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Jeff Poor | June 26, 2008

     It may be less efficient and more intrusive than other forms of alternative energy, but harnessing the power of wind is “every bit as serious” as other options, according to MSNBC “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann and New York Times…

Kelly Brown | June 26, 2008

     Credit card companies – not irresponsible borrowers – are to blame for the debt that college students rack up, according to ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Consumer correspondent Elisabeth Leamy reported June 26 that…

Jeff Poor | June 26, 2008

     The June 25 “NBC Nightly News” took a new approach to spreading the message of the global warming alarmist agenda. It led off the broadcast with a new government report to connect carbon dioxide with national security.

     “The…

Kelly Brown | June 25, 2008

     CBS’s “Early Show” co-host Maggie Rodriguez suggested June 25 that the cure to high gas prices is to have the government subsidize oil. After blaming speculators for the prices, Rodiguez asked, “Given the dire situation…

Jeff Poor | June 25, 2008

     Want to save the polar bear? According to one expert, don’t think you’re going to do it by making significant lifestyle changes in order to reduce your carbon footprint.

     In May, the Interior Department listed the polar on its…

Jeff Poor | June 25, 2008

      Billionaire investor and Barack Obama supporter Warren Buffett on June 25 turned on the Democratic presidential candidate over a proposed windfall profits tax on oil companies. Buffett also criticized Obama’s decision to reject public…

Julia A. Seymour | June 25, 2008

     Recent polls from Reuters/Zogby, Gallup and Rasmussen revealed that a majority of Americans support increased domestic oil drilling and refining, yet many in the news media have continued to find fault with that approach.

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BMI Staff | June 25, 2008
Media Try to Cool Down Oil Drilling Fever Did you know a majority of Americans favor more domestic oil…
Jeff Poor | June 25, 2008

      It’s a change from the usual complaints about high energy costs from the mainstream media, especially ABC. But, the June 24 “World News Tonight” showed that higher fuel costs may be helping Americans by making domestic manufacturing more…

Jeff Poor | June 24, 2008

     On the same day Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee condemned oil speculators, the “CBS Evening News” and ABC’s “World News” blamed oil speculation for a large chunk of the spike in prices.

     “There’s no doubt…

Jeff Poor | June 23, 2008

     While Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama insists drilling for more oil in off-limits federal lands won’t help gas prices come down, there’s at least one thing that would: lifting tariffs on imported ethanol. Problem is, the…

Kelly Brown | June 23, 2008

     A new house built in Venice, Calif., that is said to emit no harmful gases has everyone talking. That is, if “everyone” means elitist environmentalists with a few celebrities to glam things up. New York Times writer Felicity Barringer…

Jeff Poor | June 23, 2008

     As gas prices continue to rise, more and more Americans are in favor of opening up areas now off-limits for oil exploration and drilling, but a Newsweek magazine editor said on June 23 that Sen. Barack Obama is “more in touch with the…

Jeff Poor | June 20, 2008

      It was only a matter of time until the mainstream media began ramping up global warming alarmism by connecting flooding in the Midwest to climate change.  

     ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” took a page out of the…

Jeff Poor | June 20, 2008

     CNN’s Lou Dobbs has been on a tear about the recent tainted-tomato salmonella outbreak, but this time he’s taken it a step further and is calling for the ultimate political punishment.

 

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Jeff Poor | June 20, 2008

     Economic hardship has been blamed for a lot of things – loss of a job, unmanageable credit card debt, home foreclosure, etc. But “CBS Evening News” has found another consequence of the bad economy that garnered national attention: a bizarre…

Jeff Poor | June 19, 2008

     Almost every day a news report comes out linking something to climate change – obesity, food riots or a century of wildfires. Some of the claims seem especially outlandish. Sometimes they are.

     On June 18, CBS.com posted a…

Jeff Poor | June 19, 2008

     It’s not likely dieticians will be endorsing his regimen, but a Virginia man demonstrated it is possible to regularly dine at a fast-food restaurant without being criticized for signing your own death…

Kelly Brown | June 19, 2008

     If viewers didn’t get the chance to see Lou Dobbs’ first segment blaming the salmonella response on the ‘moronic’ FDA, they got another chance.

     On June 18, Dobbs, of CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” ran virtually the same segment he…

Jeff Poor | June 19, 2008

     “CBS Evening News” went after British Burger King restaurants for offering a $200 burger it called “controversial” on June 18 and cited an anti-corporate advocacy group to support the claim. But the report downplayed the…