The first comprehensive study of the pandemic shows consumption losses amount to more than US$3.8 trillion, triggering full-time equivalent job losses of 147 million and the biggest-ever drop in greenhouse…
Category: Environment
When dams cause more problems than they solve, removing them can pay off for people and nature
Jon Honea, Emerson College Across the United States, dams generate hydroelectric power, store water for drinking and irrigation, control flooding and create recreational opportunities such as slack-water boating and waterskiing.…
Climate change may push some species to higher elevations — and out of harm’s way
Upslope movements may push species away from human pressure, which could reduce extinction risk for many mountain-dwelling species Wildlife Conservation Society New York, NY (April 24, 2020) – A new…
The real reasons Africa has another locust plague
The UN, environmentalist pressure groups and their financial backers have a lot to answer for Paul Driessen The ChiCom coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreaks, deaths and responses continue to dominate US,…
Simulated sunlight reveals how 98% of plastics at sea go missing each year
Study explores removal mechanisms, microbial impacts and lifetimes of select microplastics on the ocean surface Florida Atlantic University A schematic figure of plastic photo-dissolution and plastic dissolved organic carbon (DOC)…
Amazon Fires Update
News Brief by Kip Hansen The news channels, newspapers, news sites and the Twit-o-verse are full of “the Amazon is burning!” some of this was covered in here as…
Celebrating America’s Environmental Stewardship
Guest post by Jim Steele Published in Pacifica Tribune July 10, 2019 What’s Natural? Celebrating America’s Environmental Stewardship I resent the one-sided mis-characterization of humanity as “destroyers of our environment”.…
A Declaration of Mineral Independence against eco tyranny
It’s an essential first step in making the USA less dangerously dependent on foreign minerals Paul Driessen & Ann Bridges As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence, let us view…
The Pipers of Fire Island
News Brief by Kip Hansen The Piping Plover, a tiny little sea bird, has been struggling to survive in modern times as beaches are developed for tourists with houses…
Environmentalism: Evidence Suggests it Was Always and Only About Achieving World Government
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball It is common sense to protect our environment, but what has occurred for 50 years is exploitation of that idea for a socialist agenda. We…
Another dodgy Earth Day ploy hyping flawed and failed “species extinction” propaganda
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin The latest 2019 Earth Day event, the 50th since the first such propaganda event started in 1970, has the proclaimed theme of “Protect Our Species”…
Heartland: Special Edition Devoted to the Green New Deal
Reposted from The Heartland Institute February 1, 2019 By H. Sterling Burnett Climate Change Weekly #313 The much-hyped Green New Deal (GND) is being pushed by a rump group of…
Compostables Were Meant To Save Us From Plastics. They’re Overflowing Landfills
From The Daily Caller Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator Originally intended to help alleviate plastic waste, compostable products are instead filling up landfills and wreaking havoc on recycling plants. Compostable…
When environmentalism becomes corruption – Part 2
We need rational rules to protect environmental values – and meet essential societal needs Craig Liukko What does this country do for essential everyday minerals, when ideological bureaucrats have closed…
When environmentalism becomes corruption – Part 1
Environmental principles are too often used to stop lawful, responsible, vital land uses Craig Liukko All across the United States, private property rights are under assault – assault by state…
Humans Are the Superior Species with Every Right to Be on Earth. We are Not ‘Unnatural’ as Environmentalists Claim and the IPCC Assumes.
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Environmentalists are destroying environmentalism. As a subset of that destruction, creators of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) falsified science to claim that humans…
Communist China caught funding US environmental groups to undermine military
Communist China-funded US enviro groups working to stop US military base on Okinawa China is funding us green groups to harm our national security. Environmental Group Condemns GOP Panel’s Foreign…
Luddite eco-imperialists claim to be virtuous
Foreword by Paul Dreissen Poor families in impoverished countries face formidable foes: an absence of electricity, roads and other infrastructure; corrupt, kleptocratic governments; nonexistent property rights to secure loans; well-financed…
Despite Climate Claims, These Birds Are Not Declining
Guest Essay by Kip Hansen There have been many claims from environmentalist and nature groups that modern civilization, climate change, pollution, wind farms and pesticide use have been driving…
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