November, 2011Lawsuit Slams ‘Top Two’ ElectionsMonday, November 28th, 2011 NOV. 28, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS Strange bedfellows -- the Libertarian, Green, and Peace and Freedom parties -- joined last week to file a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 14, which has replaced political party-centered elections in California with open primaries and “top two” runoff g... Public Funds No Boon To Stem CellsWednesday, November 23rd, 2011 NOV. 22, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI On May 4, 2011, the Los Angeles Times reported that the California Stem Cell Institute (aka California Institute for Regenerative Medicine - CIRM) loaned $25 million to the Geron Corp. in Menlo Park to conduct a clinical trial of embryonic stem cells to cure s... Punch Hits CA Water Softening IndustryWednesday, November 16th, 2011 NOV. 16, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS The hammering fist of government has the nuance and delicacy of someone playing the piano while wearing boxing gloves. California’s $500 million water softening industry has been a punching bag for state politicians for several years, and it’s trying to fight ... The Politics Of Public Sector UnionsFriday, November 11th, 2011 This article was produced for the Hillsdale College Free Market Forum. NOV. 11, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT To say that the unions have undue influence in the California Legislature, as many critics allege, is to understate the problem. The unions – and the public sector ones in particular ... Obama EPA Killing CA Energy JobsMonday, November 7th, 2011 NOV. 7, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Over the past three years, the approval rate of new permits for oil and gas “fracking” wells in California has fallen by 90 percent -- from 71 to 7 out of every 100 permit applications. “Fracking” involves the high-power injection of water, sand and proprieta... Wind Turbines Suck Power Like VampiresTuesday, November 1st, 2011 Nov. 1, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Having just passed Halloween, our minds think of ghosts, ghouls and goblins. One such goblin that will undoubtedly be overlooked is that wind power turbines gobble up energy from the electric grid even when they are not spinning. During the winter months, th... |