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 3, 2014 | Agenda 21
A ship which was used to rescue by helicopter 52 people from a trapped Antarctic ship has now found itself in need of rescue – after it got stuck in heavy ice. Having not moved for several days while preparing to airlift the passengers, the Chinese-owned Snow Dragon...
by Jane Richey | Jan 2, 2014 | Agenda 21
As a young naval officer in Vietnam, John Kerry commanded a Swift boat up the dangerous rivers of the Mekong Delta. But when he returned there last month as secretary of state for the first time since 1969, he spoke not of past firefights but of climate change....
by Jane Richey | Dec 16, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Stock up now because come Jan. 1, the popular 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs no longer will be welcome on U.S. store shelves. That’s when the sales ban takes effect and American consumers will be forced — thanks to Congress and its failure to push back...
by Jane Richey | Dec 10, 2013 | Agenda 21
Democratic governors of Northern states urged federal officials on Monday to force air pollution reductions in North Carolina and eight other states, saying citizens up North are choking on incoming smog from the South and the Rust Belt. The governors say that on hazy...