The High Court has upheld an Environment Court decision on a resource consent application for a coal mine on the West Coast, saying that climate change can’t be considered under the Resource Management Act. Continue reading
Tag Archives: anti development
Don’t rush changes to the California Environmental Quality Act
Lawmakers want to change the California Environmental Quality Act in their session’s final days. But it’s too late for careful language or public vetting. Continue reading
Posted in Development, Eco-imperialism, Environmentalism, Green hell
Tagged anti development, greenie obstructionists, misanthropy
Argentine Locals Want Power Transformers Out of Neighborhoods
Limits on electromagnetic radiation emissions by power stations in Argentina do not respect the precautionary principle. Continue reading
Posted in EMF, Precautionary principle
Tagged anti development, irrational fears, medical superstition
EPA Smack-Down Number Six
A federal court cashiers another illegal Obama regulation. Continue reading
Posted in Baseload Energy, Coal, EPA
Tagged anti development, misanthropy, rogue agency
Conservative Group Plans to Push Republicans Toward Action on Climate, Cleaner Energy
That’s a silly thing to do. Continue reading
Andrew Bolt: Experts and how the game is played
WE should always listen to “the experts”, just as governments insist. And then always check for ourselves. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged anti development, climate hysteria, dams, PlayStation® climatology, weather superstition
Elisabeth Rosenthal demonstrates poor acquaintance with “the facts”
Her very first “fact” smashes into the guard rails because the tropics are not expected to exhibit significant warming from enhanced greenhouse – mainly because the moist tropical atmosphere is already opaque in the bands affected by atmospheric H2O and CO2. Once a window is closed guys, you can’t close it again. Development and wealth generation could certainly see more air conditioning utilization in the tropics but that has squat to do with enhanced greenhouse effect. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged anti development, climate hysteria, dioxycarbophobia, weather superstition
Activists in Argentina Expect Landmark Ruling against Agrochemicals
Over glyphosate? It’s safe to say this ruling is consistent with complete nonsense. Continue reading
Eye-roller: Don’t Waste the Drought
WE’RE in the worst drought in the United States since the 1950s, and we’re wasting it. Continue reading
Fred Pearce: In Ghana’s Forests, Should Chainsaw Loggers be Legalized?
Fred’s still and absolute devotee of “global governance” Continue reading
Posted in Deforestation, Development, Environmentalism, Sovereignty
Tagged anti development, global governance
Video: Obama’s attack on coal industry and employees
West Virginia residents face unemployment, jobs crisis Continue reading
Posted in Coal, Economics, EPA
Tagged anti coal, anti development, dioxycarbophobia, greenie obstructionists, hatred of humans, insane greens, misanthropy, rogue agency
Oregon seed, farm groups sue state over GMO canola
Sorry but “organic” isn’t an industry, it’s a marketing scam. Worse it deliberately fosters fear as a marketing strategy and I have exactly zero sympathy with it or its perpetrators. If “organic” agriculture ceased to exist there would be no loss to the world whatsoever. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biotechnology, Organic food
Tagged anti development, food superstition
Nation’s First Tar Sands Mine Stirs Water, Environmental Fears Out West
A Canadian company opens a test pit in Utah and could be running a sizeable mine by early 2014. But is there enough water to support the industry? Continue reading
Posted in Development, Oil and gas, Tar sands
From Atlazuki to Supermandia, what is it with enviroflakes?
Pretentious, much? Continue reading
Environmentalists, unions fear last-minute CEQA changes
Environmentalists and labor unions are raising concerns that state lawmakers will use the final weeks of this year’s legislative session to make sweeping changes to California’s landmark environmental law. Continue reading
Posted in Eco-imperialism, Economics, Environmentalism, Green hell
Aus: Coal seam gas emissions estimate may be too low: report
It’s just another “report” from the [anti-]Australia Institute. Continue reading
Posted in Cap & Tax, Development, Oil and gas
Tagged anti development, carbon scam, carbon tax, natural gas
Facing an anti-coal crowd, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden declines to request a broad review of coal exports
Facing several hundred coal export opponents, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden stopped short today of calling for a comprehensive environmental review of proposals to ship coal to Asia through Northwest ports, as U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Gov. John Kitzhaber have done. Continue reading
Posted in Coal, Development, Economics
More pretend cost-benefit from the climate wackos
Coal Based Electricity Generation Costing Australians Big – Rising electricity prices aren’t the only financial sting associated with Australia’s current power generation status quo. Coal is costing us $2.6 billion annually in terms of health states a new report. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Coal
Tagged anti coal, anti development, climate fraud, climate hysteria
Walter Russell Mead: Old Green: Clean Energy—New Green: No Energy
In the wake of the Solyndra scandal, green energy companies have been losing friends left and right, but at least they could count on support from loyal greens—or maybe not: Continue reading
More climate wacko propaganda: Health budgets benefit from emissions cuts
Idiots. Funds expended on “tackling climate change” are pure waste, diverted from doing things of actual use to people and/or the environment. Affordable power bestows far greater health benefits than the largely illusory “ills” of coal-fired generation. There is no upside to gorebull warbling. Continue reading
