When environmentalism becomes corruption – Part 2
BY CRAIG LIUKKO: We need RATIONAL rules to protect environmental values – and meet essential societal needs.
When environmentalism becomes corruption – Part 1
BY CRAIG LIUKKO: Environmentalism too often serves as pretext to stop lawful, responsible, vital land uses.
How anti-chemical lawsuits threaten legal chaos
Many people unduly fear chemical and other risks they don’t understand. When misfortune strikes, some look for a corporation to blame and sue.
Don’t ban plastic bags!
BY HAL SHURTLEF: Learn the facts about plastic versus paper bags – and bag the bans, instead.
Banning paper receipts – the next step on the long march to nirvana
A member of the California State legislature, Assemblyman Phil Ting, wants to ban paper receipts. It would be the first state to do so, he says, “leading the nation.” Swell.
The “tippy top” plan for a “Green New Deal’s” same-old misanthropy
This hodge-podge of wishful socialist thinking, climate non-science, social justice mandates, population control advocacy, and progressivism laced with technocracy is neither new, nor original.
Landmark bill protecting endangered salmon signed into law
BY GABRIELA HOFFMAN: The goal of the bill is to ensure the survival of endangered salmon, steelhead, and other native fish species in the Columbia River system.
CFACT student eco-summit 2018
As 2018 wound down, CFACT students gathered in Florida for an "eco-summit."
Nature Conservancy deal shows threat of conservation fund
By flipping 300 acres of private land in Montana to the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Nature Conservancy (TNC) has solidified its reputation as “the feds’ real estate agent.”
Trump Administration scuttles Obama-era WOTUS “Waters of the United States” rule
By rolling back Obama’s 2015 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, the administration has put an end to the biggest power grab in the 48-year history of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The sky is falling?!?
By Greg Walcher Ridiculous report claims humans have killed more than half the world’s wildlife in past 48 years.
SCOTUS Ruling a Huge Win for Hunters, Anglers, & Property Rights
By Gabriella Hoffman Green zealots use the Endangered Species Act to block development of private property. The case of a little toad has set them back and enhanced property rights for everyone.
Unanimous Supremes limit Endangered Species Act in Dusky Gopher Frog decision
"Only the 'habitat' of the endangered species is eligible for designation as critical habitat." Is the ESA no longer a blank check for eco-gadflies?
Brown fiddled while California burned
Historians have found no conclusive evidence that the Emperor Nero was playing his lyre during Rome's great fire. He wasn't even in the city. Future historians will have no problem documenting that Governor Brown and the Greens chose ideology over effective forest management, fire fighting and prevention.
Green policies fanned California’s raging wildfires
California's state’s forests and adjacent grasslands are a tinder box waiting to explode. Yet Gov. Brown has never called for an overhaul of these disastrous policies.