Cascade Policy Institute - Oregon Public Policy » Update on the status of SB80The Oregon version of a cap-and-trade program

Senate bill 80 has been referred to the Ways and Means committee and subsequently assigned to the subcommittee on Natural Resources.

The bill is not defeated but it is a far cry from the original economy-killing bill that was first drafted and it no longer contains any provisions for Oregon implement a cap-and-trade program.

Gradually global warming myths fall away - Orange Punch - OCRegister.com

It’s hard to keep a worldwide hoax going. Sooner or later there are leaks in the balloon and the hot air seeps out, sort of global-warming style.

Even mainline press accounts increasingly are puncturing the global warming balloon. The Washington Post recently pointed out that Al Gore’s dire predictions of devastating 20-foot rising seas caused by global warming are, well, all wet.

The EPA's Protection Racket | CEI

Further faulty studies and misguided regulations do more than hinder the economy. They also lead to bans on valuable products that otherwise could be saving lives, such as chemicals that fight disease-carrying insects, retard the spread of fires, and help grow healthy fruits and vegetables (one of the few dietary factors shown to combat cancer).

Ironically, contracting the EPA’s budget would do more for public health than increasing it. Congress should keep this in mind. Until the EPA refocuses its scientific assumptions to target genuine risk, lawmakers should not boost its funding.