Archive for the ‘Dextra’ Category
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
The Montana Meth Project ads have had a big impact here in MT, and by all accounts, they are working. I know my own kids are quite disturbed by the seemingly ubiquitous billboards.
I have to agree, though, that their latest effort has gone a tad too far.
The billboard shows ...
Posted in Dextra, Montana | 16 Comments »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
A 2007 report (pdf) found that, in 2006, almost one out of three Americans – more than 60 million people – used the Internet to get political news and information and to discuss campaign races. Over half of Internet users say that they use it because of the amount ...
Posted in Dextra, Misc, Montana, National, World | 26 Comments »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
...based on bad science. But we've covered that already. Here is a peer-reviewed study from the Montana Policy Institute that comes to the same conclusion. You can read the entire report here. (And gird yourselves for some wailing and gnashing!)
Bozeman, MT. April 23rd, 2008: The ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Econ, Greenies, Montana | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
(This is part 4 of an ongoing series: Part I, Part II, Part III)
Part IV, Why it Matters
Imagine the following hypothetical (as far as I know) scenario.
A decidedly pro free-market think tank is formed by ExxonMobil, Shell and Halliburton to combat AGW hysteria. That think-tank spins off a ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Econ, Global Warming, Montana, National | 6 Comments »
Monday, April 7th, 2008
This is part 3 of an ongoing series. Part one can be found here, part two is here.
Part III -- Here Comes the Science
*Just a note on the titles of these posts -- I've used the terms "Group," "Commission," and "Committee" in referring to the group, as I've seen ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Greenies, Montana | 5 Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
This is part 2 of an ongoing series, you can find part 1 here.
Part II -- Show Me The Money
We left off part 1 with the selection of the climate change committee. The response thus far has not been about the issues, but rather about personalities, namely mine. ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Global Warming, Greenies, Montana | 16 Comments »
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Citizens' Voice Subverted by Agenda-Driven Interests?
There is a nifty think tank down in Bozeman, called PERC, the Property and Environment Resource Center. They're pretty low-key, but they do put out some good stuff. Mostly, they are focused on market-based solutions to environmental problems.
I've linked to their stuff at ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Greenies, Montana | 13 Comments »
