by Jane Richey | Aug 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Livestock farmers and ranchers seeing their feed costs rise because of the worst drought in a quarter-century are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency waive production requirements for corn-based ethanol. One-third of House members have also signed onto...
by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
After a drawn-out legal battle in which the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, sued the Huntingdon resident for environmental violations committed by her ex-husband, an administrative court last week ordered DEP to reimburse Giordano nearly...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Federal policies promoting ethanol are inefficient at any time, but they are particularly harmful to consumers in the midst of a severe drought. The EPA’s schedule of minimum targets for ethanol in the nation’s fuel mix, has caused some 40 percent of the nation’s corn...
by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Texas may have new courtroom ammunition in its fight over federal regulation of greenhouse gases: the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on health care reform. The high court decision limited the power of Congress to force states to take certain actions by...
by Jane Richey | Jul 31, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The White House is expected to OK federal standards in the next few weeks that will nearly double vehicle gas mileage for vehicles by 2025, as automotive dealers warn the changes could slam the recovering retail car industry because they will come with sticker prices...
