by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The Obama administration has increased the “social cost” of carbon emissions in federal regulations, a move that could lay the groundwork for new rules on climate change. The order, handed down by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with little fanfare, bumps...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The White House and Energy Department announced that beginning in 2016, new energy efficiency standards for microwaves will be imposed and promised it would lead to consumer savings, but federal regulations have a poor track record of producing consumer deals, said...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant of $149,992 to study the on-campus food choices of college students.The grant was awarded to Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey for the “Prevention of Late Adolescent Obesity in the College...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A southeastern New Mexico company’s plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock, this time over an environmental dispute that the company’s attorney blames on the Obama administration putting politics over policy....