It’s a spectacularly romantic idea—returning a large swathe of western grazing land to prairie land, with bison, elk, cougars, prairie dogs, grouse, and other wildlife. That’s the goal of the American Prairie Reserve, whose owners hope to create open prairie and wildlife range extending over 3.2 million acres in northeastern Montana. “We want to restore…
The Throwaway Society: Thank Goodness!
“The throwaway society is healthier, cleaner, more economical, less wasteful, less environmentally damaging—and yes, more ‘sustainable’ than the green vision of utopia.” Not many people other than John Tierney are willing to say this, as he did in the summer edition of City Journal. Nearly 25 years ago (in 1996) Tierney wrote an article for…
Wind Power vs. Birds . . . Maybe We Should Give in to Fires? . . . When Faith Turns to Policy . . .
HEADLINES: Wind power vs. birds: environmentalists split over renewable energy. A RealClear Investigation by Vince Bielski… Randal O’Toole on the forest fires: “All the prescribed burning in the world won’t save your home if a burning ember from a lightning‐caused fire 8 miles away lands on your lovely cedar‐shake roof.” On Cato’s site… When faith…
NPR Attacks David Legates. Heartland Issues Point-by-Point Rebuttal
Whatever one’s views about climate change, nothing can justify National Public Radio’s recent brutal and uninformed attack on David Legates, a professor at the University of Delaware and former Delaware state climatologist. Legates has just been appointed to a high position at NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and that was enough to bring…
Hurricane Trends Steady . . . Charleston S.C. Sues Oil Producers . . . Germany Resists Climate-Change Targets
HEADLINES: The real story on hurricane trends. On CO2 Science . . . Another city (Charleston) sues fossil fuel producers for keeping climate change a secret. In the Charlotte Observer. . . European Union combines coronavirus relief and climate change funding, reports Reuters. . . . . . but Germany is resisting the EU climate-change…
A Century of Poor Forest Management Explains the Ferocity of California Fires
No, Governor Newsom, it’s not climate change that is intensifying California fires; it is poor forest management, says Michael Shellenberger, writing for Forbes. He is responding to statements by Newsom such as “What we are experiencing is an existential climate crisis.” Shellenberger sees other reasons. “California’s leading forest scientists say that fire suppression and the accumulation of wood…
Wood Pellets Deforesting Europe? . . . Criminals Infesting Waste Market?
HEADLINES: “CO2-friendly” wood pellets are deforesting Europe, says Pierre Gosselin on NoTricksZone. HT-Benny Peiser . . . Interpol finds “criminal trends in the global plastic waste market,” says Resource Recycling . . . Trump’s EPA is carrying out its promise to reactivate the Superfund program, says Politico . . . What’s wrong with ESG (environmental,…
