Environment
Tuesday, April 15, 2008When Environmental Regulations Harm the EnvironmentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe Grassroot Institute of Hawaii reminds us that regulations meant to protect the environment can have the opposite effect.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008Lies, Damned Lies and Climate Change VisualsBy Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EnvironmentDarrell Huff’s How to Lie with Statistics was first published in 1954. A short book, it has long equipped readers with the ability to understand how graphs, charts and statistics can be ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008Wasting Staggering Sums and Re-Engineering Lives to Little EffectThe Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group Filed As: EnvironmentEven though a state government by its nature can affect only a small portion of the natural environment, that doesn't stop politicians from "going green." But sometimes that is all pain and little gain. The Minnesota Free Market Institute offers several thoughts on environmental ... more »»
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Monday, March 24, 2008More Regulators for Electricity Market?Filed As: Environment, GeneralThe Maryland Public Policy Institute has been making news on one of those important yet seemingly esoteric issues: the means of pricing electricity. In an editorial, the Baltimore ... more »»
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008Billboards Tout Global Climate ScamFrom thermostat cops to Chicken Little, the debate goes roadside By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: EnvironmentThe folks at Global Climate Scam "have launched a billboard campaign to educate the public on the facts behind global warming hysteria and to encourage a more robust debate on whether global warming should be an issue addressed in state ... more »»
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Friday, February 1, 2008We're from a Non-Profit and We're Here to Help YouFiled As: EnvironmentI've already noted concerns that environmental advocacy groups are having an outsized influence on policy in various states. The Capital newspaper (Annapolis) recently ran ... more »»
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Friday, January 25, 2008Environmentalist Says "Cut Down Those Redwoods"Filed As: EnvironmentWhat's more iconic to environmentalism than the majestic redwoods of California? (Just remember, "this land was made for you and me.") How about solar panels? Iain Murray comments on a ... more »»
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Thursday, January 17, 2008Cool to Global Warming InitiativesFiled As: EnvironmentWhen you think of global warming and government, you think of Al Gore, the Kyoto Protocol, and whether or not the U.S. will sign on, right? Well, in the "act locally" school of thought, the idea of "dealing with" global warming (which inevitably includes tax and regulatory ... more »»
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008The Bureau of Heat?Filed As: EnvironmentOn a day when the temperature was below zero when I woke up, I appreciate indoor heating. Good thing I don't live in California. State government there may someday decide that my carbon footprint is too big, and turn down the thermostat. Home furnaces controlled by a government agency? more »»
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Friday, January 11, 2008When Anti-Smog Programs Promote SmogFiled As: EnvironmentOne problem with politically-driven solutions to life's problems is that they usually mean government takes over by creating a bureaucracy (in which case the continued employment of civil servants becomes the top priority) or imposing laws on the rest of us that just don't work.
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