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• Post: Government Playbook: Rename a Previously Rejected Tax, a ‘Green Fee’, and Try Again

    When government and its agencies are running deficits they will pull out all the tricks to get their hands on your money. Today’s example comes from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Republicans critical of Navy’s ‘Great Green Fleet’, $26 a gallon fuel

  The Navy is steaming ahead with an initiative to power ships with biofuel, despite criticism the so-called “green fuel” costs nearly seven times more than conventional fuel. This month marks the first time the Navy is … Continue reading →

  

• Post: NASCAR goes green: Trees to be planted in Edgewood

  NASCAR will leave Northern Kentucky a little bit greener following Saturday’s Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at the Kentucky Speedway. For every green flag dropped at the race, 10 trees will be planted at Turkey … Continue reading →

  

• Post: The Green Path to Poverty

  What would you do if gangs of robbers roamed your neighborhood at night, breaking into your neighbors’ houses and stealing their family jewels and life savings? You would arm yourself, and your family members of sufficient … Continue reading →

  

• Post: NASCAR’s Increasingly Green Flag

  Can a sport devoted to gas-guzzling machines ever be a good environmental steward? Well, the stock car racing industry is trying—and is seeing results. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), its teams, track … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Obama’s Energy Plan: Costs Rise, Jobs Decline

  Rising gasoline prices are again spotlighting President Obama’s energy prescriptive — one of the most dangerous policies embraced by his administration. While he urges Americans to “place your bets on a clean-energy-future,” he is asking them … Continue reading →