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Oil Virtue vs. ‘Sustainability’ Signals

Climate Change, Colorado politics, Economy, Editorial, Energy, Issues, Liberal Logic, NSRF Business 16.04.2021 No Comments

What happened when an energy CEO tried to order employee Christmas gifts.

By James Freeman

April 16, 2021 4:46 pm ET

PHOTO: NICK OXFORD/REUTERS

Tired of misleading and hypocritical virtue signalling about “sustainable” business practices? Today let’s celebrate a CEO who decided to challenge trendy corporate wisdom about fossil fuels and explain the virtues of low-cost energy. Four months after publishing a few truths that are highly inconvenient to the environmental lobby, Innovex Downhole Solutions CEO Adam Anderson says that “the reaction has been overwhelming.”

The energy services entrepreneur appeared this morning on the Fox Business Network with Maria Bartiromo (co-author of a book with your humble correspondent) and reported that his message has been resonating with people inside and outside his industry. “I’m very passionate about the oil and gas business and the good—the virtue of the business—and how it helps human prosperity and flourishing around the world,” he said.

The story began last year when Mr. Anderson wanted to get each of his roughly 400 employees a nice Christmas gift at the end of a very tough 2020. He settled on the idea of some high-quality outdoor apparel, customized with the logo of his Houston-based oilfield services company. But the potential vendor wasn’t as enthusiastic.

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Mike Rowe responds to a review of his new show, ” Six Degrees” and it’s very instructive for the silent majority

1st Amendment, Adams County Politics, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Economy, Editorial, Education, Energy, Issues, Jobs, Liberal Logic, National politics, NSRF Business, Site News, Training, Transportation 10.04.2021 No Comments

P.T. Barnum once said, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity,” which is almost as good as Oscar Wilde’s version, who put it like this: “There’s only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”

Both men could turn a phrase, and both men had a point.

With Discovery premiering Six Degrees this Sunday at 10 PM, you’d think that any surrounding press would be a good thing.

But neither Barnum or Wilde lived in these extraordinary times, where anyone can post anything from anywhere, and reach millions of people anytime. Many of you have called the attached article to my attention, along with a very misleading headline I would have ignored, once upon a time, but cannot, in this day and age.

Here’s a link to the original article, if you’re interested. https://bit.ly/3wNrkGc

Or, if you prefer, you can scroll down and enjoy the same copy, along with my gentle attempts to set the record straight.

Either way, better strap in. This one’s a doozy…

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Americans for Prosperity giving away gas to defeat potential fees

Adams County Politics, Ballot Issue, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Economy, Editorial, Elections, Energy, Event, Issues, NSRF Business, Site News, Taxes, Transportation 01.04.2021 No Comments

The conservative organization Americans for Prosperity is kicking off a month-long campaign that means free gas for five Coloradans picked at random.

As it ramps up to fight legislation to put more fees on gas, diesel, vehicles, ride sharing and deliveries, Americans for Prosperity is offering an appropriate prize: $200 in fuel to each of five lucky Colorado drivers.

Jesse Mallory, the conservative organization’s state director and the former chief of staff to the state Senate Republicans, announced the giveaway Tuesday afternoon.

“While legislators have been hard at work trying to find ways to make Coloradans pay more at the pump, we’ve been spending time looking for ways to help struggling families,” he said. “We decided to offer $200 gas cards to five families to help pay for the legislature’s gas tax proposal.”

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Michael Fields: 10 ideas for a GOP “Contract with Colorado”

Adams County Politics, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Debt/Deficit, Denver area politics, Economy, Editorial, Education, Energy, Issues, Jobs, NSRF Business, ObamaCare, Site News, TABOR, Taxes, Transportation 25.03.2021 No Comments

A week after this last election, I wrote a column saying that Republicans need to develop a “Contract with Colorado” based on conservative policy proposals that 55% or more of voters support. I said, “Republicans have an opportunity over the next two years to set a clear agenda and articulate it to voters.”

After doing extensive statewide polling, certain themes really stood out. Coloradans want every citizen of our state to be allowed to flourish. They have strong opinions on issues – but want politicians to treat each other with respect and work to find common ground when they can. They are also concerned about the economy and the rising cost of living.

In order to address some of the big issues that Coloradans care about, here are 10 ideas for the GOP to fully embrace:

1. Continue to protect our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Few things are more popular than people being allowed to vote on any tax (or large fee) increase.

2. Lower taxes. Coloradans overwhelmingly support a property tax cut for both residential and commercial property. With housing costs on the rise, low-income families would especially benefit from this tax cut.

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The Major Difference Between The Left And The Right

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Get ready, America, Democrats think tax hikes are the answer to everything: Grover Norquist

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Every issue is an excuse to expand the size and scope of government and implement trillions in new taxes

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist warns the White House is ‘heading in the wrong direction’ with tax increases to make up for economic losses during the coronavirus pandemic.

If your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

For Democrats today, the solution for every new issue is another tax increase. Name the “problem” and their “solution” is a higher tax on American families and businesses.

Every issue is an excuse to expand the size and scope of government and implement trillions in new taxes.

Even in the recent $1.9 trillion COVID “relief” spending spree legislation, Democrats put in a proviso that they believe will stop any tax reduction by Republican-led state governments for the next four years: If a state cuts taxes the Biden administration will threaten to sue to get their “bailout money” back.

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Opinion: Politicians’ challenge to Colorado’s TABOR is without merit

Adams County Politics, Climate Change, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Editorial, Education, Issues, Legal Issues, NSRF Business, TABOR 24.01.2021 No Comments

For almost three decades, TABOR has been a godsend for Colorado taxpayers.

