Policy clash over greenhouse rules and clean coal in West Texas
The piece argues the EPA's greenhouse gas declarations threaten growth and prompt a top-down regulatory regime, contrasting federal action with a Summit Power clean coal project near Odessa that captures CO2 for oil recovery. It notes public doubt on manmade warming, East Anglia email controversies, and Copenhagen's likely nonbinding outcome.
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Obama
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
Texas
Summit Power Group
Odessa
EPA
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Donohue
Washington
U.S. Senate
U.K
East Anglia
Lawmakers and Federal Officials Contact Details
Listing of U S representatives and senators with district offices in Midland Odessa and Austin Texas, including Mike Conaway John Cornyn Kay Hutchison Tryon Lewis and Tom Craddick with addresses phone numbers and email links for public contact and office locations.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison.senate.gov
Tryon Lewis
P.O
Austin
Tryon.lewis
State
Tom Craddick
Let peace begin with me editorial tribute 1988
A Pulitzer Prize 1988 editorial page honor for Ken Brodnax features the credo Let peace begin with me. The piece declares a newspaper mission to inform readers to promote and preserve freedom, emphasizing self-control as a divine gift and moral guidance aligning with the Coveting Commandment, Golden Rule, and Declaration of Independence.
Find Out More Thomas Sowell
Readers are invited to learn more about economist Thomas Sowell by visiting Creators Syndicate at www.creators.com or his personal site tsowell.com for additional writings and insights.
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Thomas Sowell
Visit Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
Tsowell
Jobs and wealth explain the claimed creation of jobs
The piece argues that government creates no wealth and transfers jobs from the private sector. Mandates and higher costs discourage hiring while overtime and temporary workers rise. It cites minimum wage and New Deal parallels to show political appearances trump economic reality.
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Obama
Square One
Washington
Roosevelt
Tiger Obama and media golf bias in Hart column
Byron Hart critiques media bias in coverage of Barack Obama’s golf. He contrasts favorable treatment with sharp dismissals of past presidents and notes slow play, pro Obama tone, and insinuations about political allies, while comparing golf personas of Clinton Kennedy and Teddy Roosevelt era figures. Hart signs off as libertarian columnist at RonRonaldHart.com.
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Byron Hart
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Tiger Woods
Obama
Washington Post
Michelle
Time Magazine
Bush
Mideast
Osama bin Laden
Pentagon
Rev. Wright
Father Pfleger
Harry Reid
Reid
Wall Street Journal
North Carolina
Afghanistan
Bill Clinton
Tiger
JFK
Teddy
Hart
Ron
RonaldHart.com
Odessa American Thumbs Up for Empty Stocking Fund
The Odessa American solicits reader praise for donors and volunteers who support the Empty Stocking Fund and invites comments showing both support and critique on current topics via onletters oapa.com.
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Odessa
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Laura Dennis
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