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Friday, May 30
Climate concern ripped as 'religion'
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 30 May 2008 08:35 PM EDT
Environmentalism, says Czech President Vaclav Klaus, is the new communism, a system of elite command-and-control that kills prosperity and should similarly be condemned to the ash heap of history...said in an interview that today's global warming activists are the direct descendants of the old Marxists who trampled on individual freedoms and undermined free markets in pursuit of a greater good. More>>>
Methane Poses Climate Risk, Energy Opportunity
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 30 May 2008 01:14 AM EDT
Methane reserves deep in the ocean and in arctic permafrost might trigger runaway global warming. But they've also got the potential to provide huge amounts of power, a possibility that is attracting the interest of energy companies. More>>>
The U.S. Energy Catastrophe
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 30 May 2008 01:10 AM EDT
I suffered a minor heart attack when I saw the price of my latest fill up: $90. Gas is just under $4 a gallon here in South Carolina, and like many Americans I could be in for a major coronary when the pump price soars past $4.50 or even $5 this summer. More>>> Thursday, May 29
Air America Financier Arrested
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Riley Jones
on Thu 29 May 2008 10:24 AM EDT
Evan Montvel-Cohen was picked up by border-patrol officers at Guam International Airport on an outstanding warrant from Hawaii. He had been indicted there last month for money laundering and the theft of more than $60,000 from a Honolulu landscaping firm, prosecutors said. More>>> Wednesday, May 28
Group will sue to list walrus as threatened
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 May 2008 02:50 PM EDT
A conservation group gave notice Tuesday that it will sue to force federal action on a petition to list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species because of threats from global warming and offshore petroleum development. The deadline was May 8 for an initial 90-day review of the petition by the U.S. Department of the Interior, according to Center for Biological Diversity attorney Brendan Cummings. More>>> Sunday, May 25
No limit to oil price rise: Chavez
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 25 May 2008 02:36 AM EDT
Brasilia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the world economy must grow accustomed to the high price of oil - currently above $130 a barrel - because there’s “no limit” to how high it can go, EFE news agency reported Sunday. “We can’t talk about limits. We could’ve talked about limits when Venezuela proposed that price band..., which was working well until the war in Iraq pulverized it,” Chavez told More>>> Saturday, May 24
Beyond the F-22 Problem
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 May 2008 09:43 PM EDT
Why, on an issue of supreme importance to the Air Force, does the Pentagon find itself unable to agree with USAF’s leadership? More>>>
Unlikely Millionaires
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Riley Jones
on Sat 24 May 2008 07:26 PM EDT
We all fantasize about coming up with a million-dollar idea, but who actually lives the dream? Here are some success stories, as well as a look at how great entrepreneurs manage to make their mark... More>>>
Steyn: Your car can't run on Congress' hot air
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 May 2008 03:25 PM EDT
I was watching the Big Oil execs testifying before Congress. That was my first mistake. If memory serves, there was lesbian mud wrestling over on Channel 137, and on the whole that's less rigged. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz knew the routine: "I can't say that there is evidence that you are manipulating the price, but I believe that you probably are. So prove to me that you are not." More>>>
CA Congresswoman Maxine Chavez, err, Waters threatens to nationalize oil companies
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 May 2008 03:20 PM EDT
Friday, May 23
Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 23 May 2008 04:39 PM EDT
Last week, liberals in Congress voted for the equivalent of a $150 billion tax increase. They voted to make your next trip to the gas station more expensive; to make your next airplane ticket more expensive; to make heating your home more expensive -- even to make feeding your family more expensive. How did they do it? By voting to block environmentally sound production of U.S. energy in favor of continuing to be held hostage to oil from foreign dictatorships More>>>
The Cost Of Marrying Bridezilla: $73 Billion Annually
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Riley Jones
on Fri 23 May 2008 10:03 AM EDT
After attending one lavish wedding, you may have had gotten an inkling that marriage is big business in America. That isn’t hard to surmise given that most wedding ceremonies, receptions, and honeymoons cost couples tens of thousands of dollars. What you may not have known is that the contribution to the economy is $73 billion annually. You read that right — marriage is an industry that does its part to fuel the national economy. More>>>
Woman Loses Home Over $68 Dental Bill
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Riley Jones
on Fri 23 May 2008 09:57 AM EDT
Maybe there are no more debtors' prisons, but that doesn't mean your life can't be screwed up by unscrupulous collection agencies. Sonya Capri Ramos says her Salt Lake City home was sold out from under her in 1996 to pay a collections agency seeking payment for dental work performed on one of Ramos's daughters. And despite the fact that she had made three years of payments on a $51,000 mortgage, the title changed hands for just $1,550 at a sheriff's auction. More>>> Thursday, May 22
'Squawk Box' Guest Warns of $12-15-a-Gallon Gas
