Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Fossil Fuels Will Save the World (Really)

March 14 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Environment, Global Warming, Politically correct, Science

I think the right honorable gentleman makes some very keen observations. === By Matt Ridley March 13, 2015 5:33 p.m. ET The environmental movement has advanced three arguments in recent years for giving up fossil fuels: (1) that we will soon run out of them anyway; (2) that alternative sources of energy will price them out of the marketplace; and (3) that we cannot... Read more

The Perilous Thawing Permafrost!

March 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment

Can’t say I agree with the author, 100%, shoot, probably not 70%, but I like the point he makes about Disney. Some organizations don’t really get into “the facts”. ====== From remarks by Robert J. Papp Jr., U.S. special representative for the Arctic and retired Coast Guard admiral, at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., March 12: A very bright young lady... Read more

‘Offensively Unapologetic’ at the EPA

March 7 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Party Politics

We need more judges like this. ============ March 3, 2015 7:33 p.m. ET 137 COMMENTS Hillary Rodham Clinton isn’t the only one apparently baffled by newfangled technologies such as email (see nearby). In a withering ruling on Monday, a federal judge scored the Environmental Protection Agency for its contempt for its legal obligation to disclose documents and then lying to the courts about its... Read more

The EPA’s Clean Power Plan Is Unconstitutional

December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, US Constitution

I guess there is more than one opinion about what EPA can legally do. =========== By Laurence H. Tribe Dec. 22, 2014 7:06 p.m. ET 338 COMMENTS As a law professor, I taught the nation’s first environmental law class 45 years ago. As a lawyer, I have supported countless environmental causes. And as a father and grandfather, I want to leave the Earth in better shape... Read more

Watch Out for That Puddle

December 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Environment, US Constitution

This is one example of why the Founders created ‘checks and balances’. ========== Earlier this year the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule redefining the “waters of the United States” that are subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act. The two agencies recently finished collecting public comments on their draft rule and are deciding how to... Read more

Climate Science Is Not Settled

September 23 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Global Warming

“Its scientifically proven…” Ever heard that? ========== The idea that “Climate science is settled” runs through today’s popular and policy discussions. Unfortunately, that claim is misguided. It has not only distorted our public and policy debates on issues related to energy, greenhouse-gas emissions and the environment. But it also has inhibited the scientific and policy discussions that we need to have... Read more

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