Earth Day
Is it Earth Day again? I was planning to be in DC on unrelated business today, but I’m just as glad I missed it this time. I was in the DC area a couple of years ago and found the Earth Day protesters...
View ArticleMind the Algae
Yuck: Less than a month after reopening, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is full of algae, a sea of green overshadowing the nearly two-year, $34 million renovation of the famous site. The National...
View ArticleDirtbags
Oh, savor the irony: Recently, many jurisdictions have implemented bans or imposed taxes upon plastic grocery bags on environmental grounds. San Francisco County was the first major US jurisdiction to...
View ArticlePrice the Rhino, Save the Rhino
One of the best things I saw on my trip to Disney last week was the safari at Animal Kingdom. Sal 11000 Beta, like most kids, loves animals and zoos and she was fascinated to watch them roam around...
View ArticlePost-Memorial Day Quick Hits
My browers tabs are filling up faster than I can empty them. So here are some quick reads going into this week: ************************** George Will has a great piece on the Presidential candidate we...
View ArticleNazca Attack
Dear Greenpeace: I accept the reality of climate change. I think environmental protection is important. So understand where I’m coming from when I tell you to fuck off: Peru says it will sue activists...
View ArticleThe Roads Must Roll
The thing that amazes me about the environmentalist movement is how easily they embrace what turn out to be terrible ideas. Not just ideas that are bad for the economy, but often ideas that bad for the...
View ArticleBan Bag Bust
A few years ago, a bunch of liberal cities began to ban plastic bags. They claimed would help save the Earth, cutting down on landfill use and eliminating a harm to wildlife. I was very skeptical for a...
View ArticleThe Paris Agreement
You know, I’m getting a little tired of every do-nothing climate agreement being hailed as having saved the planet. This weekend, the media exploded about a “breakthrough” climate agreement signed in...
View ArticlePoisoning the Well
This story has been building up in my timeline for a while. But today, Orac has a thorough post on how the Flint, Michigan government poisoned children with lead in their water. You really should read...
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