By Marita Noon While campaigning in August 2008, President Obama called for 1 million plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles (EV) on the road by 2015. According to HybridCars.com, the campaign circulated an “8-page fact sheet” that contained this promise: “Half of all cars purchased by […]

By Robert Romano With oil down to about $33 a barrel and oil producers losing money left and right, the question has shifted to when, not if, oil exporters like Saudi Arabia, Russia and others will begin slowing down production. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Saudi Arabia had proposed a 5 percent cut to global production : “[T]hese parameters were proposed, to cut […]

By Marita Noon Terry Branstad was first elected governor of Iowa in 1982. His six terms in office have made him the longest serving governor in American history and the most influential politician in the state. He rarely takes sides in the Republican caucuses and […]

By Marita Noon By now, most people are aware of President Obama’s 2008 campaign promise to bankrupt the coal industry — which he acknowledged would “necessarily” cause electricity to skyrocket. Seven years later, that is a campaign promise he is keeping. Since moving into the White […]

By Marita Noon Environmentalists like a good crisis. Spreading fear is a proven fundraising technique — with manmade climate change as the fear du jour. But, back in 2005, the “looming crisis,” according to the Kansas Sierra Club, was the end of cheap oil. The […]

By Nathan Mehrens As the EPA was considering the “Waters of the U.S.” regulation, the agency engaged in a pattern of advocacy that encouraged the public to lobby on it, violating prohibitions passed by Congress. This is the conclusion from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) in an opinion dated December 14, 2015 . The GAO was asked whether these activities […]

By Marita Noon If you own a business — maybe a taco stand, a dress shop, or an insurance agency — you know it takes a lot of hard work, good market analysis, a better product or service than your competition, and advertising. Add in […]

By Marita Noon The decades-old legislation that prevented American producers from exporting oil is officially overturned — despite previous presidential threats to veto a bill to lift the oil export ban. That’s good policy. However, to get the support of “reluctant Democrats,” The Economist reports : […]

By Marita Noon The UN Climate Conference in Paris ended, as predicted, late and with lots of fanfare over the “agreement” that contains little enforceable language — other than reporting emissions. CO2 reduction goals are, according to the New York Times: “essentially voluntary.” Despite the disappointing results […]

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