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    In the Face of Evil, Americans Rush to Help Each Other in Las Vegas
    The mass shooting that took place as Jason Aldean sang during a country music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday night was a demonstration of what evil men can do to fellow human beings. There were immediate calls to politicize the event, but Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, had a great response that many…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Investigators Reluctant to Call Vegas Massacre an Act of Terror
    It’s probably too early to judge whether the massacre at a concert in Las Vegas should be characterized as an act of domestic terrorism, government officials and experts say. The Islamic State, the terrorist group also known as ISIS, claimed credit Monday for the gunman who opened fire late Sunday night from above a country…
    Fred Lucas
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    Gunman Kills at Least 58 in Las Vegas, Thought to Be ‘Lone Wolf’
    In what authorities are calling the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman killed at least 58 people and wounded more than 500 Sunday night at an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas by firing from the 32nd floor of a hotel. The number of deaths—updated from 50 to 58 about 11:30…
    Fred Lucas
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    The Myth That Climate Change Created Harvey, Irma
    Flooding in homes and businesses across Houston was still on the rise when Politico ran a provocative article, titled “Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like.” Politico was not alone, as another news outlet called the one-two punch of Harvey and Irma the potential “new normal.” Brad Johnson, executive director of the advocacy group Climate…
    Nicolas Loris
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    This ‘Endangered Species’ Story Was Government-Sponsored Fake News
    Leave it to the federal government to make a costly mistake, obscure it for decades at taxpayer expense, and then try to claim it was a success. In 2016, Johnston’s frankenia—a wiry, blue-green, roughly 1 to 2-foot-tall shrub with tiny oblong leaves—was taken off the endangered species list. The Fish and Wildlife Service’s endangered species…
    Rob Gordon
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    Group Sues Vermont AG for Withholding Emails About Climate Crusade Against Oil Groups
    Vermont is refusing to comply with a court order forcing officials to release communications about the state’s supposed involvement in a climate inquisition against fossil fuel groups, a conservative legal group said Monday. Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan denied conservative group E&E Legal’s request for communication between former Attorney General William Sorrell and New York…
    Chris White
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    Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Endangered Species Act to Ease Harm to Farmers, Ranchers
    Lawmakers are leading an effort to do away with endangered species regulations that they say hurt farmers and ranchers without benefiting the targeted wildlife. Reps. Mike Johnson, R-La., and Paul A. Gosar, R-Ariz., headlined a letter Tuesday to leaders of the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, asking for their…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Al Gore Likens the Climate Change Movement to Campaign Ending Slavery
    Former Vice President Al Gore compared the fight to end man-made global warming to the abolishment of slavery and the push for gay marriage. “The abolition of slavery, woman’s suffrage … and more recently the gay rights movement,” Gore said Thursday about the importance of staying ahead of the curve on environmental issues. The mission to reduce the…
    Chris White
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    How Fossil Fuels Will Help Us Confront Climate Change
    The debate over climate change policy pits two competing visions of the future against each other. On the one hand are the “true believers,” who see in global warming an existential threat to humanity. They want to slow the rise in temperature as soon as possible, and as much as possible. Their policy prescriptions focus…
    Terry Miller
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    America’s Energy Dominance Won’t Sacrifice Environmental Quality
    President Donald Trump declared during energy week that the United States would “usher in a golden age of American energy dominance.” From rolling back egregious offshore drilling restrictions and power plant regulations to a policy review to revive nuclear energy, the Trump administration is making important headway to unleash America’s vast energy resources. But energy…
    Nicolas Loris | Gabriel Bisson
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    Rick Perry’s Plans for US Energy Dominance
    America is approaching energy independence, but still needs to remove obstacles, Energy Secretary Rick Perry says. “The previous administration talked about energy independence, but wouldn’t drill and transport. It was all talk,” @SecretaryPerry says. “We are very close to being energy independent,” Perry told The Daily Signal in a brief interview. “Regarding our ability to…
    Fred Lucas
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    Energy Department Looks at Green Impact on Power Grid
    Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the upcoming Department of Energy study on power grid’s reliability is needed to address the facts after the Obama administration placed a premium on politics—but green energy is reportedly ready to push back. The study, set to be released in the coming weeks, will look at the effect of green…
    Fred Lucas
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    Trump’s Action on Energy Empowers Local Leaders, Lays Groundwork for Prosperity
    “One step forward, two steps back.” That’s how we summed up the situation the last time an offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling proposal was announced. That was in January 2015, when the Obama administration included several areas off the coast of Alaska and parts of the Atlantic coast in the 2017-2022 federal leasing…
    Katie Tubb | Nicolas Loris
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    Why Trump Can and Should Pull Out of Paris Climate Change Agreement
    On April 22, 2016, the United States and 170 other countries signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which seeks “to combat climate change and adapt to its effects.” This international measure commits signatories to shift their energy industries away from fossil fuels that cause “greenhouse gas” emissions, and toward renewal resources like wind and…
    Alden Abbott
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    First Amendment Rights Still in Peril Following Climate Change Probes
    Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the day an army of Democratic prosecutors unveiled a coordinated campaign to hunt down so-called “climate change deniers.” Constitutional experts have described the initiative as one of the more egregious attacks on the First Amendment in U.S. history. One year later, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s coalition of Attorneys General United for…
    M.D. Kittle
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    Unlocking Our Immense Oil and Gas Supply Can Make America Great Again
    American lawmakers would be wise to embrace the ongoing energy revolution. The Baker Hughes oil rig count for the United States increased on Friday for the 10th consecutive week to 809 operating rigs, resulting in a 20-rig increase from the week before and a 345-rig addition in the past 12 months. While OPEC countries have…
    Kevin Dayaratna | Richard Sigman
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    Trump’s Budget Takes a Cleaver to Cronyism and Waste at the Energy Department
    President Donald Trump released his budget blueprint today, and his proposal for the Department of Energy is a breath of fresh air. This proposal reflects the president’s priority of “[putting] America first by keeping more of America’s hard-earned tax dollars here at home.” Opponents have pilloried the draft as anti-science, anti-clean energy, and even extreme—all…
    Katie Tubb | Nicolas Loris
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    Next Farm Bill Shouldn’t Play Favorites With Energy
    The House Agriculture subcommittee on commodity exchanges, energy, and credit is holding a hearing March 9 titled “The Next Farm Bill: Rural Development & Energy Programs.” The 2002 farm bill was the first to contain an energy title, which has since grown to include direct handouts and loan guarantees for advanced biofuels and biorefineries, renewable chemicals, and…
    Nicolas Loris
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    Group Defends Carbon Dioxide as ‘Elixir of Life’ in Climate Change Debate
    Forget everything government officials, many media outlets, and “activist scientists” have warned about the damaging effects of carbon dioxide, because in reality there’s no cause for alarm, a group called the CO2 Coalition urges. Scientists, engineers, and policy analysts who are part of the nonprofit organization turned out in force Friday at the Conservative Political…
    Kevin Mooney
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    Climate Change ‘Lunacy’ Called a Gift to Conservatives
    For conservatives, the “lunacy,” “wrongness,” and “criminality” of climate change theories is the gift that keeps on giving, the executive editor of the London branch of Breitbart News Network said Thursday during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Three major strands characterize the climate change movement, James Delingpole said during the CPAC panel,…
    Kevin Mooney
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