PART 4 VIDEO – THE RISE, FALL AND FUTURE OF CONSERVATISM
A FOX News Special – narrated by Brit Hume
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Energy
COLLIDING WITH REALITY – ELECTRIC CARS
Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The problem with electric cars. Jonathan V. Last October 25, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 06 The age of the electric car is here. Everyone says so. There it is emblazoned on the cover of the latest Wired magazine: “The age of the electric car is here. CHARGE!” In the
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THE 1099 DEMOCRATS – WSJ
WALL STREET JOURNAL NOVEMBER 11, 2010 The 1099 Democrats The Democrats decoupled from business—and lost the election. By DANIEL HENNINGER Calvin Coolidge once said, “The chief business of the American people is business.” The Democrats just lost America because they forgot that. On second thought, you can’t forget what you never knew. The Democrats running
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CALIFORNIA DREAMING
On Climate Change California Dreaming: Missing America’s Wake-Up Call Larry Bell, 11.10.10, 11:25 AM ET What happened to the notion that “where California goes, so goes the nation”? The Nov. 2 midterm election results demonstrated something very different: The Golden State zagged, while most of the country zigged. That dynamic applied pretty much across the
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BEWARE THE 21ST CENTURY SUPERWEAPONS
WASHINGTON TIMES Stopping the Next Stuxnet by Austin Bay October 20, 2010Can a worm bust a hydroelectric dam, on command? The cyber-warrior scenario goes something like this: If the worm is a computer worm (or other digital malware) infecting a dam’s computer system, it might be possible to use the malicious code to take control
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CHINA USING THE CONTROL OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AS A WAY TO INFLUENCE THE WORLD ECONOMY
NEWS & OBSERVER Oct 29, 2010 HOW CHINA GAINED A RARE EARTH EDGE DURHAM People are wrong if they think that China couldn’t possibly obtain any more power over America than it already has. The latest problem is rare earth elements. Rare earth elements are, well, rare. They are mostly a group of 15 metals
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DEMOCRATS
OCTOBER 28, 2010 There They Went Again The 111th Congress fits a familiar Democratic pattern. Democrats and their allies are already rationalizing their likely defeat next Tuesday, variously blaming the economy, GOP obstructionism, corporate money, or an inexplicable collapse in President Obama’s communications skills. Whatever minor truth lies in these excuses, they obscure the larger
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FEDERAL MONEY DANGLED IN FRONT OF NORTH CAROLINA CITY BUT WITH WORRISOME STRINGS ATTACHED
Carolina Journal Exclusives Greensboro Council Worried About Strings Attached to ‘Free’ DOE Money Grant assumes residents would assume debt to install energy-saving improvements By Sam A. Hieb October 25, 2010 GREENSBORO — It is hard for local governments to turn down so-called “free money,” no matter how many strings are attached. The City of Greensboro
WYOMING URANIUM MINE SALE TO RUSSIA CAUSES ALARM
4 GOP leaders warn of uranium mine sale Russian agency would take over **FILE** Rep. Spencer Bachus (Bloomberg) By Eli Lake– The Washington Times Updated: 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 leading House Republicans, citing national security concerns, are urging Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to block the sale of a Wyoming-based uranium mine
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THE ROCHE RECORD – CHINA BUYS US ENERGY ASSETS
THE ROCHE RECORD by Frank Roche, Economist October 20, 2010 COMMUNIST CHINA TAKING STAKE IN US ENERGY ASSETS The China National Offshore Oil Company, commonly referred to as CNOOC and controlled by the central government, has taken a 1/3 stake (pending US approval) worth $2.2 billion, in the energy assets of a US energy industry powerhouse,
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