California’s businesses are struggling to recover for prolonged pandemic shutdowns. Its citizens are battling the effects of wildfires and power outages.
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Vermont Bans Plastic Bags, Mandates Composting Instead of Throwing Out Food Scraps
Back in 2012, Vermont passed a law that banned people from throwing out food scraps, forcing people to throw them in the compost.
That law went into effect on July 1 along with a statewide ban on plastic bags.
San Francisco Reverses Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban
On March 20, Fuzzy blogged that the plastic bag bans could backfire during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic because the reusable totes harbor germs and bacteria.
San Francisco reversed its 13-year ban on plastic bags. Now the liberal city banned reusable grocery totes!
As Extinction Rebellion Heads to the Middle East, OPEC Rejects Climate Crisis Antics
The climate cult group known as Extinction Rebellion is now taking its city-shutdown antics to the Middle East.
Off-shoots of the group that advocates peaceful protest as a way to pile on pressure to curb global warming are sprouting from Beirut to Doha, as activists in the oil-rich region want governments to...
Polar Bear Studies Professor is the Latest Victim of “Cancel Culture”
Legal Insurrection readers will recall I covered a book entitled “The Polar Bear Catastrophe that Never Happened” by Dr. Susan Crockford. The University of Victoria professor analyzes the latest data and reviews the questionable values used in official estimates, concluding that polar bears are actually thriving.
She has been fired from her...
Data Suggests Less “Climate Crisis” Than the Eco-Activists Would Have You Believe
A series of news reports seem to give evidence that global conditions are getting increasingly better, which should bring climate alarmists, green justice warriors, and Extinction Rebellion cultists cause to celebrate.
Californians Fume Over Massive Power Outages and Sky-High Gas Prices
This week, I reviewed the climate alarmist protest organized by “Extinction Rebellion,” whose members want us to drastically reduce our use of electricity and other resources.
These green justice warriors should head over to California where we are living the dream! In an effort to avoid another dev...
Climate Alarmist Group ‘Extinction Rebellion’ Chokes Major Cities With Fake Blood and Green Justice Antics
Thousands of climate change activists led by climate alarmist group Extinction Rebellion initiated two weeks of protests around the world on Monday. They demanded drastic global reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.
Personally, I would argue that the levels of pretension and hyperbole were toxic.
Warren and Other Dems Call for Fracking Ban — Do they WANT to lose Colorado, Ohio, and Pennsylvania?
2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have already declared they want to ban fracking as a way to fight climate change. Others have said they would find ways to phase it out.
Deep research into America without fracking finds an unhealthy economy plus millions without jobs.
Democrats Invite Teen Climate Change Activist Greta Thunberg to Testify Before Congress
When the 115th session of the US Congress finishes, I would be hard-pressed to pick the most insane stunt organized by our illustrious representatives.
I’m tempted to pick Impeachment Theater as the most senseless move.
But I pick the decision to put a teenaged foreigner before Congress as an expert on climate science,...
Hero Woman in Bahamas Saves Nearly 100 Dogs During Hurricane
A woman named Chella Phillips of the Bahamas is being praised for her efforts to save dogs during Hurricane Dorian. She took almost a hundred canines into her home during the storm, and now she is being rewarded with donations.
Hurricane Dorian Stalls Over Bahamas, Causing Death and Destruction
Hurricane Dorian, the second most powerful storm in recorded history to hit the region, has stalled over the Bahamas. As of Tuesday morning, the hurricane is still hovering around Grand Bahama Island. Eastern U.S. is bracing for impact.
Dorian brought gusts of 225mph and up to 30 inches of rainfall on Sunday,...
California’s Minimum Wage Rules Kill State’s Largest Recycling Center
One might assume that an environmentally-minded firm such as a plastic recycler would enjoy doing business in deep-blue California.
Germany Mulls ‘Meat Tax’ to Combat Climate Change
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling Christian Democratic party (CDU) has supported plans to raise meat prices to fight climate change.
The meat tax, initially proposed by the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Green Party, will sharply increase the prices of meat products by raising the tax rate from the current rate of...
Shocking Video of Melting Greenland Glacier….in Summer Heat
During my family vacation this year, we stopped in Iceland for a few days. The country was spectacular, and one of the memories I will cherish is our hike to the Solheimajokull Glacier.
While hiking, I noted the glacial lake and the signs warning visitors to be worried about calving, especially during...
Did Green Justice Policies Cause the Massive Midwest Floods?
A few weeks ago, we reported on the historic flooding in Nebraska that swamped part of Offutt Air Force Base. The rains have been unrelenting. The Mississippi River has hit flood levels for over a month.
The Mississippi River has been at major flood stage for 41 days and counting, and this...
“Burning Man” event might be snuffed out by permitting rules
It appears that the US Bureau of Land Management may soon impose new rules that could snuff out the iconic “Burning Man” event.
Taking a page from President Donald Trump’s plans for the southern border, administration officials want to erect a wall around the temporary city.
