by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Agenda 21
Scottish government figures show that millions of trees have been cut down in order to build wind turbines to help the region meet its renewable energy goals. The Times of London reports that more than 6,200 acres of woodland — or about five million trees — have been...
by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Agenda 21
Ice caused by global warming entraps second ship: The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star had been heading to that area anyway, having left its home port of Seattle early last month to eventually break through sea ice and refuel the U.S. Antarctic Program’s McMurdo...
by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Fiscal Responsibility
The latest budget deal, passed by a bipartisan majority in both the House and the Senate, suggests that Washington agrees with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) when she said that “the cupboard is bare. There’s no more cuts to make.” The cupboard, however, is...