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Wolverine Sighted in Shasta County, California
2008-10-08 04:51:00 There was an unconfirmed sighting of a wolverine in Shasta County, California two weeks ago, on Friday, September 26, 2008. The sighting occurred at 1 PM on a sunny day. The wolverine was crossing Highway 89 from north to south. It was walking fast more than running.It was described as paler than most photos the observer had seen - more of a dark tan. This color is actually common for wolverines, and if this was an actual California wolverine, this subspecies was known to have a much lighter coloration. He observed it crossing the road at about 50 feet away until it vanished into the forest.The observer assumed it was a pretty common animal until he went on the Net and did some research and found out how rare it was. He reported the sighting to this blog, and I believe him. Anyone who wants to talk to the observer about this sighting can try to contact him via me at my email on the top right of my blog page.This area of California has actually had a number of wolverine sightings in ...
By: Robert Lindsay
Emergent Church: Wacko Environmentalism Not Evangelism!
2008-10-01 05:33:00 -By Don Boys, Ph.D. There can be no argument the Emergent Church leaders emphasize the environment over eternity. Brian McLaren wrote that a Christian?s goal is not simply to reach people for Christ but to save the planet from destruction (A New Kind of Christian, p. 83). No, that is not our goal. While we are ...
By: Publius Forum
On Spotted Owls
2008-09-08 00:24:00 There are three subspecies of spotted owls in the US. The Northern Spotted Owl (NSO) ranged from Oregon and Washington down into the California coast ranges and over into the Siskiyous and Cascades. The California Spotted Owl (CASPO) lives in the Sierra Nevada, down into the Tehachapis and and into the mountain ranges of Southern California.The Southern California population is isolated in mountain ranges that are not connected and is projected to go extinct over at most 100-200 years. Before mass settlement of Southern California, CASPO may have moved from range to range via river corridors, but now that is not possible. The Techachapi CASPO is probably not sustainable either. CASPO also lives in the Coast Ranges south of San Fransisco.The Mexican Spotted Owl lives in the Southwest, mostly in Arizona and New Mexico. It was listed as threatened recently and recently had a huge amount of critical habitat set aside. It seems to be threatened by cattle grazing, but I forget how. Seriou...
By: Robert Lindsay
Northern Leopard Frog Needs Listing
2008-09-04 16:50:00 This long pdf, available for download on this blog, is a copy of the petition filed to list the Western population of the Northern Leopard Frog (NLF) as an endangered species in the US. Genetically, the Western population is genetically distinct from the eastern population, and may merit splitting into a subspecies or even a separate species.The Center for Native Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, Defenders of Black Hills, Forest Guardians, Center for Biological Diversity, The Ark Initiative, Native Ecosystems Council, Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action and Jeremy Nichols filed the petition in June 2006.I guess there hasn't been any action on it yet, and they will probably have to sue to get any action at all.I never even knew the Leopard Frog was in danger. They are very rare and probably extirpated here in California. They are most common in the Midwest. The document is quite long at 200 pages, but I read through most of it easily.Yet I am uncertain what is causing the ...
By: Robert Lindsay
Black Bear Seen in Ripperdan, California
2008-07-12 05:23:00 Updated July 13:Incredibly, a California Black Bear (Ursus americanus californiensis)was spotted on the floor of the San Joaquin Valley at Ripperdan on June 23 around 7:30-9:30 PM. That's very unusual. I looked on the Internet and could not find any other reports of bears roaming around on the Valley floor.Even historically, it was not common. Back in the old days, Black Bears tended to reside in the foothills at the lowest. Sometimes they would come down from the foothills in times of scarce food to feed on carcasses of some of the vast herds of ungulates that roamed in the Valley.At that time, the California Grizzly Bear was the most common bear in the Valley, and it roamed all up and down this great Valley. They were also very common in the foothills. With the coming of the White man, conflicts were inevitable between settlers and Grizzlies.They were shot all up and down California for over 100 years. By the late 1800's, they had become quite rare. The last California Grizzli...
