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  • Climate Change: Science and Solutions

    This is an update of an earlier PowerPoint presentation which reviews the scientific evidence for climate change and recommends a carbon fee and dividend system to address global warming. It was presented to the Oasis Fellowship in Wichita, Kansas. Though you may miss some things without the verbal presentation, the slides are mostly self-explanatory. You will need… Read more

  • Sue the EPA over Clean Power Plan? The Public Does Not Support It

    Though the AG’S in 26 states are preparing to sue the EPA over the clean power plan, they are out of touch with their citizens. The citizens realize that there are environmental, health, and cost benefits to reducing our dependence on coal-fired power plants. Read more

  • Westar Energy's Rate Request: A Study in Short-Term Thinking

    After ignoring the effects of particulates on people’s health and carbon emissions on the environment, the power companies are upset that the EPA is now requiring a reduction in pollution. The power companies have not adequately planned for those realities, and they will certainly be passing the cost along to you. Westar energy is an… Read more

  • The Citizens' Climate Lobby: A Better Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions

    The Citizens Climate Lobby proposes using a carbon fee and dividend system to reduce our carbon emissions. The fee is not a tax as all the money would be returned to US households as an energy dividend. Read more

  • Who Wants to Kill the Electric Car?*

    Who wants to kill the electric car? Apparently, a lot of people do. Based on a flawed economic analysis, John Peterson makes a case that it is a house of cards that must fall. However, this article points out the flaws in his analysis. Read more

  • The EPA vs. Oklahoma Power Companies

    The EPA has been charged with reducing the pollutants released into the environment, but they are meeting opposition from power companies, politicians, and people who want cheap energy, though other people’s health and the environment may suffer the consequences . Read more

  • The Problem with Coal and Politicians

    Coal fired power plants are the greatest source of carbon emissions, particulates, mercury, and acidic gases. The EPA has been charged with reducing the pollutants released into the environment, but they are meeting opposition from power companies, politicians, and people who want cheap energy, though others and the environment may suffer the consequences. Read more

  • Should the EPA Limit Carbon Emissions?

    The U.S. Republican leaders are blocking climate legislation, leaving the EPA in the position of having to regulate carbon emissions. Many Republicans in Congress are unhappy with the EPA and are now claiming the EPA regulation of CO2 is a “power grab”. Read more

  • Is EPA Regulation of CO2 a "Power Grab"?

    Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), in Frankly Speaking (3/10/2010), wants to rein in what he calls “the EPA power grab” to limit carbon emissions. That is hardly the case. The Supreme Court, in Massachusetts v. EPA, ordered the environmental protection agency to make a determination as to whether carbon dioxide is a pollutant. The EPA has… Read more