They’re here to help us, don’t mind this little issue… ====== ug. 11, 2015 7:41 p.m. ET 436 COMMENTS ‘Ghostbusters” has been playing again on cable, so we are reminded that the villain of that movie classic was a bully from the Environmental Protection Agency. He broke the ghost-containment grid and all hell broke loose. So who you gonna call today when the E-men... Read more
Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
Where is the outrage against the EPA?
August 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, Obama, The LeftWhere’s the Delta Smelt?
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Environment, ScienceAs I have said earlier, this is a religion. ========= By Allysia Finley April 26, 2015 5:58 p.m. ET In California, it takes about 1.1 gallons of water to grow an almond; 1.28 gallons to flush a toilet; and 34 gallons to produce an ounce of marijuana. But how many gallons are needed to save a three-inch delta smelt, the cause célèbre... Read more
Rethinking the U.S. Surrender on Nuclear Power
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, The LeftIts religion. ============ By Eric McFarland April 27, 2015 7:11 p.m. ET The ghosts of Lenin and Mao might well be smirking. Communist and authoritarian nations are moving to take global leadership in, and profit from, the commercial use of nuclear power, a technology made possible by the market-driven economies of the West. New research and development could enable abundant, affordable, low-carbon energy as... Read more
Fossil Fuel Free Is No Country for the Poor
March 28 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, EnvironmentAs I have posted before: Fossil fuels have done more to improve the lot of the poor than ANYTHING ELSE in the past, or ANYTHING proposed by the benevolent elite. ============ By Donald J. Boudreaux March 27, 2015 5:56 p.m. ET Richard Branson,Arianna Huffington and several other business icons recently called on world leaders to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Such a... Read more
Environmental Religion
March 17 | Posted by mrossol | Environment, Global Warming, The LeftVery good argument, indeed. ============ From a speech by the late novelist Michael Crichton to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, 2003: Today, one of the most powerful religions in the Western World is environmentalism. Environmentalism seems to be the religion of choice for urban atheists. Why do I say it’s a religion? Well, just look at the beliefs. If you look carefully,... Read more
Climate Free Speech
March 17 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, EnvironmentThe press is talking about the Ohio River flooding interesting that misuse of Federal power to squelch those with whom you disagree. ============== March 16, 2015 7:31 p.m. ET The Congressional Democrats trying to smear climate skeptics are betting that the threat of a federal investigation will muzzle academics and companies that question their climate-change agenda. So a round of applause for those... Read more
