Archive for February, 2012
Komen Forgot Its Ultimate Mission
By Carl Chancellor Instead of racing for a cure the Susan G. Komen Foundation is running to distance itself from an unnecessary controversy that has severely tarnished its once sterling image. A seemingly politically motivated and clearly short-sighted decision to cease breast-cancer screening funding to Planned Parenthood swept up the nonprofit Komen foundation, the preeminent leader [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Super PACs = Super Influence
By Scott Orr They’re richer than the biggest donor, more powerful than a grassroots movement, able to leap decades-old spending limits with a single bound. Yes, the Super PACs are here and they’re promising to flex their muscles like never before in 2012. Officially called “independent-expenditure only committees,” Super PACs are political action committees that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Digging Into Coal Regulations
By Scott Orr Operators of coal-fired power plants are watching anxiously as a federal appeals court considers a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which places strict and costly limits on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. The court already has issued a stay of the rules, which were supposed [...]
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