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    The Global Warming Debates Aren’t Over. (Part 5 in a 10-part series)

    May 8, 2009 at 2:20 pm

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    When it comes global warming, two debates are currently taking place. At the forefront is the political debate. Current legislation introduced by House Democrats Ed Markey and Henry Waxman includes a cap-and-trade plan to attempt to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. But the debate unfortunately (and like most … More

    Do You Trust the Government to Take Your Money and Give it All Back to You? (Part 4 in a 10-Part Series)

    May 7, 2009 at 12:13 pm

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    The reason cap-and-trade and carbon tax have been used interchangeably in the global warming debate is because they are essentially the same thing: a massive tax on energy. Although a more direct approach would be to tax carbon dioxide, it does not make it any more acceptable. But this tax … More

    Waxman-Markey: Trillions in Economic Pain for No Environmental Gain

    May 6, 2009 at 4:30 pm

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    Summer is coming and homeowners know that it costs a few dollars more to crank up the air-conditioning by setting the thermostat a degree or two cooler. Well, Washington is about to try a similar thing, only it wants to spend trillions of dollars of our money to reduce the … More

    Waxman Bypasses Political Obstacles to Move Forward with Global Warming Bill

    May 5, 2009 at 7:41 pm

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    If you cannot agree on something, go forward with it anyway. Is that how our founding fathers intended the political process to work? From Politico: “Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman plans to fast-track his controversial climate change bill, bypassing the political hurdles of the subcommittee. ‘I’m still holding firm … More

    Putting a Price on Carbon

    May 5, 2009 at 3:02 pm

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    During the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference yesterday a lengthy panel took place to discuss meeting America’s energy challenges in both the near and the long term. The list of the panelists can be found below. Although not everyone came out and said it, a number of the panelists concluded a … More

    Will Cap and Trade Save the Planet? (Part 3 in a 10-part Series)

    May 4, 2009 at 11:38 pm

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    Global warming skeptics are quick to point out the exorbitant costs of global warming legislation because they are, well, exorbitant. The $1.9 trillion of tax revenue generated over eight years from a cap-and-trade bill would still be larger than the $1.5 trillion from NASA, the New Deal, and Hurricane Katrina. … More

    Cap and Tax Will Force You to Make Budget Cuts: Part 2 in a 10-Part Series

    May 1, 2009 at 3:00 pm

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    On April 20, President Obama called for $100 million in budget cuts after announcing spending increases of $4 trillion. Heritage Senior Policy Analyst Brian Riedl breaks it down nicely: • It is 1/40,000 of the federal budget; • It is 1/7,830 the size of the recent “stimulus” bill; • It … More

    “Cap and Trade Is a Tax: And It’s A Great Big One”

    May 1, 2009 at 2:55 pm

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    Cap and Trade Top Ten List 1. Cap and Trade Is a Massive Energy Tax 2. It Will Not Make A Substantive Impact on the Environment 3. It Will Kill Jobs 4. It Will Cause Electricity Bills and Gas Prices to Sharply Increase 5. It Will Outsource Manufacturing Jobs and Hurt … More

    Now Paul Krugman is Stealing $11,000 from Every American Household

    May 1, 2009 at 1:00 pm

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    In his New York Times column today, Paul Krugman writes: “I cringe when “green economy” enthusiasts insist that protecting the environment would be all gain, no pain.” We feel his pain. But then Krugman goes on to write: Consumers would end up poorer than they would have been without a … More

    Cap-and-Tax is a Jobs Destroyer: Part 1 in a 10-Part Series

    April 30, 2009 at 5:24 pm

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    Policymakers in Washington want to dramatically change America’s energy policy by regulating carbon dioxide emissions. Their most popular idea, included in the Waxman-Markey 2009 energy bill, is a cap and trade proposal. Many Americans find the debate in Washington over adopting a cap-and-trade program to reduce carbon dioxide a bit … More

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    A Bumper Crop of Food Stamps

    Tweet this Where do food stamps come from? They come from taxpayers—certainly not from family farms. Yet the “farm” bill, a recurring subsidy-fest in Congress, is actually 80 percent food stamps and other government nutrition programs. The food stamps sweeten the farm deal for lawmakers, who admit that the combination … More

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