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  • Please Stop Stereotyping Republicans

    There are a lot of articles and posts on social media lately which blame Republicans for a variety of ills in our society. The people responsible for those ills are not necessarily Republicans, and certainly not traditional Republicans. Abraham Lincoln started the Republican Party, freed the slaves, and established that all men are created equal.… 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

  • PowerPoint Presentation: The Science of Climate Change

          2015x-(3) The-Science-of-Climate-Change with notes Please click on the link above. You will need a PowerPoint program to view the slides – or you may  download a free viewer here. The slides will display as set in your viewer. Explanations of the slides are in the notes section. Read more

  • The Economic Recovery in the Past Five Years: Then and Now

    We 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 being ended. The chart in the article displays the economic indicators showing the last five years of progress. Read more

  • Medicare: Where Is the $716 Billion Robbery

    Mitt Romney is publicly saying that President Obama “robbed” $716 billion from Medicare. This article investigates that claim to see whether someone is stealing from Medicare or not. Read more

  • Congressman John Sullivan’s Town Hall Meeting II

    Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK) held a town hall meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he discussed the budget, Social Security, energy issues, EPA regulations, jobs, and the stimulus program. The article explains Congressman Sullivan’s positions, gives comments and questions asked by the audience, and compares the authors views to Congressman Sullivan’s. Read more

  • It's Not Cap-and-Tax and Reagan Made It Work

    The U.S. has been unable to make much progress on environmental issues because of opposition by our Republican leaders.Our current Congressional leaders, particularly those who would ignore science or derogatorily call Reagan’s system “cap-and -tax”, should look to Reagan as an example. Read more

  • Have Republicans Abandoned Conservative Values?

    Conservation has always been a core Republican value but recently the Republican leadership has abandoned the idea. Read more

  • The Republican Flip/Flop on Cap-and-Trade

    Republicans who once endorsed cap-and-trade have flip flopped on their support, putting the economy and the environment at risk. Republican leaders flopped by trying to mislead voters on the cost and need to flip back to cooperating on the cap-and-trade bill. Read more

  • Bits and Pieces

    This article contains short comments on issues related to climate science such as peer review, ocean acidification … Read more