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What Cannabis Growers Know that Climate Scientists Don’t Know
by Steve Goreham December 6, 2017Carbon dioxide isn’t pollution—it’s plant food.
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump don’t agree on much, but they see eye-to-eye on the Renewable Fuel Standard. Too bad they’re both wrong.
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Tax Cuts to Cut Carbon, an Idea Whose Time has Yet to Come
by H. Sterling Burnett February 2, 2016Some on the political right are floating a new “supply-side” idea for reducing carbon dioxide emissions without creating more market distortions: clean tax cuts. Proponents of the cuts want to reduce or end all taxes on investments in technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Science Supports Majority of Public’s Rejection of Climate Change Hype
by H. Sterling Burnett January 14, 2016Sociologist Robert Brulle’s recent Washington Post op-ed “America Has Been Duped on Climate Change” (1/6/15) is reminiscent of President Barack Obama’s petulant response to anyone who disagrees with him concerning the legality and effectiveness of new gun control regulations. Obama can’t imagine any person legitimately questioning whether the federal government has the constitutional authority to restrict an American’s right to keep and bear arms, despite the plain language presented in the Second Amendment.