NCPA Commentaries by H. Sterling Burnett
H. Sterling Burnett is a Senior Fellow for the National Center for Policy Analysis. While Burnett works on a number of issues, he specializes in issues involving environmental policy and gun policy.
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Apr 09, 2012 Study: Green Jobs Programs Stifling State Economies
Heartlander: Study reveals a mismatch between states' spending and job creation in the green energy sector.
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Feb 29, 2012 Austin would be ill-advised to ban plastic bags
Austin American Statesman: In his op-ed at the online edition, NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett calls upon Austin residents to consider the long-term impact of banning plastic bags.
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Feb 01, 2012 Kansas Cashing in on Fracking
Heartlander: In his latest Heartlander commentary, H. Sterling Burnett applauds Kansas for adopting the fracking technique for increased natural gas production.
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Jan 19, 2012 Burnett: Plastic Bag Bans Hurt Shoppers, Retailers and Workers
JunkScience.com: H. Sterling Burnett commentary on the negative impact of increasing plastic bag bans across the country.
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Dec 14, 2011 What’s Going on Behind the Curtain? Climategate 2.0 and Scientific Integrity
NAS: NCPA's H. Sterling Burnett on Climategate 2.0 in his article published with the National Association of Scholars.
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Sep 21, 2011 Eco-Fads: Bad for the Economy, Bad for the Environment
National Review Online - NCPA's Sterling Burnett reviews Todd Meyers book Eco-Fads on 'Planet Gore.'
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Jul 19, 2011 Green Appliance Mandates Make Consumers See Red
The Federal Government is considering new energy efficiency mandates for icemakers. Before starting down this path it should carefully examine the differences between the rosy promises and the real results from other household appliance efficiency standards that it has imposed.
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Jul 05, 2011 Energy Should be Job One for Congress
Energybiz – H. Sterling Burnett outlines a couple of energy- policies that Congress ought to pursue.
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Jun 28, 2011 Solar Subsidies are Saturated
Solar photovoltaic is among the fastest growing segments of the energy market. Globally, grid-connected solar capacity increased at an average annual rate of 60 percent from 2004 to 2009, faster than any other energy source.
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Jun 13, 2011 Russia, Japan, Canada Say Nyet to Kyoto Follow Up
The Heartland Institute: Russia, Japan, and Canada announced at a late-May G8 summit they would not participate in an international treaty following up the Kyoto Protocol with new carbon dioxide cuts. In doing so, they joined the United States, which reiterated it would remain outside any such treaty.
