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Big Government's Big Solutions Beget Bigger Problems Richard L. Gordon
Category: Public Policy Published: September 2012
It is not surprising to hear a left-wing politician offer a proposal to cure the ills of oversight of oil and gas extraction on Federal lands with a 1960s-style view of big govt and then try to cure alleged general energy problems with more of the same.
 
The President "Bams" the Economy on Oil Richard L. Gordon
Category: Public Policy Published: July 2012
The very policy initiatives that the Obama Administration wishes to expand have failed in the past. Mandates and subsidies to produce renewable energy have been central to legislation for 40 years, as have attempts to impose fuel efficiency on the market.
 
This Land Is their Land Richard L. Gordon
Category: Public Policy Published: May 2012
The Democrats and their reform proposals for Federal land management fail to address the underlying problems that have contributed to regulatory dysfunction. They veer off into tangential campaigns against oil imports, consumption, & climate change.