James M. Taylor

James M. Taylor

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Florida Tea Party Rallies Against Renewable Energy Bills

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February 20, 2012

The Florida legislature is frustrating Tea Partiers and grassroots conservatives by fast-tracking legislation that would ramp up taxpayer subsidies to Solyndra-style renewable power projects.
New Jersey Considers Ban on Winged Monkeys

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February 14, 2012

The New Jersey legislature is considering legislation to ban winged, flying monkeys in the state.
Climate Change Weekly: Satellite Data Show Slower Melting of Glaciers

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February 09, 2012

New satellite data show glacial ice is melting more slowly than previously thought.
New Emissions Data Dampen Warming Fears

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February 07, 2012

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions continue to track lower than year 2000 levels, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Jan. 23, extending this century’s downward trend in U.S.
McCarthy ‘Can’t Answer’ Question on EPA’s Monetary Formula

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February 06, 2012

U.S.
Energy Department Optimistic about Fracking

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February 05, 2012

Natural gas should play an important role in the nation’s clean energy future, said Chris Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas in the Office of Fossil Energy of the U.S.
Fracking Disclosure Not Enough, Says Activist Group

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February 05, 2012

Colorado’s new rules requiring disclosure of fracking fluids may have broad support, but they don’t go nearly far enough to satisfy environmental activist groups.
‘Chemicals of Concern’ Legislation Proposed in Michigan

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February 05, 2012

Michigan state Sen.
Spain Halts Renewable Power Subsidies

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February 04, 2012

The Spanish government has announced it is halting subsidies for renewable energy projects. Once held up by U.S. President Barack Obama as a role model for the U.S.
EPA’s McCarthy Defends New Restrictions on Emissions

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February 03, 2012

New and proposed restrictions on U.S. power plant emissions will save lives and benefit the economy, said U.S.
Climate Change Weekly - New Data Show Emissions Cuts Unnecessary

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January 27, 2012

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions continue to track lower than year 2000 levels, the U.S.
New Emissions Data Rebut Global Warming Alarmism

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January 25, 2012

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions continue to track lower than year 2000 levels, the U.S.
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Remain Below 2000 Levels

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January 24, 2012

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions remain below 2000 levels and are likely to remain so until at least the year 2030, according to the U.S.
Obama Tacks Left of Washington Post on Keystone Pipeline

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January 20, 2012

There are relatively few things one can absolutely count on in life. Among them are death, taxes, and the reliably liberal political bent of the Washington Post editorial board.
Obama Moves Further Left by Blocking Keystone Pipeline

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January 19, 2012

The Obama administration has decided to block construction of the Keystone XL pipeline that would deliver close to 1 million barrels of oil per day from neighboring Canada to U.S. refineries.
Seabed Gas Illustrates Energy-Rich Future

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January 17, 2012

The UK Times has published an articl
Climate Change Weekly: Peter Gleick Slammed for Attacks on Skeptics

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January 13, 2012

Global warming activist Peter Gleick is taking a beating for authoring a column in Forbes.com that singled out scientists who disagree with his global warming alarmism and attacked them (and others
Climate Change Weekly - Penn State Professor Launches Ethics Attack on Skeptics

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January 05, 2012

Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor of Environmental Ethics Donald Brown is accusing skeptics of “ethically abhorrent” behavior in the latest in a series of attack papers he is postin
Climate Change Weekly: Climate Change Predictions for 2012

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December 30, 2011

Out with the old and in with the new. Yet it is funny how the new has a tendency to look a lot like the old.
Utah Sues Feds over Road Closures

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December 29, 2011

Utah state and county officials are suing the federal government, claiming the Interior Department and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have improperly claimed ownership of hundreds of road segm

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