RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS PREFER DANGEROUS, INHUMANE, ECOLOGICALLY DESTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES by Paul Driessen, ©2017 (Dec. 9, 2017) — The Nebraska Public Service Commission (NPSC) recently voted to approve the state’s segment of the 1,200-mile Keystone XL Pipeline. While that would appear to allow construction to move forward, more obstacles loom before KXL can finally bring North Dakota […]
“BRAVO!” by Tom Harris, Executive Director, ICSC, ©2017 (Apr. 26, 2017) — In his official Earth Day statement, President Donald Trump said nothing at all about climate change, global warming, or greenhouse gases. Instead, his April 22nd remarks focused on well-understood issues such as “keeping our air and water clean, … preserving our forests, lakes, […]
TOO MANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES COURT CORPORATE CASH BY PROMOTING ETHANOL by Paul Driessen, ©2016 (Jan. 29, 2016) — Donald Trump loves to tout his poll numbers. But if he’s doing so well, why does he pander to Iowa’s ethanol interests? The gambit might garner a few caucus votes among corn growers and ethanol producers. It certainly […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2015 (Nov. 17, 2015) — All across America, Canada and elsewhere, environmentalists are planning. They are planning to save every eco-system, glacier, wetland, mountain, all the oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, dry washes, gullies, prairies deserts and the so-called endangered species that inhabit these places, at your expense. […]
WHAT IS THE MAN KNOWN AS “BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA” HIDING? by TPATH, ©2015 (Oct. 14, 2015) — Clearly and without any doubt the person calling himself Barack Obama is hiding something. This thing is not small or insignificant. One does not spend millions of dollars and expend thousands of hours in extensive and elaborate efforts […]
AMERICANS ARE LESS INCLINED TO BE FOOLED AGAIN, OR TO “SMILE AND GRIN AT THE CHANGE ALL AROUND” by Paul Driessen, ©2015 (Jul. 18, 2015) — From the outset, Obama directed his powerful government agencies and congressional allies to help him “fundamentally transform” the United States. Too many of them were eager to nationalize the nation’s […]
MUSK, SCHMIDT, SIMONS AND BILLIONAIRE BUDDIES BUILD EMPIRE BASED ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY NONSENSE by Paul Driessen and Tom Tamarkin, ©2015 (Jun. 28, 2015) — Elon Musk and his fellow barons of Climate Crisis, Inc. recently got a huge boost from Pope Francis. Musk et al. say fossil fuels are causing unprecedented warming and weather disasters. […]
ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2015, blogging at Order of the Ephors (Apr. 12, 2015) — Now that Republicans have working majorities in both houses of Congress, the American people can once again enjoy the benefits of the constitutional republic that the Founders designed for us. Right? Well, not so fast. To expect […]
PIPELINE PROPONENTS FEEDING THE FIRE THAT THREATENS THEIR PROJECT by Tom Harris, Executive Director, ICSC (Feb. 27, 2015) — Imagine your house is ablaze and fire fighters are working hard to extinguish the inferno. Might they consider you dangerously insane if, while urging them on, you also threw gasoline into the flames? Crazy though this […]
OBAMA MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE ONLY “COMMON GROUND” HE RESPECTS IS HIS LIBERAL TURF by Paul Driessen, ©2015 (Jan. 10, 2015) — New Republican members were still being sworn in and expressing their desire for bipartisan initiatives, when Obama said he would veto the Keystone pipeline, ObamaCare fixes and other bills that run counter to […]
WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT THE PRESIDENT by Jeff Crouere, ©2014, blogging at Ringside Politics (Dec. 8, 2014) — On the eve of her election defeat, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) appeared as a guest on my radio program, Ringside Politics, on WGSO 990 AM in New Orleans. Over the past 16 years as host […]
“ONLY ONE ADDRESSES THEM ALL” by Cody Robert Judy, ©2014, blogging at CodyJudy (Dec. 3, 2014) — “What would you like the new Republican-controlled Senate to address first?” asks the multiple-choice questionnaire making the rounds on the Internet, with five choices offered with the pertinent tantalizing Red alert that challenges everyone at the beginning, “Only […]
EXPEDITE WIND AND SOLAR – BUT BLOCK COAL, OIL, GAS, PIPELINES, JOBS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (Nov. 1, 2014) — “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 […]
WHAT WILL TRUE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE TAKE? by OPOVV, ©2014 (Oct. 31, 2014) — “Good evening. Roving Reporter here and, as you can see, we’re at the ‘Intuitive Center for Common Sense.’ We just got flagged down as we were driving in. Mind telling us your name and what’s up? We’ve an appointment with the Director.” Bob: […]
THE COURTS AND SENATE PROVIDE NO CHECKS AND BALANCES. COULD A REPUBLICAN SENATE HELP? by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (Oct. 20, 2014) — You’ve got to admire the sheer audacity: Democratic Senator Mark Begich telling Alaska voters that he stood up to Obama and fought for oil drilling and jobs in his state. Maybe he had a […]
OBAMA FAILS TO PREPARE FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT VACATION, GOLF AND CLIMATE CHANGE by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (Sep. 2, 2014) — Four news stories in four days sum up the Obama presidency and help explain why the world and U.S. economy are in such a mess. Obama just returned from his two-week beach and golf vacation at […]
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2014 (Aug. 17, 2014) — UPDATE: In our previous article entitled “Just How Evil and Corrupt is the American Government?” we implied that Flight 93 did not crash in a Pennsylvania hayfield in reference to the 911 Conspiracy Theory. Devvy Kidd, a well-known conservative […]
MAINSTREAM MEDIA DON’T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BIG GREEN HAS MUCH DEEPER POCKETS THAN BIG OIL by Ron Arnold (May 20, 2014) — The “Kill Keystone XL” crowd isn’t little environmental David up against a Big Oil Goliath. As usual, conventional wisdom isn’t wisdom when the mainstream media ask all the wrong questions, and get all […]
IT IS THE SYMBOL OF BIG GREEN’S DIEHARD OPPOSITION TO HYDROCARBONS AND MODERN LIVING STANDARDS by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (May 19, 2014) — What is this incessant nonsense over Keystone XL? It’s a pipeline, for crying out loud. The United States already has 185,000 miles of liquid petroleum pipelines, 320,000 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines, […]
DISTRACTIONS, AGENDAS, FALSE REALITIES, AND POLICIES THAT BRING MUCH HARM BUT FEW RESULTS by Paul Driessen, ©2014 (May 11, 2014) — The White House has released its latest National Climate Assessment. An 829-page report and 127-page “summary” were quickly followed by press releases, television appearances, interviews and photo ops with tornado victims – all to underscore […]