government policy

Criminal Charges Threatened For Letting A Kid Ride Her Bike To School

September 6, 2011

Abandoned bike. Image credit:Flickr, naturegeek

Nanny State thinking seems to have reached a new and perverse peak. DC StreetsBlog documents the sad story of a Tennessee Mom Threatened With Arrest For Letting Daughter Bike to School. You must read …

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Most People Disapprove Of Free Trade

September 5, 2011

Image credit: J Laumer, based on CNN/WSJ poll question/response data from September 2010.

Most Americans disapprove of free trade. Poll results on this have been strong as recently as late 2010 and the disapproval rate cited inferred by the above r…

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Michelle Bachman Was Right: Gasoline Could Be Brought To $2 Per Gallon In Short Order

September 3, 2011

U.S. exports of distillate fuel (which includes diesel) reached a record 656,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2010 and have grown every year since 2003 Image credit:USEIA, U.S. distillate fuel exports continue to grow

All a Bachman Administration, b…

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In Texas and Oklahoma, Extreme Drought Could Have Political Consequences Too

September 3, 2011

Cotton harvesting in Texas, USA; unloading freshly harvested cotton. Image credit:Wikipedia

Soon it will be time to harvest some political outcomes of the ongoing extreme drought conditions down South. Here’s a climate-impact snapshot of how thing…

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In Texas and Oklahoma, Extreme Drought Could Have Political Consequences Too

September 3, 2011

Cotton harvesting in Texas, USA; unloading freshly harvested cotton. Image credit:Wikipedia

Soon it will be time to harvest some political outcomes of the ongoing extreme drought conditions down South. Here’s a climate-impact snapshot of how thing…

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If Congress Guts Even More Environmental Rules, How Many Jobs Will Be Gained?

September 1, 2011

WPA Band Playing In Lafayette Square, New Orleans, 1940 Image credit:Flickr, infrogmation

President Obama is unlikely to address this headline question in his speech on jobs, nor will Republicans in their upcoming presidential primary debate. The sho…

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Early Sign: End Of Bt Corn May Be Upon Us

August 28, 2011

Corn lodging caused by larval rootworm feeding. Image credit:University of Illinois

Too much of a good thing often brings an unexpected crash and very painful results. America put Elms on every street and within a generation Dutch Elm Disease kille…

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Friends of the Earth Collaborates With Heartland Institute, Others, To Propose Federal Program Cuts

August 25, 2011

Trade beads. Image credit:Flickr, The Shopping Sherpa

The so-called GreenScissors2011 report is out, and it recommends saving hundreds of billions by eliminating Federal support for the National Flood Insurance Program, the Highway Trust Fund; crop…

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Green Things & Relationships You’ll Want For Coping With The Double-Dip Recession

August 24, 2011

Dried food. Image credit:Flickr, Caitlin Regan

Those survivalist blogs and preserved food distributors, fascinating and useful as they are, cater to a narrow total market: Michigan Militia types, Hyper-Libertarians, ammo hoarders, and so on. The pre…

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Biggest Republican Problem Coming: Lack Of Climate Credibility.

August 22, 2011

Tip of Glacier Point, Yosemite. Image credit: Flickr, planetc1, Micheal Dorausch

Immediately upon entering the GOP presidential primary contest, Jon Huntsman blurted the truth about his Party being at risk, having recently squandered its credibility…

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