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TELEVISION Diana Furchtgott-Roth on "Wilkow!" "Regulating to Disaster: How Green Jobs Policies Are Damanging America's Economy." Sirius XM's "The Fran Tarkenton Show" CNBC's "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo" Fox Business Network's "Money with Melissa Francis" RADIO
WSJ Radio Network's "The Daily Wrap with Michael Castner" REVIEWS Stimulated by Solyndra?, National Review Online, September 13, 2012 PRAISE Green jobs” may sound like a good deal all around—for the environment, for workers, for the economy. Diana Furchtgott-Roth shows why they aren’t and tells the rest of the story—why the benefits of “green” policies are little more than feelings of moral superiority, while the true costs are billions of dollars in failed “investments,” political cronyism, regulations that burden our economy, higher prices for consumers, and jobs destroyed instead of created. This is a clarion call for clear thinking about the failed promise of “green jobs.” Instead, what America needs is good jobs and commonsense conservation. “Regulating to Disaster is a must-read for anyone interested in the current downward regulatory spiral and the needed policies to deliver a robust energy future. Diana Furchtgott-Roth provides an exceptional insight to the distortion presented by interest groups willing to put their own interests ahead of the greater American public. A rare illumination, blending facts and her economic expertise, the book highlights the two paths open to America—one leading to prosperity and one leading to decline. “Many religious thinkers would argue we should Go Green because it is the religious and spiritual thing to do. Diana Furchtgott-Roth brilliantly teaches us the fallacy of bringing religion into politics. For example, are fuel-saving technologies really more moral if (as Ms. Furchtgott-Roth writes), “New cars will become significantly more expensive, more people will die in car crashes, automakers will face higher costs and hire fewer workers”? Religious leaders can argue both sides of this issue, but what they cannot do is claim moral superiority simply because they buy a more fuel-efficient car. As Ms. Furchtgott-Roth shows us, the issue is far more complex. “This important book takes a careful look at the economics of “green” energy and environmental policies, and reveals that the green movement ushered in by Presidents Bush and Obama is best seen as an amalgam of fuzzy math (about job creation), hype (about the desirability of carbon reduction), cronyism (favoring “green” firms), and hypocrisy (about the true consequences of misguided policies). The writing is as engaging as it is persuasive. The author not only exposes the waste, dishonesty and illogic of the status quo, she also points the way forward via more effective and cost-effective approaches such as “geoengineering.” |
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