By Marita Noon The story of rancher Cliven Bundy has captured an abundance of media attention and attracted supporters from across the West, who relate to the struggle against the federal management of lands. Bundy’s sister, Susan, was asked: “Who’s behind the uproar?” She blamed […]

By Rick Manning Where is the outrage, Joe? The communist dictatorship in Venezuela has been engulfed by citizen protests for two months.  High profile celebrities including a former Miss Venezuela, have been murdered in escalating lawlessness throughout the country.  Students and others have peacefully taken to the […]

By Rick Manning Once again, the EPA is under fire for not fully disclosing the cancer risks from diesel fume exposures to human test subjects.   But Senator David Vitter hit the nail on the head stating, ““When justifying a job-killing regulation, EPA argues exposure to particulate matter […]

By Paul Driessen The Obama Environmental Protection Agency recently slashed the maximum allowable sulfur content in gasoline from 30 parts per million to 10 ppm. The agency claims its new “Tier 3” rule will bring $7 billion to $19 billion in annual health benefits by 2030. […]

By Marita Noon Consumers considering installing solar panels on their rooftops have far more to think through than the initial decision to “go solar.” They may search for the best price, only to discover, as customers in central Florida did, that after paying $20,000-40,000 for […]

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. In a hard-fought and stunning victory for family farmers and property rights throughout the Commonwealth, Gov. Terry McAuliffe on March 5 signed into law legislation solidifying Virginia’s status as a right-to-farm state by limiting local officials’ ability to interfere with […]

By Paul Driessen and Roger Bezdek Government agencies are forcing us to spend countless billions on illusory risks and anti-fossil fuel mandates, while ignoring real threats to our livelihoods, living standards, and lives. America runs on electricity.  Our lights, refrigerators, air conditioners and furnace controls, computers and […]

By Marita Noon For years environmentalists have usurped individual private property rights and thwarted economic development. Now, thanks to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, it appears that the job creators may have finally learned something from the extreme tactics of groups, like the Wild Earth […]

By Alan Caruba Ukraine came apart when a protest against its president forced him to flee to Russia. The issue was whether Ukraine would be allied with Russia or with the European Union. Due to a combination of the obscene corruption of its former president, […]

By Paul Driesson The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency. The case will determine how far EPA can extend its regulatory overreach, to control “climate changing” carbon dioxide from power plants and other facilities — […]