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Drain the FCC swamp
This obsolete vestige of the New Deal should be dissolved Eric Steinmann President-Elect Donald Trump is looking for bold actions to “drain the swamp” in Washington, DC and free America’s economy, so that it can once again become the global leader and innovator. A great place to start would be abolishing the Federal Communications Commission […]
It’s climate regulations that threaten us
Here are some climate actions President Trump could take to Make America Great Again H. Sterling Burnett In President-Elect Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter, a “100-day action plan to Make America Great Again,” Mr. Trump outlines several measures he says he will undertake to create jobs and spur economic growth. While much of […]
Sea level rise – or land subsidence?
Alarmist claims about rising seas inundating coastal areas blame the wrong culprit Paul Driessen and Roger Bezdek In his 2006 Inconvenient Truth mockumentary, Al Gore infamously predicted melting ice caps would cause oceans to rise “up to 20 feet” (6.1 meters) “in the near future.” Kevin Costner’s 1995 “action thriller” Water World presumed totally melting planetary ice would almost submerge […]
Conservatives must strongly support Trump on climate change
And on his EPA, Interior and other environmental nominations – and their policy decisions Tom Harris President-elect Donald Trump’s opposition to the global warming alarm is a refreshing change from the Obama administration’s naïve and hugely expensive crusade to lead the world to ‘save the climate.” Not only has Trump been right on the money […]
The Experiment: Capitalism versus Socialism
What if we could have an experiment to compare the two systems? Wait – we already did. David R. Legates Experimentation is a major tool in the scientist’s arsenal. We can put the same strain of bacteria into two Petri dishes, for example, and compare the relative effects of two different antibiotics. What if we […]
A UN and tribal takeover?
Hidden provisions in congressional energy bills undermine America’s water and property rights Lawrence Kogan A massive 792-page Senate Energy Committee bill threatens to authorize federal bureaucrats to cede extensive control over western state water and property rights, energy development and forest management to Native American tribes, local UN sustainability councils and radical environmentalist groups. Certain […]
The science deniers’ greatest hits
Science is a process, not a destination, and must not be immune to falsification by experiment Bill Frezza “And yet, it moves.” Thus muttered Galileo Galilei under his breath, after being forced by the Inquisition to recant his claim that the Earth moved around the Sun, rather than the other way round. The public […]
America blighted by industrial wind
Green gangsters rip us off while enriching the 0.1% and trashing the environment Mary Kay Barton “America is being auctioned off to the highest bidder.” – Donald J. Trump A recent Joe Mahoney article, NY looks to the wind to replace its fossil fuel diet, was full of half-truths and misinformation. There is nothing “free,” “clean” or “green” […]
Real climate denial
Potential Democratic VP nominee misrepresents Cornwall Alliance on Senate floor Megan Toombs Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is a potential running-mate choice for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Yet he recently joined other Democratic Senators on the Senate floor to attack the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation and other Virginia-based organizations, in an […]
When will Africa get healthy and prosperous?
When will its leaders focus on vital issues affecting its people, instead of lining their pockets? Steven Lyazi Africa is still battling “transitional periods,” from slavery and colonialism, to neocolonialism and eco-imperialism. Its wars, diseases and suffering will never end until we stop having greedy leaders who only care about their families, cronies and tribal […]