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The Clean Coal Campaign
Read More →: The Clean Coal CampaignOver the last 150 years, coal has been our main energy source and driver of economic progress. Though coal was great for industry, it was hard on the health of…
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The Nuclear Treaty with Iran: Please Write Your Legislators
Read More →: The Nuclear Treaty with Iran: Please Write Your LegislatorsThe nuclear treaty with Iran is too important to fail because of politics. This article contains ideas you can use when you write your Congressman. Please do so.
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Power Point: Climate Change and Solutions
Read More →: Power Point: Climate Change and SolutionsThis article explains the science behind climate change and proposes solutions, if we have the political will to act.
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Westar’s Request for a Fee on Solar Energy
Read More →: Westar’s Request for a Fee on Solar EnergyIn a case before the Kansas Corporation Commission, customers of Westar Energy who install their own solar systems will pay a higher fixed charge than other ratepayers. Solar customers would…
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GILTI, An Unnecessary Hit to the Kansas Budget
Read More →: GILTI, An Unnecessary Hit to the Kansas BudgetThe 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA ) made some significant changes to how foreign business income is taxed. It introduced a new category for any new income that…
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Please Recycle
Read More →: Please RecycleRecycling is an environmentally friendly way to reduce the depletion of natural resources, water usage, air and water pollution, and damage to the environment. For instance, every ton of paper…
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Republican’s Conservative Heritage
Read More →: Republican’s Conservative HeritageIt is hard to imagine how someone can be considered a Conservative if they don’t act to conserve the most important thing we have, the Earth’s environment. Some may say…
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The Kansas Legislature Must Serve the People
Read More →: The Kansas Legislature Must Serve the PeopleThe Kansas State Legislature does not well represent the interests of the majority of Kansans. Their priorities should be fiscal responsibility, school funding, infrastructure improvements, citizens’ rights, and…
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Rank Choice Voting Would Improve Our Elections
Read More →: Rank Choice Voting Would Improve Our ElectionsOne useful improvement to our elections would be to implement ranked-choice voting (RCV). It would allow third-party candidates to run without being spoilers. In ranked-choice voting, voters rank their top three candidates. If…
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The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the Earth
Read More →: The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the EarthScience is about using observation and reason to understand the physical world. Here are some of the latest observations showing how increasing greenhouse gases are changing the Earth. CO2: Man is…
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Kansas Is Set to Approve Net Energy Metering Bill
Read More →: Kansas Is Set to Approve Net Energy Metering BillThe Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee is now holding hearings on HB 2228. The bill will reset the total capacity limitation for net energy metering (NEM) systems that may operate…
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Cause of the Polar Vortex
Read More →: Cause of the Polar VortexGlobal warming in the Arctic changes the jetstream and causes frigid weather in the Northern hemisphere.
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How a Carbon Dividend Could Help Homeless Veterans
Read More →: How a Carbon Dividend Could Help Homeless VeteransA carbon dividend is the result of the Carbon Fee and Dividend approach to regulating greenhouse emissions. The money collected by the fee is not a tax, as it would be…
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What is the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Hiding?
Read More →: What is the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Hiding?” The answer is, “The Truth”. Many high-profile disasters such as the Challenger explosion, the Deepwater Horizon debacle, and the Chevrolet Corvair which asphyxiated its passengers, can be traced to…
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Who Is Responsible for High Electric Rates in Kansas?
Read More →: Who Is Responsible for High Electric Rates in Kansas?“Evergy is responsible for the high electric rates in Kansas, but the Kansas Legislature is to blame for nothing being done about it. “ In 2008, Kansas disbanded the Kansas…
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Global Warming: Alarmism Versus Denial
Read More →: Global Warming: Alarmism Versus DenialThe Interfaith Stewardship Alliance, in 2000, developed the Cornwall Doctrine. The Doctrine was established to help those in poor countries adapt to the changes brought about by global warming. The…
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The Kansas Marshall Plan: Good Ol’ Boy Politics
Read More →: The Kansas Marshall Plan: Good Ol’ Boy PoliticsThe Marshall Plan was initiated in 1948 to help Europe rebuild after World War II. Interestingly, Kansas also has a Marshall plan named for Kansan Roger Marshall. It helps prominent…
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Partisan Politics Kills People: When Covid Came to Kansas
Read More →: Partisan Politics Kills People: When Covid Came to Kansas“Had the United States Republican leaders developed strong guidelines for dealing with Covid 19, the Kansas Legislature would probably have followed them. However, no guidelines were forthcoming, and the pandemic…
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Covid and Its Omicron Variant
Read More →: Covid and Its Omicron VariantCoronavirus is the type of virus that causes common colds, but it can also cause more serious diseases such as SARS, MERS, or COVID – 19. The virus is only…
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