Bob McCarty Writes

A headline in today’s business section of the UK’s Guardian confirms what I wrote in Bob McCarty Writes posts here and here: EasyJet slams ‘snake oil sellers’ in offset market and goes it alone Though I received civil criticism from one high-level industry insider (see comments below this post), I stood firm in leading my [...]

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In a Business & Media Institute article today, Dan Gainor discusses a proposal offered by a CNN executive that calls for the government to immediately add a tax of more than $1 per gallon at the pump. Why? To encourage the use of gasoline alternatives. Thinking such a proposal is unwise at best, I prove [...]

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UPDATE: OneNewsNow.com reports Al Gore is, according to Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), losing the debate over climate change and still refusing to sign a pledge to reduce his home energy use (see earlier Inhofe-Gore posts at Bob McCarty Writes). It should come as no surprise that the former vice president and one-time “next president of [...]

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[Editor's Note: Over the weekend, I came across a column by Dan Calabrese, whose image appears in the photo at left. As a fellow public relations practitioner and global warming skeptic, Calabrese offers a clear understanding of the issue of global warming that is well worth your reading time. With permission from the North Star [...]

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At Bob McCarty Writes, I’ve tried to keep my readers in touch with the many ways Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking Russia back to the days of central government control over everything. Today’s tidbit stems from an April 27 New York Times article outlining Putin’s decision to suspend his country’s compliance with a key [...]

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I read an article over the weekend about how scientists used mental stimulation and drug treatment to reverse memory loss in mice. While researchers hope the treatments may eventually help people with Alzheimer’s and similar diseases regain lost memories, I wonder whether these efforts might help politicians and political appointees like Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), [...]

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According to a news report this morning, people in Los Angeles can expect massive traffic jams Tuesday, a result of two rallies — one for immigration reform, the other for labor rights — being staged by immigration-rights advocates in conjunction with Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Upon reading the news, I asked myself, “Can anything good [...]

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