Needed: Accurate climate forecasts

By Paul Driessen and David Legates Nov. 23, 2014 Focusing on carbon dioxide (because that’s where the money is) threatens forecasts, and lives Pleistocene glaciers repeatedly buried almost half of the Northern Hemisphere under a mile of ice. The Medieval Warm Period (~950-1250 AD) enriched agriculture and civilizations across Asia and Europe, while the Little … Read more

Jobs, prosperity and security via oil exports

By Paul Driessen Nov. 9, 2014 Ending the antiquated ban on oil exports will also spur US production and keep oil prices low The midterm elections underscore how much Americans value energy, job and economic revival – and how much they want less Washington control of their lives, livelihoods, and dreams for their children and … Read more

Introduction to Cracking Big Green: to Save the World from the Save-the-Earth Money Machine

By Ron Storm, Albemarle, NC Authors Paul Driessen and Ron Arnold This meticulously researched ebook has worrisome facts that the voters should be aware of. The “Greens” have essentially far more money to spend on political ad’s than does Industry, job creators and manufacturing. The book is only $4.99 and can be purchased on Amazon. … Read more

Alan Caruba’s Review of Cracking Big Green

Alan Caruba It is doubtful that most Americans and others around the world know how vast the organizational structure of the environmental movement is and how much wealth it generates for those engaged in an agenda that would drag humanity back to the Stone Age.  If that sounds extreme, consider a world without access to … Read more

The Obama war on pipelines

By Paul Driessen Nov. 1, 2014 Expedite wind and solar – but block coal, oil, gas, pipelines, jobs and economic recovery “This is not the same industry we had 15 years ago,” Natural Gas Supply Association VP Jennifer Fordham said recently. That’s an understatement. The oil, petrochemical and manufacturing industries are also far different from … Read more

It’s rarely about the environment anymore

By Paul Driessen Oct. 25, 2014 It’s about slashing our energy use, free enterprise, job creation, living standards and freedoms Back in 1970, when I got involved in the first Earth Day and nascent environmental movement, we had real pollution problems. But over time, new laws, regulations, attitudes and technologies cleaned up our air, water … Read more

We need some regulatory patriotism!

By Paul Driessen Oct. 11, 2014 President Obama condemns tax inversions, but pillages America with his regulatory agenda. “My policies are on the ballot, every single one of them,” he reminded voters on October 2. It’s no mystery why American companies have stockpiled over $2 trillion of overseas earnings in foreign bank accounts. If they … Read more

Breaking Russia’s energy stranglehold

By Paul Driessen Sept. 29, 2014 Europe cannot afford to have its foreign and domestic policies dictated by Putin’s blackmail European Union nations want to impose tougher economic sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine and providing the missiles that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. However, they are worried about biting the hand that feeds … Read more

Protect the poor – from climate change policies

By Paul Driessen Sep. 26, 2014 Cornwall Alliance works to ensure reliable, affordable energy for poor families worldwide In a more rational, moral, compassionate, scientifically literate world, this Cornwall declaration would not be needed. It assesses the “far-reaching, costly policies” that the world’s governments are adopting, supposedly to prevent global warming and climate change. It … Read more

It’s time to stop the climate scare stories

By Willie Soon and Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Sep. 23, 2014 Using faulty computer models to forecast climate chaos condemns millions to untimely deaths India Prime Minister Narendra Modi sensibly refuses to attend yet another climate summit – this one called by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in New York for September 23, under the … Read more