by Jane Richey | Jun 27, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Former state Sen. John Pippy, the CEO of the PA Coal Alliance, denounced the President’s plan. “There are tens of thousands of good-paying jobs at stake here. We’re talking about shutting down plants and generating capacity at a time when many parts of the electric...
by Jane Richey | Jun 25, 2013 | Agenda 21
In a June 20 interview with Spiegel Online, German climate scientist Hans von Storch said that despite predictions of a warming planet the temperature data for the past 15 years shows an increase of 0.06 or “very close to zero.” “That hasn’t happened,” Storch...
by Jane Richey | Jun 25, 2013 | Agenda 21
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project from Canada to Texas should only be approved if it doesn’t worsen carbon pollution. The pipeline has become a contentious issue, with Republicans touting the jobs it would create...
by Jane Richey | Jun 25, 2013 | Agenda 21
President Obama is launching fresh battles over climate change with plans to curb emissions using executive powers that sidestep Congress — including controversial rules to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. The wide-ranging plan, which Obama will tout...
by Jane Richey | Jun 25, 2013 | Agenda 21
With President Barack Obama’s progressive base in an uproar over the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic surveillance programs, Obama seeks to quell angst among his environmental base on Tuesday by declaring war on coal. “A war on coal is exactly what’s needed,”...
by Jane Richey | Jun 24, 2013 | Agenda 21
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said President Obama’s upcoming plan to impose new greenhouse gas regulations could create traction for carbon tax proposals that currently lack political support in Congress. “There is no chance right now, but that chance can change...
