Tankosphere Today: Oct. 1, 2008
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A Blueprint for Securing America’s Energy Future – NEI Nuclear Notes
The Institute for 21st Century Energy, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, released its Blueprint for Securing America’s Energy Future [PDF] earlier today, calling for the significant expansion of nuclear power in the U.S. The Institute made nine recommendations…
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The Hidden Cost of Environmental Scares – IEA Blog
Environmental scares have a long history. At the end of the 18th century, Thomas Malthus predicted that rapid population growth would lead to war, pestilence and famine. Almost 200 years later, the 1972 Club of Rome report, The Limits to Growth, pointed to similar consequences…
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The Poverty of Welfare – Adam Smith Institute
The Campaign to End Child Poverty has released a report stating, “174 constituencies in Britain have 50 per cent or more children living in or on the brink of poverty”. This is nonsense…
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Senate Bailout Bill – The Club For Growth
If you wonder what is in the bill the Senate plans to vote on tonight, here is a current draft. It is 451 pages, but the vast majority of it relates to tax relief extender provisions tacked on to the bill…