Compared to much of America, Montana has always been a harsh place to live. It’s high, dry, and cold. This kills bugs and discourages many others. But things are changing, many for the better. Here are the major climatic changes my wife, Ramona, and I witness from our ranch in Gallatin Valley, Montana, elevation one…
Tag: Agriculture
Record Crop Yields . . . California’s ‘Hubris on an Historic Scale’ . . .
HEADLINES. ClimateRealism: Washington Post says the Farm Belt is drying up, but crop yields are getting better nearly every year. . . . Are the costs of wind energy going down—or up? A study from “Briefings for Britain” decides. . . . Global fire acreage has been in decline for nearly 20 years, according to…
States Want to Use Covid-19 Stimulus Funds for Climate Change
Some states want funds from the Covid-19 stimulus package to help them cope with climate change. They are quite open about it. In a fascinating compilation of examples, Inside Climate News and the Nation have found such desires as these: In Maine, the state wants money for a heat-pump program that provides incentives to install…
Audubon Cancels Audubon . . . Climate Change Could Increase Rice Yields . . .
Headlines: The National Audubon Society cancels John James Audubon. On the Audubon site . . . ‘Climate change could increase rice yields,’ say Japanese scientists writing in the Agronomy Journal. From the AAAS’s Eurekalert . . . Apple’s recycling policies offer both “a breath of fresh air and major obstacles” for electronics recyclers. Stewart McGrenary…
Burger King to Save Planet with Better Cows . . . CO2 as Fertilizer. . . Maintaining National Parks. . . Other Headlines
Yes, Burger King is trying to save the planet by feeding cows differently. Here is Burger King’s simultaneously charming, hilarious, and disgusting video to explain why. Thanks, Pipeline.
Green Opposition to Pesticides Keeps Locust Plagues Alive
Angela Logomasini of the Competitive Enterprise Institute: As billions of desert locusts swarm through East Africa and into Asia threatening the food supply of millions, environmental activists want to ban and regulate the only effective tools to stop it: pesticides. * * * Activist campaigns to ban pesticides around the world mean the many…
The War on Roundup: A War on Science in Agriculture
By Blake Hurst This guest post is by Blake Hurst, a farmer in northwest Missouri, growing greenhouse flowers, corn, and soybeans. He is also president of the Missouri Farm Bureau. Farmers and what critics call “industrial agriculture“ are under public pressure—over genetically modified seeds, long-standing fear of chemicals, and concerns about animal welfare. Farmers’ methods of…