2012-election
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The League of Conservation Voters: Do We Need These Policies to Benefit Big Oil
Read More →: The League of Conservation Voters: Do We Need These Policies to Benefit Big OilBig Oil does not represent the average American citizen very well. They represent the large international oil companies who have little loyalty to the United States, but who have enough…
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The Economic Recovery in the Past Five Years: Then and Now
Read More →: The Economic Recovery in the Past Five Years: Then and NowWe have heard so much bad economic news that most people believe it, even though it is not true.The economy has recovered to the point that the economic stimulus is…
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More on ALEC: Beware the influence of ALEC in Oklahoma
Read More →: More on ALEC: Beware the influence of ALEC in OklahomaThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a great influence on many states’ politics, but many have heard little about the organization. ALEC hides its membership and its funding sources,…
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Blogging Tips from an Amateur
Read More →: Blogging Tips from an AmateurThis article has some advice from the authors experiences to help new bloggers set up a site and get started.
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Oklahoma SB 1456: It’s Not Really a Sun Tax
Read More →: Oklahoma SB 1456: It’s Not Really a Sun TaxAlthough Oklahoma SB 1456 was billed as a Sun Tax, it was not really a tax. And, though it was meant to discourage private investments in renewable energy, it may…
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ALEC at Work in the Oklahoma Legislature
Read More →: ALEC at Work in the Oklahoma LegislatureBrian Bingman, president pro tem of the Oklahoma Senate, states in a readers forum article how proud he is of what the legislature has been able to accomplish. Many of…
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Oklahoma Must Increase the State Renewable Energy Standards
Read More →: Oklahoma Must Increase the State Renewable Energy StandardsThe fifth IPCC report says that the most important thing we can do to mitigate global warming is to switch to renewable energy as quickly as possible. To speed this…
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Two Misguided Attacks on Wind Turbines and Electric Cars
Read More →: Two Misguided Attacks on Wind Turbines and Electric CarsThe Tulsa World recently published two back-to-back articles discouraging investment in renewable energy for poor reasons, as described in this article. One decried bird mortality from wind turbines while the…
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Evidence Linking Global Warming and Extreme Weather
Read More →: Evidence Linking Global Warming and Extreme WeatherSkeptics who wish to argue that climate scientists cannot prove the link between global warming and extreme weather, do not understand the role of probabilities. As Kevin Trenberth says, “All…
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The 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Winners
Read More →: The 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame WinnersThe 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame contest was carried out on three websites and the votes were combined to determine those who had the most impact on the environment, good…
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Oklahoma: Where We Subsidize Air Pollution and Earthquakes
Read More →: Oklahoma: Where We Subsidize Air Pollution and EarthquakesThe Oklahoma legislature is subsidizing Oklahoma’s high sulfur coal and requiring that it be burned in Oklahoma’s power plants, even though it generates more particulates and aerosols. Evidence is increasing…
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OK SB 1440, Blowing Away Wind Development in Eastern Oklahoma
Read More →: OK SB 1440, Blowing Away Wind Development in Eastern OklahomaSenate Bill 1440, putting a moratorium on investment in wind energy East of I- 35 has passed, in the Oklahoma Senate. The bill puts a moratorium for three years on…
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McCutcheon vs FEC: Destroying Democracy $1 Million at a Time
Read More →: McCutcheon vs FEC: Destroying Democracy $1 Million at a TimeMr. Steve Fair rationalizes the McCutcheon vs FEC ruling by the Supreme Court, claiming it is correct. His solution to having money run politics is to blame the voters for…
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Alternate Universe Discovered at Oklahoma Capitol
Read More →: Alternate Universe Discovered at Oklahoma CapitolRecent research now suggests that multiple universes may have been formed during the Big Bang. The author has discovered evidence that an alternate universes may exist here in Oklahoma. You…
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Poll: Vote for the 2013 Hall of Fame/Shame Awards
Read More →: Poll: Vote for the 2013 Hall of Fame/Shame AwardsVoting is now open for the 2013 Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame Awards to determine those who have most affected the environment through their actions. A list of…
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Climate Change: What We Know
Read More →: Climate Change: What We KnowThe science Skeptics dispute almost every discovery by climate scientists, and the facts are often lost in the disputes. This is a guest article and a video from Rachel Marten,…
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Legislating Away Climate Change
Read More →: Legislating Away Climate ChangeThe 113th United States Congress has been busy making sure that money is not spent on climate research and that the research is not used to make rational decisions. Here…
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The Climate Change Denial Machine: The Psychology of Denial
Read More →: The Climate Change Denial Machine: The Psychology of DenialThis article describes the Climate Change Denial Machine and its components. It examines the associated psychology of denial and suggests how to recognize it and deal with it.
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More on ALEC
Read More →: More on ALECThe American Legislative Exchange Council is an organization that claims to provide model legislation for our state and national legislatures. Actually, is a secretive organization that lets corporate and special…
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