Energy and Environment on Townhall

• EPA, Court Decisions and Simple Facts Tue Feb 5
  Jack Rafuse
  Recently, a federal court sided with the American Petroleum Institute (API) and ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lower its biofuel volume target. ... more
• Desperately Trying to Derail Canadian Oil Sands Sat Jan 26
  Paul Driessen
  Radical activists launch more attacks on oil sands, Keystone pipeline, jobs and revenues ... more
• Kerry Commits To Slow Down Keystone Pipeline Fri Jan 25
  Washington, DC
  In his confirmation hearing yesterday, Senator Kerry said he would commit to analyzing the ecological impacts of the Keystone Pipeline before allowing further construction. ... more
• Government Scientist Gets Fired for Telling the Truth Fri Jan 18
  David Spady
  Something’s amiss at the Department of Interior. Eight government scientists were recently fired or reassigned after voicing concerns to their superiors about faulty environmental science used for policy decisions. Which begs the question, “Are some government agencies manipulating science to advance political agendas?” ... more
• First, the Bad News Wed Jan 16
  John Stossel
  We in the media rarely lie to you. But that leaves plenty of room to take things wildly out of context. That's where most big scare stories come from, like recent headlines about GM foods. GM means "genetically modified," which means scientists add genes, altering the plant's DNA, in this case to make the crop resistant to pests. ... more
• Trampling on People, Environment and Ethics Sun Jan 13
  Paul Driessen
  Policy integrity. Ethical culture. Environmental protection. Environmental defense. Friends of earth. Defenders of wildlife. Not just their names, but their charter, culture and policies – their very being – represent a commitment to these profound values. Or so we are supposed to believe. ... more
• The President Knows the Benefits of Keystone XL, But Will He Act? Thu Jan 10
  Michael Whatley
  The election was more than a month ago and many in Washington and around the country are still scrambling to break out their divining rods and polish off their crystal balls. There are still many unanswered questions about the direction of President Obama’s next term, particularly how it will govern on energy policy. Will the President embrace the economic engine of energy production, or will he side with the climate change lobby and move to support a cap and trade program like the one California just put into place? Based on the campaign rhetoric of the last year, it’s hard to tell. ... more
• The EPA’s Mercury Problem Wed Jan 9
  Susan Brown
  Ninety-six. That’s the number of 60-watt incandescent light bulbs I purchased last weekend after learning the other kind, the compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) environmentalists are so in love with, are hazardous to my health and to the environment. I would have preferred a higher wattage but discovered the 75-watt version was outlawed January 1st. ... more
• Matt Damon’s Latest Film Simplifies a Complex Political Issue Sat Jan 5
  John Hanlon
  Matt Damon’s latest film “Promised Land” arrived in theaters nationwide yesterday with a focus on the controversial issue of fracking. Written by Matt Damon (who won an Oscar for co-writing “Good Will Hunting”) and John Krasinski (“The Office),” the story focuses on a small community that is asked to debate the merits of the process when a large corporation arrives in town wanting to buy much of the local land. ... more
• “Green” Wrapping Expensive Environmental Policies Wed Dec 19
  Laura E. Huggins
  From the World Resources Institutes initiative for Keeping Options Alive to the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, calls for conserving biodiversity are persistent. This goal appears reasonable, at least on its face. Who would argue against a wider variety of plants and animals increasing our chances for a life-saving drug in the future? It has, after all, happened before. ... more
• The U.N. Wants to Tax Us, Too Tue Dec 18
  Phyllis Schlafly
  While President Obama and Speaker John Boehner are wrestling with whether or not they will agree to raise taxes, United Nations delegates partying in Doha, Qatar are planning to impose a new kind of tax on Americans. U.N. conferees have been discussing how they can start a global tax that would hit Americans hard. ... more
• Stop Subsidizing the Slaughter Sat Dec 15
  Paul Driessen
  Big Wind's Production Tax Credit promotes the killing of up to 39 million birds and bats a year ... more
• The Doha Wealth Redistribution Process Moves On Fri Dec 14
  David Rothbard
  The eighteenth Conference of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP-18) has ended. It was the latest chapter in the interminable negotiations over wealth redistribution and control of energy use and economic growth – in the name of preventing “dangerous manmade global warming.” ... more
• Year Ends 50th Anniversary of Silent Spring An Unhappy Legacy Continues Mon Dec 10
  Angela Logomasini
  This year marked the 50th anniversary of biologist Rachel Carson’s 1962 book, Silent Spring. Although the anniversary is soon to become history as well, Carson’s impact promises to continue well into the future—and it’s not something to celebrate. ... more
• Van Jones and Exxon Mobil Support a Carbon Tax Sat Dec 8
  Tom Borelli
  It’s a bad omen for free enterprise, prosperity and liberty when normally warring special interest groups such as big business and progressive activists agree on public policy. ... more
• Obama’s Walt Disney Energy Policies Sat Dec 8
  Paul Driessen
  In Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film “Pinocchio,” woodcarver Geppetto dreams that his wooden marionette will turn into a real boy. ... more
• 7 Reasons To Be Optimistic About America's Future Tue Nov 27
  John Hawkins
  Although studies show that we conservatives are usually happier and more optimistic than most about our personal lives, we also tend to be a bit more pessimistic than the average person about the country. ... more
• Humanly Possible Tue Oct 30
  Bill Murchison
  It might not come amiss to look on the bright side of the relationship between humans and nature. ... more
• Fractured Fairy Tales: Greens Hate Natural Gas and Fracking, but Costly, Parasitic Wind Energy Can’t Live Without it Sat Oct 27
  Paul Driessen
  Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have boosted shale gas production from zero a few years ago to 10% of all US energy supplies in 2012, observes energy analyst Daniel Yergin. Fracking has also increased US oil production 25% since 2008 – almost all on state and private lands, and in the face of more federal land and resource withdrawals, permitting delays and declining public land production. ... more
• Winners and Losers Energy Policies Thu Oct 18
  Paul Driessen
  Governor Mitt Romney strongly supports North American energy independence as the foundation of renewed US employment and prosperity. President Obama is waging war on fossil fuels, job creation, and efforts to end our economic recession and reduce dependence on Middle Eastern and Russian oil. ... more
• Protesters Use Oil Products to Protest Oil Companies Wed Oct 17
  Katie Pavlich
• Had Enough of Broken Promises? Mon Oct 8
  Terry Paulson
  After watching the first debate, I refuse to believe that American voters will choose an encore for Obama's version of "hope and change." ... more
• Will Forecast of Rising Gas Price Affect Presidential Race? Sat Oct 6
  Elisabeth Meinecke
• Crony Capitalism Gone Wild: Duke Energy CEO Backs President Obama Tue Oct 2
  Tom Borelli
  Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers sets a new standard for crony capitalism. While the vast majority of crony capitalists are pragmatic businessmen who pursue a partnership with President Obama for purely financial reasons, Rogers is a different breed. ... more
• Get A Grip: Americans Must Demand Better Government in November and Beyond Sun Sep 30
  Austin Hill
  Barack Obama is beating Mitt Romney. Wait- Romney and Obama are tied in Pennsylvania. And how about all those bungled calls from the NFL fill-in refs? ... more
• Hollywood Transfers Hypocrisy From Global Warming to Fracking Fri Sep 28
  Katie Pavlich

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