The rest of the story… ============ DETROIT (AP) – General Motors rolled out the Chevrolet Volt two years ago with lofty sales goals and the promise of a new technology that someday would help end America’s dependence on oil. So it seemed like a good thing in August when sales of the $40,000 car set a monthly record of 2,800. But a closer... Read more
Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
Greens Against Green Energy?
September 5 | Posted by mrossol | EnvironmentHmm. Are they “green” or not? =========== A couple of weeks ago we wondered if green lobbying groups would object to new Department of Interior rules to streamline environmental approval for solar energy projects on hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land. (“The Solar-Painted Desert,” Aug. 13, 2012.) Well, here we go. Three environmental groups—Western Lands Project, Basin and Range Watch,... Read more
Windmills vs. Birds
March 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, The LeftWell, well. I’m waiting for a viral video… ===== By ROBERT BRYCE For years, the wind energy industry has had a license to kill golden eagles and lots of other migratory birds. It’s not an official license, mind you. But as the bird carcasses pile up—two more dead golden eagles were recently found at the Pine Tree wind project in Southern California’s Kern... Read more
The United States of EPA
December 1 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Environment, The LeftIf you can’t legislate, let the EPA do it… ======== Here’s one good way to consider the vote in 2012: It’s about whether to re-elect President Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, which these days runs most the U.S. economy. The EPA heaved its weight against another industry this month, issuing a regulation to sharply increase fuel economy. Under this... Read more
What Solyndra Fiasco?
September 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, Obama, The LeftDid all these folks fail their Jr. High math class? ========== If you thought the $535 million Solyndra scandal had chastened the fearless venture capitalists of the Obama Administration, think again. The Department of Energy shovelled out $1.1 billion in new loan guarantees to solar projects in Nevada and Arizona Wednesday, and more deals are pending before the $18 billion program funded... Read more
Cold-Water Swimming in Alaska – WSJ.com
July 31 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, Health Tags: LifeWhat an article!! Talk about the title of my blog… Great! ============= By BILL STREEVER Craig George An Iñupiat hunter once told me the secret of survival in the Arctic Ocean. “Stay in the boat,” he said. “Don’t go in the water.” But I plan to go in the water, to plunge in from the northernmost point in the United States, out near Point Barrow,... Read more