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 22 May 2008 05:07 AM EDT
“[T]he prices that we’re paying at the pump today are, I think, going to be ‘the good old days,’ because others who watch this very closely forecast that we’re going to be hitting $12 and $15 per gallon,” Hirsch said. “And then, after that, when oil – world oil production goes into decline, we’re going to talk about rationing. In other words, not only are we going to be paying high prices and have considerable economic problems, but in addition to that, we’re not going to be able to get the fuel when we want it.” More>>> Wednesday, May 21
Senate loads war funding bill with domestic programs
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 21 May 2008 04:46 AM EDT
Senators are acting as if the war funding bill coming to the floor Tuesday is the last train leaving the station, and, as a result, have added billions of dollars for pet programs and hitched on several policy "riders" as well. The Senate war funding bill combines $194.1 billion in spending over 2008-2009 for war funding, foreign aid, military base construction, heating subsidies and a variety of smaller items. Then there's $14.5 billion to give 13 weeks of unemployment checks to people whose benefits have run out and $51.6 billion over 10 years to improve GI Bill benefits. More>>> Tuesday, May 20
The Yahoo! Deal: Battle Of The Billionaires
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Riley Jones
on Tue 20 May 2008 02:37 PM EDT
More open fascism in America: Senate deal struck on mortgage aid
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 20 May 2008 03:56 AM EDT
Senate Banking Committee leaders said Monday that they have come to a deal on a housing bill that would prevent foreclosures, create affordable housing and revamp oversight of two of the mortgage market's biggest players: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A major part of the legislation would allow the Federal Housing Administration to insure $300 billion in new loans for at-risk borrowers if lenders agree to write down loan balances More>>> Monday, May 19
'Free Markets and All That Stuff'
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Riley Jones
on Mon 19 May 2008 01:41 PM EDT
"Free markets, free minds, all that stuff," Mr. Hertog, a trim man with gray hair combed straight back, tells me on a recent afternoon in his vast corner office at Alliance's building in midtown. "All that stuff" has included supporting the Manhattan Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, Commentary magazine, the New York Historical Society (he's currently chairman), the New York Public Library (he funded a new branch in the Bronx) and scholarships for inner-city kids. He is also part-owner of the New York Sun and he used to have a stake in the New Republic. More>>> Sunday, May 18
Stores secretly track customers via mobile phone
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 18 May 2008 10:06 PM EDT
Customers in shopping centres are having their every move tracked by a new type of surveillance that listens in on the whisperings of their mobile phones. The technology can tell when people enter a shopping centre, what stores they visit, how long they remain there, and what route they take as they walked around. More>>> Thursday, May 15
Senators Warn Bill Could Spike Gas $1.50 to $5 a Gallon
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 15 May 2008 11:24 PM EDT
Worried about gas prices hitting $4 a gallon and beyond? Imagine if they were $6, $7 or even $8 a gallon. Those levels are a certain possibility should Congress pass cap-and-trade legislation, which could face a vote in early June.
ABC News: Obama Helped Supporters Get Millions in Illinois State Business
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 15 May 2008 05:03 PM EDT
In a speech to the Urban League last July, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., boasted of his efforts in 2001 to help a handful of African American-owned investment firms in Chicago get a larger share of business with Illinois state pension funds. "And in six months, they got about a half-billion dollars' worth of business simply on their excellence," Obama said. What he did not say in his speech was that the owner of one of the investment firms, John Rogers of Ariel Capital, is a principal campaign fundraiser. Nor did he reveal that employees of the firms he helped have since contributed to or helped to raise more than $765,000 for his campaigns, according to campaign documents. Nor did he mention that two of the firms have allowed him to use their private jets. Nor did he mention that two of the firms have since been dismissed by the state pension fund for "underperformance."
Ben Stein: How to Ruin American Enterprise
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 15 May 2008 12:20 PM EDT
We're well on our way to squelching what gives this country an edge. What would it take to kill innovation altogether?
Gore Financially Invested in Climate Cause
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 15 May 2008 01:12 AM EDT
Weeks before announcing a $300-million, three-year advertising campaign to raise awareness about global warming, Al Gore was conducting a slide show for a group of investors in Monterey, Calif., touting companies such as Bloom Energy, Amryis , Mascoma and other firms that are not household names -- yet. Wednesday, May 14
Senate says stop putting oil into US reserves
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 14 May 2008 11:12 PM EDT
Both Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel and could better be used to add supplies to a tight market and possibly lower prices. "We are buying the most expensive crude oil in the history of the world and storing it," said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. "When American consumers are burning at the stake by high energy prices, the government ought not be carrying the wood." |
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