Liberty
Matters News Service
August 18, 2005
The Worst Crime of the 20th Century
In his article entitled "Which kills more: ideology or religion?" author Andrew Kenney reveals some disturbing information. In a color-coded race to exterminate certain classes of the human race, Kenney says the green extremists were responsible for more human deaths in the 20th century than either the "reds" (communists) or the "browns" (fascists). Mr. Kenney writes that over 50 million people died because of the "gratuitous recklessness of eco-extremists." But even that figure is over-shadowed by junkscience.com's claim that "over 80 million have dropped at the hands of the tree-huggers." DDT was recognized worldwide, as the single best weapon in the fight against malaria. That all changed when environmentalists and liberal politicians accepted Rachel Carson's 1962 hysterical tome "Silent Spring," as gospel, that claimed DDT caused cancer and would soon eliminate raptors by thinning their egg shells. The result was the banning of DDT and the beginning of forty years of environmental tyranny. Charles Wurter, chief scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund recognized the importance in October 1969 of the "victory" to the environmental movement saying: "If the environmentalists win on DDT, they will achieve a level of authority they have never had before." The environmentalists continue to flex their "authority" with their rabid support of the Endangered Species Act, which typifies their anti-human bias. The "worst crime of the 20th century" should be a reminder to us all that the environmental movement is morally bankrupt and we should rise up and demand an end to the immoral movement that has held this nation and the world hostage for too long.Get your Maps to Rare Species' Homes
Australia and U.S. Join New Climate Pact
The United States and Australia have agreed to a new climate pact that will rely on technology to address climate change concerns. The pact, known as the "Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate," is an improvement over the restrictive Kyoto Protocol, embraced by the European Union and Canada. The Pacific climate agreement led by the U. S. will use new technology to improve the efficiency of energy generation and reduce dangerous emissions, taking advantage of new techniques that are already emerging, driven by public opinion and market forces. At the recent G8 summit in Scotland, Tony Blair said he would use Britain's E. U. Presidency to bring the U. S. and Australia into the global warming fold. But that attempt backfired when a House of Lords Committee report asserted that the Kyoto Protocol wasn't worth a flip. The "Times" consequently commented, "Britain's environmental policy is a costly shambles based on dubious predictions about the future." South Korea, Japan, India and China are also part of the new Asia-Pacific Partnership.
Free Enterprise Works
The U. S, government's attempt to cushion farmers from the vagaries of uncertain market forces has had a negative impact on U. S. consumers across the board. With passage of the 2002 Farm Bill, direct payments to farmers have soared to more than $20 billion a year, up from an average of $9 billion in the early 1990s, according to the National Taxpayers Union. The sugar industry is the most heavily subsidized at $1.4 billion per year. One grower alone raked in $65 million in one year. Dairy farmers receive "Milk Income Loss Contract" payments to keep producing when prices are low and then they qualify for Dairy Price Support buyouts of the extra milk. Government farm subsidies increase the cost of goods for all of us, from restaurants to grocery stores. A study of government farm subsidies revealed that the 2002 Farm Bill would cost consumers $271 billion in government-inflated prices over the next decade. Additionally, the new Energy Bill contains subsidies to corn growers to promote ethanol, a by-product of corn. According to a study, ethanol subsidies and 'mandates' requiring its increased use can raise prices when motorists fill their tanks. One solution would be for the government to end farm subsidies. No, the American farmer would not go down the tubes. Australian and New Zealand governments dumped most of their farm subsidies twenty years ago, and far from going under, New Zealand's farm output has increased 40 percent. The farmers like the new system better, too. They can now make business decisions free from government interference.
Consumers….Earned Say on Fed Farm Policy
TX Legislature Passes Eminent Domain Legislation
Texas is now one of a few states, Alabama being the first, to pass state legislation in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London. SB 7 was passed limiting government entities use of eminent domain to take private property for economic development purposes. However, in typical legislative action, both the Texas House and Senate added numerous amendments (21 in the House alone) that created multiple exceptions to the limitation. One good provision in the bill allows the landowner to challenge the use of eminent domain by asking a court of law to decide whether the taking is for economic development. Also in the bill is an interim study that will address a more permanent fix in the form of a constitutional amendment to the Texas Constitution, something that was attempted but failed twice in the Texas Senate. The Governor has yet to sign the bill and anyone interested in urging him to do so should call 1-800-843-5789.