July 17, 2013 – 7:39 am
And it only requires that 35 acres of trees be clear cut (Raleigh N&O) Orange County, one of the most environmentally conscious areas of the state, is finally getting a major league solar farm of its own. Except for the clear-cutting of 35 acres A 5-megawatt solar project under construction in the rural community of […]
July 14, 2013 – 6:34 pm
Of course, what’s to stop the creation of strip clubs in surrounding towns? (via Grist) (Evansville Courier and Press) While Southern Illinois residents hope capitalize on an expected oil boom in the region — officials at Fairfield, Ill., have formed a “fracking committee†to look for opportunities that an increase in oil production could bring […]
July 13, 2013 – 7:46 am
Gee, who would have thought there could be malfeasance within the “green” economy? There are hundreds of billions, if not trillions, of dollars flowing around the world, much of it government related, with little oversight. The mafia sure seems to like the green economy. Companies take government money then run, often leaving behind environmental messes. […]
July 3, 2013 – 12:28 pm
Now we have Thomas Friedman hyperventilating But I would not get caught up in the anti-carbon pollution details of the president’s speech. I’d focus on the larger messages. The first is that we need to reorder our priorities and start talking about the things that are most consequential for our families, communities, nation and world. […]
June 27, 2013 – 4:16 pm
I’m sure quite a few Warmists would be OK with this. They’re fine with wind turbines killing off endangered birds, as well as just killing off millions and millions of other birds (Daily Caller) A new clean energy project could wipe out the killer whales off the coast of Washington State, according to an environmental […]
June 25, 2013 – 9:16 am
The big question is, will he forgo either traveling in a huge fossil fueled motorcade or taking fossil fueled Marine 1 to Georgetown and instead slapping on the Mom Jeans and ride his bicycle? Yeah, we know which mode of transportation he’ll choose (CBS) With little to no hope on Capitol Hill for action on […]
June 20, 2013 – 8:21 am
Alternate headline: Obama readying plan to artificially raise your electricity costs and the costs of everything else by executive fiat (NY Times) President Obama is preparing regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, senior officials said Wednesday. The move would be the most consequential climate policy step he could take and one likely […]
June 14, 2013 – 8:49 am
In other words, hold onto your wallets, as Obama speaks to people whom which he wants to provide open wallets (Bloomberg) With his administration under pressure from environmentalists to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project, President Barack Obama plans to unveil a package of separate actions next month focused on curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. […]
June 11, 2013 – 2:56 pm
An important question an enviroweenie/Warmist wants answered from Grist (because your average E/W doesn’t seem to have the brainpower to do the Internet search themselves, so instead will ask someone else to do the work, thereby increasing the amount of energy needed to find the answer) Ask Umbra: Can my bicycle power my toaster? How […]
June 11, 2013 – 11:33 am
I mentioned back on May 31 that North Carolina was looking to slap some extra taxes and/or fees on people who drive hybrids and electric vehicles (Chevy Volt’s and Nissan Leafs would be in this category). Fox News noticed what NC is looking to do, and mentions (on their front page) the whole “fair share” […]
