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The Woes of the Western Sage Grouse: Is Reform on the Way?
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke now appears poised to move forward with regulatory reforms to the land use plans that could provide more latitude for natural resource development and ranching. The…
by Kevin Mooney on July 17, 2018

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Required Donor Disclosure: A Threat to the First Amendment
Our democracy depends on vigorous discourse and the free exchange of ideas. The First Amendment guarantees our right to debate and advocate for the causes we choose without reprisal, both…
by Caroline Downey on July 11, 2018

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Zoned For Homelessness
Even though Seattle passed a head tax—literally a tax on employees—on the top 3 percent of companies in the Emerald City, unions and activists think Amazon needs to be…
by Christine Ravold on May 31, 2018

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The Wind God’s New Clothes: The Electrical Revolution
The Wind God’s New Clothes (Full Series) The Electrical Revolution | Limits to Wind and Solar| A Fair Weather Solution | Subsidized Failures Summary: In recent years,…
by Kenneth Haapala on May 22, 2018

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The Wind God’s New Clothes: Limits to Wind and Solar
The Wind God’s New Clothes (Full Series) The Electrical Revolution | Limits to Wind and Solar| A Fair Weather Solution | Subsidized Failures Summary: In recent years,…
by Kenneth Haapala on May 22, 2018

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The Wind God’s New Clothes: A Fair Weather Solution
The Wind God’s New Clothes (Full Series) The Electrical Revolution | Limits to Wind and Solar| A Fair Weather Solution | Subsidized Failures Summary: In recent years,…
by Kenneth Haapala on May 22, 2018

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The Wind God’s New Clothes: Subsidized Failures
The Wind God’s New Clothes (Full Series) The Electrical Revolution | Limits to Wind and Solar| A Fair Weather Solution | Subsidized Failures Summary: In recent years,…
by Kenneth Haapala on May 22, 2018

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Will the Navy Sink Obama’s “Green” Policies?
Lingering “environmentally-friendly” policies from the Obama administration that sailed under the false colors of “national security” might be on their way out. The U.S. Navy recently announced that it…
by Haelena Bondi-Camacho on April 4, 2018

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Terry McAuliffe’s ‘Get Rich Quick’ Scam Goes Bust
GreenTech Automotive, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s government-subsidized electric car company, filed for bankruptcy in late February. The announcement came on the heels of a string of lawsuits accusing the…
by Haelena Bondi-Camacho on March 9, 2018

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When Protests and Pitchforks Fail, Storm the Boardroom
When corporations disregard outcry against their policies, left-wing organizations resort to pressuring companies into change by storming the boardroom with shareholder activism. Shareholder activism is a kind of hostile takeover…
by Haelena Bondi-Camacho on March 6, 2018