Obama, the job killer, strikes again. The Obama administration is just weeks
away from imposing a new ozone particulate standard that manufacturers
say will cripple jobs and productivity in the U.S. and leave some firms
and industries clinging to life. The National Association of Manufacturers released a study suggesting
the standard would ... MORE
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Showing posts with label EPA. Show all posts
Judge Blocks Federal Power Grab Over State Waters
by Stephen Dinan. “Inexplicable, arbitrary and devoid of a reasoned process” President Obama’s push to extend the EPA’s
regulatory hand to ditches and small streams to enforce clean water
rules was blocked Thursday by a federal judge, who said the
administration had overstepped its bounds in trying yet another end run
around Congress. Judge ... MORE
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EPA,
federal,
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Obama,
overreach,
power,
regulation,
ruling,
states' rights,
water
Brian Doherty: Environmental Protection Agency Dumps A Million Gallons Of Orange Mine Waste Into A Colorado River
Pollution is fine, as long as government does it. Disturbing news of a real make-work program from the Environmental Protection Agency, reported by Associated Press via Huffington Post: A million-gallon mine waste spill that sent a plume of orange-ish muck down a river in southwest Colorado on Thursday was caused by a federal mine ... MORE
John Stossel: Governed By Zealots
Agendacrats gone wild. The government's environmental rules defeat even environmentalists. Thomas Collier is a Democrat who managed environmental policy for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Then he noticed a mining opportunity in Alaska, one he calls "the single largest deposit of gold and silver that is not being developed in the entire world." Tom's ... MORE
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deception,
entrepreneur,
environment,
EPA,
government,
mining,
nitwittery,
policy,
propaganda
EPA Power Grab Incites States To Consider Nullification
by Kyle Maichle. Resisting a claim to every last drop of water in the nation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has in recent years imposed numerous new regulatory rules strangling the freedoms of businesses and property owners. Latching on to every possible excuse for regulating economic activities by citing microscopic effects on ... MORE
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authority,
bureaucracy,
environment,
EPA,
government,
property rights,
regulation,
restrictions
William L Schachte: A Declaration Of Energy Independence
Ending dependence on foreign oil. The United States is closer than ever before to fulfilling the vision
of our Founding Fathers. By achieving energy independence, we can
achieve freedom from foreign influence. Yet on the basis of alarmist and groundless claims, the Obama administration
is balking on two key elements of this new energy security: ... MORE
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dependency,
dishonesty,
drilling,
economics,
energy,
EPA,
fossil fuels,
fracking,
oil,
production
Mike Masnick: GM Says That While You May Own Your Car, It Owns The Software In It, Thanks To Copyright Laws
You buy but you don't own it. Last week, we noted that Senator Ron Wyden and Rep. Jared Polis had introduced an important bill to fix a part of the DMCA's broken anti-circumvention laws found in Section 1201
of the DMCA. For whatever reason, some people still have trouble
understanding why the law is so broken. So here's a story that ... MORE
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automobile,
copyright,
EPA,
law,
legislation,
music,
ownership,
regulation,
software,
vehicles
Publius Huldah: Nullification is a Natural Right!
Understand your history & you will understand nullification. What did our Framers really say we must do when the federal government usurps power? They never said, "When the federal government ignores the Constitution, amend the Constitution." They never said, "File a lawsuit and let federal judges decide." Instead, they advised two manly ... MORE
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Bill Of Rights,
Constitution,
EPA,
federal,
Founding Fathers,
judges,
liberty,
nullification
Daniel J. Mitchell: Liberty, Morality, and Discrimination
Decent people should not obey immoral laws. When describing their view of government and public policy,
libertarians and constitutional conservatives sometimes use a variation
of this phrase: “Not everything that’s illegal is immoral, and not
everything that’s immoral should be illegal.” To put this in tangible terms, consider the fact that ... MORE
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discrimination,
EPA,
equality,
government,
libertarian,
liberty,
morality,
property rights,
religion
More Executive Overreach, This Time from the EPA
by Ilya Shapiro. Power brokers and their dictates. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in Michigan v. EPA,
asking whether it was unreasonable for the Environmental Protection
Agency to ignore costs in determining the appropriateness of regulating
mercury emissions from power plants. The EPA’s proposed regulations are
expected ... MORE
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compliance costs,
EPA,
executive,
nitwittery,
overreach,
politics,
pollution,
power,
regulation
EPA Wants To Monitor How Long Hotel Guests Shower
by Elizabeth Harrington. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants hotels to monitor how much time its guests spend in the shower. The agency is spending $15,000 to create a wireless system that will
track how much water a hotel guest uses to get them to “modify their
behavior.” “Hotels consume a significant amount of water in ... MORE
EPA Targets Backyard Burger And Wiener Roasts
by Paul Bedard. The Environmental Protection Agency has its eyes on pollution from backyard barbecues. The agency announced
that it is funding a University of California project to limit
emissions resulting in grease drippings with a special tray to catch
them and a "catalytic" filtration system. The $15,000 project has the "potential for ... MORE
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bureaucracy,
busybody,
EPA,
government,
nanny state,
policy,
pollution,
regulation,
spending
Why Government Doesn't Like Individual Property Rights
by Laura Lundquist. Government serves agencies, not people. More than two dozen Republican legislators are cosponsoring a bill intended to strengthen private property rights by prohibiting state agencies from taking any action that might affect a person’s enjoyment of their property. But several agencies and attorneys say that could have negative ... MORE
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environment,
EPA,
GOP,
individual liberty,
ownership,
property rights,
regulation,
restrictions
Rand Paul & Scott Pruitt: Massive EPA Power Grab Would Deliver Devastating Blow To American Property Rights
Gov't looks to downgrade individual rights, again. Respect and protection of private property rights sets the United States apart from other nations and has fueled the greatest expansion of economic freedom the world has ever known. Indeed, private property rights are among the foundational rights of any democracy, not just ours. President ... MORE
James Gattuso & Diane Katz: 10 Worst Regulations Of 2014
Laws beyond bad. As 2014 comes to a close, it is enveloped in red tape. From the
breakfast table to the night light, government regulators invaded nearly
every moment of our lives. Here’s our take on the 10 worst examples of
the past year: Number 10. Federal Censorship Commission: The Federal Communications Commission began considering a ... MORE
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banking,
censorship,
EPA,
free speech,
government,
Internet,
regulation,
restrictions,
taxicab
Larry Kudlow: Lower Oil Prices Are a Free-Market Victory
And a big tax cut. Seldom has so much good news been portrayed so
negatively. Oil prices continue to fall in the U.S. and around the
world, but near everyone in the media is grumpy about it. The headlines
today are among the silliest I’ve seen: Energy-company stocks are
declining, oil deflation is an economic threat, the Fed might raise
rates much ... MORE
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