Environment
Thursday, August 21, 2008Renewable Fuel Mandates: Tilting at WindmillsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentInvestors Business Daily ran an editorial earlier this week on the folly of politically driven moves toward renewable energy sources. The editorial is geared at the congressional level, but with states considering renewable ... more »»
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Monday, August 18, 2008Drilling in the Great Lakes?By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe idea of drilling in ANWR is getting a lot of attention. But there are other, less obvious sources of oil and gas. Russ Harding, of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, makes the case for lifting the ban on drilling in the Great ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008How Much Would You Pay?To do something about global warming? Not much By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentEcon 101 is the study of supply and demand--and costs and benefits. It looks like North Carolina residents don't see much benefit in proposals to do something about global warming. Roy Cordato, of the John Locke Foundation ... more »»
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Monday, August 11, 2008A Guide for the State of WashingtonBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12), EnvironmentThe Washington Policy Center recently released its third annual policy guide. Check it out for ideas on how to improve governance and lift in the Pacific Northwest. Chapters include education, ... more »»
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Friday, August 8, 2008Chin Stubble is InBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentI know that Georgia is in a drought, but this next item, via the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, is odd: "Forget Casual Fridays. The Georgia Department of Agriculture now has more »»
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008Going Against the GreenBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe conventional wisdom is that having a clean and healthy natural environment requires the heavy foot of government stomping on the actions of individuals. The Washington Policy Center disagrees, and gathered a fine collection of policy experts recently to discuss global warming and ecofads. You ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008Got Showtime? Watch Al Get GoredBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe Tennessee Center for Policy Research made a big splash when it uncovered the disconnect between Al Gore's "small footprint" rhetoric and the Yeti-sized footprint of his own home. Penn & Teller have devoted an episode of their show, ... more »»
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Friday, July 25, 2008Ethanol Mandates "One of the Dumbest Ideas in Years"By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentIn an editorial, USA Today calls the government-backed move to ethanol "one of the dumbest ideas in years." Got that right. The paper lays out the familiar arguments, such as the extent of the subsidies ... more »»
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Thursday, August 7, 2008“More Energy Research” is BunkBy Jack McHughFiled As: Economic principles, Environment, General, TransportationPoliticians love to claim that “more research” is the solution to our energy problems. It allows them – and us – to evade the real challenges that face our civilization as we transition from fossil fuels to non-fossil energy sources over the next 100 years or so. Doling out the ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008You Will Drink Stinky Water ... and Enjoy ItOn the warpath against bottled water By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentI remember hearing, a few years ago, complaints from health officials and others that Americans were drinking too many carbonated beverages (pop, soda or coke, depending on your linguistic preference). "Water is better for you." Of course. It's ... more »»
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