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January 17, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Children’s Climate Lawsuit Thrown Out by 9th Circuit
“Just like the recent case against Exxon-Mobil in New York that was dismissed, this case by ‘climate concerned children’ was prompted and powered by climate activist interests.” - Anthony Watts
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Environment
January 17, 2020
NASA/NOAA Report Ignores Best Climate Data
Climate Change Weekly #347
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Energy
January 17, 2020
California Energy Policies are Fueling the Housing Crisis and Homelessness
California’s green crusade direction and actions are increasing the costs of electricity and fuels which guarantees growth of the homeless, poverty, and welfare populations, and further fuels the housing affordability crisis.
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Energy
January 17, 2020
Wisconsin Bans Violent Pipeline and Energy Infrastructure Protests
Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin signed into law a bipartisan proposal to make it a state felony to trespass on or damage oil or gas pipelines or chemical, renewable fuel, or water infrastructure.
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Regulation
January 16, 2020
States Struggle to Control Legal Marijuana Markets
Legal marijuana continues to compete with its black-market cousin because of the time needed to establish a legitimate marketplace and the taxes on legal marijuana.
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Regulation
January 16, 2020
Michigan Court Halts Governor’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigs, Vapes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to issue emergency rules banning online and retail sales of flavored e-cigarettes, in response to reports of an increase in vaping-related lung diseases.
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January 13, 2020
Modest Warming Brings Fewer Idaho Climate Extremes
By James Taylor
Modest global warming has resulted in fewer Idaho climate extremes and has brought significant additional benefits, a review of Idaho climate data reveals.
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January 13, 2020
Heartland Weekly: Climate Alarmists Winning the War of Words
By Billy Aouste
Week of January 6, 2020
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January 13, 2020
Regulators Thwart Ohio Utility’s Price Hike for Proposed Solar Facilities
By Kenneth Artz
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied American Electric Power permission to charge customers for two solar-energy projects in southwest Ohio, one of which would be the largest renewable-energy facility in the state.
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January 10, 2020
Survey: Public Strongly Rejects Second Amendment Repeal
By Joe Barnett
A canvass of 1,000 likely voters by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports.
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January 9, 2020
The Good and Bad Economics of Plea Bargains
By Daniel Sutter
Plea bargains let persons accused of crimes plead guilty and receive reduced charges or a reduced sentence.
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January 9, 2020
While Climate Heats Up, Environmental Advocates Line Up for Flame-broiled Burgers
By James Taylor
Participants at the United Nations’ COP25 climate conference hypocritically formed long lines to buy Burger King flame-broiled hamburgers, all while the U.N. climate establishment lectures down to the rest of us about eating less meat.
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January 9, 2020
Examples of Dedication to Freedom
By Richard Ebeling
When Hayek wrote The Road to Serfdom, he mentioned in the preface that he had often been told by his socialist colleagues that he would hold an important position in a future planned society, if only he would come around to agree with them.
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January 9, 2020
Do We Really Face a Climate Cat–astrophe?
By Duggan Flanakin
Must we put up with yet another eco-cataclysm fabricated and exaggerated by ruling elites?
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January 9, 2020
Climate-Change Alarmists Are Getting More Delusional In Their Predictions
By H. Sterling Burnett
Evidence is growing that climate alarmists — those peddling the delusion that human-caused climate change is destroying the Earth — are growing ever more desperate.
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January 9, 2020
Health Insurance Tax Break Increases National Debt, Stifles Economy
By Robert Berry, M.D.
Many Americans enjoy a little recognized tax benefit: employer health insurance. The benefit costs billions of dollars and discriminates against those who don't carry employer insurance.
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