November 1, 2011 By John Ransom 10/31/2011 A financially-troubled Canadian alternative energy company with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid paid a director the lion’s share of $758,828 (CAD) in reported consulting fees, according to an analysis of the filings made by the company. The fee was a part of a consulting agreement in order to […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) ‘Just the Way Business Works’ Matthew Continetti October 24, 2011, Vol. 17, No. 06 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: The fact that the president and his senior staff poorly grasp the distinction between private capital and taxpayer guarantees is nothing less than depressing. For the umpteenth time: When an investor
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL: The solar swindle Subsidies are the only thing green about the Solyndra scandal By THE WASHINGTON TIMES Tuesday, September 27, 2011 FBI agents stand guard outside the headquarters of Solyndra, a solar firm in Fremont, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2011. The FBI executed search warrants at the headquarters of the firm,
Patrick Michaels, Contributor 10/21/2011 The Great Green Energy Crack-Up FORBES Image via Wikipedia History — of the U.S., Europe, the U.K. and its former dominions — repeatedly shows that environmental protection is a luxury good. When per-capita income reaches some threshold, the citizenry tire of opaque air and sleazy waters, various agencies and permanent bureaucracies
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DEMINT: Venture socialism Obama agenda is about shoveling cash to cronies THE WASHINGTON TIMES By Sen. Jim DeMint Tuesday, September 27, 2011 The demise of Solyndra, the bankrupt solar panel company showered with more than a half-billion dollars in stimulus loans, exposes the fatal flaw of President Obama’s jobs plans. Government officials rushed $535 million
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October 18, 2011 Ed Lasky Journalist Aaron Klein has an interesting take on Barack Obama’s surprising decision to send troops into Uganda to battle a rebel army. The genesis of the idea may have begun at the George Soros-funded International Crisis Group, one of the “think tanks” that Soros uses to promote policies that benefit
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OCTOBER 17, 2011 U.S. Will Inspect Cuban Rig Deep-Water Drilling—60 Miles From Florida—Prompts Concern About Oil Spills By RUSSELL GOLD U.S. officials are trying to make sure the American coastline will be protected as Cuba begins drilling a deep water oil well later this year about 60 miles off the Florida Keys. Administration officials will
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A stark distinction on energy policy: Perry vs. Obama By Kenneth P. Green October 14, 2011, The Perry campaign released its plan for “Energizing American Jobs and Security” today, and it’s hard to imagine a sharper contrast between the Perry and Obama vision for America’s energy policy: Where the Obama administration has labored to shift
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OCTOBER 15, 2011 By PATRICK O’CONNOR Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry announced his energy and jobs plan at a U.S. steel plant in Pittsburgh. He pledged to create more than 1 million jobs by expanding energy production and lifting federal regulations on the energy sector. Texas Gov. Rick Perry sought to reinvigorate his presidential bid
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OCTOBER 14, 2011, 9:17 A.M. ET Republicans have their own green baggage. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL On Friday Rick Perry delivers his first major policy address, unveiling an aggressive energy and jobs plan. It will no doubt be good. It will no doubt address serious problems. It will no doubt be ignored. That’s because, unfortunately
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