Tag Archives: environment

This bit of crackpottery is from some astroturf group out of Florida. I haven’t been able to figure out who’s really behind it yet, but I’m betting on Big Sugar or somebody similar.

The Sierra Club responds to those asinine “clean coal” ads.

After a local animal breeder released eight of the creatures into the wild, the Florida Keys are struggling with an small infestation of a non-native rat from Africa. “We thought we had them whipped as of 2009,” said Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator for Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “We think they have not moved far but they clearly …

This year’s non-winter means an early explosion in bug infestations such as ants, termites, and Lyme disease carrying ticks. But worse than that, it may have wreaked havoc upon the honeybees. A mild winter is not great for all bugs, including some highly beneficial insects. Some were up and about when they should have been idle and hibernating, burning less …

“The Lorax is the quintessential Hollywood propaganda film. It’s all animation, it’s designed to look like it’s ideal for kids, and, of course, it’s designed to motivate your children and turn them into little eco-warriors. I know a lot of conservatives who are good stewards of the planet. I think Rick Santorum said recently that Obama’s focus is sort of …

Sullivan links this bit: According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, only about one-third of all American charity–from individuals, foundations, and corporations–directly serves the poor, either within the United States or abroad. Year after year, religious organizations, typically local church groups, take home the biggest slice of American charity, even in the wake of major humanitarian crises.

In what’s being seen as a major blow to the fight against climate change, Canada yesterday formally withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol, the greenhouse gas reduction agreement among most of the world’s nations. The United States signed the treaty in 1998, but the GOP has successfully blocked its ratification ever since. Environment Minister Peter Kent said that Canada is invoking …

Thanks to poaching for its horn.

An estimated 25,000 protesters encircled the White House yesterday in protest of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline which would run from Alberta, Canada to Texas.

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Which may cause reductions in the winter wheat crop. Story here.

Scientists say about 20,000 walruses showed up at their Alaskan mating grounds three weeks early this year due to “extreme Arctic sea ice melt caused by climate change.” The northern polar ice cap is at its third-smallest size in recorded history.

One scientist says he is “gob-smacked” by the extent of the breakup of a Greenland glacier in just the last two years. Located in north west Greenland, the Petermann Glacier accounts for 6% of the area of the Greenland ice sheet, said Dr Hubbard. It terminates as a floating tongue of ice, measuring around 43 miles (70km) long by 12 …

Yes, this is the Coldplay song. Clip description: The film, by film-maker Johnny Kelly, depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a more sustainable future. Both the film and the soundtrack were commissioned by Chipotle to emphasize the importance …

Last week a group of “leftist” Christian environmentalists, including gay activist Dan Choi, were arrested outside the White House in a protest over a proposed massive oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. But according to a spokesman for the Alliance For The Stewardship Of Creation, those protesters aren’t real Christians. “They profess to believe the Bible,” he points out. “Well, …

Fascinating. The Russian government has given the go-ahead on an ambitious new tunnel project that could connect Siberia with Alaska via an underground rail line. If completed, the $65 billion project will be the longest underwater tunnel in the world, besting the Chunnel between England and France by twice the distance. The planned course would stretch over 65 miles and …

Speaking to an audience of wealthy retirees at an “upscale Florida retirement community,” Michele Bachmann yesterday vowed to dismantle the “jobs killing” EPA and allow energy companies to ravage pristine federally-protected lands. With untapped oil reserves in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off the nation’s coasts, shale oil in Western states, and rich natural gas and coal deposits, she …