If the auto companies were free agents, they would act to break the fuel monopoly that is so damaging to their own interests and those of their customers. But they are not, and so they won’t. – Robert Zubrin
In the wake of the disaster caused by Tropical Storm Sandy, various allies of the Obama campaign have rushed to claim that the event was caused by anthropogenic global warming, thereby justifying the president’s program of crushing the economy with regressive carbon taxes, a supposedly necessary measure to prevent future bad weather. – Robert Zubrin
The American people want and deserve a space program truly worthy of a nation of pioneers. – Robert Zubrin
The problem with Russia is not that it has laws restricting promotion of the gay lifestyle. The problem with Russia is that it has no laws that effectively constrain the strong or protect the weak. – Robert Zubrin
Before agriculture was invented, land was not a resource. Before oil drilling and nuclear fission were invented, petroleum and uranium were not resources. – Robert Zubrin
Just think how much poorer we would be today if the world would have had half as many people in the 19th century as it actually did. You can get rid of Thomas Edison or Louis Pasteur; take your pick. – Robert Zubrin
The danger facing us comes not from lack of resources, but from people who insist that we have run out of resources. If you embrace their idea of a world where there is only so much to go around, then you are endorsing a program of genocide and a war of all against all. – Robert Zubrin
The EPA could act to open the transportation-fuel market to vigorous competition from natural gas as well as coal, biomass, and trash, by legalizing methanol. This would force oil prices down, expand the economy, and create millions of jobs. – Robert Zubrin
In the 1940s, the petroleum business was an American game, and it was enormously to our advantage that the world ran on oil. – Robert Zubrin
Western environmentalists might value their independence, but their organizations are largely donor driven, and if he wanted to, Putin could have a lot to donate. – Robert Zubrin
The largest automobile company in the world is Volkswagen. Who owns it? The answer is the government of Qatar. – Robert Zubrin
The U.S. trade embargo on Cuba is almost completely ineffective, as many other countries, including the European Union, do not honor it. – Robert Zubrin