Although most non-classified documents are available to the public, there are exceptions. The Supreme Court told the Sierra Club on March 3 that it could not have access to draft documents prepared in 2013 by staff members of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Amy Coney Barrett wrote the 7-2…
Category: The Environmental Blog
Your Electric Vehicle May Not Be as Eco-Friendly as You Think
Your electric car is using electricity produced elsewhere, often by coal-powered plants, write New York Times reporters Hiroko Tabuchi and Brad Plumer. Thus it could be producing more carbon dioxide emissions than you think. To the writers, who espouse reducing carbon emissions, this is a potential weakness of electric cars. “’Coal tends to be the critical factor,”’said…
The Real Reason for a Climate Czar in Treasury?
The Treasury Department doesn’t need a climate czar, says Gregory Zerzan in the Wall Street Journal. Perhaps the Biden administration has devious reasons for appointing one. At her confirmation hearings, Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said the department would “seriously look at assessing the risk to the financial system from climate change.” She is currently seeking…
What Drew Workers to Trump? Elite Environmentalism
William Murray, a former speechwriter for the Environmental Protection Agency, argues that years of tightening environmental regulations slashed working-class jobs and alienated working-class voters. That laid the path for Donald Trump. Many people assume that Trump’s political successes stem from his trade policies and opposition to illegal immigration. No, writes Murray in Quillette: “[T]here is…
Media Link Texas Outages to Climate Change
As expected, prominent media are linking the disastrous storm that sent temperatures plunging in Texas and shut off power for millions to “climate change.” The New York Times wrote on February 16: “The notion that the global phenomenon of a hotter planet could be sending a shocking cold wave into the southern United States might…
Killing Predators. . . a First World Dilemma?
Montana rancher and environmentalist John Baden writes about the changes caused by the October 2020 removal of wolves from the Endangered Species list. Now, ranchers are allowed to kill wolf predators. But should they? Here are highlights. The full story is available on FREE Insights. John writes: “Beautiful and valuable registered cows from Bozeman’s Hyline…
White Moose and Public Sacrifice
What ethical and legal claims can religion can make on resources and the property of others who do not share the faith? We begin with hunting. Every hunting season brings outrage and lament at the news that a hunter has killed a “white moose.” The animal killed could be elk, deer, or any animal that…