Mike Carey

Even before the BP disaster in the Gulf, there have been countless fallacies reported in the media about offshore drilling, but they have gotten even worse. One of the talking heads suggested that by moving to green sources, including nuclear, would lessen our dependency on oil so that we could stop drilling off the coastline. It was quite a solution, unfortunately it doesn’t quite add up. To start with, nuclear power is used to generate electricity, whereas drilling oil is used to refine gasoline for our cars. (more)

With months of closed doors meeting and cutting deals with industry, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) finally unveiled their cap-and-trade bill. After helping to craft the bill, this bill contains many giveaways to industry and the end result is this bill that will increase the cost of every aspect of business and cost every individual citizen to turn on the lights and put gas in the car. (more)

Our country is facing still endures the Great Recession that has put approximately 10 percent of our nation out of a job. It is estimated that many more have given up searching for a job and others still are under-employed, meaning that they are working part-time without benefits. Many Americans curtailed excess spending and are saving money in case of a rainy day. Most people, when they are facing severe debt and drowning in bills for instance, do not decide this would be a good time to remodel their kitchen. (more)

As well-intentioned people gather to celebrate Earth Day, it is also important to recognize the unintended consequences of bad policy. From California’s imploding green economy to Europe’s staggering unemployment environmental regulations are having a devastating impact wherever they are implemented. Unfortunately, the real world facts never make their way into to rhetoric touted at Earth Day events in major cities, small towns and college campuses all across the nation. With no regard to their implications on the economy, consumers or the average American family, Earth Day rallies are filled with calls for far reaching regulations, job killing legislation and initiatives designed to punish hard working Americans. (more)