San Francisco Reverses Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban
on April 03, 2020
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Environment Tag
As Extinction Rebellion Heads to the Middle East, OPEC Rejects Climate Crisis Antics
on November 12, 2019
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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.
Polar Bear Studies Professor is the Latest Victim of “Cancel Culture”
on October 22, 2019
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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.
Data Suggests Less “Climate Crisis” Than the Eco-Activists Would Have You Believe
on October 18, 2019
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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
on October 10, 2019
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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 devastating spate of autumn wildfires (such as last year's Paradise fire), approximately 800,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers are preparing for the company to intentionally cut their power. This is likely the largest deliberate power shut-off in state history.
Climate Alarmist Group ‘Extinction Rebellion’ Chokes Major Cities With Fake Blood and Green Justice Antics
on October 09, 2019
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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?
on September 23, 2019
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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
on September 17, 2019
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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, setting policy that would dramatically impact our economy and national safety.
Hero Woman in Bahamas Saves Nearly 100 Dogs During Hurricane
on September 05, 2019
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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
on September 03, 2019
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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, wrecked 13,000 homes, tore down power lines and left Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport under five feet of water by Monday morning. Experts have also warned of a possible storm surge that could send destructive waves crashing into the coast.
California’s Minimum Wage Rules Kill State’s Largest Recycling Center
on August 09, 2019
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One might assume that an environmentally-minded firm such as a plastic recycler would enjoy doing business in deep-blue California.
That assumption is entirely wrong.
Germany Mulls ‘Meat Tax’ to Combat Climate Change
on August 08, 2019
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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 7 percent to 19 percent.
Shocking Video of Melting Greenland Glacier….in Summer Heat
on August 05, 2019
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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 summer months. Overall, it was a worry-free day of quality family time.
Did Green Justice Policies Cause the Massive Midwest Floods?
on May 06, 2019
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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 week a temporary wall failed, sending water rushing into several blocks of downtown Davenport, Iowa.
“Burning Man” event might be snuffed out by permitting rules
on May 03, 2019
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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.
Greenland Glacier Reverses Course, Growing Again After Shrinking for Years
on March 27, 2019
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A new NASA study shows that a major Greenland glacier once touted as one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again.
The Jakobshavn glacier around 2012 was retreating about 1.8 miles and thinning nearly 130 feet annually. But it started growing again at about the same rate in the past two years, according to a study in Monday’s Nature Geoscience. Study authors and outside scientists think this is temporary.
U.S. Cities Ending Costly Recycling Programs
on March 20, 2019
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Communities across the nation have promoted the virtues of recycling, and millions of Americans have dutifully segregated their wastes to "save the planet."
However, now many of those programs have started to end because of escalating costs.
Philadelphia is now burning about half of its 1.5 million residents’ recycling material in an incinerator that converts waste to energy. In Memphis, the international airport still has recycling bins around the terminals, but every collected can, bottle and newspaper is sent to a landfill. And last month, officials in the central Florida city of Deltona faced the reality that, despite their best efforts to recycle, their curbside program was not working and suspended it.
Poland plows through with Baltic canal project, despite green activist anger and EU demands
on March 07, 2019
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The last time we visited Poland, eco-activists were upset with its continued reliance on coal power.
The shrieks of green justice warriors will likely grow louder. Poland will continue with plans to dig a canal between its main eastern coastline and the Baltic Sea despite concerns among activists and in the European Union that it could damage the environment.
The Vistula Spit is a heavily wooded sandbank 55 km (34 miles) long but less than 2 km wide which encloses a coastal lagoon. Poland shares both the lagoon and the spit with the neighboring Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
