June 7, 2012 – 10:52 am
We’re doooooooooooooooooooooomed. Or something. It’s another in a long line of tipping points that never seem to actual happen (Science Agogo) Based on an evaluation of more than 1,000 previous studies, a new meta-review by an international group of 18 scientists suggests the Earth is perilously close to a tipping point where resource consumption, ecosystem […]
June 6, 2012 – 12:04 pm
Why is Grist’ Jess Zimmerman not happy? Because they make us fat, and if we’re fat, we kill Gaia with CO2. No, that conclusion is not mentioned, but, having read Grist for a long time, that is the only conclusion If you want to know where the country’s obsession with recursive fast food comes from, […]
June 5, 2012 – 3:04 pm
Um, oops? (Digital Journal) Solar cells do not offset greenhouse gases or curb fossil fuel use in the United States according to a new environmental book, Green Illusions (June 2012, University of Nebraska Press), written by University of California – Berkeley visiting scholar Ozzie Zehner. Green Illusions explains how the solar industry has grown to […]
June 4, 2012 – 8:34 am
California has lots and lots of environmental regulations that stifle business and its economy. Now, not all of them are bad, but, what’s a Democrat governor to do when these regulations get in the way of his high dollar boondogle? (Oakland Tribune) Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing to fast-track California’s $69 billion high-speed rail project […]
May 28, 2012 – 7:20 pm
And it’ll only cost another $500,000 (via Tom Nelson) (LA Times) Now, in what has become one of the most critical conservation issues in the state, wind farms are considering using radar units and experimental telemetry systems that they hope will avoid harming birds by identifying incoming species early enough to switch off the massive […]
May 28, 2012 – 8:35 am
Shockingly, Tim Flannery doesn’t link this to the climate change (hoax) (note-the story originally comes from the Australian Herald Sun, but you need a paid subscription to read it) (FoxNY) Australia’s chief climate commissioner says mercury tooth fillings should be removed from corpses before they are cremated. The practice should be made law, Professor Tim […]
May 24, 2012 – 11:00 am
Not to get all conspiracy minded, but did NASCAR voluntarily do this in order to join the “green” craze or did the EPA say something like “join us or we’ll regulate you out of business”? (Washington Examiner) President Obama’s eco-friendly EPA inked a green partnership deal with high-octane NASCAR Monday to promote recycling and environmentally-friendly […]
May 18, 2012 – 3:10 pm
Then we’d be Saved! (Grist) Nothing like deprivation to muddy up your understanding of “want†vs. “need.†For instance, here’s a sampling of items I’ve considered “needs†over the past two weeks: new sports bras, shower curtain, new couch pillows, lime-squeezer kitchen gadget, iPad case, duchess satin bridesmaid dress, cat scratching post, and a handmade […]
April 29, 2012 – 2:45 pm
Extreme environmentalism run amok (East Oregonian) Oregon officials were successful in getting permission to kill sea lions that feed on protected salmon trying to swim upriver to spawn. Now they want federal approval to shoot a sea bird that eats millions of baby salmon trying to reach the ocean. In an April 5 letter to […]
April 23, 2012 – 3:02 pm
The strong arm of government tyranny strikes again (Human Events) Planning a vacation this summer to Miami’s Biscayne Bay for a little fishing? Think again, because the National Park Service wants to set aside a large swath of the pristine area as a marine reserve zone, so you might have to leave the fishing poles […]
