February 18, 2013 – 7:14 am
They’re really, really upset about the potential use of Canadian tar sands by fellow Americans (Politico) Tens of thousands of people converged on the National Mall on Sunday to urge President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, a project they say will cause irreparable damage to the climate. The rally, which was organized […]
February 17, 2013 – 3:48 pm
How many times have I and others written about the enviroweenie/climate astrologer groups saying they believe in “green” energy but then protest and sue to stop actual construction? Here’s another (via A View From The Beach) (Power Mag) A legal battle is brewing between the Department of the Interior (DOI) and three public-interest environmental groups […]
February 12, 2013 – 3:54 pm
It was a HUUUUUUGE demonstration (via Tom Nelson) (HuffPo) Hurricane Sandy survivors and environmental advocates met in front of the White House on Monday to demand action from President Barack Obama on climate change ahead of his State of the Union address. “We’re here to deliver over 280,000 signatures to President Obama asking for climate […]
January 4, 2013 – 7:33 pm
Well, hey, the EPA already thinks that CO2, a trace gas necessary for life is a pollutant, why not deem water a pollutant? (Fox News) Virginia officials scored a key victory Thursday in their battle with the Environmental Protection Agency over what EPA critics describe as a land takeover. U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady in […]
January 3, 2013 – 12:11 pm
In this case, we can actually Blame Bush for signing the stupid legislation (Fox Salt Lake) The incandescent light bulbs that have been in homes for decades are being phased out in favor of higher-efficiency bulbs, and the older bulbs took another big step towards obscurity this week. Last year 100-watt incandescent light bulbs disappeared. […]
November 14, 2012 – 11:03 am
Regarding the story on the possum drop from yesterday, the Morning Rush radio show here in Raleigh was discussing and soliciting ideas. Of course, I think everyone thought “drop a dead one”. Well, here are a few others: 1. Find someone who has a pet possum, that way they aren’t breaking the ruling regarding wild […]
November 13, 2012 – 1:34 pm
Unintentional, and hilarious, irony (Raleigh N&O) A Wake County judge has ordered a halt to the annual Opossum Drop in the mountain community of Brasstown, a victory for animal rights groups who called lowering the marsupial in a tinsel-covered box on New Year’s Eve is inhumane. See, all sorts of animal rights whiners have gone […]
November 1, 2012 – 1:29 pm
They really cannot help themselves (HuffPo) The devastation left the state a blank canvas to redevelop its prized vacation towns. But environmentalists and shoreline planners urged the state to think about how –and if –to redevelop the shoreline as it faces an even greater threat of extreme weather. He and other shoreline advocates say the […]
October 16, 2012 – 5:34 pm
What are we going to do with all these retired LCD TV’s? Treehugger discusses Researchers at Purdue University realized we were facing a major e-waste problem — 3 million tons of e-waste were generated in the U.S. in 2007 alone — one that was about to get worse as people began retiring LCD flat-screen TVs […]
October 13, 2012 – 12:55 pm
Healing the planet is hawd woik! (Climate Progress) Let’s be honest. Even those of us who actively follow environmental issues have a difficult time changing our behavior. I rarely unplug all my appliances, although I know they use energy even when they are off. Sometimes, I throw a few things in the wash instead of […]
