Tax dollars are taxpayer dollars, and elected officials need to be reminded that “It’s our money!” AFP-Oklahoma supports programs that promote self-reliance and limited government. The 2009 Taxpayer Prosperity Agenda, if followed, will secure taxpayer protections and common sense solutions.

The Oklahoma chapter of the grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will kick off a series of educational forums in August to focus on the economic costs of policies being advanced in the name of "fighting" global warming.

Earlier this week AFP President Tim Phillips recorded an interview with CBS News' Sharyl Attkisson for an earmark-related piece that's scheduled to run on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on Friday night.

Climate alarmists have bombarded citizens with apocalyptic scenarios and pressured them into environmental political correctness. It's time to tell the other side of the story.