U.S. ranks 28th in life expectancy while we pay the MOST for health care | Mail Online

A new survey on health care is revealing that you may not be getting what you pay for if you check into a U.S. hospital. The U.S.

WSJ: A Bird-Brained Prosecution | JunkScience.com

The Obama Administration's hostility to oil and gas exploration is well known, but last week it took an especially fowl turn. The U.S.

Sarah Palin Documentary 'The Undefeated' Claims Victory in its Box Office Debut - The Hollywood Reporter

The backers of the Sarah Palin documentary The Undefeated claimed victory as the film opened in 10 theaters over the weekend, but the numbers suggest only a so-so debut. Undefeated grossed $60,000 to $75,000, meaning a per-screen average of $6,000 or $7,500, the measure by which  …

Durbin: Maybe Illegal Alien Will Become President Someday | CNSnews.com

Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) said in a congressional hearing Tuesday that a young person who is an illegal alien in the United States today may someday become president. “When I look around this room, I see America's future, our doctors, our teachers, our nurses, our  …

Supreme Court rejects climate nuisance suits | JunkScience.com

The Supreme Court today unanimously rejected the effort by some states to sue utilities for greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of the nuisance doctrine, holding that the Clean Air Act pre-empts federal common law.

Al Gore and Venus Envy | JunkScience.com

Al Gore has a new argument for why carbon dioxide is the global warming boogeyman — and it’s simply out of this world. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday with yet another one of his infamous slide shows, Gore observed that the carbon …

EDITORIAL: Club a seal, save the planet - Washington Times

Saving the baby seals was once the signature cause of environmentalism. The global-warming crowd used the image of an unhappy polar bear “stranded” on a small iceberg to rally support for their cause.

Australian camels could be shot to curb methane

Kill a camel, earn cash for cutting greenhouse gases: That offer may be coming soon in Australia, where vast numbers of the nonnative, methane-belching animals have been trampling the Outback for more than a century.

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Analysis: E.coli outbreak poses questions for organic farming

(Reuters) - The warm, watery, organic growing environment suspected as the source of a deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany may produce delicious, nutritious bean sprouts, but is also an ideal breeding ground for the dangerous bacteria.  Bean sprouts are often prime suspects in …

Win $500 in JunkScience.com's 'Climate Change Denier Tattoo' Sweepstakes!

Here you go liberal Viners. A chance to make a quick $500! How bad can you make us global warming deniers look?

DNC Chair: Republicans Believe Illegal Immigration 'Should be a Crime'

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D.-Fla.), chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, denounced Republicans last week for believing illegal immigration “should in fact be a crime.” “We have 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country th …

U.S. Gov't Agency Plans $2.84 Billion Loan for Oil Refinery—In Colombia

The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent agency of the federal government, is now planning a $2.84-billion loan for a massive project to expand and upgrade an oil refinery--in Cartagena, Colombia.

Why Do So Many Things You Buy Cost So Much? (The unseen burden of our taxes)

I can't take credit as the original author of this article and, unfortunately, I cannot remember the source from which I saved it to my computer.

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Earth Hour: Why I will leave my lights on.

I abhor Earth Hour. Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century. Every material social advance in the 20th century depended on the proliferation of inexpensive and reliable electricity.

RAHN: Deliberately making Americans poorer

The Obama administration's policies are causing Americans to pay far more for gasoline and other fuels than necessary.

Scared silly over climate change

The continuous presentation of scary stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it terrifies our kids.

Do You Know the Preamble to Your State Constitution?

Is the United States a religious country? What did the people in your state think when they ratified your State Constitution?

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Manifesto for Banana Republicans

Torture is an evil thing. There are, however, many tortured people in the world outside Guantánamo Bay. (Some are right outside, in Cuba.) These people are innocent of any wrongdoing or suspicion of wrongdoing or knowledge of wrong-doers or even of capacity to do wrong.

The Nature of Conservatism

The terms "liberal" and "conservative" are bandied about by many who fail to understand the crucial difference between them. Many believe the difference lies in the liberal's willingness to support government spending. But that explanation falls short.

Memorial Day Salute

This Memorial Day, Let's not forget. Our President needs to review his history books. Maybe he thinks we are arrogant because we have taken up too much prime property in Europe to bury our dead!

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Attention Union Workers: Employers Want to Give You Raises, but Union Bosses Say "No"

Shouldn't hardworking and dedicated unionized employees be allowed to earn bonuses, raises or other merit-based rewards from thankful employers? Especially during these tight economic times, when productivity and efficiency are at an even higher premium?

Troy's celebrated solar house left in dark

Troy -- It was supposed to be a shining example of the green movement -- a completely independent solar-powered house with no gas or electrical hookups.

Eat the Tigers!

In India, China and Russia, there were once 100,000 wild tigers. Today, only a few thousand survive. They've disappeared because poachers kill them to sell crushed tiger bone, which is made into a paste that is supposed to kill pain.

Dinosaur Demise Came 300,000 Years After Crater, Scientists Say

This summary is from the GreenWatchAmerica blog and is spot on!

The Extortion Economy

Last fall, as the U.S. economy seemed to be issuing its death rattle, a representative from Credit Suisse received a call from the Federal Reserve.

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