Tag Archive for: environmental protection

Who Owns the Environment? Part II

Tracy Mehan, March 23, 2019, Featured Article, Religion and Nature, Aristotle, Brent Haglund, Cicero, earth, environmental protection, environmentalism, Founding Fathers, John Locke, Lynn Scarlett, Margaret Thatcher, Matthew Mehan, medieval church, Nature Conservancy, PERC, philosophy, private property, public property, Sandy County Foundation, state of nature, 0

I recently posted an item here, on Conservefewell.org, attempting to reconcile rights to and in private property with the...

Thoughtful Reflections on the Environment by a Conservative Giant – an Evening With Roger Scruton

Brent Fewell, March 22, 2019, Featured Article, Slider, conservation, conservative, Environmental Conservatism, environmental protection, Ethics and Policy Center, GOP, How to Think Seriously About the Planet, philosophy, Roger Scruton, 3

I had the recent pleasure of sitting down with the English philosopher, Roger Scruton, to discuss his new book, How...

EPA Chief encourages employees to elevate public health and environmental concerns . . .

Brent Fewell, October 5, 2018, EPA, Andrew Wheeler, elevating concerns, environmental protection, governance, public health, transparency, 0

This week, EPA’s Acting Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, issued the following letter to all EPA employees. This is a very...

Montana Trout Unlimited holding mining industry accountable for environmental protection . . .

Brent Fewell, April 11, 2018, Links, copper mining, environmental protection, Trout Unlimited, 0

Earth Day Op-Ed by Zinke, Perry, and Pruitt

Brent Fewell, April 24, 2017, The Environment and Politics, climate change, Earth Day, environmental protection, national parks, Op-ed, Rick Perry, Ryan Zinke, Scott Pruitt, 0

It’s not often three Presidential cabinet members pen a joint Op-ed piece, but that’s what EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt,...

To My Environmental Friends – Give President-Elect Trump a Chance

Brent Fewell, November 12, 2016, Conservative Conservationism, Donald Trump, Environmental Defense Fund, environmental protection, National Wildlife Federation, NRDC, President-Elect, Roger Scruton, Sierra Club, TNC, World Wildlife Fund, 0

To many of my environmentalist friends, this past week could not have gone any worse. It’s their worst...

Zika, The Environment, And The Presidential Campaign

Daniel Botkin, August 13, 2016, The Environment and Politics, biodiversity, climate change, Donald Trump, Elephants, environmental protection, forest productivity, Hillary Clinton, ivory, public lands, species extinction, toxic substances, wild fires, Zika, 0

Can EPA and Other Feds Lead by Getting Out of the Way?

Brent Fewell, July 21, 2016, Conservative Conservationism, conservation, cooperative federalism, endangered species, environmental protection, EPA, natural resource management, subsidiarity, water quality, 0

Jim Huffman has a thoughtful article in the most recent issue of the PERC Reports titled Designing Institutions for...

“Food & Water Lies” – FWW Stands in the Way of Environmental Protection

Brent Fewell, November 19, 2015, Free-Market Environmentalism, Clean Water Act, Crunchy Con, environmental markets, environmental protection, EPA, farmers, Food & Water Watch, Greenpeace, impaired waters, non-point sources, NRDC, point sources, Rod Dreher, TMDL, water quality trading, Zach Corrigan, 0

Rod Dreher, one of my favorite conservative authors, once wrote the following as part of his 10-point crunchy con...

White House Promotes Environmental Markets and Private Investment

Brent Fewell, November 4, 2015, The Environment and Politics, avoidance minimization mitigation, Christy Goldfuss, compensatory mitigation, endangered species, environmental protection, President Obama, private investment, stewardship, wetlands, White House, 0

Cheers to the White House this week for issuing new guidance to federal agencies titled Mitigating Impacts on Natural...

EPA Deems Fracking Safe to Drinking Water and Public Health

Brent Fewell, June 5, 2015, Energy and Resource Extraction, Cheap Energy Revolution, drinking water, environmental protection, EPA, fracking, groundwater resources, NRDC, oil and gas, public health, 0

After many years of study, EPA this week released a comprehensive report on the practice of hydraulic fracturing –...

Ecomodernist Manifesto – Decoupling Human Welfare from Environmental Impacts

Brent Fewell, April 20, 2015, The Environment and Politics, Breakthrough Institute, decoupling environmental impacts, Ecomodernist, Ecomodernist Manifesto, environmental markets, environmental protection, environmental reformation, Eric Holthaus, Michael Shellenberger, Roger Pielke Jr., Slate, social welfare, Steve Hayward, Ted Nordhaus, 0

An intriguing debate was rekindled this past week involving the age-old philosophical argument regarding the role of humans in nature....

In Need of No EPA or a Different EPA?

Brent Fewell, February 15, 2015, EPA, Chief Justice Brandeis, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, cooperative federalism, Cuyahoga River, environmental protection, Jonathan Adler, Josh Gelertner, NRO, 0

Over at National Review, Josh Gelernter argues that we should consider abolishing the U.S. EPA – “Fixing the EPA...

