Posts Tagged ‘markey’

The newer, better, worse, hate crimes bill

October 15th, 2009 | No Comments

First, the obvious: Per Eric Holder, the new hate crimes bill was not intended to protect everyone equally under the law. I got a problem with that.  The ONLY intent of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights is to insure everyone is protected equally by the law.  For the US Attorney General to [...]

Who ya gonna trust, EIA or your local electric company?

August 10th, 2009 | No Comments

The Energy Information Administration, who touts themselves as “Official Energy Statistics from the US Government”, released a rather astounding conclusion.  While most people have been scare-mongering by saying Waxman-Markey will practically bankrupt most lower income people through much higher energy prices, EIA says this is not true at all: ACESA increases energy prices, but effects [...]

Kentucky lawmakers discuss possible effects of federal energy bill

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

I receive several newsletters in regards to what I do at work.  This is one I received this morning. Kentucky lawmakers discuss possible effects of federal energy bill FRANKFORT – State lawmakers shared comments and concerns about a federal bill that proposes, among other changes, a three percent cut in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by [...]

Waxman-Markey is a disaster

July 14th, 2009 | No Comments

That’s my opinion.  No one really cares all that much tho.  But, maybe they would if I had some uppity title like Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.  That’d be kind of impressive dontcha think?  Well, I can’t claim the title, but the guy who can, Dr, James Hansen, has.  He doesn’t [...]