RegulationsThe world according to CARBMonday, May 21st, 2012 May 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes Recently, a memo sent out by the California Air Resources Board referred to the industries CARB has identified as polluters as California’s “regulated class.” These polluters are now subject to the heavy-handed rule and regulation of the agency, and must accep... CA stands alone in ending global warmingMonday, May 7th, 2012 May 7, 2012 By Katy Grimes I've always believed that everything is economic. It appears that this is true, even with climate change mandates. But even insolvency may not be an important enough reason for global warming apologists in California to stop implementation of AB 32 and upcoming carbo... CEOS rank California worst state for businessFriday, May 4th, 2012May 4, 2012 By Joseph Perkins “California is the worst! They are doing everything possible to drive business out of their state. If it were not for the climate, they would have lost half their population.” That was the damning comment of one of the 650 business leaders surveyed by C... Cal Chamber lists ‘jobs killer’ billsFriday, April 13th, 2012April 13, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Nearly two and a half years into California’s recovery from its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, more than 2 million state residents are officially unemployed. Another 1 million are either underemployed–working part-time or temporary j... Feinstein decries shakedown lawsuitsFriday, April 6th, 2012April 6, 2012 By Joseph Perkins The Consumer Attorneys of California caled themselves the Trial Lawyers Association before a name change in 1995. The trial lawyers just posted a video on YouTube, “Disability Access: Tips for the small business.” It’s supposed to help mom-and-pop groce... Skyscraper Goes Up in 15 DaysFriday, March 16th, 2012MARCH 16, 2012 Fifteen days. That’s how long it took developer Broad Sustainable Building to complete construction of a 30-story hotel. The near-miraculous feat has been attributed to a couple timesavers: The hotel’s foundation was laid out ahead of its actual construction. And 93 percent ... California Remedy For Eco-GuiltMonday, March 5th, 2012 MAR. 5, 2012 While the Legislature has cavalierly passed global warming laws and companion legislation, they’ve done so without a clue about how the California Air Resources Board would actually achieve carbon emission reductions. It truly is a “if you build it, they will come” tipping poin... The Dark Side of Climate ActivismThursday, February 23rd, 2012 Feb. 23, 2012 Peter Gleick is a fraudster. The president and co-founder of the Oakland-based Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security confessed this week that he used a stolen identity to obtain internal documents from the Heartland Institute, a public policy orga... Government Takes a Bead on SugarFriday, February 3rd, 2012 Feb. 3, 2012 Imagine driving home from a Super Bowl party and being stopped at a police checkpoint. You roll down your window and an officer asks what you’ve had to drink. “Just a couple Red Bulls,” you reply. “I’m the designated driver.” “Will you step out of the car please, ... California is a judicial ‘hellhole’Saturday, December 31st, 2011DEC. 31, 2011 George Louie is a serial litigant. The West Sacramento man’s abuse of the state’s civil justice system was recently cited by the Americans for Tort Reform Association as an example of why California ranks as the nation’s second-worst “Judicial Hellhole.” “Perhaps no o... |