Environment Tag

One in Five Electric Car Owners in California Switched Back to Gas-Powered

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 06, 2021 67 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers may recall that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035.

Scientific American Colludes with Other Major Media to Normalize ‘Climate Emergency’ Terminology

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 14, 2021 112 Comments

Shortly after the new administration took over in January, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer suggested that Biden consider declaring an emergency on climate change, even though a hard look at the data revealed:

FL Gov. DeSantis Declares Emergency as Phosphate Plant’s Wastewater Leak Prompts Evacuations

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 05, 2021 2 Comments

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency this weekend after a leak of wastewater at an old phosphate plant in Manatee County. It threatens to flood roads and burst a system storing chemically contaminated waters.

America! Bald Eagle Populations Are Now Soaring in 48 States

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2021 17 Comments

The Bald Eagle, America's national symbol, faced endangered status a little over a decade ago, but things have turned around for the better. The Bald Eagle is now flourishing in 48 states.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM7oJEAbZ5I

After weeks of earthquakes, dormant Icelandic volcanic system erupts

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 21, 2021 3 Comments

Event may be heralding a start to a new cycle of regional volcanic activity....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJQYJDBa2mg

Ecological Terrorism: Iran Behind Major Oil Spill Off Israel’s Coast

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 04, 2021 8 Comments

The Israeli government has confirmed Iranian involvement in the massive oil spill that hit its coast last month. "Now we see Iran is not just terrorizing [Israel] with [attempts at attaining] nuclear weapons and entrenching itself in our region, but also by harming the environment," Israel's Environment Minister Gila Gamliel said on Wednesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSPnANg4xm0

Mexico Pulls Back From ‘Green Energy,’ Begins Expanding Coal Use

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 23, 2021 72 Comments

We covered the Great Plains winter storm last week, which cut power and impacted many states' water supplies, especially Texas. However, the storm did not just impact the U.S. The storm left over five million customers in northern Mexico without power as a shortage of natural gas disrupted electricity production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA46v_aMidQ&feature=youtu.be

Winter Storm Causes 14 Deaths While Leaving Millions Without Electricity and Heat

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 17, 2021 44 Comments

Winter storms have caused at least 14 deaths across four states. These storms caused a deadly tornado in North Carolina while it frosted power grids in other states, leading to rolling blackouts when people need heat the most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfH7XhQ-Q8o

Massive Winter Storm Frosts Texas Causing Blackouts and Higher Energy Prices

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 16, 2021 96 Comments

See correction at bottom We have often written about the environmental impact that green energy policies have had, include the effects of wind energy technologies on bird populations and the quality of life in adjacent properties. A massive winter storm in Texas has frosted the wind turbines that are a crucial source of alternative energy, causing power outages and heating electricity prices.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5KdSAd3OHNk

Unintended Consequences: Mask Mandates Resulting in “Mask Pollution”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 15, 2021 29 Comments

During the pandemic era, part of my daily routine has been to take a long hike in a nearby regional park. During my walks, I see two or three discarded masks on my route.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vijLre760w

New “Climate” Study Predicts Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest by 2064

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 04, 2021 12 Comments

One of the favorite targets of the climate-change doom-and-gloomers has been the Amazon rainforest, the so-called "lungs of the Earth."

Trump’s EPA team locks in smog limits ahead of Biden transition

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 27, 2020 12 Comments

The Environmental Protection Agency is locking in the air pollution limits at their current levels ahead of the Biden administration's takeover, looking to preserve business- and climate-saving choices made during Donald Trump's presidency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gguoyHTEoU

As wildfires Incinerate Four Million Acres, California Attempts to Protect Wildlife by Banning Rat Poison

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 06, 2020 30 Comments

Wildfires continue to burn throughout California. Over 4 million acres have burnt so far, and one of the blazes now exceeds 1 million acres in size.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZSxmyjKGEY

CA Gov. Newsom signs executive order banning sale of new gas and diesel vehicles by 2035

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 23, 2020 96 Comments

California's businesses are struggling to recover for prolonged pandemic shutdowns. Its citizens are battling the effects of wildfires and power outages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuJJNGuS0Q

Vermont Bans Plastic Bags, Mandates Composting Instead of Throwing Out Food Scraps

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 11, 2020 49 Comments

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxObQBjOUqY

San Francisco Reverses Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 03, 2020 20 Comments

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!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOW9gLHLyKI&t=33s

As Extinction Rebellion Heads to the Middle East, OPEC Rejects Climate Crisis Antics

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 12, 2019 11 Comments

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 ditch fossil fuels for renewable energy sources.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi-33aj12xw

Polar Bear Studies Professor is the Latest Victim of “Cancel Culture”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 22, 2019 18 Comments

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 position at the university.

After 15 years as an adjunct assistant professor, Ms. Crockford said the University of Victoria rejected without explanation in May her renewal application, despite her high profile as a speaker and author stemming from her widely cited research on polar bears and dog domestication.

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