Category Archives: ENERGY & CLIMATE

Argus -Dispatch Fans Flames of Global Warming Hysteria

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Designated2

We had almost come to the point of suggesting that the Argus-Dispatch (A-D) was marginally better than the Times-Democrat  QC Times for general news fairness and objectivity when we were confronted with this bogus headline. They have managed to fail … Continue reading →

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Ethanol and Wind — Impose Blights In More Ways Than One

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Designated2

We have discussed the implications of ethanol subsidies on American workers, taxpayers and consumers.  We can’t say, excerpt or link enough about the implications for the poor worldwide. Excerpts from a very compelling article by  Peter Suderman writing at Reason … Continue reading →

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Ahem, We Told You So

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Designated2

Our analysis of wind energy generation in Iowa as a tax boondoggle recently received a bit of affirmation from Warren Buffet,  who, no doubt, reads these pages. The billionaire investor leads Berkshire Hathaway which is the 80 percent to 90 … Continue reading →

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Not Blissful Enough

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Designated2

The still ubiquitous picture below, titled Bliss, was shot by Charles O’Rear.  It is said to be perhaps the most recognizable picture in the world. Bliss became Microsoft’s  XP operating system’s iconic wallpaper. It was a real picture of a … Continue reading →

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“This Is A Stickup”

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Designated2

You may remember that we explained that the state of Iowa is subsidizing Big Wind to produce electricity in Iowa, that Iowa does not need to start with, which is then sold across state lines where laws exist requiring that … Continue reading →

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Ben Sasse – Clever, Educational Web Ad

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Designated2

Much thanks to MVM for sending us the link to this outstanding ad for Ben Sasse’s campaign  for the U.S. Senate from Nebraska. Cleverly taking advantage of timely interest in the March Madness of basketball tournaments, it also is an … Continue reading →

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Time For Big Wind To Stop Sucking Tax Dollars

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Designated2

Obama Believes Wind Power is Unsustainable On Its Own From the Town Hall publication Political Calculations We learned something really surprising about the wind energy industry from President Obama’s FY2015 budget proposal. He doesn’t believe that the industry will ever … Continue reading →

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Finally The Democrats Are Doing Something About the Weather

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Designated2

From Gary Bauer at Campaign for Working Families: Excerpts with permission. Annotations in bold are ours and not in the original. Democrats Talk About The Weather Last night Senate Democrats launched an unusual filibuster. It wasn’t technically a filibuster because … Continue reading →

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News Flash: It’s Cold . . . Weather and Climate Change!

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Designated2

  OK most of veritaspac readers are immune to the hype from the climate alarmists . . .  that any “record” is a sign of man made global warming.  But you are nevertheless subjected to the subtle presumptions and not … Continue reading →

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Obama’s War on U.S. Energy — Alan Caruba

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Designated2

There is no reason for the U.S. to be in such a slow recovery from the financial crisis of 2008. If President Obama would get out of the way, our national debt could be dramatically reduced and hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →

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