“It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine” — so goes lyrics to the 1987 hit by R.E.M. That seemingly self-opposing statement sums the debate between today’s climate change doomsayers and doom deniers –…
Republicans are so concerned about their survival as a party that they’re willing to go to any lengths to save their political posteriors. This is why Trump and the GOP have caved to Democrat demands on vital issues such as…
In August 2011, after announcing his candidacy for the 2012 nomination for president, then-Governor Rick Perry appeared before a New Hampshire business group to discuss his policy ideas. After giving his presentation, Perry was asked in a Q & A…
Back in March, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) thumbed their noses at their energy-producing state constituents by calling on “all Americans” to pursue “pragmatic [environmental] policies” in order to save us from the impending environmental apocalypse brought…
When Democrats passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, they succeeded in setting mandatory Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) that required ever-increasing amounts of ethanol be blended into gasoline. Despite documented evidence of ethanol’s damage to consumers and the…
As a man who likes the title but not the responsibilities of the office, Donald Trump has proven himself to be America’s President In-Name-Only. From the primaries to today the New York Liberal with an “R” after his name has…
During the 2016 GOP presidential primaries, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took a political gamble leading up to the Iowa caucus when he called for major changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, including a call to end ethanol subsidies.…
