- Energy secretary Granholm pushes for electrification of military vehicles.
- U.K. auto parts manufacturer considers a move to the U. S.—for the subsidies!
- New York Times wants more generators (fueled with natural gas) because climate change increases electric outages. (No, not the Babylon Bee.)
- Industry lobbying for state bottle bills (i.e., “container deposit” bills—consumer pays) accelerates.
Category: The Environmental Blog
What’s This Chevron Precedent and Why Does It Matter?
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case (Loper Bright Enterprises et. al vs. Raimondo) that will revisit a past Supreme Court decision known as the “Chevron precedent.” If the Court overturns or modifies that precedent, it would weaken agencies’ power to regulate. A group of New Jersey fishing companies has sued the…
Friday’s Links
- Eco-activists try to get U.K. prime minister to advocate eating bugs. (This is not the Babylon Bee!)
- Should we mimic volcanoes to cool the earth? (It’s called solar engineering.)
- Claim: Evangelicals are unconcerned about climate change because the end is near anyway? (Actually, there are better reasons to be skeptical.)
- Colorado plans to re-introduce gray wolves to the state but no nearby state (Utah, Wyoming, Idaho Montana) is eager to provide any.
Tuesday’s Links
- PERC warns against tightening particulate standards—tighter standards would preclude prescribed fires.
- Can you make regulation even more onerous? Biden just did it.
- California insists on all-electric trucks.
- “Climate Change Papers You Should Read.” A guide by David Legates for Cornwall Alliance.
- 2023 Farm Bill going green? Activists push for a “food waste reduction office” in USDA , funded at $120 million a year.
FTC Gets 60,000 Comments as It Proposes New Guide against “Greenwashing”
In its job of protecting the public from deceptive advertising, the Federal Trade Commission issues “Green Guides.” The commission is now dealing with 60,000 comments [“nearly 60,000 responses to questions it posed”] on its proposed update, reports Valerie Volcovici of Reuters. This will be the fourth revision since the guides began in 1992. The “Green…
Appellate Court Throws Out Berkeley Ban on Gas Hookups, But Activists See Workarounds
On April 17, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the ban by Berkeley, California, on using natural gas in new construction. The court decided that the 1975 federal Energy and Conservation Act Law (EPCA) preempts local regulation of natural gas, Jonathan Adler in the Volokh Conspiracy said. Adler quoted the leading judge’s opinion: “By…