Energy and Environment
Caught in a Green Crossfire
Written by Paul Driessen
President Obama’s war on fossil fuels is hurting American workers, families, hopes and dreams
President Obama has waged war on fossil fuels for three and a half years – and American consumers and families are caught in the green energy crossfire.
They are getting hit with higher energy prices, ...
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A "Conservative Carbon Tax" Is $0
Written by Nicolas Loris
Instead of rallying together to fight the Obama Administration’s backdoor environmental regulations, which have exorbitant costs and minimal benefit, some conservative organizations are working with liberal groups to push costs higher by piling on a carbon tax. This would be nothing more than an ...
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Fauquier Cites Farmer for Farming
Written by Rick Buchanan
If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are “special”. If you own a farm here in Fauquier you are now, after July 14, 2011, being treated in a “special” way. You are now so “special” that if you have a working farm that is being farmed by you to make a living, before you can sell a tomato from ...
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AEI Hosts Fifth Secret Meeting to Promote Carbon Tax
Written by Marlo Lewis
On July 11, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a prominent conservative think tank, hosted a secret, four-and-a-half hour meeting of pols, wonks, and activists, including several self-identified ’progressives,’ to develop a PR/legislative strategy ... Read more: AEI Hosts Fifth Secret Meeting to Promote Carbon Tax
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Poisonous Advice From The Environmental Working Group
Written by Angela Logomasini
Here we go again. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has issued its 2012 Shopping Guide to Pesticides in Produce— which is the eighth edition to unfairly demonize healthy fruits and vegetables. EWG issues these reports annually using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the ... Read more: Poisonous Advice From The Environmental Working Group
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Obama 5-year OCS Leasing Plan
Written by Right Side News
IER Statement on Obama 5-year OCS Leasing Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — IER Senior Vice President Dan Kish released today the following statement about the Obama administration’s proposed final plan for development of energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf:
“President Obama’s offshore ...
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Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico: Regulation and its Discontents
Written by Spencer Flohr
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill of 2010 there has been a proliferation of onerous regulation on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. These policies have caused production in the Gulf to slow down dramatically. The result, not surprisingly, is higher gasoline prices according to a new ... Read more: Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico: Regulation and its Discontents
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Morning Bell: The Energy Revolution and Its Discontents
Written by Lachlan Markay
With all the gloomy economic news coming out of late, one bright spot flew under the radar last week: the United States is poised to be the proverbial center of the energy universe. Read more: Morning Bell: The Energy Revolution and Its Discontents
A recent study by Harvard Research Fellow Leonardo Maugerifound that the United States’ incredible shale ...
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Iran Hunting for Dragons in the Caspian Sea
Written by Daniel Graeber at OilPrice.com
Iran announced this week that it's made its first oil discovery in the Caspian Sea in more than 100 years. The semiofficial Fars News Agency reports the find, in ultradeep waters, may hold the equivalent of 7 percent of the country's known national reserves. Iran has touted its ability to continue ...
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