Political Class Substitutes Renewable Needs for Global Warming Hysteria Without Media Scrutiny

So, whatever happened to global warming hysteria? Why does the subject never come up as U.S. senators prepare to introduce a new energy bill that is in reality an anti-energy bill laced with requirements for renewable energy? Meanwhile, the states that have already implemented renewable standards have higher energy prices. The rationale has changed but the political motivations remain unchanged and unexamined thanks to a compliant news media... With the Senate’s Democratic leadership now pois...

Media Should Ask How “Cap and Trade” Ties in with Oil Spill, Energy Needs

With the political class using the oil spill has cover for costly schemes that have no relevance to America's energy needs, the fourth-estate has thus far failed to ask policymakers how new regulations will help resolve the current crisis and alleviate future challenges. What is the connection between the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and the stated need for anti-emissions regulations and higher energy prices? This question goes unexplored in the front page coverage the New York Times devote...

Sen. Graham Admits Legislation is Not About Climate

They're not giving up on more government control of the private sector through "cap and trade" legislation. This much can be derived from recent news coverage.  Remarkably, Sen. Lindsey Graham admits that "energy" legislation has nothing to do with the environment; a crucial point that goes missing in coverage. President Obama is using the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as a new rationale for energy legislation that has been stalled on Capitol Hill. The New York Times comes oh, so close to prope...

Geopolitical Fallout from “Cap and Trade” Goes Unexplored in Reporting

As America stands still, Russsia and China are moving aggressively to secure oil and gas resources that can help power their economy and their military. Yet, key U.S. Senators continue to push for "cap and trade" schemes that will stifle development. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican, who recently withdrew from negotiations, even says it's not about the environment. So what is it about? As the Climate Change/Global Warming bill is reintroduced in the U.S., The New York Times ...

Is Sen. Graham Still the Liberal Media’s Republican Darling?

Sen. Lindsey Graham's clever legislative tactics could end up costing U.S. taxpayers a lot of money, especially if he succeeds in advancing a "cap and trade" bill that is loathed by the public. The New York Times is disappointed Graham backed out of a compromise on global warming legislation, but that doesn't mean liberal reporters are ready to write him off just yet... Is Sen. Lindsey Graham still the new Republican media darling of the New York Times and other liberal publications? This g...