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Real science blows black hole in Arctic data

Sept. 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: Is man-made global warming just a lot of hot air? Speaking of hot air, somebody should tell Al Gore that the Antarctic sea ice has set another record… because it is growing. That’s great news for

37 Is the new 65: A field day for trial lawyers

CalWatchdog Staff September 19, 2012

Commentary Sept. 19, 2012 By Laer Pearce The warm, caring hands of government are poised to protect us once again. Just like how California started protecting us in 1986 from chemicals it knew, in its wisdom, could cause cancer, birth

Backlash bill would block eminent domain for underwater mortgages

CalWatchdog Staff September 14, 2012

Sept. 14, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Will Americans be protected from eminent domain abuses? Eminent domain is where the government takes someone’s property, usually for a government purpose, such as building a school or road. But sometimes eminent domain is

Down the rabbit hole on cap and trade

CalWatchdog Staff September 14, 2012

Sept. 14, 2012 By Katy Grimes The clean, green fairy tale is really a nightmare in California, and all sense has gone down the rabbit hole. Nonsensical is the best word for what is occuring in California with cap and

Is Cap and Trade a much larger Enron scam?

CalWatchdog Staff September 13, 2012

Sept. 13, 2012 By Warren Duffy It happened again. First, earlier this year the California Independent System Operator reported to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission suspicion that J.P. Morgan Chase was guilty of a plot to keep electric power off

Legislature passes ‘illegal’ green slush fund

CalWatchdog Staff September 11, 2012

Sept. 11, 2012 By Dave Roberts When California enacted AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the bill was touted as a way to make California environmentally friendly. But it’s also turning into a billion dollar slush fund for Democratic

Jobs train 3:10 to Yuma

CalWatchdog Staff September 10, 2012

Sept. 10, 2012 By John Seiler Yesterday Katy Grimes put up a blog, “Editorial cheerleads for Brown.” One of the comments read: “I already did move to Arizona (Yuma) to escape CA’s taxes and high costs. Guess what, not only

Brown, Dem Leg ignore aftermath

Katy Grimes September 10, 2012

Sept. 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes What could anyone say to California’s Democratic lawmakers to make them stop destroying the state? Faced with 700 new bills of potential laws and regulations on his desk, Gov. Jerry Brown can be part

AB 1978 would boost Goodwill’s bin bullying

CalWatchdog Staff September 10, 2012

Sept. 10, 2012 By John Hrabe Goodwill is synonymous with used-clothing donations. The national syndicate of secondhand retail stores is by far the biggest player in the clothing donation business. However, it’s losing market share to smaller nonprofits, churches and

Totalitarians run California

Steven Greenhut September 10, 2012

Sept. 10, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — The main problem with the California Legislature is not that it spends your money far faster than it comes in, or that much of it is squandered on absurd programs and on