James M. Taylor The Heartland Institute Speech
Environment Policy Speech (February 2010) Author: James M. Taylor PDF of full Paper Scribd version of full Paper Thanks you very much for the kind introduction and for the opportunity to speak here today. Thanks you, also, Dr. Gray and Dr. Hayden, for the very informative presentations on climate science. What I would like to […]
Pick Your Poison with Big Government Health Care
ust as local experts were revealing their plans to “fix” what ails Colorado, a heavy-handed health care overhaul crashed on the rocks in California and Democrat presidential candidates clashed over the appropriate size of government’s health care hammer.
The Faulty Economics of Colorado's Climate Change Action Plan:A Peer Review by Benjamin Powell
With alarming rhetoric, Governor Bill Ritter unveiled his Climate Change Action Plan, an ambitious 32-page call to action outlining his goals and strategies for reducing “harmful greenhouse gas emissions,” much of which would be enacted via executive order.
Governor Ritter’s plan comes from the collaborative work of the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS), a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit mostly funded
by left-leaning environmental grant makers like the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. They formed the Colorado Climate Project and established the Climate Action Panel (CAP) “to develop recommendations for actions that can be taken in Colorado by the state government, local governments, water providers, the private sector, and individuals to reduce the state’s contribution and vulnerability to a changed climate.” (Appendix A, P.1, www.coloradoclimate.org) Colorado financial contributors include Pat Stryker and Denver Water.
Ties That Bind
A Denver school looking to overcome some steep challenges has asked to be liberated from the bureaucratic rules holding it back. Only one very formidable roadblock remains before this burgeoning freedom movement: the teachers union.
The Faulty Economics of Colorado's Climate Change Action Plan: A Peer Review
IP-1-2008 (February 2008) Author: Benjamin Powell PDF of full Issue Paper Scribd version of full Issue Paper Executive Summary “Climate change is our generation’s greatest environmental challenge. It threatens our economy, our Western way of life and our future. It will change every facet of our existence, and unless we address it and adapt to […]
Leading Education Reformers Discuss: "Is School Choice Enough?"
If you’ve been wondering what’s new in the world of school choice, you may want to check out an online forum featuring many of the leading lights in free market education reform.
