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Category Archives: Environment
The Truth About ANWR Drilling
Over at The Heritage Foundation… hint: Those who oppose it may be less than sincere in their claims…
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Government Outrage
Stiff Right Jab has this story of a man who is now in prison for clearing out a drainage ditch as required by local officials, after twice being told by the Army Corps of Engineers that it wasn’t a “wetland” … Continue reading
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Global Warming ex-Alarmist
Read this article in The Australian by a lead scientist involved in the Australian Greenhouse Office about how the evidence has convinced him carbon emissions are not a major cause of global warming.
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Daruma-otoshi
The Kajima Corporation of Japan is doing interesting things in demolition: Update by Scott: Read the description for more info, via Google Translate.
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F%#@ing Prius
Tim Blair on the relative benefits of purchasing a Prius to a real car… Update: Our friend Ryan emails this… Can’t say I like the Prius that much. But, I prefer the high/low approach…$29,000 has me: a 2.5 ton truck … Continue reading
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100th Anniversary of the Tunguska Event
The Tunguska Event took place one hundred years ago today.
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North Pole Melting
According to this article in the lefty UK paper, “The Independent,” the ice at the north pole is melting, and they of course blame global warming. However, I also noticed this article about volcanic eruptions shaking the Arctic Ocean floor … Continue reading
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The Coming Ice Age
Oh, it’s coming; it’s just a matter of when. Here’s a great piece in the Australian by Phil Chapman, a NASA geophysicist and astronautical engineer. Here are some snippets: Disconcerting as it may be to true believers in global warming, … Continue reading
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Who is the Environmentalist?
Read this post at John Lott’s website. In case you’re wondering, this has also been verified by Snopes. If you’re unfamiliar with geothermal heat pumps, check out Wikipedia. I wish I’d known about them before we installed our last HVAC … Continue reading
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New Neighbor
This fellow certainly brightens up the neighborhood. This is inside the perimeter in Atlanta, not at the lake house.
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Minnesotans For Global Warming Song
Minnesotans For Global Warming Song.
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Fake Band Reunites to Highlight Fake Crisis
Spiinal Tap, a fake band featured in the mockumentary movie This Is Spinal Tap, is “reuniting” to play a gig in the UK for global warming. How apropos?!
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Hummer Better for Environment than Prius
Read this article about a study that looks into lifetime energy use of the huge Hummer versus the supposedly “green” Toyota Prius hybrid car, including manufacturing and factoring in the Hummer’s expected 300,000 mile lifetime and the Prius’ 100,000 mile … Continue reading
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“How Modern Liberals Think”
Take the time to listen to this speech given at The Heritage Foundation by Evan Sayet on modern liberalism. Update by Scott: Here’s a quote, in response to a question: I’m convinced that global warming is not a position that … Continue reading
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