Paul Chesser's Blog (149)

Today the American Energy Alliance released a video about how tax policies on U.S. energy development drive jobs overseas. Included in the piece is an explanation of basic economics by former U.S. Congressman John Peterson of…

The survival of Clinton/Obama-favored ShoreBank (and its progressive agenda) can be attributed in part to the aggressive intervention of Chicago-area congressmen and power players, as…

Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute last week gave thanks for his opponents in the global warming debate:

Former Vice President Al Gore is the gift that keeps on giving to opponents of global warming alarmism and energy rationing policies. He leads what I think of as the Dream Team: Gore is the public leader; James Hansen is the go-to scientist; Reps. Henry Waxman…

My Commonwealth Foundation colleague Nathan Benefield calls attention to what was a potential showdown over hotel rooms between those frackin' Marcellus Shale natural gas explorers from outside of Pennsylvania, and the tourists who will soon be heading to Williamsport for the Little League World Series. A…

After the Massey Energy coal accident and the BP mile-deep oil gusher, a Marketwatch report says 'green'-minded investors plan to increase the number of resolutions to address global warming and other environmental issues next year at corporate annual meetings. But as I explain for the National…

MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell sneers and laughs at Republican candidates who doubt the "scientific consensus" on global warming:

Hat tip: Tom…

Certainly you remember Democrat Rep. Bob Etheridge of North Carolina, who a couple of months ago showed his passion for reportorial transparency:

Well unsurprisingly, yesterday former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed his Republican opponent, Renee Ellmers. The best the Etheridge campaign…

If I can find embeddable video later I will post it, but don't miss this confrontation in Winston-Salem with the North Carolina Democrat by a mother who "lives in the hospital" with her two children. She knows way more about Obamacare than Hagan, who just comes off as ignorant. Kudos to the NBC affiliate WXII for capturing and posting the story. A taste:

"I don't want free health care. Because I will sell…

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Politico's Darren Samuelsohn reports that many Republican candidates this year boldly proclaim their skepticism about the dangers of global warming:

Fueled by anti-Obama rhetoric and news articles purportedly showing scientists manipulating their own data, Republicans running for the House, Senate and governor’s mansions have gotten bolder in stating their doubts over the…

The Onion taps the JournoList for material:

With polls showing him trailing in New York's Republican primary race for U.S. Senate, candidate David Malpass told reporters Friday he planned to accuse his opponent Bruce Blakeman of racism just to see if…

It is my hope we see activism like this here in the United States. A special thanks goes out to those I trained in Australia to…

Michigan Gov. Jennifer "Stay the Course" Granholm recently said comments by Rush Limbaugh were un-American because of things he said about the $41,000 "green" jobbin' Chevy Volt. It's a short video so you don't have to watch very long before she lies about how Government Motors has repaid its loan:…

I just spent the last half of last week in Memphis where my wife and I spotted 68 ETAs (Elvis Tribute Artists) and/or lookalikes, and we experienced temperatures over 100 degrees almost daily. I don't attribute the heat to excessive carbon dioxide, and neither does British astrophysicist Piers Corbyn, who explained why last week on Russian…

As I've written before, I try to avoid blogging about MSNBC stuff because the viewership size doesn't justify the effort, but sometimes it's worth it to cite examples of how off-the-wall the Left can be -- not that we need many reminders. Or like yesterday, when progressives just forfeit a battle by inaccurately reporting historical events. That's what Ed Schultz did when former Newt Gingrich spokesman (when he was…

On the main site today I expound on the blamethrowing between the Obama Administration and eco-gogue groups over the expected failure of Congress to pass cap-and-trade this year. In the piece I cite Eaarth inhabitant Bill McKibben, chief carbon counter of 350.org, who is one of the…