SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 The Department of Energy keeps shoveling out taxpayer money. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: The Energy Information Administration estimates that new natural gas-fired plants will create electricity at a cost of $63.10 per megawatt hour, compared to the Administration’s “green” favorites, offshore wind and solar thermal plants—like the one in Nevada funded yesterday—which
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Crony capitalism lurked in the shadows of this solar-panel bust By David A. Keene- The Washington Times Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Illustration by William Brown Last week, the Obama administration’s Department of Energy announced it is extending an $852 million loan guarantee to something called the Genesis Solar Project in California. Genesis, according to Energy
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A Beverly Hills Bailout? Federal earthquake insurance is an awful idea. Eli Lehrer July 25, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 42 Residents of California do not have nearly enough insurance to cover rebuilding costs following a big earthquake. One proposal to deal with this problem, a bill before Congress called
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July 23, 2011 By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN DID I mention that I’ve signed a pledge — just like those Republican congressmen who have signed written promises to different political enforcers not to raise taxes or permit same-sex marriage? My pledge is to never vote for anyone stupid enough to sign a pledge — thereby abdicating
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July 21, 2011 Rick Perry and ‘Texism’ By Janet M. LaRue 7/20/2011 As if the public isn’t fed up with racism and sexism in politics, political pundits, short on creativity and long on mimicry, have added another “ism” when discussing the possibility of Gov. Rick Perry of Texas announcing his run for president. “Is the
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Notable & Quotable Heather Mac Donald on the University of California’s diversity obsession. July 18, 2011 Heather Mac Donald writing at city-journal.org, July 14: California’s budget crisis has reduced the University of California to near-penury, claim its spokesmen. “Our campuses and the UC Office of the President already have cut to the bone,” the university
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NEW YORK TIMES June 15, 2011 As Number of Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — The Obama administration injected billions of dollars into Medicaid, the nation’s low-income health program, as the recession deepened two years ago. The money runs out at the end of this month,
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