World Bank Ranks State of Health of World’s Economies The World Bank Group published one of its flagship annual reports this week: “Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency.” The report ranks and compares business regulation in 189 economies. World Bank calls the report an annual report on the state of health of those economies. Economies with good rules, not
When politicians get called out by a flesh-and-blood voter for something damaging they said, something that was broadcast on CNN and archived on Youtube, their sudden backtracking, denials and squirming are revealing. Clinton told a CNN panel in March: “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” The former secretary of state, running
Both support fracing, expansion of drilling on federal lands, ending federal government over-regulation It was announced by the Cruz campaign today. If the combination of Texas Senator Ted Cruz with former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as his VP running mate entices Republican voters and convention delegates to hand the pair the Republican nomination for U.S. president and vice president, here is
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Conservative philanthropist Jay Faison today announced that his Super PAC, ClearPath Action Fund, is endorsing U.S. Senate candidates Rob Portman (R-OH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and will launch a seven-figure paid media campaign on their behalf. “Senator Portman and Ayotte are being unfairly attacked by liberal groups seeking to tarnish their record. They are outstanding
From Penn Live WILLIAMSPORT — If Ted Cruz is elected president, he said, the federal government will not regulate fracking and the war on coal will end. Those were two of the promises made by the Texas senator who is seeking the Republican nomination during a campaign stop in Williamsport Friday. Pennsylvania’s primary election is Tuesday. But Cruz did not
While funds do not appear to be going to terrorist now, Kerry “think[s] some of it will” Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged that some of the money Iran received as part of sanctions relief could go to groups considered terrorists, reports CNN. “I think that some of it will end up in the hands of the IRGC or other
Graphene: Is it the Material of the Century? Engineering.com called graphene “the wonder-material of the 21st century.” “Comprised of a single layer of carbon atoms, graphene is stronger than diamond, yet a million times thinner than a human hair. It is stretchable, transparent, super-conductive and can filter gases and liquids at the molecular level.” Graphene being described as ‘transparent carbon’ is reminiscent of a scene
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Clean Power Plan Lawsuit Begins The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today, along with a coalition including officials from 27 states and more than 150 other organizations representing a wide range of the American economy, presented opening arguments in the D.C. Circuit against the EPA’s power plant rule associated with the Clean Power Plan. Visit interactive map. Two weeks ago, the U.S.
The death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia complicates matters around the Clean Power Plan The passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia last weekend leaves open a seat on the country’s highest court, and it leaves open the door to a great deal of uncertainty with regards to the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan. The Supreme Court took unprecedented
Ten anti fracing ballot propositions remain; group hopes one or two make the Nov. ballot Coloradans Resisting Extreme Energy Development (CREED) has removed one of its eleven anti fracing measures from the 2016 ballot. The measure removed by the group was for a full ban of hydraulic fracturing in the state, a proposal that would have been difficult to pass
In this second and final part of our exclusive interview, NAPIA and Energy Directions President Mike Smolinski talks about the effect of growing U.S. crude oil and LNG exports on global markets and refining, the effect of $2.50 natural gas and the demise of coal as the go-to fuel for power generation. Smolinski also discusses the U.S. de facto national energy policy as “Thou Shalt Not.”
