Barry Asmus, who died March 30, 2020, studied at Montana State University, where he was mentored by economists at PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center. He picked up his appreciation of the free market from them (Richard Stroup was his thesis adviser). While Barry didn’t enter the environmental field, he became an advocate for…
The Return of the Plastic Bag . . . Planet of the Humans . . . Fossil Fuels ‘Redefined’
John Stossel on how Covid-19 is “unbanning” the plastic bag. ‘We disagree with you, so shut up.’ David Kreutzer on the Left’s reaction to Michael Moore’s Planet of the Humans. European officials are trying to redefine fossil fuels so they don’t have to divest oil and gas. HT Benny Peiser.
Reflections on Earth Day. . .’Degrowth’ . . .
A new anti-capitalist movement: ‘Degrowth’. The success and failure of Earth Day 1970, by Steve Hayward. Forest Service returns to quick fire suppression policy due to coronavirus. New GMO rice resists high heat, produces more grain.
The Environmental Impact of Coronavirus
The World Meteorological Organization said the coronavirus pandemic is expected to push carbon dioxide emissions down by 6 percent this year, which would be the largest one-year decrease since World War II. WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a virtual briefing that the drop could be traced to the “lack of emissions from transportation and…
On Michael Moore’s Anti-Green Energy Video
Myron Ebell on a left-wing movie that chastises those who profit from green energy: “Planet of the Humans,” the new documentary film from director Jeff Gibbs and executive producer Michael Moore, contains a stunning evisceration of so-called green energy and the people profiting from it. It was released on April 21st for free viewing on YouTube and as of the afternoon of Friday,…
Here’s Why There’s No Megadrought
Here’s Sterling Burnett on the “megadrought”: The establishment media is hyping a new paper claiming climate change is contributing to a megadrought throughout the western United States. Federal government data compiled by the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), however, show the claim is false. Reporting on the study, published in the journal Science,…