2:55 AM MST on Jan 24, 2021

Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights is under attack once again, this time by the very politicians whose actions TABOR is intended to check.

A lawsuit filed by state legislators and some local elected officials has been wending its way through the federal courts since 2011. They seek to overturn the voter-enacted TABOR amendment to the Colorado constitution, which requires voter approval before state and local legislative bodies can impose or raise taxes.

The lawmakers’ case rests on the dubious idea that by denying legislators a free hand on matters of taxing and spending, TABOR denies Coloradans a republican form of government, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

It’s a specious, self-serving argument that ignores more than a century of case law and practical political experience with voter initiatives and referendums, in Colorado and elsewhere.

The case will now be heard by the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit, although it seems likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually get the final word.

It’s a complicated case involving questions of standing — who has the right to bring a case to court — and whether constitutional guarantees of a republican form of government include the actions of political subdivisions such as school boards.

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Opinion: Why Colorado is losing the water war

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Colorado cooperates with other states to avoid a long, unpredictable Supreme Court battle. But if we cooperate and Arizona doesn’t, we may continue to lose.

Ed Millard

3:00 AM MST on Jan 24, 2021

The Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell in Page, Arizona. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)

The Colorado River is under stress today due to rising temperatures and declining streamflows, as described in a Dec. 13 Colorado Sun opinion essay by Russell George and John Stulp. The other cause, seldom mentioned, is a water war among seven states, Mexico and the federal government — a war Colorado has been losing.

The 1922 Colorado River Compact called for dividing the river’s water equally between the Upper Basin (Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and far northeastern Arizona) and the Lower Basin (California, Nevada, the rest of Arizona, southwestern Utah and western New Mexico). In the compact, each basin was promised 7.5 million acre-feet of water each year. (An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, enough to cover an acre, about the size of a football field, 12 inches deep.)

At the last minute, Arizona demanded exclusive use of water from the Gila River, which flows from New Mexico across Arizona to the Colorado River at Yuma. In 1945, a treaty with Mexico further unbalanced the deal. There’s more information here.

Today, the Upper Basin states use only a quarter of the river’s water, while the Lower Basin states use more than double that. Add in Mexico, which has been allocated 1.5 million acre-feet, and the Lower Basin uses two thirds of the river. The Upper Basin, including Colorado, has already surrendered 3 million acre-feet of our compact entitlement, our water right, to the Lower Basin to deal with this over-allocation.

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Can voters ignore the state constitution when passing an initiative?

Ballot Issue, Editorial, Education, Elections, Issues, Legal Issues, Liberal Logic 07.12.2020 No Comments

The Other Arizona Election Challenge

Can voters ignore the state constitution when passing an initiative?

By The Editorial Board

Dec. 6, 2020 5:43 pm ET

Voters wait in line at the Surprise Court House polling location in Surprise, Arizona, Nov. 3.

PHOTO: CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/GETTY IMAGES

The outcome of the presidential race isn’t the only election result being contested in Arizona, and the other has even greater consequences for the law. Last week two lawsuits were filed against Proposition 208, the ballot initiative that imposes a new 3.5% tax surcharge to raise an estimated $827 million for education. It passed with 51.7% of the vote.

The suits are challenging whether Prop 208, which passed as a statute, must conform to the state constitution. One suit was filed by businesswoman Ann Siner and retired judge John Buttrick, the other by the Goldwater Institute, the influential Arizona think tank.

The suits claim that Prop 208 contradicts a constitutional amendment that limits the amount of revenue provided to school districts each year. It also overrides another constitutional provision requiring a two-thirds majority of the Legislature to approve a tax increase.

The Legislative Council, a nonpartisan legislative office that reviews bills and ballot measures for form and constitutionality, held that Prop 208’s language exempting the money it raises from an existing cap on education spending “is likely invalid” because it violates express constitutional limits. Supporters went ahead anyway. The state Supreme Court declined to rule on claims that Prop 208 unconstitutionally curtails the Legislature’s authority but said it couldn’t consider the issue until it passed.

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“You Should Wear A Mask, Even If You Don’t Need It” say the media. “You mean like Carrying A Gun?” ;)

2nd Amendment, Adams County Politics, Colorado politics, Denver area politics, Editorial, Issues, Liberal Logic, National politics, PC Police 05.12.2020 No Comments

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Oil Virtue vs. ‘Sustainability’ Signals

What happened when an energy CEO tried to order employee Christmas gifts.

Mike Rowe responds to a review of his new show, ” Six Degrees” and it’s very instructive for the silent majority

Americans for Prosperity giving away gas to defeat potential fees

Michael Fields: 10 ideas for a GOP “Contract with Colorado”

The Major Difference Between The Left And The Right

Get ready, America, Democrats think tax hikes are the answer to everything: Grover Norquist

Every issue is an excuse to expand the size and scope of government and implement trillions in new taxes

Opinion: Politicians’ challenge to Colorado’s TABOR is without merit

For almost three decades, TABOR has been a godsend for Colorado taxpayers.

Opinion: Why Colorado is losing the water war

Colorado cooperates with other states to avoid a long, unpredictable Supreme Court battle. But if we cooperate and Arizona doesn’t, we may continue to lose.

Can voters ignore the state constitution when passing an initiative?

The Other Arizona Election Challenge

Can voters ignore the state constitution when passing an initiative?

Voters wait in line at the Surprise Court House polling location in Surprise, Arizona, Nov. 3.

“You Should Wear A Mask, Even If You Don’t Need It” say the media. “You mean like Carrying A Gun?” ;)

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