All Posts Tagged With: "environment"
The Personal Is the Political
As government’s role grows, more and more decisions that we think of as personal are becoming political.
11Feb2010 | Steven Horwitz | 18 comments | Continued100 Reasons Why Climate Change is Natural
“HERE are the 100 reasons, released in a dossier issued by the European Foundation, why climate change is natural and not man-made. ” (Daily Express, Tuesday)
I would have been convinced by 10 or so.
FEE Timely Classic:
“Environmentalism: The Triumph of Politics” by Doug Bandow
EPA to Announce New Greenhouse Regulations
“An ‘endangerment’ finding by the Environmental Protection Agency could pave the way for the government to require businesses that emit carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases to make costly changes in machinery to reduce emissions — even if Congress doesn’t pass pending climate-change legislation. EPA action to regulate emissions could affect the U.S. economy [...]
7Dec2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 1 comment | ContinuedSome Utility Companies Want Cap and Trade Now
“Utility executives are stepping up calls for legislation to cap greenhouse-gas emissions, fearing that if Congress doesn’t act, the EPA will establish rules that would be costlier and less effective.” (Wall Street Journal, Monday)
Summary of domestic energy policy debate: Devil you know or the devil you don’t?
FEE Timely Classic:
“The Perverse Popularity of Command and Control” [...]
The “I Hate the Poor” Act of 2009
So I was shaving the other day, and the man on the morning talk radio show was on a roll. Cash for Clunkers was being temporarily shut down, or so declared the PR flack in the Department of Waste that administers the program, and Talk Show Guy thought this taught great lessons. “This was a good program! [...]
23Oct2009 | Christopher Westley | 4 comments | ContinuedAppearance on Mike Beitler's Free Market Program
Click here to listen to my interview on the Mike Beitler’s Internet talk show, “The Free Market.”
31Jul2009 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | ContinuedDim Bulbs
“Hell, there are no rules here—we’re trying to accomplish something.”
—Thomas A. Edison
Edison’s words may have been true in the 1800s. Today, however, we have plenty of rules, thanks to the U.S. Congress. Some are so bizarre that you have to question the judgment of those who come up with them. One rule in particular is [...]
Mr. Obama, Tear Down This Wall!
All of us should worry, if not panic, when we remember that the walls keeping others out also keep us in.
21May2009 | Becky Akers | 61 comments | ContinuedGood News! New Spontaneous Rainforest Orders
The Jan. 30 front page NYT article (“New Jungles Prompt a Debate on Saving Primeval Rain Forests”) does a nice job of reporting the benefits of economic growth in Brazil and Central America.As economies grow, people leave the rural areas for jobs in or near cities. Jungles are less competitive for most agricultural uses, compared [...]
4Feb2009 | Greg Rehmke | 0 comments | Continued-
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