A Department of Education spokesman said the program would recognize schools for “engaging students on environmental issues and producing environmentally literate students; increasing energy efficiency and using renewable energy technologies; and creating healthy learning environments by addressing environmental issues in the schools.” The full story is at CNSNews.com.
Month: September 2011
Beach scare bill introduced
Two syringes washed up on a New Jersey beach this summer — so we need a new federal law to test all beaches for “toxic contaminants”? Continue reading Beach scare bill introduced
Democrats need to choose: EPA or jobs
By Steve Milloy
September 21, 2011, Washington Times
Thursday is a D-Day of sorts for House Democrats. That day they will get to choose between jobs or job-killing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Continue reading Democrats need to choose: EPA or jobs
Finally: Romney blasts EPA
Mitt Romney reportedly “lambasted federal agencies – specifically calling out the EPA – as hamstringing businesses with regulations that he says are getting in the way of job creation,” according to the Memphis Daily News blog. Though Romney has criticized the EPA in the past, those remarks were rather tepid. Perhaps his comments in Memphis mark the start of a more passionate attack on Obama’s Employment Prevention Agency.
How EPA lied to Congress about the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
“It has become fashionable for opponents to disagree on even simple facts, but there shouldn’t be room for debate on the deadline for a new air pollution rule,” writes Mitchell Schnurman of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Continue reading How EPA lied to Congress about the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Air pollution hastens heart attacks?
A new British Medical Journal study claims air pollution accelerates imminent heart attacks… or rather, it makes that assumption. Continue reading Air pollution hastens heart attacks?
Shocker: Nobel prize winner lied about radiation danger; Data suppression abetted rise of linear no-threshold model
Nobel prize winner Hermann Muller knowingly lied when he claimed in 1946 that there is no safe level of radiation exposure, a new study asserts. Continue reading Shocker: Nobel prize winner lied about radiation danger; Data suppression abetted rise of linear no-threshold model
Coming IPCC scare: CO2 tipping point is 2030
While climate alarmists are full of it now, the atmosphere has another 20 years, they say. Continue reading Coming IPCC scare: CO2 tipping point is 2030
Confused Clinton slams GOP at UN on climate
During his climate speech at the United Nations today, Bill Clinton said, Continue reading Confused Clinton slams GOP at UN on climate
Dems willing to shutdown government over DOE loan program?
Apparently tone-deaf to the $535 million Solyndra debacle, House Democrats are looking to defend Department of Energy loan programs at the peril of a government shutdown. Continue reading Dems willing to shutdown government over DOE loan program?
Kansas sues EPA over cross-state rule
Kansas sued the EPA yesterday to block the agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Continue reading Kansas sues EPA over cross-state rule
Mass Audubon blames climate change for shifting bird populations
… and even if true, the problem is what? Continue reading Mass Audubon blames climate change for shifting bird populations