Maryland’s “Chesapeake Bay Cabinet” will Promote Innovation and Collaboration to Restore the Bay

Brent Fewell, December 28, 2014, The Environment and Politics, Agriculture, Alison Prost, Bay Cabinet, Ben Grumbles, CBF, Charlie Evans, Chesapeake Bay, environmental protection, flush tax, Joe Bartenfelder, Larry Hogan, market-based environmentalism, Maryland, water pollution, 2

Even before taking office there is heightened optimism surrounding Governor-elect, Larry Hogan, and his new administration in Maryland. Hogan won election decisively on...

EPA and Wage Garnishment – Fair Criticism or Not

Brent Fewell, July 15, 2014, EPA, debt collection improvement act, delinquent nontax debt, environmental protection, fines and penalties, Jonathan Turley, U.S. Department of Treasury, wage garnishment, 1

EPA once again finds itself in the news this past week, this time for adopting a direct final rule that...

An Introduction

Rick Otis, January 23, 2014, EPA, environment, environmental, environmental protection, environmental stewardship, environmentalism, free-market environmentalism, GOP, next generation, performace track, 0

Well, you’ve heard from several of my compatriots here at Conservefewell. I thought it time I introduced myself. You...

Protecting Water Resources While Safeguarding Against Government Overreach

Brent Fewell, January 16, 2014, Water Issues, Agriculture, agriculture conservation, Clean Water Act, DOJ, environmental protection, EPA, EPA's Private Problem, government overreach, Jillian Kay Melchior, Jonathan Turley, nonpoint source pollution, NRO, privacy, Richard Epstein, rise of fourth branch of government, Sackett, Safe Drinking Water Act, smart farming, water resource protection, West Virginia Water Spill, 4

Lots to cover on the water front this week, from the spill in West Virginia causing over 300,000 to...

Drill-Baby-Drill – But Responsibly and Sustainably

Brent Fewell, December 19, 2013, Energy and Resource Extraction, BASF, Center for Sustainable Shale Development, EDF, energy costs, energy production, environmental protection, EPA, fracking, Fred Krupp, George Mitchell, natural gas, oil and gas, PEC, Pennsylvania, shale gas, WSJ, 0

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

Conservation, Markets, Ethics

Tracy Mehan, November 15, 2013, Conservative Conservationism, Adam Smith, Aldo Leopold, clean air, clean water, conservation, conservation easement, environmental protection, land ethic, land trust, Margaret Thatcher, Potomac Conservancy, presrvation, Sand County Almanac, Wilhelm Ropke, 1

While we strive to craft new approaches to conservation and environmental protection, with the goal of reconciling personal liberty,...

Good News From the Stratosphere – the ozone hole has shrunk

Brent Fewell, October 29, 2013, Climate Change, The Environment and Politics, Antarctic, CFC, chlorofluorocarbons, environmental protection, Montreal Protocol, NASA, ozone hole, Ronald Reagan, Stratospheric Ozone, 4

Those who are old enough, may recall the fierce political fight over the 1987 Montreal Protocol to phase out...

New High-Tech Imaging Protecting the Planet and Saving Lives

Brent Fewell, October 24, 2013, Climate Change, Energy and Resource Extraction, EPA, air pollution, dangerous gas leaks, enforcement, environmental protection, fugitive emissions, high-tech photo imaging, LDAR, oil and gas industry, Rebellion Photonics, 0

A revolutionary new technology is not only helping to protect the environment, but is now being used to save...

Humans – are we but a mere earthly plague?

Brent Fewell, January 25, 2013, Species Protection, conservatism, environmental protection, environmentalism, Sir Dave Attenborough, Wesley J. Smith, 1

By Brent Fewell Sir David Attenborough has certainly stirred the pot with his recent name calling. Are humans but...

Follow Conserve Fewell

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox

Join other followers

Tag Archive for: environmental protection

Who Owns the Environment? Part II

Thoughtful Reflections on the Environment by a Conservative Giant – an Evening With Roger Scruton

EPA Chief encourages employees to elevate public health and environmental concerns . . .

Montana Trout Unlimited holding mining industry accountable for environmental protection . . .

Earth Day Op-Ed by Zinke, Perry, and Pruitt

To My Environmental Friends – Give President-Elect Trump a Chance

Zika, The Environment, And The Presidential Campaign

Can EPA and Other Feds Lead by Getting Out of the Way?

“Food & Water Lies” – FWW Stands in the Way of Environmental Protection

White House Promotes Environmental Markets and Private Investment

EPA Deems Fracking Safe to Drinking Water and Public Health

In Need of No EPA or a Different EPA?

Maryland’s “Chesapeake Bay Cabinet” will Promote Innovation and Collaboration to Restore the Bay

EPA and Wage Garnishment – Fair Criticism or Not

An Introduction

Protecting Water Resources While Safeguarding Against Government Overreach

Drill-Baby-Drill – But Responsibly and Sustainably

Conservation, Markets, Ethics

Good News From the Stratosphere – the ozone hole has shrunk

New High-Tech Imaging Protecting the Planet and Saving Lives

Humans – are we but a mere earthly plague?

Search the Site

Recent Comments

Archives

Categories

Blog Roll and Links

Follow Conserve Fewell

Tag Archive for: environmental protection

Search the Site

Recent Comments

Archives

Categories

Search by Keyword

Blog Roll and Links

Follow Conserve Fewell

Log in with your credentials

Forgot your details?