Archive for category: Energy and Resource Extraction
Should Costs Matter in EPA Rule-Making???

As one who is unwavering in his support for strong regulations protecting the environment, there are times when I’m...
EPA Deems Fracking Safe to Drinking Water and Public Health

After many years of study, EPA this week released a comprehensive report on the practice of hydraulic fracturing –...
Make Conservation, not Litigation

When I was in my teen years in the late 1960s, college age Vietnam War protesters were featured nightly...
Drill-Baby-Drill – But Responsibly and Sustainably

Really good news in the Wall Street Journal this week on the bump in economic activity from the U.S....
Trash Talking

For our household, soccer is a weekend mainstay. As typical weekends go, this one was no different, aside from enjoying...
New High-Tech Imaging Protecting the Planet and Saving Lives

A revolutionary new technology is not only helping to protect the environment, but is now being used to save...
Environmentalists Debate the Costs and Benefits of Gas v. Coal

Thought it worth posting this thoughtful and civil discussion between Kate Sinding of NRDC and Michael Shellenberger of The...
James Hansen Rebuffs Environmental Groups

I have had harsh words previously for Jim Hansen, former NASA scientist and climate change alarmist who called for oil executives...
China – A Growing Threat to the Earth

Listened to a sobering interview yesterday on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show, with Craig Simons, author of the new book, The Devouring Dragon, which...
Oyster Fisheries and Families along Gulf Coast in Jeopardy

By Brent Fewell Thanks to my older brother, Scott, who forwarded the following story, A Fight Over Water, and to Save...
EDF Promotes Sustainable Fracking Practices – and draws ire of other environmental groups

By Brent Fewell Environmental Defense Fund is taking heat from other environmental groups for promoting sustainable energy practices, as...
Global warming can be really really scary to kids . . .

By Brent Fewell A new survey reveals that nearly 60 percent of children fear global warming and the dire consequences,...
An Intriguing But Not-So-Bizarre Tale Involving EPA

A couple of months back I posted about a promising geoengineering development here, Save the Planet – plant a...
What is the Best Antidote to Environmental Irrationality?

The material well-being of a democratic society depends on its ability to rationally manage a nearly limitless variety of...
Just Give Me The Fracking Truth!

By Brent Fewell Similar to climate change, the issue of hydraulic fracturing is now deeply mired in the quagmire of...
“Greens Hooks and Bullets”

By Brent Fewell POTUS’ new cabinet pick for Department of Interior, Sally Jewel, strikes me as a fantastic choice! Some...
fast food, packaging, pets, urban sprawl, and other things which can be rectified only slowly and only through a concerted effort of education."
― Conservative Philosopher & Author, Roger Scruton
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