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Swedish academic gives climate models “F” in history

To bolster their charge the earth is heating up, global warming advocates point to computer models they say validate their alarmist claims. But are these models accurate?

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Craig Rucker

|2013-06-14T12:55:04-04:00May 14th, 2013|Comments Off

Renewable electricity mandate to zap ratepayers

Are efforts to mandate the use of solar, wind and other renewable energy sources a good idea? While many think so, the recent experience of Arizona seems to indicate otherwise. . . .

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Craig Rucker

|2013-06-14T12:48:08-04:00May 13th, 2013|Comments Off

Environmental groups blocking renewable energy projects

Everyone knows that environmental groups oppose the construction of coal and nuclear plants – but do they also oppose wind and solar projects as well? The surprising answer is “yes."

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Craig Rucker

|2013-05-06T16:59:04-04:00May 3rd, 2013|Comments Off

How ethanol programs cause 200,000 deaths each year

The EPA claims that ethanol, a fuel made from corn, has only a minimal impact on food prices. But Sam Kazman, general counsel for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, disagrees. . .

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Craig Rucker

|2013-05-06T16:48:36-04:00May 2nd, 2013|1 Comment

Thinning forests to save trees?

Every year, catastrophic wildfires in the dry forests of our western states destroy hundreds of thousands of acres of wilderness and cause millions of dollars of property damage.

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Craig Rucker

|2013-05-06T15:14:31-04:00May 1st, 2013|Comments Off

Green lawyers rake in taxpayer dollars

Suing Uncle Sam can often be a difficult and costly endeavor – difficult, that is, unless you happen to be an environmental policy organization staffed with a large number of lawyers.

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-30T11:06:23-04:00April 30th, 2013|Comments Off

New report: Obesity promotes global warming

You’ve heard that being overweight can lead to diabetes and high blood pressure, but how about global warming? Probably not, but in a peculiar new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology some researchers actually proposed such a bizarre linkage.

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-29T18:12:48-04:00April 29th, 2013|8 Comments

Ethanol mandate driving up gas prices

Why do gasoline prices remain high even when oil prices drop? Well according to economists, one of the big reasons is Washington’s ethanol policy . . .

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-23T17:13:02-04:00April 19th, 2013|Comments Off

Melting Greenland’s glaciers to fight global warming?

When you hear about melting glaciers in Greenland, you probably think this a result of manmade global warming. But more and more scientists are coming to an understanding that Greenland’s ice sheet has been naturally melting for millennia. . .

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-23T15:56:15-04:00April 18th, 2013|Comments Off

State Department report finds Keystone pipeline would create 42,000 jobs

The Keystone XL pipeline has been criticized by environmentalists for carrying oil, but Steve Goreham, author of The Mad Mad Mad World of Climatism, says they are missing the point...

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-23T15:28:45-04:00April 17th, 2013|Comments Off

USGS study clears fracking in Arkansas

Opponents of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, also known as “fracking,” have long claimed that it contaminants drinking water. Unfortunately for them, they have been unable to find such contamination . . .

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-23T15:10:58-04:00April 16th, 2013|Comments Off

Britain narrowly escapes winter blackouts

For years, many have warned of the energy havoc that could be wrought by global warming hysteria. Great Britain barely avoided such chaos this past winter when one million homes narrowly escaped a blackout during Britain’s 5th harsh winter in a row.

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-10T18:18:12-04:00April 15th, 2013|Comments Off

Green jobs failing to materialize

Some believe that so-called Green jobs are the answer to America’s economic woes. But if recent news from Seattle is any indication, Green jobs are turning out to be a big bust.

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-09T17:37:03-04:00April 5th, 2013|Comments Off

No shortage of oil or natural gas in America

Is the world running out of oil? Does America have to depend on the Middle East for energy? Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, says no.

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-09T17:30:51-04:00April 4th, 2013|Comments Off

Study says coal burning to “cool” planet

As everyone knows, emissions from the burning of coal are contributing to a warming of the planet, right? Well, that’s been the message of global warming proponents for some time, but it appears this message is starting to change now that there’s been little observable temperature increase in nearly 10 years.

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Craig Rucker

|2013-04-09T17:17:55-04:00April 3rd, 2013|Comments Off