Someone once told me that if a golfer imagines the hole is larger, he will putt better. I’m not sure if that’s true, but the National Science Foundation gave researchers at Purdue University $350,000 to find out. The study was inconclusive, which means two things: we still can’t putt very well, and Purdue needs more research money.
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Saturday, March 5, 2016
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Are gays ‘born that way’? Most Americans now say yes, but science says no
For the first time, a majority of Americans say that homosexuals are "born that way."
According to the latest Gallup poll, 51 percent of Americans say that people are born gay or lesbian, while only 30 percent say outside factors such as upbringing and environment determine sexual orientation.
However, science would not bear that out. No fewer than eight major studies from around the world have found homosexuality is not a genetic condition.
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According to the latest Gallup poll, 51 percent of Americans say that people are born gay or lesbian, while only 30 percent say outside factors such as upbringing and environment determine sexual orientation.
However, science would not bear that out. No fewer than eight major studies from around the world have found homosexuality is not a genetic condition.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
How Medicaid Fails the Poor
Avik Roy, writer for The Apothecary at Forbes, joins Glenn Reynolds to discuss Medicaid, the federal health care program for the poor. Roy explains that most enrollments under Obamacare are in the Medicaid program, and that Medicaid is actually having a negative health impact [cites Oregon study on Medicaid outcomes among others]. Roy also references the successful Switzerland and Singapore models of universal health care insurance employing free-market principles. Hear more about the Obamacare debacle, and Roy's new book, How Medicaid Fails the Poor. (Video 10:32)
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Research & Commentary: Cap-and-Trade
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE, 10/6/2009 from Peter Fotos, Government Affairs Director - Research & Commentary: President Barack Obama's Cap-and-Trade Plan: The Obama administration, with support from the majority party in Congress, is promoting a carbon emissions cap-and-trade plan that could spell disaster for the nation--especially given the current delicate state of the U.S. economy. Legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA) already has passed the House of Representatives, and Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA) have introduced similar legislation in the Senate.
The costs would be staggering. Ben Lieberman, a senior policy analyst with The Heritage Foundation, told Senate staff the Waxman-Markey bill plan would reduce gross domestic product by $9.4 trillion between 2012 and 2035, and the annual cost to American households would average almost $3,000. The National Black Chamber of Commerce released a study concluding Waxman-Markey would cut employment by 1.5 to 3.6 million people.
The European Union has implemented a cap-and-trade program similar to the one proposed by the Obama administration. Since its inception, the program has been plagued by fraud and corruption, emissions have risen more rapidly as a share of GDP than in the United States, manufacturing plants have been forced to shut down for portions of the day, countries with lenient environmental regulations have profited as firms move where it's less expensive to do business, and energy prices for European citizens have increased dramatically.
Studies have found that even a modest U.S. cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions to levels established by the Kyoto Protocol (7 percent below 1990 levels) would reduce domestic economic growth by almost 2 percent per year, increase gasoline prices by 53 percent, and raise other energy prices by 86 percent.
The following articles shed light on the environmental and economic consequences of cap-and-trade policies.
Impact on the Economy of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
The National Black Chamber of Commerce examines the economic impact of Waxman-Markey.
Waxman-Markey's Effect on Gas Prices in Your State
Study by The Heritage Foundation dealing with cap-and-trade's effect on gas prices.
Cap & Trade: Why It's Tax & Spend
The New York Post says a cap-and-trade bill would impose an average of more than $80 billion in new energy taxes every year. It would turn carbon dioxide into the new tobacco--a "vice" Uncle Sam profits from in the name of combating.
Why Cap-and-Trade Could Backfire
Environmentalists claim capping greenhouse gas emissions and creating a market for emissions trading would reduce carbon dioxide output. But it could achieve the opposite effect.
Cap-and-Trade Would Stifle Economy, Delay Transition to Cleaner Fuels
The George C. Marshall Institute outlines the practical difficulties in implementing a cap-and-trade system, as well as its negative effects.
Britain's Big Polluters Accused of Abusing EU's Carbon Trading Scheme
The London-based Guardian takes a look at corruption that has plagued the European Union's cap-and-trade system.
Cap-and-Trade: A Bad Tradeoff for the Economy and Company Earnings
The Free Enterprise Education Institute summarizes the costs and problems inherent in a cap-and-trade system, especially the harm it would do to economic growth.
Nothing in this Research & Commentary is intended to influence the passage of legislation, and it does not necessarily represent the views of The Heartland Institute. For further information on this and other environment topics, visit The Heartland Institute's Web site and PolicyBot, Heartland's free online research database.
If you have any questions about this issue or The Heartland Institute, you may contact me at 312/377-4000 or pfotos@heartland.org.
Peter Fotos, Director - Government Affairs
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The costs would be staggering. Ben Lieberman, a senior policy analyst with The Heritage Foundation, told Senate staff the Waxman-Markey bill plan would reduce gross domestic product by $9.4 trillion between 2012 and 2035, and the annual cost to American households would average almost $3,000. The National Black Chamber of Commerce released a study concluding Waxman-Markey would cut employment by 1.5 to 3.6 million people.
The European Union has implemented a cap-and-trade program similar to the one proposed by the Obama administration. Since its inception, the program has been plagued by fraud and corruption, emissions have risen more rapidly as a share of GDP than in the United States, manufacturing plants have been forced to shut down for portions of the day, countries with lenient environmental regulations have profited as firms move where it's less expensive to do business, and energy prices for European citizens have increased dramatically.
Studies have found that even a modest U.S. cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions to levels established by the Kyoto Protocol (7 percent below 1990 levels) would reduce domestic economic growth by almost 2 percent per year, increase gasoline prices by 53 percent, and raise other energy prices by 86 percent.
The following articles shed light on the environmental and economic consequences of cap-and-trade policies.
Impact on the Economy of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
The National Black Chamber of Commerce examines the economic impact of Waxman-Markey.
Waxman-Markey's Effect on Gas Prices in Your State
Study by The Heritage Foundation dealing with cap-and-trade's effect on gas prices.
Cap & Trade: Why It's Tax & Spend
The New York Post says a cap-and-trade bill would impose an average of more than $80 billion in new energy taxes every year. It would turn carbon dioxide into the new tobacco--a "vice" Uncle Sam profits from in the name of combating.
Why Cap-and-Trade Could Backfire
Environmentalists claim capping greenhouse gas emissions and creating a market for emissions trading would reduce carbon dioxide output. But it could achieve the opposite effect.
Cap-and-Trade Would Stifle Economy, Delay Transition to Cleaner Fuels
The George C. Marshall Institute outlines the practical difficulties in implementing a cap-and-trade system, as well as its negative effects.
Britain's Big Polluters Accused of Abusing EU's Carbon Trading Scheme
The London-based Guardian takes a look at corruption that has plagued the European Union's cap-and-trade system.
Cap-and-Trade: A Bad Tradeoff for the Economy and Company Earnings
The Free Enterprise Education Institute summarizes the costs and problems inherent in a cap-and-trade system, especially the harm it would do to economic growth.
Nothing in this Research & Commentary is intended to influence the passage of legislation, and it does not necessarily represent the views of The Heartland Institute. For further information on this and other environment topics, visit The Heartland Institute's Web site and PolicyBot, Heartland's free online research database.
If you have any questions about this issue or The Heartland Institute, you may contact me at 312/377-4000 or pfotos@heartland.org.
Peter Fotos, Director - Government Affairs
Heartland Institute Read More......
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