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
OCTOBER 18, 2010 California’s Cap-and-Trade War The battle to repeal a self-destructive climate change law. What happens when environmental fashion collides with a state’s desperate need for jobs and economic growth? That question will be put to the test when Californians vote November 2 on a ballot measure that would suspend the Golden State’s cap-and-trade
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) America’s One-Child Policy What China imposed on its population, we’re adopting voluntarily. September 27, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 02 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Today there are 26.6 million legal immigrants living in America and roughly 11.3 million illegals. We need these workers to prop up the entitlement programs we’re
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EDITORIAL: Europe’s light-bulb socialism Public rejects overseas fluorescent push By THE WASHINGTON TIMES– The Washington Times August 31, 2010 The government’s required switch from incandescent light bulbs to CFLs come with potential hazards: Improper disposal of the mercury-powered bulbs may pollute landfills and groundwater. Beginning today, it is a crime to manufacture or ship for
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 China Spooks Auto Makers Foreign Companies Fear New Rules on Electric Cars Will Erode Intellectual Property By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU BEIJING—China’s government is considering plans that could force foreign auto makers to hand over cutting-edge electric-vehicle technology to Chinese companies in exchange for access to the nation’s huge market, international auto executives say.
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AUGUST 23, 2010 Wind Power Won’t Cool Down the Planet Often enough it leads to higher carbon emissions. By ROBERT BRYCE The wind industry has achieved remarkable growth largely due to the claim that it will provide major reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. There’s just one problem: It’s not true. A slew of recent studies
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AUGUST 17, 2010 Uncle Sam, Venture Capitalist Meet the battery company that Obama visited yesterday. President Obama kicked off a five-state campaign swing yesterday with a stop at a “clean energy” plant in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. As it happens, Mr. Obama couldn’t have chosen a better company to demonstrate the risks that taxpayers are taking
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) One Job Forward, Two Jobs Back Another triumph of Obamanomics. BY Andrew B. Wilson July 19, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 41 The Great Obamanomic Job Creation Machine rumbled into action again over the Fourth of July weekend, promising to spend as much as $2 billion to support creation of 1,585
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JUNE 28, 2010 Protests Rock Toronto Over Weekend Despite Stepped-Up Security Effort, Police Struggle to Halt Violence Near G-20 Summit, Arresting Nearly 600 By PHRED DVORAK And MONICA GUTSCHI TORONTO—The site of the weekend’s Group of 20 leaders’ meeting was rocked by some of the most violent protests to hit a global gathering in recent
THE WEEKLY STANDARD Beyond Pathetic BP’s Gulf disaster was no surprise to those who understood the corporate culture. BY Andrew B. Wilson June 28, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 39 Shortly after lunch on November 27, 2003, Oberon Houston was in his office beneath the helideck of BP’s Forties Alpha oil platform in the North Sea,
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