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Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The John Batchelor Show
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses possible criminal charges in the Flint, Michigan water crisis.

In the News

For The Record: A Student Asked The Best Question On Climate Change In All The Presidential Debates

quoting George P. Shultzvia The Washington Post
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Debate moderators in the 2016 presidential election cycle have had plenty of data to pose strong questions to candidates regarding climate change. Impacts include mass dislocation, alterations in the spread of infectious diseases, more intense Western wildfires and record-breaking warmth in both 2014 and 2015.

Analysis and Commentary

Last Chance To Stop EPA's Biggest, Worst Power Grab

by Henry I. Millervia Forbes
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency has been in the news a lot lately–and as usual, the news isn’t good. EPA continues to be a paragon of zealotry, politicization and operational incompetence.

Analysis and Commentary

Low Energy Prices And Recession? Analysts Ignore The Supply-Side Elephant In The Corner

by Paul R. Gregoryvia What Paul Gregory Is Thinking About (Blog)
Monday, February 8, 2016

Gloom and doom is wreaking havoc in financial and commodity markets as oil prices probe new lows. Headlines proclaim that domestic energy producers face bankruptcy, layoffs, and can’t pay back toxic loans. Meanwhile, energy-producing countries must contend with deteriorating public finances and recession.

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Lessons From California’s Drought

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Defining Ideas
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The state implemented ideologically driven environmentalist policies that caused millions to suffer.

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The Libertarian: “The Flint Water Crisis”

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas (Hoover Institution)
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Understanding the legal implications of lead in the Michigan city’s water supply.

In the News

Ensuring A Water Supply

mentioning Hoover Institutionvia Chemical Engineering Online
Monday, February 1, 2016

This past December marked the dedication of the largest seawater desalination plant in the U.S. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, named for the former Carlsbad, Calif. mayor who was instrumental in choosing the location, is designed to provide 50 million gallons of water per day to San Diego County from the Pacific Ocean, to help minimize the area’s vulnerability to drought.

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California Of The Dark Ages

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Works and Days
Sunday, January 31, 2016

I recently took a few road trips longitudinally and latitudinally across California. The state bears little to no resemblance to what I was born into. In a word, it is now a medieval place of lords and peasants—and few in between.

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We Can Beat Zika And Malaria--If The FDA Allows

by John Cohrssen, Henry I. Millervia Forbes
Friday, January 29, 2016

Zika virus infection, the scary new disease for which there is no vaccine or treatment, is “spreading explosively” from Africa and Southeast Asia, according to the head of the World Health Organization.

Analysis and Commentary

In Like Flint And Out Like My Cousin Vinny

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Thursday, January 28, 2016

For those who haven't been paying attention to the news lately, the government of Flint, Michigan totally messed up, selling lead-laced water to Flint residents for 16 months, despite repeated objections from local residents complaining about the water. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the federal government's Environmental Protection Agency messed up too. 

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The Task Force on Energy Policy addresses energy policy in the United States and its effects on our domestic and international political priorities, particularly our national security.