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 […]
September 16, 2012 – 5:34 pm
For every action from those that are out to save Gaia comes an opposite action that leaves you scratching your head (Australian) THE “smart” gases created by scientists to help save the Earth’s ozone layer have turned out to have a devastating side effect: they have boosted global warming by up to 20 per cent. […]
September 15, 2012 – 9:09 am
Hey, can you guess who thinks that using food for fuel is a Bad Idea? The New York Times. Obviously, the ministers at the Central Department Of Environmental Truth feel differently. And, instead of going through the legislative branch, you know, that pesky creation of the Constitution given lawmaking ability, here comes another “rule” from […]
