Environment
Heat Wave Is No Reason For Alarm
©2012 Susan Stamper Brown
Baby, it’s hot outside. If it wasn’t for the refreshing cold front pushing through parts of the U.S. right now, one might be tempted to think there is something to all that global warming nonsense that conveniently breaks out every time it is warm enough for a climate change alarmist to break out in a sweat. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama Administration Overregulating Farms Out Of Business
©2012 Susan Stamper Brown
The Obama administration is no friend of farmers, and the recent stunt involving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sending spy planes over the state of Nebraska to keep an eye on where cows drop their patties is the latest example of overreach by an administration that is bent on controlling every aspect of our lives, but farming in particular. Read the rest of this entry »
Energy Secretary Chu Should Resign
Copyright 2012 Susan Stamper Brown
President Barack Obama is right. America must pursue an “all-of-the-above” strategy to take control of our energy future. We should build the Keystone Pipeline, drill in Alaska, manufacture energy-efficient vehicles, and call for the resignation of United States Energy Secretary Steven Chu, to name a few. Read the rest of this entry »
Over-Regulation Is Choking The Life Out Of Business
© Copyright 2012 Susan Stamper Brown
I guess we were supposed to be encouraged last week when the regulator-in-chief pulled out his plastic preschool scissors while promising to cut the government down to size. “The government we have is not the government we need,” Obama announced to a group of business owners at the White House on January 13, 2011. Obama promised he’d snip off a scant $3 billion over the next ten years — in exchange for just a little more power. Read the rest of this entry »
New EPA Regulations Harmful to “The Folks”
Copyright 2012 Susan Stamper Brown
An eleventh-hour ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. to temporarily delay an Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2012 saved the day for Americans who are doing their best to make ends meet in this struggling economy and cannot afford higher electricity bills. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama’s Energy Plan: Chevy Volt
Copyright 2011 Susan Stamper Brown
Three years ago, the national average for a gallon of regular grade gasoline was around $1.70. The price climbed to $2.60 in 2009 and $2.80 a year later. As of November 11, 2011, gas rose to an average of $3.45 per gallon, roughly twice as much as what we were paying in 2008.
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