The American Wind Energy Association is breathing much easier after the New Year’s Day vote on the fiscal cliff deal. Why? Wind energy tax credits were extended for another year. Wind energy has been subsidized by taxpayers for the past 20 years, resulting in hundreds of thousands of shredded birds, higher energy costs, and more burden for the American taxpayer to pay for this inefficient energy source.

Nine gas stations in the nation now have pumps with E15 gasoline. E15 is a blend of regular gasoline mixed with 15 percent ethanol. The pumps are recognized by their black and orange labels. And that label is not something you want to ignore. Controversy surrounds this new blend and whether or not it is safe for your vehicle.

Remember back in 2010, when House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi claimed that unemployment benefits create jobs faster than most any other program? NewsBusters concludes its analysis on the CBO report pointing out the “twisted logic” of this administration. “Since the government has been ‘stimulating’ the economy to the tune of about $5 trillion in deficits during the past four years, … the CBO’s twisted ‘logic’ would predict that the economy should have created 50 million jobs by now. Note that this hasn’t happened.”

In June, when the U.S. Supreme Court came out with its ruling regarding the health care law, everyone sat on the edge of their seats in anticipation. And for a good reason; this law impacts every American. his is one of the biggest environmental cases to come before the Supreme Court in years. One that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said has the capacity to “shut down forestry on private, state, and tribal lands.”

You can definitely see a partisan line when it comes to environmental policies in this country. One side thinks many related laws and regulations go too far; the other side thinks many of these laws don’t go far enough. However, it seems this partisan line also stretches past the land of the U.S. and deep into its oceans.

Coal miners have made it clear that they don’t like where their industry is headed. Both presidential candidates are busy trying to win over this class of voters given the importance of the states where they reside, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. It’s been a hard sell for President Obama; his brashness against the coal industry in 2008 by predicting their bankruptcy hasn’t aided him in this endeavor. And though Romney has proved somewhat more popular in the coal industry, it’s still anyone’s game.

Should dead people be able to vote? No, of course not. Yet some states are in a hurry to get the deceased off their voter rolls. Why is there a nationwide effort to get the deceased off the voter rolls? Since a mass resurrection of these once voters on Nov. 6 isn’t likely, removing them from the voter rolls is a way to protect the integrity of the voting process in this upcoming election. Going into a contentious election like this one, it makes sense to rid the system early of any potential ways to commit voter fraud.

The problems with welfare go deeper than just the money spent and the increased number of people falling under its wide umbrella — it doesn’t solve the problem. The welfare epidemic stems from a much deeper problem in this country. When you have a government that wants its people dependent upon it and can enforce laws and regulations to make that happen American citizens turn into little more than feudal serfs.

What is the truth about America’s energy production? It is clear President Obama has not increased oil production and instead seems to have stifled its growth on federal lands. Maybe the most convincing argument as to why President Obama isn’t the oil man he claims to be—his record, his policies and his appeasement to the radical environmentalist agenda.

America hasn’t seen a new oil refinery built in 30 years. That is until this upcoming year, when North Dakota will begin construction on a $400 million refinery. While it’s exciting for the state of North Dakota and even the nation to have a brand new oil refinery it seems a bit out of character for this administration to approve of this project. Given the timing of this announcement, weeks before the presidential election, it begs the question was this decision politically motivated on the part of Team Obama or just mere coincidence?