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It's Easy Being Green

Tax Gave New Meaning to Long Distance

May the recently departed phone tax and all other punishing government schemes R.I.P.

CNNs Kitty Pilgrim Slams Economy

Dobbs reporter takes Treasury secretary nomination as chance to rehash attacks on Bush economy, ignore strong economic growth.

Its Easy Being Green

Whether its kayaking, going solar or harnessing the power from really natural gas, the media are fond of anything that doesnt count on oil.

Washington Post Magazine Scoffs at Global Warming Skeptics

Rival paper Washington Times, meanwhile, presents views on both sides of vigorous debate on warming and hurricane strength.

NBC Pumps Up Housing Bubble with Extreme Example

Network spotlights problems of couple paying $2,000 a month for a $129,000 house and reporter doesnt find that strange.

NY Times Sounds Downbeat on Upbeat Economy

Reporter Peters downplays strong GDP revision and hunts for signs of slowdown.

Ill See Your Price and Raise You a Quarter

Networks fret over high gas costs, yet still depict prices higher than they are.

CNN Continues to Dismiss FTC Report on Price Gouging

Anchor bemoans results but weeks earlier called for higher gas prices with gas tax hikes.

Networks Silence on Corrupt Fannie Mae Continues

Only CBS reported $400M Fannie Mae fine, while Clinton administration connections of top corporate officers were omitted.

Media ♥ Al Gore

Network lovefest surrounds Gores global warming movie and book, as he gets reporters to dance to his tune.

Media Al Gore

A New Low for Record Highs

Media are a broken record themselves when reporting gas prices, from erroneous highs to non-existent price gouging.

ABCs Kofman Blows Past Skeptical Scientists in Hurricane Season Story

Reporter left out detractors of global warming link, misrepresented another scientists views.

CNNs Serwer Dismisses Study Finding No Price Gouging

CNNs Andy Serwer dismisses study, saying it boggles the mind

Parade on the March Again, Downbeat on Economy

Magazine leaves out strong economy, Bernankes forecast of soft landing in housing.

Morning Shows Ignore Vote to Keep Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling

The same media outlets covered the anti-business push to investigate and punish price gouging.

CNNs Dobbs Continues to Ignore Growth in Auto Industry

Anchor blames free trade for foreign dominance, but doesnt point to the job creation that results.

Fire and Ice

Journalists have warned of climate change for 100 years, but cant decide weather we face an ice age or warming.

Fire and Ice: Executive Summary

Journalists have warned of climate change for 100 years, but cant decide weather we face an ice age or warming.

ABC sees student loan crisis, ignores hot job market

NBC and USA Today report best market in four years for college graduates.

For Love of Money

Medias suspicion of and disdain for The Rich continues with Congress extension of tax cuts.

United Nations Reports Success in Containing Bird Flu in East Asia

News comes days after alarmist ABC movie capitalized on fears of a global pandemic.

ABC Mislabels CSPI in Story on Faulty Labeling

Network reporters leave out liberal tag, history of anti-industry advocacy.

ABC Hits Gas Price Windfall to Big Government

Networks Dan Harris goes against media conventional wisdom again with report on governments tax bite at the pump.

Media Concerned about Government Having Phone Numbers

But government tax collectors know far more about you than the NSA learned from phone companies.

Who Likes High Gas Prices?