Posts Tagged ‘EPA’
The EPA’s Mercury Problem
Copyright 2012/2013 Susan Stamper Brown
Ninety-six. That’s the number of 60-watt incandescent light bulbs I purchased last weekend after learning the other kind, the compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) environmentalists are so in love with, are hazardous to my health and to the environment. I would have preferred a higher wattage but discovered the 75-watt version was outlawed January 1st. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama Must Waive Renewable Fuels Standard Now
©2012 Susan Stamper Brown.
President Obama needs to give EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson an ultimatum: Waive the requirement in the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) established in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandating ethanol blending in motor fuels now, or hit the road Jack—son. 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 »
Labor Day 2011 : Obama’s Job-Killing Policies
Three years-in, the Obama administration’s attempts to fix unemployment have been about as effective as trying to scratch your ear with your elbow. Read the rest of this entry »