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For every gigawatt hour of electricity produced, nuclear power plants produce only 17 tons of CO2. By comparison, coal emits 1,041 tons of CO2, natural gas emits 622 tons, solar power emits 39 tons, and hydroelectric power emits 18 tons.

Alabama is one of only six states, two territories, and the District of Columbia that does not have any Regulatory Flexibility statutes. Regulatory flexibility statutes ensure that agencies have considered all reasonable regulatory
alternatives in order to create the least oppressive regulations possible.

Open America’s Outer Continental Shelf in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, plus the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, to greater oil and gas exploration. Allow oil and gas companies to obtain accident insurance from private insurance companies to prevent taxpayers paying for large spills.

With many low-income students and families trapped in failing public schools, Alabama parents need more educational options for their children. Charter schools provide an educational alternative designed to narrow the achievement gap between the ...

Richard Garrett, API Senior Fellow, outlines the results and affects of the Supreme Court’s decision on the PPACA.

PPACA requirements potentially infringe upon the constitutional rights of employers with religious objections to contraception. Religious organizations should be vigilant to ensure that their constitutional rights are not infringed upon, but Americans should be concerned about the PPACA’s encroachment on their health care options.

API compares the first term of President Bush to President Obama’s.

API compares the first term of President Clinton to President Obama’s.

Alabama should use empirically-based risk assessments to reduce incarceration costs while minimizing the threat to the state’s overall population. Alabama’s Department of Corrections should also use non-prison sanctions that are based on factual indicators of recidivism rather than reclassifying crimes.

A negative right restrains other persons or governments from acting on others. Positive rights provide the right holder with a claim against another person or the state. Understanding the difference between “negative” and “positive” rights is integral to comprehending the federal government’s deviation from the nature and bounds of the Constitution.