“Green Hell” discusses the green tactic of grandmothers trying to block bulldozers. Continue reading 79-year old Oklahoma woman arrested for chaining herself to Keystone XL pipeline excavator
Day: April 15, 2013
Defeatist: Oil & Gas Journal editor predicts enviros will succeed against Keystone XL pipeline
The depressing conclusion from editor Bob Tippee. Continue reading Defeatist: Oil & Gas Journal editor predicts enviros will succeed against Keystone XL pipeline
Canadian enviros propose to tax tar sands out of existence
By 2020, tar sands production would either be carbon emissions-free or producers would be paying $100 per ton of emissions. Continue reading Canadian enviros propose to tax tar sands out of existence
WWII bomber pilot on radical environmentalism: ‘Climate scare is the Achilles heel of the whole movement. Shoot it down and you win the war!’
“Canada now needs leaders with the courage to stand up to today’s deadly enemies, climate campaigners who are bent on destroying the energy sources we need to maintain a prosperous society.” Continue reading WWII bomber pilot on radical environmentalism: ‘Climate scare is the Achilles heel of the whole movement. Shoot it down and you win the war!’
Enviro group calls Keystone XL a ‘distraction’; Tar sands would represent ‘a mere 0.2 percent’ of carbon emissions
“How environmentalists got lost in a dangerously misguided battle.” Continue reading Enviro group calls Keystone XL a ‘distraction’; Tar sands would represent ‘a mere 0.2 percent’ of carbon emissions
Airhead Christie Todd Whitman slams ‘dash to gas’ — Flashback: Confuses global warming and ozone depletion
Former Bush EPA administrator and New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman says the growing use of natural gas for electricity generation needs to be balanced with nuclear power while getting rid of coal. But coal is clean and safe and no new nuke plant has been constructed in 30 years — and we may never see a new one again. Continue reading Airhead Christie Todd Whitman slams ‘dash to gas’ — Flashback: Confuses global warming and ozone depletion
Ex-UK Science Advisor on BPA: ‘Being frank, I think the only way you could hurt babies with bisphenol A baby bottles is to baton them with them’
But there was no scientific evidence that the levels found in the plastic used to make baby bottles was harmful to children, said Sir John. Continue reading Ex-UK Science Advisor on BPA: ‘Being frank, I think the only way you could hurt babies with bisphenol A baby bottles is to baton them with them’
Ex-UK Science Advisor: Environmental safety rules have reached ‘mad’ levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard
Environmental safety rules have reached “mad” levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard, the Government’s former chief scientific adviser has said. Continue reading Ex-UK Science Advisor: Environmental safety rules have reached ‘mad’ levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard
Chicago mother wins $150K Goldman Prize for shutting down 2 coal plants
She’ll be able to afford more expensive electricity. What about her neighbors? Continue reading Chicago mother wins $150K Goldman Prize for shutting down 2 coal plants
Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham: ‘Anyone with a brain knows that climate change needs governmental leadership’
A billionaire proves the Peter Principle. Comments by Grantham in an interview by The Guardian. Continue reading Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham: ‘Anyone with a brain knows that climate change needs governmental leadership’
20 Years Ago: 4-15-93 — Greenpeace says its goal is to end the use of oil by 2013
Let’s see how that worked out. Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 4-15-93 — Greenpeace says its goal is to end the use of oil by 2013