Environmental Issues

COERCIVE GOVERNMENT METHODS VIE WITH FREE-MARKET METHODS TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY

CAROLINA JOURNAL – A monthly journal of news, analysis and opinion from the John Locke Foundation (A conservative think tank located in Raleigh) AUGUST 2011 RALEIGH     North Carolina Approaches Abound About How to Ensure Adequate Water Supply Coercive government methods vie with free-market methods By Sara Burrows Associate Editor North Carolina does not have adequate water

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PERRY AND ROMNEY SPLIT ON GLOBAL WARMING

THE WASHINGTON POST By Philip Rucker, Published: August 17 A sharp divide has emerged between two leading Republican presidential candidates on the issue of climate change. While apparent front-runner Mitt Romney believes the world is getting warmer and that humans are contributing to that pattern, Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called that “a scientific theory

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VIDEO – RICK PERRY ON MAKING AMERICA SOCIALIST

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ENVIRONMENTAL RED TAPE STRANGLING RUBY

AUGUST 16, 2011 Ruby Red Tape A case study in the costs of regulation, from Opal to Oregon. The abstraction known as “regulation” is often invoked as a reason businesses aren’t growing or hiring fast enough, and with good reason. Anyone wondering what that means in practice should consult the epic saga of the Ruby

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EXXON, U.S. GOVERNMENT DUEL OVER OIL DISCOVERY

AUGUST 18, 2011 By RUSSELL GOLD Exxon Mobil Corp. is fighting with the U.S. government to keep control of one of its biggest oil discoveries ever, in a showdown where billions of dollars hang in the balance for both sides. The massive Gulf of Mexico discovery contains an estimated one billion barrels of recoverable oil,

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WHITE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT’S JOBS COUNCIL EXPLORE FOURTH SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA (AGENDA 21?)

OFFICIALS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT’S JOBS COUNCIL EXPLORE FOURTH SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA Meeting Agenda / Speakers Durham, N.C. – On June 12, 2011, senior officials from the White House and the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met with a collection of business, nonprofit, government, and university officials that comprise

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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON – OBAMA’S STALE SERMONS

August 12, 2011 The President’s Stale Sermons By Victor Davis Hanson Congress just approved the highest debt ceiling in American history, allowing the government to carry over $16 trillion in national debt – prompting the credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s to downgrade America’s multitrillion-dollar debt for the first time in 70 years. Unemployment is still

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