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Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play Promises 212K Jobs in Pennsylvania During Next 10 Years

May 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Imagine 212,000 new jobs during the next 10 years in Pennsylvania alone. Contemplate generating $1.8 billion in state and local tax revenues during the next 18 months. Think about the energy security provided by a natural resource that has the potential to produce 13.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Now, go beyond [...]

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Steve Milloy Reacts to Penn State ‘ClimateGate’ News, Says Investigation ‘Not Thorough At All’

February 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments

Steve Milloy responded to news about Penn State University’s investigation into Dr. Michael Mann’s alleged involvement in the “ClimateGate” e-mails scandal, saying the review appeared to have been “not thorough at all.” Milloy, publisher of JunkScience.com and author of Green Hell: How Environmentalists Plan to Control Your Life and What You Can Do to Stop [...]

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Oklahoma Senator Calls for Federal ‘ClimateGate’ Investigation to Augment Penn State Probe

February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, responded to Penn State’s announcement today concerning its investigation into possible research misconduct by Dr. Michael Mann. Penn State’s internal inquiry found further investigation is warranted to determine if Dr. Mann “engaged in, directly or indirectly, any actions that seriously [...]

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‘ClimateGate’ Inquiry Determines Investigation Warranted in One of Four ‘Possible Allegations’

February 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments

In looking at four “possible allegations” of research misconduct against meteorology professor Michael Mann, a Penn State University panel has determined that further investigation is warranted for one of them. The allegations — or “possible allegations” as they put it — stem from Mann’s alleged involvement in the “ClimateGate” e-mails scandal that surfaced in early [...]

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‘ClimateGate’ Inquiry Findings Due for Release (Update)

February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

The Penn State University Collegian newspaper reported Monday that a panel of university faculty and staff had concluded its inquiry of Penn State meteorology professor Michael Mann (right) and would release its “ClimateGate” findings later in the week. The “ClimateGate” e-mails scandal surfaced in early December and seemed to show evidence of fraud and conspiracy [...]

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Bowl Game Sponsorships Receive Second Look Amidst Year of Bank Bailouts and TARP Loans

December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

One year ago this month, I opined about taxpayers footing the bill for several college football bowl games.  Today, I decided to revisit the college football bowl scene and find out who’s sponsoring this year’s post-season gridiron clashes. [Note: I brought this back to the front page of this blog after it was cross-posted Christmas [...]

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Ten ‘Heistman Trophy’ Finalists Named

December 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Today, one year after sharing a similar report in 2008, I share a new oversight report issued this week on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).  Inside, it contains candidates for what an annual award I’ve decided to call “The Heistman Trophy.” Among those, descriptions of [...]

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