How come I can’t throw out a battery or burn leaves, but the feds can do this on a massive scale? (pic via Wired) Congressman: The Military’s Burn Pits Screwed Our Soldiers – Wired.com: “A few months after he came…
Tag Archive for Environment
North Dakota Oil, Green Energy, and Endangered Birds
by admin • • 2 Comments
This recent WSJ piece on domestic oil drilling and energy policy is a real eye-opener. And the double-standard on subsidies and endangered birds is disturbing. Oh, and see how the EPA’s fraudulent accounting looks at “mileage” for electric cars. The…
How Do We Measure Sustainability?
by admin • • Comments Off
What does that even mean? This brief column is excellent, and has a great finish. (ht: Dr. Newmark) The Hollow Halo of Sustainability: “RALEIGH — The word sustainable is everywhere. Federal, state, and local governments have invoked it as a…
Al Gore, Over-Population, and World Greenery
by admin • • Comments Off
Two must-reads. Al Gore’s Ugly Rhetoric – Reason Magazine: “For years, the Sierra Club and other environmentalist groups have warned us that too many babies will destroy the Earth. ‘We are experiencing an accelerated obliteration of the planet’s life-forms—an estimated…
The Facts About Fracking …
by admin • • Comments Off
Fantastic article in yesterday’s WSJ. Also see the previous posts on fracking linked below. Review & Outlook: The Facts About Fracking – WSJ.com: “Fracking contaminates drinking water? One claim is that fracking creates cracks in rock formations that allow chemicals…
Inconvenient Truths About ‘Renewable’ Energy
by admin • • Comments Off
Inconvenient indeed. Matt Ridley on Inconvenient Truths About ‘Renewable’ Energy – Mind & Matter – WSJ.com: “One of the greatest threats to rain forests is the cutting of wood for fuel by impoverished people. Haiti meets about 60% of its…
Calls For End of The World Not Limited To Theists
by admin • • Comments Off
Good points. If anything, I think I hear more doomsday talk from secularists than theists. And be sure to read the similar sentiments from Dr. Boudreaux. Re: The ‘Great Disappointment’ – LewRockwell.com: “Charles: Don’t these secularists have their own apocalyptic…