Public Concern About Environmental Issues Reaches 20-Year Low
Global concern about environmental issues has tumbled to a 20-year low since the beginning of the economic recession. ...
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Coal Plants Likely the First Targets of Climate-change Executive Orders
Coal-fired power plants are likely to be the first targets of President Obama's promised executive orders to enact climate-change regulations. ...
John Kerry Addresses Global Warming in First Foreign Policy Speech
In his first major foreign policy speech on Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry called for collective action to tackle climate change. ...
Fracking Boosts Job Growth, Saves East Coast Oil Refineries
A rebirth of East Coast refineries that utilize the oil drilling method known as “fracking” is altering the United States’ energy future. ...
American Legion Calls Obama’s Amnesty Plan a “Bad Sequel” to 1986 Law
Speaking against President Obama’s latest proposal for immigration reform, American Legion National Commander James E. Koutz called the ambitious plan a “bad sequel” to President Ronald Reagan’s immigration reform...
DHS Solicits Bids for 26.1 Million Rounds of Ammo
The Department of Homeland Security has solicited a bid for 26.1 million rounds of ammunition, adding to the 1.6 billion bullets it has purchased over the past 10 months....
Colorado Proposes Liability Increase on Assault Weapons
Colorado lawmakers unveiled a package of bills Tuesday that would increase liability on owners and manufacturers of assault-style weapons, making them pay when criminals use those types of weapons...
Leaked IPCC Climate Report Shows UN Overestimated Global Warming
A leaked report by the United Nations presents evidence that fear-mongering over global warming may be a little too ambitious. ...
Pennsylvania Hospital to Stop Delivering Babies
Faced with severe healthcare changes brought on by ObamaCare, one Pennsylvania hospital will be closing its obstetrics program by the end of March, forcing prospective mothers to look elsewhere...
Harry Reid on Immigration Reform: Citizenship Must Be Served
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says without a path to citizenship, no immigration reform legislation will come to the table. ...
Former Presidents Reap Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
A number of former U.S. presidents are receiving millions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize their rent, postage, and satellite television. ...
Judge Approves Texas School District’s Student ID Tracking System
A student in a Texas school district lost her federal court case Tuesday after challenging the school’s radio-frequency ID tracking system. ...
Gun Sales, NRA Memberships Boost After Conn. School Shooting
In the wake of the horrific Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the contentious debate over gun control has been reignited, spurring new policy proposals by lawmakers and...
Brian Terry’s Family Sues Over Botched “Fast and Furious” Operation
The family of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry is suing federal officials over the botched “Fast and Furious” gunrunning operation. ...
Healthcare Industry Prepares for ObamaCare Medical Device Tax
Responding to a “devastating” new medical device tax, lawmakers are scrambling to delay ObamaCare’s latest job-killing provision. ...
Amid Union Protests, Mich. GOP Passes Right-to-work Laws; Gov. to Sign
In a controversial push, Michigan state Republican legislators made waves Thursday by passing a series of right-to-work measures, attracting a wave of protests from union members and other opponents...
NSA Whistleblower: “Every American Is Under Surveillance”
NSA whistleblower William Binney says the FBI’s probe into General David Petraeus indicates that “every American is under surveillance.” ...
TSA Employees Secure Union Contract
Airport security screeners for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have formally ratified a union contract that will add some 45,000 members to the ranks of the American Federation of...
Energy Boom Could Make U.S. Largest Oil Producer by 2020
The growing energy boom in the United States could make it the largest global oil producer by the end of the decade, temporarily exceeding Saudi Arabia, and a top...
Rep. Allen West Trails in Florida, Fighting for Recount
Republican Rep. Allen West, the outspoken Army veteran who won Florida's 18th congressional contest during the 2008 Tea Party blitz, lost by a slight margin Tuesday in his hotly-contested...