention in Milwaukee
by Ken Van Doren Convention has a few surprises The first surprise was that one of the first things I saw once inside the Friday Night Hospitality room of gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann was a fellow manning a table on behalf of Scott Paterick’s campaign. Seemed he or his staff did not request a room…
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Heartland Climate Conference Huge Success
by Rick Braun Chicago – There had been three previous such events, but none of those could claim a similar momentum. When the 4th International Conference on Climate Change commenced at the Marriott Hotel Sunday evening, it carried the feeling that eventually the truth will win out. Drafting off the heat of “Climategate,” the event,…
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Saving Science After Climate Gate: Recovering from the Loss of Scientific Credibility
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a three-part series. by Jay Lehr, Ph.D. Science Director, The Heartland Institute, and Mike Gemmell* ** “Billions of dollars are being spent each year on publicly funded scientific research in the U.S. However, the Climategate scandal has brought to light glaring problems in publicly funded science including:…
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Saving Science after Climate Gate: Recovering from the Loss of Scientific Credibility
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a three-part series. by Jay Lehr, Ph.D. Science Director, The Heartland Institute, and Mike Gemmell The Operation of Grant-Funded Science in the Present Day According to Donald W. Miller (The Government Grant System: Inhibitor of Truth and Innovation?, Journal of Information Ethics, Spring 2007), the following paradigms…
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When Economic Development is Not
by Ken Van Doren Necedah, WI Nationwide, state, federal and local governments are spending billions of dollars in the name of economic development. Doubtless I could have chosen many locations to demonstrate the points I intend to make, but I chose one locality to demonstrate the possible foibles of economic development for two reasons: first,…