Posts Tagged ‘Environmental Wackos’
Thousands of Golden Eagles in Danger, Due to Wind Farms
No matter what source of energy a nation uses to move its goods and services across this country there is a price to pay for any energy source. With oil we can expect accidents to happen, and they have, most recently the Gulf of Mexico. But for this administration and environmentalists, wind farms and solar…
Read MoreLet’s cover the Florida Everglades with solar panels
Sounds like an environmentalist’s worst nightmare does it not? I’m not talking about the entire expanse of the Everglades mind you, just a 500 acre section that’s already near a natural gas energy plant.
Read MoreObama guaranties nuclear plant loans – environmentalists balk
President Obama will announce support for a new nuclear power plant in Burke, Georgia this week. In reality, he is approving the federal loan guaranty that would be required to build the expensive plant, but will he really go to bat against anti-nuke groups?
Read MoreThe market speaks – Germans hoarding “climate-killing” light bulbs
At this point, just about everyone in the industrialized world has had the opportunity to try out a few of the compact fluorescent bulbs. You may have your opinion on the twisty bulbs, but some Germans are betting a market for traditional bulbs will continue to exist.
Read MoreThe EPA’s current gas attack…
Personally, I think that most of this current spate of double-speak about carbon dioxide is a bad case of bureaucratic alchemy — they’re trying to find a way to turn carbon into gold.
Read MoreEnvironmental micromanagement – dish soap smugglers in Washington
When the state bans a product that has utility or desirability, it almost always leads to some sort of defiance. This has been seen with Prohibition most famously, but occurs with other products as well. Allow me to introduce you to the latest contraband good: dishwater-detergent. “SPOKANE, Wash. – The quest for squeaky-clean dishes has…
Read MoreEconomics – tax the producer and they pass it to consumer
No kidding? If you’ve had anything to do with a small or large business, you know that taxes are generally passed on to consumers. Do you really think that Big Oil would have pulled some cash off the tree to pay for candidate Obama’s windfall profit tax? We’ve heard much about possible cap and trade…
Read MoreHypocrisy on parade – AlGore’s house boat on display
Noble Peace Prize winner AlGore continues his assault on common sense. He likes to travel from city to city and preach that the earth as a fever and we must do something now. Planetary emergency aside, AlGore has been trapped yet again by regular folk that are sick of his proselytizing. Author note: While I’m…
Read MoreContraception and abortion needed to … reduce global warming?
Jonathon Porritt, the chairman of a government watchdog group on environmental issues, is insistent contraception and abortion be the centerpiece of the fight against global warming. Not windmills. Not batteries. Not solar. Not alternatives. Cutting population growth should be the centerpiece through contraception and abortion through government regulation. Porritt is chairman of the Sustainable Development…
Read MoreHypocrisy on parade – AlGore’s house boat on display
Noble Peace Prize winner AlGore continues his assault on common sense. He likes to travel from city to city and preach that the earth as a fever and we must do something now. Planetary emergency aside, AlGore has been trapped yet again by regular folk that are sick of his proselytizing. House boats are huge…
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