Energy & Environment
Farm Subsidies Must Die
How agriculture subsidies waste money, distort the economy, and steal from the poor to give to the rich.
US Admiral Sees Climate Change as Big Threat to Pacific Nations
Rising sea levels, storms could cause problems, conflict between island nations
Climatologists: Earth's Northern Latitudes Getting Greener
Because of climate change, researchers contend
Anti-Shark Fin Soup Efforts Intensifying in Asia
It's tasteless in more ways than one, opponents of the soup say
The Supreme Court Considers Biotech Seed Patents
What are the limits to patents on self-replicating technologies?
US Proposal to Ban Polar Bear Trade Rejected at Climate Conference
Canada the only country with a thriving polar bear trade; Inuits and conservationists opposed the ban
Warming to Open Shipping Routes in Arctic
By 2050, the year most predictions are supposed to come to pass
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul Join Forces to Legalize Hemp
The push to legalize domestic hemp production is gaining steam.
Study: CO2 Levels Rose Along With End of Ice Age
French scientists say they've solved a riddle
US Seeks Maximum Fine for BP Oil Spill
New Orleans trial will determine extent of civil liability
Taxpayer-Subsidized Electric Car Charging Stations Get Few Users
Making free stuff that nobody wants is a special government talent
Michigan Rep. Wants Audit of Stimulus-Funded Energy Projects
How much money is going to waste?
China to Introduce Carbon Taxes
Local tax authority will collect the money, which inevitably will lead to bribes and corruption
The Climate and Energy State of the Union
How about a "balanced approach" to energy and climate policy?
Blistering New York Times Review of Tesla Model S Yields Company Response
Other reviewers pitch in with their thoughts
Tesla Releases Logs to Counter Bad Car Review
Accuses New York Times of misrepresenting the facts
Dems Sequester Alternative: Cuts to Ag Subsidies and Defense
And, of course, the Buffett Rule
Even California Democrats See Need for Regulatory Reform
Golden State lawmakers reluctantly face the economic facts.
Amidst Drought, NM Ranchers Wants Taxpayers To Bail Them Out
It's hard out there for a rancher
