08.21.2012

Federal court strikes down EPA pollution regulation

Great news. A Federal court has struck down an Obama administration EPA regulation thatwould have resulted in the closure of several coal-fired power plants. From The Hill : A federal court has struck down an Environmental Protection Agency rule that forces cuts in soot- and smog-forming power […]

08.21.2012

Must Reads for August 21

08.21.2012

NBC: Obama’s network ATM

By Rick Manning — Recently, NBC News came out with a breathless headline announcing the shocking news that, “Top CEOs donate to Romney over Obama by 4-1 margin.” This “news” that the men and women who run our nation’s largest companies favor the pro-growth policies favored by Romney over […]

08.21.2012

The Internet Tax: Another Government Assault On Prosperity

NRD Editor’s Note: This column was originally published in the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 19, 2012. By Howard Rich — Across America politicians of both parties will tell you the number one issue facing our country is job creation. They’re right — yet […]

08.20.2012

The BlackSmith Tax Credit (BS-TC): A victim of politics

The following article was inspired by a recent magazine story about the difficulties faced by the wind turbine industry, as it deals with further delays in gaining yet another extension of the 20-year-old Production Tax Credit (PTC) for generating electricity sporadically, unreliably and at great […]

08.20.2012

Must Reads for August 20

08.20.2012

Delaware opens Pandora’s Box with BloomEnergy black box

By Lindsay Leveen — In November 2011, BloomEnergy applied for permits to build an energy center in a Delaware protected coastal zone area. The center would employ solid oxide fuel cells powered by natural gas and housed in casings that look like huge boxes — […]

08.20.2012

Obama’s ugly campaign

By Rick Manning — The airwaves are overrun with Obama ads saying all sorts of bad things about Mitt Romney and making some incredible claims about the current president’s budget plans for the future.  Two of these claims just scream for correction, one because it has disastrous […]

08.17.2012

New York State’s money-road to nowhere

By Mary Kay Barton — Local, state, and federal political favors have created an artificial and unsustainable industry:  industrial wind power. Voters in every state need to understand what is going on in New York, so that the same things don’t happen to them. Enormous […]

08.16.2012

Must Reads for August 16

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