Category Archives: Environmental Socialism

Should Pentagon Defend America against Arctic Ice or ISIS?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: June 22, 2015
Climate change is in the news again.  This time because the president is requiring the Pentagon to monitor shrinking arctic ice levels.  Is it more important to focus our military resources on so-called climate change?  Or, should our limited military resources instead be directed against global terrorism, ISIS, potential EMP attacks, and other national security [...]
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In Case Your Taxes aren’t High Enough, Now Suggestions for “Meat Taxes”

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: August 17, 2014
Chances are you think your taxes are high enough.  But, just in case your taxes are not high enough, some are now suggesting imposing “meat taxes.” In The Wall Street Journal this week, an article discusses the idea of “meat taxes.”  Why you ask?  It seems like a number of people are concerned that meats contribute [...]
Also posted in Agriculture, Climate Change, Economic Freedom, Food Industry, Global Warming, Taxes, Uncategorized | Comments closed

How Will America Make Up for those 830,000 Barrels of Lost Oil Each Day?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: June 22, 2014
Well, it happened.  According to a June 20, 2014 editorial in Investor’s Business Daily, the Ottawa government finally made a decision to build a pipeline to Canada’s west coast.  From there, the crude oil will probably be shipped to Asia from a supertanker port. Unfortunately for America, the administration refused to approve Keystone, despite the fact [...]
Also posted in Economic Freedom, Energy Economics, Energy Industry, Jobs | Comments closed

Carbon Dioxide Emissions – The EPA to Propose 30% Limitations – A Top Story This Week

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: June 1, 2014
This week’s top news story seems to be about the EPA proposing a new rule on carbon dioxide emissions.  The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, The Washington Post are all carrying top news stories on Sunday night, June 1st, on the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions.  According to the WSJ, the EPA will mandate power [...]
Also posted in America's Future, Big Government, Climate Change, Economic Freedom, Energy Economics, Energy Industry, Fox News, Global Warming, Jobs, News | 74 Comments

Is there really a Consensus on Climate Change?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: May 26, 2014
In an op-ed piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Bast and Roy Spencer take on those who claim there are 97% of the world’s scientists who agree that climate is a real problem, a man-made problem, and a dangerous problem.  They cite the faulty studies that are probably the basis for this claim. According to [...]
Also posted in Climate Change, Global Warming | 71 Comments

Does Helping the Planet Hurt the Poor?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: January 24, 2011
This week The Wall Street Journal poses an important question: “Does Helping the Planet Hurt the Poor?”  It provides two different answers by two different authors with distinctly contrary opinions.  Peter Singer, professor of Bioethics at Princeton, answers: “No, if the West Makes Sacrifices.”  Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist”  responds in contrast: “Yes, if We Listen to Green [...]
Also posted in Choosing the Good Life, Economic Growth, Energy Economics, Energy Industry, Global Warming, Poverty, Prosperity | Comments closed

The Economics of Global Warming – Important, New Information!

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: November 22, 2010
In my 2009 prophetic book, America’s Economic War, about the war between American Capitalism and socialism, I wrote that: “The so-called global warming “crisis” is about controlling the economy, controlling you, and eliminating your economic freedom.  It accomplishes this by convincing you to alter your lifestyle or risk the survival of the planet.”  In that [...]
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Sustainable Capitalism vs American Capitalism – What's the Difference?

By Gerard Francis Lameiro | Published: June 24, 2010
An op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal this week talks about ”sustainable capitalism” and long term value creation.  It appears that the authors believe by integrating environmental, social and governance factors into business strategy, metrics, and assessments of risks/opportunities, long term value creation can be achieved, possibly maximized.  It also appears that the authors think considering such factors can also influence business [...]
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