by Jane Richey | Jul 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski touted an increase in federal oversight over municipal public transportation systems on Monday. “Headed 2 press conference on my new federal safety standards for metro,” Mikulski tweeted Monday afternoon. “New safety...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A new blend of gasoline comprising 15 percent ethanol, approved by the Environmental Protection Agency last month and now available in Kansas, could damage automobile engines, the Kansas Petroleum Council is warning. “We don’t have a problem with ethanol,” council...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The movie’s premise is simple: a Susquehanna County mom, concerned about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, goes on a cross-country journey to determine whether the warnings raised by Josh Fox’s “Gasland” are legitimate. Except…it’s a bit more complicated...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From PoliticsPA: The Sierra Club has launched a new television ad in the Scranton media market criticizing Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne) for the failure to act on the renewal of the production tax credit for wind energy. The production tax credit provides support for...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Instead of rallying together to fight the Obama Administration’s backdoor environmental regulations, which have exorbitant costs and minimal benefit, some conservative organizations are working with liberal groups to push costs higher by piling on a carbon tax. This...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
That sound you hear is silence—as millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs were left speechless this weekend from President Obama’s latest insult. The slap in the face to hard-working Americans conveyed Obama’s belief that it takes a village—a heavily...
