If you find oil or natural gas on your property, the value goes up. If you find an endangered species, your land becomes virtually worthless because the critter prevents productive use. Most people would be excited to have a Jed-Clampet…
Tag: environmentalists
Obama’s SOTU: A death nell for jobs and energy
The State of The Union Address (SOTU) reminded me of the idiom, “on one hand, on the other hand.” On one hand, President Obama extoled efforts to increase fuel efficiency to “help America wean itself off foreign oil.” He touted…
Climate change: A serious threat, but not to the planet
The current cold covering a large portion of the country has, once again, brought out the climate change alarmists with claims of “serious threat.” Due to his respected position, as climate scientist at the University of California, San Diego Institution…
Is this any way to treat the job creators?
It’s no wonder that, as the New York Times (NYT) headline declared: “Growth in jobs slows sharply to 3-year low.” Addressing the Labor Department’s disappointing December Jobs Report, CNNMoney’s headline states: “2013 ends with weakest job growth in years.” USA…
Annoying greenies on the defense
After decades of controlling America’s energy narrative, on January 5, CBS’s 60 Minutes fired a shot that has put the green lobby on the defensive. The next day, two very different media outlets lobbed blows that could represent a new…
If you like your light bulb, you can’t keep your light bulb
Americans will be feeling a new and unexpected pain of government overregulation before they vote in November. Yet, more than two-thirds of the public is currently unaware of what has the potential to be a serious 2014 election issue—representing more…
Defusing environmental extremism’s explosive conversation on fracking
Hydraulic fracturing started out as an “exploding torpedo” back in 1865. Today, nearly 150 years later, the actual process has made giant technological strides, but now, it’s the topic that’s explosive. While the White House has been encouraging Christmas dinner…
