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Climate Change: Predicted Sizzle, Got Fizzle

Originally published December 22, 2011, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 5 Comments

Climate Change: Predicted Sizzle, Got Fizzle

Climate alarmists can’t catch a break these days, it seems.  First, about 5,000 more of those pirated emails that launched what’s commonly referred to as “Climategate” were released just before the United Nations convened its most recent climate conference in Durban, South Africa.  In the Hollywood spirit, publication of this most recent spate of damning […]

Filed Under: Agenda 21, Climate Change, Featured, Federal, Sustainable Development, United Nations Tagged With: 1910 emission standards, agenda 21, bad moon rising, canada, cap and tax, cap and trade, carbon footprint, carbon taxes, cars, climate alarmists, climategat ii, climategate, durban, durban south africa, e.p.a., economic collapse, economic downturn, economic instability, economic meltdown, electricity, environmental extremists, environmentalism, epa, global climate change, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gases, greenies, indoor plumbing, innovation, john fogarty, kyoto accords, lisa jackson, modern conveniences, retrograde policies, standard of living, Sustainable Development, u.s. environmental protection agency, un, unep, united nations

RALLY SATURDAY FEB. 26 NOON: Show Support for Collective Bargaining Reform in NE

Originally published February 25, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 26, 2011. 1 Comment

RALLY SATURDAY FEB. 26 NOON: Show Support for Collective Bargaining Reform in NE

UPDATED Friday @4pm – Includes some new information NEBRASKA HAS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LEGISLATION SITTING IN COMMITTEE! WHAT: Counter-Rally Countering Moveon.org “Save the American Dream” Labor Union Rally WHEN: NOON FOR: Support Nebraska Legislation to Reform Collective Bargaining Laws WHERE: UPDATED – Gather at base of north steps of the Capitol We’re grateful that the Capitol […]

Filed Under: Action Alerts, Events, Featured, Nebraska, Rally, Smoking Section, State Legislation, Taking Action, Unicameral Tagged With: budgets in trouble, cir, collective bargaining, commission of industrial relations, cost of government employees, cutting state budgets, defined benefits plans, economic downturn, government employee unions, government worker pensions, nebraska collective bargaining, public employee costs, public employee pension funds, public employee unions, public employee wages and benefits, state budget deficits, state budget shortfalls, state budgets, state budgets in trouble, teachers unions, wisconsin union bill, wisconsin union protests

Et tu, Senator Johanns? First Food Safety, Now Unemployment Extension?

Originally published December 5, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 5, 2010. 2 Comments

Et tu, Senator Johanns? First Food Safety, Now Unemployment Extension?

By Shelli Dawdy Earlier this week, the Senate passed a food safety bill that would grant sweeping new powers to the FDA, that would add $1.4 billion in costs to the federal budget, and that stands to hurt small farms. As we noted in our article on the subject, Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns voted for […]

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Jeremy Nordquist Confused About What Sustainable Means

Originally published October 14, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 22, 2011. Leave a Comment

Jeremy Nordquist Confused About What Sustainable Means

This article is part of a continuing series about Nebraska Senator Jeremy Nordquist (7). There are several important reasons why we are allocating so much time to this topic. We ask that regular readers of the GiN site visit daily at least through this weekend and share this information with whomever they believe would be […]

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