The Center for Sustainable Shale Development? For the enviros “sustainable” means “no.” Continue reading Frackers frack themselves; Appeasement effort gets drillers caught in enviro crossfire
Month: March 2013
Greenpeace offers photos of poverty + central planning…. you know, the future under ‘progressivism’
For those that missed the 20th century, the consequences of central planning and poverty are on display today in China. Continue reading Greenpeace offers photos of poverty + central planning…. you know, the future under ‘progressivism’
SciAm: Do Global Climate Tipping Points Exist?
A new paper argues that there is no real grounding to the idea that the world could display true tipping-point characteristics. Continue reading SciAm: Do Global Climate Tipping Points Exist?
Keystone Public Comments Won’t Be Made Public, State Department Says
While government secrecy is always a serious problem, no doubt the State Dept. is being inundated with comments like “yeah, what Bill McKibben said.” Continue reading Keystone Public Comments Won’t Be Made Public, State Department Says
Mayor Bloomberg: Government has right to ‘infringe on your freedom’
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them…” Continue reading Mayor Bloomberg: Government has right to ‘infringe on your freedom’
AP: Obama not likely to heal planet
Nomination speech redo: “This was won’t be the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal…” Continue reading AP: Obama not likely to heal planet
Democratic New Mexico senator worked closely with convicted eco-terrorist
Sen. Martin Heinrich’s partner “pled guilty to conspiring to sabotage a nuclear power plant and has openly advocated for monkey-wrenching and other forms of ‘environmental espionage,’ according to documents.” Continue reading Democratic New Mexico senator worked closely with convicted eco-terrorist
Bowdoin Prof in NYTimes: ‘Three Cheers for the Nanny State’
Bowdoin College’s Sarah Conly, the author of “Against Autonomy: Justifying Coercive Paternalism,” says we are too stupid to know what’s good for us. Continue reading Bowdoin Prof in NYTimes: ‘Three Cheers for the Nanny State’
WaPo: Green groups a little too white — histories full of ‘racist and exclusionary practices’
We reported on this (“NRDC not for whites only — but almost“) about a year ago. Continue reading WaPo: Green groups a little too white — histories full of ‘racist and exclusionary practices’
Michael Mann implies that skeptics might have weaponized anthrax and would commit bioterrorism
Watch for the butterfly net to overtake the hockey stick in global warming symbolism. Continue reading Michael Mann implies that skeptics might have weaponized anthrax and would commit bioterrorism
Suit filed against EPA over killing bees
“This first-ever suit filed in San Francisco says the EPA is allowing the “ongoing use of pesticide products,” known as neonicotinoids in violation of federal law.” Continue reading Suit filed against EPA over killing bees
Don’t Fear the ‘Frankenfish’: Why Rich Americans Should Drop Their War on Genetically Modified Foods
“Upper crust grocery stores like Whole Foods are taking a moral stand against genetically modified meat and vegetables, even though these products could help solve hunger for billions.” Continue reading Don’t Fear the ‘Frankenfish’: Why Rich Americans Should Drop Their War on Genetically Modified Foods