Category Archives: Environment

Thousands Of Climastrologers Freeze Their Buns Off Protesting Keystone Pipeline

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 […]

Oops: Enviro Groups Sue Over Solar Plants, Saying They Are Bad For The Environment

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 […]

People Affected By Superstorm Sandy Want Hotcoldwetdry Action From Obama

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 […]

Court Blocks EPA Biofuels Mandate

The big news on court decisions was about the Obama violating the Constitution when he made 3 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (which made Lawyers, Guns, and Money’s Scott Lemieux go barking moonbat with his headline). Yet, another was just as important but slid under the rada (Daily Caller) A federal court […]

Federal Judge Says EPA Overstepped Legal Authority On Water

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 […]

Say Goodbye To 75 Watt Incandescent Bulbs

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. […]

Green School Failure

Surprise! (USA Today) Thompson Elementary ranked 205th out of 239 Houston schools in a report last year that showed each school’s energy cost per student. Walnut Bend Elementary ranked 155th. A third “green” school, built in 2010, ranked 46th in the report, which a local utility did for the district to find ways of cutting […]

Ideas For The Possum Drop

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 […]

Judge Rules Against Possum Drop, Brings Irony

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 […]

Enviroweenies Already Agitating Post-Sandy Regarding Rebuilding

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 […]

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