States are requiring that producers of gasoline include “biofuels” in their product mix—fuels like ethanol, made from corn or other food crops. A new report from North Carolina’s John Locke Foundation says those rules are costing consumers by raising food prices. And it calls out the states that demand the most biofuels (one of them…
Author: Jane Shaw Stroup
Links: Electric Bus Co. Enters Bankruptcy, John Stossel Interviews Judith Curry, and More
- John Stossel writes about how scientist Judith Curry learned some hard lessons about climate change activists.
- Electric bus manufacturer Proterra, earlier touted by White House, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Ben Zyker: “The IEA and congressional opponents of fossil fuels are chasing windmills.”
- ESG—investing standards for “environmental, social, and governance”—are fostering inequality in Africa and other nations.“
More Solar, Less Farmland?
It’s an issue in Minnesota. Farmers are torn over whether to give up agricultural land in favor of solar power, writes Jeff Beach in InForum.com. He covered a panel on rural issues in Redwood Falls, Minn. “Siting large solar arrays, in particular, has become a hot issue in some greater Minnesota counties. “’We’re not talking…
Thursday Links: Audubon Society, E-bike Battery Fires, Planting Trees, and More
- National Audubon Society urges transmission expansion in spite of short-term loss of birds.
- Batteries of electric bikes are causing explosions, some fatal.
- Recycling plastic sends microplastics into the atmosphere. An argument for incineration?
- Washington Post chides Republicans for urging tree-planting to address climate change. (And more.)
Liability Leads Owners of 14,000-foot Peaks to Close Off Climbers’ Access
Climbing the 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado used to be an exciting—but popular—venture. The peaks of several famous mountains were privately owned but owners were happy to have these visitors (and so were nearby towns that benefit from the hardy tourists). That changed in 2019. Writes Karen Brulliard in the Washington Post: In that case, the…