by Jane Richey | Aug 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
In America’s struggling economy, fossil fuel production stands out as a bright spot. Currently, 9,000,000 Americans work in the oil and natural gas industry, and another 550,000 Americans work in coal mining. Wages for these jobs are well above average, and production...
by Jane Richey | Aug 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
New regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will lead to the closure of older, coal-fired power plants and boost electricity prices in some parts of the country, according to a new reportfrom the Government Accountability Office. The GAO, at the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts that if tax rates rise in 2013 as scheduled, the economy will fall back into recession, shrinking by 0.5 percent in 2013. CBO made the prediction in its annual summer budget update Wednesday. “But the sharp increases in...
by Jane Richey | Aug 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a brief Monday explaining its decision to deny a petition that would have exempted refiners from part of a biofuel blending mandate. The documents filed Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...