Cybersecurity of wind power a growing concern
The prospect of giant wind turbines sprouting up in coastal waters stretching from New England to Florida may further complicate cybersecurity concerns that are already being raised about wind power.
Crazy HFC phaseout is coming (part 2)
It is far from clear how EPA can establish allowance allocations for the mandatory industries and HFC uses that meet the AIM requirement of necessity. Both human and economic health may hang in the balance.
Using ‘potato wastewater’ to recycle high tech devices
While traditionally thought of as an ecological problem, it appears wastewater may now have an unexpected environmental benefit.
Economist Dr. Walter Williams RIP: Freedom’s greatest defender
"Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man."
Why and how NASA and NOAA manipulate climate data
A lesson in bureaucratic survival
Sheldon Whitehouse’s climate inquisition
Senator Torquemada wants to jail those who dissent from his views on climate.
EP 123: Don’t Compare National Parks to Disneyland & BLM Utah Monolith’s Disappearing Act
Listen to Episode 123 of District of Conservation here.
The Fukushima nuclear plant passed nature’s hardest safety test
The tsunami caused tragic death and suffering, yet not a single case of radiation illness or death resulted from escaped radiation.
Movie Review: I Am Greta
Greta doesn't seem to be enjoying the limelight.
EP 122: Black Rifle Coffee & Four Likely Picks for Biden’s Interior Secretary
On the podcast today, Gabriella breaks down the failed cancellation of Black Rifle Coffee Company and explores who may be Biden's pick for Interior Secretary. Listen here =>
Solar desert deep-sixed in rural Virginia
For the second time in 15 months, residents of rural Culpeper County, Virginia have risen up against a proposed massive solar array project.
Renewables and nuclear: False hopes and unfounded fears
Wind and solar are intermittent and inefficient, while nuclear is clean, safe and effective.
He’s baaaaack – John Kerry to save the planet!
As Special Envoy for climate change, John Kerry will lead the nation’s effort toward unilaterally eliminating fossil fuels and spending billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars for “Green” projects in the developing world.
Summing up the northern hemisphere tropical season
The politics that has the government naming more storms will also lead to lower storm intensity. Unintended consequences?
An immodest proposal: Let’s eat Bill Gates
What is left after you eat the goose that lays golden eggs?
National parks are a national treasure
The present-day national park system includes 422 areas covering 85 million acres across the fifty states plus American territories.
Animal instincts could be inherited expert knowledge
Thinking about instinct.
EU’s “Farm to Fork” initiative: A disaster in the making
The strategies laid out in the Farm to Fork initiative are antithetical to its objectives.
Scientists develop earth-friendly process to recycle lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries have their pluses. Their energy density is typically twice that of the tradition nickel-cadmium ones. They are low maintenance. And their discharge is less than half compared to regular batteries. Despite these advantages, however, they do have some environmental drawbacks. One is the fact that they use rare-earth metals like cobalt and nickel – metals that are not only expensive, but are often mined in developing countries with minimal environmental standards. For this [...]
EP 121: Wild Stories With NJOA’s Cody McLaughlin
In this Monday episode of District of Conservation, Gabriella invites friend of the podcast, Cody McLaughlin, to chat his new Alaska home, hunting successes thus far, and four wildlife stories that slipped under the radar.
Regulators delay Dungeness Crab season
Wildlife officials are afraid that the crabbers’ nets may ensnare migrating marine life.
Threat to woodlands heightened as “jumping worms” leap onto scene
These jumping worms are a species of earthworms that are voraciously devouring protective forest leaf litter and leaving behind bare, denuded soil.
Nuclear power provides clean energy that works
Clean, safe, efficient, affordable power that scales.
Amphibians face a pandemic of their own
A type of fungus is causing skin diseases in amphibians, which can lead to what are essentially heart attacks for these creatures.
EP 120: Senator-elect Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Senator-elect Cynthia Lummis joins District of Conservation to discuss conservative conservationist ethos, energy issues, and more. TUne in here!
The structure of complex issues
All big issues have a fundamental tree-like structure.
Researchers confirm two new species of Australian gliders
Gliders are small marsupials that can jump incredibly far distances. Membranes in the creature’s limbs allow it to glide while in the air.
Watch NASA Crew-1 launch here live! 7:27 PM Sunday 11/15/20
If NASA's Crew-1 missions takes off on schedule tonight it marks the historic return of America to manned space travel. Brought to us by Space-X. Go private sector! This could not be more important. WATCH LIVE WITH US!