President Obama recently announced a plan to develop an Alternative Energy Research trust fund from government royalties received from the oil and gas industry for drilling on public lands and offshore. It would amount to about $200 million a year. In effect, this is a tax on the fossil fuel industry which will be passed on to consumers. It is nothing more than a carbon | Read More »
On Valentine’s Day, president Obama held a Google chat where he pressed the issue of “climate change.” I find it interesting that its proponents have shifted the name from its previous “global warming” to its now preferred verbiage- “climate change”- as if changing the name makes the “solutions” any less nonsensical. But, I digress. In that chat, Obama notes that the likelihood of legislative action | Read More »
There is an old adage- but actually relatively new in US history- that the road to the Presidency runs through Ohio. And, in fact, the last time the voters of Ohio sided with a losing candidate was in 1960 when they opted for Republican Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy. This year, it would appear that Ohio is poised to yet again be a major | Read More »
Amidst the uproar over Fast and Furious and any other number of Obama Administration scandals, not to mention the numerous czars, is his green energy program. On July 16th at a rally in Cincinnati, Obama insisted that although he will not make the same mistake twice (Solyndra), he remained steadfast in commitment to green energy programs. But, as any free market expert would tell you, | Read More »
Before getting into the specifics of this entry, I am a firm believer in American exceptionalism. We are “not just another country” out of many. We have been a beacon at times when the world was dark- World War II, the Cold War, a stand against Islamofascism (until Obama came along). People from around the world immigrate to our shores- sometimes legally, sometimes illegally- to | Read More »
For anyone who has read this series, it is obvious that it stands as the anti-Obamacare solution to health care reform in this country. It is based upon the premise that informed consumer choice and competition- two hallmarks of a free market- are the mechanisms that will drive health care costs down and make it easier for most to have insurance. Even if not, there | Read More »
Among the fourth actor, suppliers, the biggest culprit is the pharmaceutical industry. To illustrate the nonsense of Obamacare, it is rather hypocritical that medical supply companies were hit with taxes while the drug companies were left alone in exchange for a promise to keep prices in check. Part of the problem with drug prices is the cost in developing new drugs. The FDA is charged | Read More »
The United States is the largest producer and the largest consumer of natural gas in the world. Besides gas trapped in natural formations, technology has mastered geology with the fracking techniques developed largely without government subsidies, but by drilling, extraction, and oil companies. Recent articles have noted that a state like Pennsylvania, which sits atop the huge Marcellus shale formation that contains an estimated 10.3 | Read More »
Unfortunately, the other half of the equation regarding nuclear energy needs to be addressed- that of safety and waste. This is the direct result of unsubstantiated fear-mongering by the anti-nuclear groups, usually with some dumb Hollywood actor as the spokesman. They usually trot out Three Mile Island. However, every single direct study of residents near TMI (one conducted over a 13-year period) showed no bad | Read More »
One of the most cost effective (once actually built) sources of energy production and one that releases 1% of the greenhouse gases as a coal plant (if that is your concern) is nuclear energy. Its unfortunate that those who wail about global warming will likewise wail against nuclear energy. This illustrates the hypocrisy and stupidity of their beliefs. Today, we get 20% of our energy | Read More »
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