LIBERTY, ECOLOGY, AND PROSPERITY
Zimbabwe Parks Director Opposes Hunting Ban
Director General of the Zimbabwe parks authority opposes U.S. law banning importation of big game trophies.
read more“I want to make it clear that U.S. lawmakers advocating for this legislation, to ban the importation of many big game species into the United States, are giving more credence to the baseless rhetoric of anti-hunting activists than to the carefully collected data gathered and analyzed by national wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania.”
Latest Links
- Three Mile Island nuclear plant is shut down permanently.
- Teens pledge not to have children until governments act on climate change.
- Teens (and others): Take the climate change quiz.
- No more dams in Victoria, Australia—because climate change means too little rain?
- The heavy toll of air pollution in India.
- How do Americans waste so much food? (Check the refrigerator.)
- If all U.S. cars were electric, how much would that reduce worldwide carbon emissions? Less than 2.6 percent.
- Here’s how much Americans are willing to pay to avert climate change: $2 a month.
- Trump’s EPA battles California and automakers over fuel economy collusion.
Recent Links
- Trump’s EPA battles California and automakers over fuel economy collusion.
- Climate Summit debate? Heartland challenges alarmists and realists to face off during UN Climate Summit.
- While 15 protest groups plan to halt traffic.
- Volkswagen CEO says climate change hysteria is destroying German auto industry. H-T Benny Peiser.
- How plastic straws became front and center in today’s culture wars.
- Head of World Meteorological Organization disputes climate alarmism.
- Even more arguments against a carbon tax.
- To save the black rhino, Namibia allows selective hunting.
Trump’s ESA Changes: A Good Start
Environmentalists’ knee-jerk reactions to the Trump administration’s regulatory changes under the 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA) were as predictable as they were misguided. Environmentalists claimed the changes violate the law and gut protections—leaving vulnerable species otherwise on the road to recovery at risk of annihilation. Sadly, the mainstream media, which seems to treat as revealed truth every study, press release, pronouncement, and tweet from environmentalists, especially if it’s critical of the Trump administration, parroted these claims.
History of Failure
Based on environmentalists’ and the press’s reactions, you would think the ESA had a glowing track record of success in bringing species back from the brink of extinction, but nothing could be further from the truth. Actually, the ESA has been a costly fiasco.
read moreMake Dishwashers Great Again!
Did you know the federal government regulates dishwashers? Trump wants to change the rules. Guess who wants to keep things exactly like they are? Dishwasher makers!
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This blog is about appreciating and protecting the environment using the tools of economics. Your blog manager is Jane Shaw Stroup, a former senior fellow of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC).
We are grateful to the Goodman Institute for providing this opportunity.
What’s Going to Happen at the UN Climate Summit?
From Reuters:
read moreClimate activists hope to bring U.S. capital to standstill on September 23. Environmental groups, including Extinction Rebellion, said on Wednesday they plan to shut down traffic in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23 and bring daily life to a standstill to demand action by U.S. politicians on tackling climate change.But Heartland wants to see a debate instead.
Was Hurricane Dorian Caused by Global Warming?
This is from CNN Host Wolf Blitzer:
We're seeing firsthand the effects of climate change as a powerful Atlantic hurricane is sitting right now off the coast of Florida.
This is from Roy Spencer:
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