CO2 Restrictions Threaten Human Life
April 30, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
CO2 Restrictions Threaten Human Life
Washington, D.C., April 30, 2009–The Environmental Protection Agency’s “finding” that carbon dioxide emissions endanger “the health and welfare of current and future generations” is absurd, said Alex Epstein, analyst at the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. According to Mr. Epstein, the real danger to Americans’ “health and welfare” is policies designed to fight global warming by throttling energy sources that emit CO2.
“Carbon energy has been and remains vital to the industrial society that has doubled human life-expectancies, and, among a million other benefits, enables us to cope with all manner of changes in climate.
“Right now,” Mr. Epstein pointed out, “carbon-based sources of energy produce the most, cheapest energy, period—while sunshine and wind gusts, despite decades of subsidies and propaganda, produce an expensive 1 percent of our energy.
“If scientists and entrepreneurs can discover and implement superior sources that happen not to emit CO2, at better prices than today’s energy sources, great. But whether that happens or not, we need to recognize that our ‘health and welfare’ depend on free markets producing industrial-scale energy above all else—and that anyone who tries to shut down life-giving coal plants and oil rigs, in the name of avoiding bad weather, is an enemy of humanity.”
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Palm Bay Road project on schedule
November 12, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
By George White
Florida Today
QUESTION: Is the project to widen Palm Bay Road on schedule, and when will it be completed?
ANSWER: The project widening Palm Bay Road from four to six lanes for 4.5 miles between Minton Road and Robert J. Conlan Boulevard is on schedule for a fall 2010 completion date, said Stephanie Evans, public involvement coordinator for the Florida Department of Transportation.
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Wave Watch: How big will GOP loss be?
October 16, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
The conventional wisdom has the GOP surrendering between 20 and 25 House seats in November, as Democrats ride a wave a discontent with Republican rule and the lousy economy.
The anticipated Democratic surge, should it happen, will also get a boost from the unprecedented fundraising advantage enjoyed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee over the once-mighty National Republican Congressional Committee.
Brevard Art Museum head steps down
October 6, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
From Florida Today
By Pam Harbaugh
After 13 months as president and CEO of the Brevard Art Museum, Karl Hollander resigned Monday. He handed his letter of resignation to Sue Hopkins, chairwoman of the museum’s board of trustees.
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Pelosi says bailout plan has to pass (Reuters)
September 26, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Reuters – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday a plan to rescue U.S. financial institutions “has to happen,” but final agreement is up to conservative Republicans who revolted against the plan being negotiated between Congress and the Treasury Department.
Stage is set but will U.S. debate go on? (Reuters)
September 25, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Reuters – The stage is set, but it was unclear on Friday if Republican John McCain would show up to duel Democrat Barack Obama in the first of three debates that could help decide a tight White House race.
August 25, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
Tax-swap ballot challenge in court today
August 13, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
A hearing is scheduled in Leon County circuit court today on a business group’s suit to knock the “tax swap” constitutional amendment off of the November ballot.
Plaintiffs in the case claim that the ballot language for Amendment 5 is ambiguous, not telling voters its full effect. The amendment would abolish the “local required effort” portion of county property taxes for school support, requiring future Legislatures to come up with between $9 billion and $11 billion in replacement revenues. Judge John Cooper will hear the case.
Attorney Barry Richard, representing a coalition of nearly 30 business groups, said in a legal memo that the ballot language refers to a limit on annual assessments of real estate. But he said that is “at best, ambiguous” and would mislead voters about the far-reaching impact of the amendment.
Assistant attorney general Lou Hubener and two outside attorneys will argue in defense of the proposal, which was put on the ballot by the Tax and Budget Reform Commission.
Regulators grill State Farm officials over 47 percent hike request
August 12, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
State regulators Tuesday aggressively grilled State Farm officials asking them to justify their request for a 47 percent increase to homeowners insurance rates.
Four Office of Insurance Regulation officials squared off in a Capitol hearing room at tables a dozen feet from four State Farm executives — put under oath to tell the truth — and argued about reasonable profits, discounts for protecting against wind damage, expected hurricane losses, state law and complex computer models.
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Crist in Brevard in countdown to commercial launch capability
August 11, 2008 by Administrator · Leave a Comment
COCOA — The first commercial launch from Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station could come as early as 2010 or 2011, said Space Florida President and CEO Steve Kohler. “We have customers we are talking to,” said Kohler. Gov. Charlie Crist and Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp joined Kohler today to formally announce the lease of SLC 36 from the Air Force at a press conference in the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium at the Brevard Community College Cocoa campus.
Crist said the agreement would help Brevard County’s economy during the expected economic slump due to the end of the shuttle program in 2010.
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