By: Robert Lindsay
Deep Ecology - An Overview
2008-07-12 04:38:00 Updated July 13:One thing people ought to know about this blog is that one of my philosophies is Deep Ecology. Click that link and you so you can try to figure out what it means. It was part of a debate in the environmentalist (especially radical environmental) movement that probably really got going in the 1990's.It had several rivals, including Social Ecology, promoted by a fellow named Murray Bookchin. Deep Ecology was promoted by a guy named Arne Naess. There's also Ecofeminism, which I'm not really up on, because I can't stand most kinds of feminism, although pro-porn feminists sounds like they are after my heart.To me, Deep Ecology means something like, "Up with the animals, down with the people." I'm not saying kill the people or anything like that, but I think in general, most species have a right to survive just like people. And no, White nationalists may not give me a debate in the comments section of this post about why their race is an endangered species.Notable Dee...
By: Robert Lindsay
The Sierra Nevada Red Fox
2008-06-16 02:26:00 Updated June 22:This was formerly part of another post, More California Wolverine Photos in the Sierra, that I decided to cut up into two posts in order to focus this one on the Sierra Nevada Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes necator). This fox is very rare in the areas and it seems to qualify as endangered on the basis of the Endangered Species Act. I think it needs an emergency listing.The only confirmed population is a tiny population of only 10-15 foxes in and around Lassen National Park where the Northern Sierra meets the Southern Cascades.This area has historically seen more sightings than any other part of California (sighting map for Northern California). This concentration is focused in Lassen, Tehama and Shasta Counties in and around Lassen Park. There have also been a few sightings in Modoc, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties.The existence of the Sierra Nevada red fox has recently been confirmed by a team led by John Perrine of UC Berkeley. The team has located a small population of 10-1...
By: Robert Lindsay
White Man's Guilt and the New Church of Environmentalism
2008-05-31 00:46:00 If we want to do something about our changing environment, we need to dispassionately analyze what is needed to stop it ... and then just do it. It's amazing how difficult those simple paths are for us to follow, isn't it?
Czech President Calls Out the Goracle
2008-05-28 19:08:00 "Czech President Vaclav Klaus said Tuesday he is ready to debate Al Gore about global warming, as he presented the English version of his latest book that argues environmentalism poses a threat to basic human freedoms. 'I many times tried to talk to have a public exchange of views with him, 'and he's not too much willing to make such a conversation,' Klaus said. 'So I'm ready to do it.'"
Sensory Flashbacks, Sacred Places, and Environmentalism
2008-05-24 14:00:00 Has some sight, some sound, some smell, some taste, some feeling out in nature ever literally stopped time and sent you back in time? Has something purely sensual in the natural world opened up a...
By: Green Options
Are we causing Mars and Jupiter to warm, too?
2008-05-24 03:13:00 If there are no Martians or Jupiterians, then the global warming occuring on those planets must be our fault, right? Well, at least we know President Bush has something to do with it.
Rockefeller Wants You to Buy Gas for Poor, House Members Get Free Ride
2008-05-09 14:07:00 I guess Jay thinks that you have money to burn, so he plans to use your tax dollars to give to poor people in order for them to buy gas. That?ll fix everything, won?t it?
At Least Marx Had Integrity
2008-04-22 12:15:00 An EARTH DAY SPECIAL from Churchill’s Parrot blog Granted Karl Marx was a bitter, self-loathing, misanthrope, half-crazed with envy and his own depraved world view, but at least he had integrity. When advocating the implementation of his beloved communism, for instance, he made no attempt to sugar coat what would be required: ?The proletariat will use its ...
It'll Be Earth Day Tomorrow, Too
2008-04-22 11:37:00 Intended to inspire an awareness of and an appreciation for the Earth's environment, Earth Day is celebrated today at it has been each April for the past thirty eight years. A grassroots campaign initiated back then served as a wake up call of sorts to help people to realize the impact of our actions on the planet and give the environment a national spotlight. A movement was born and today Earth Day is celebrated not only in America but in countries all over the world. But are we really doing right by our dear Mother Earth?People take to the streets celebrating, organizing rallies, staged marches on political institutions, speeches, concerts and festivals. One can don their favorite "Be Nice to Your Mother" t-shirt pack up the ice chest and Styrofoam plates with plastic sporks, maybe even the hibachi, and head off to the park with thousands of other like minded enlightened to listen to your favorite bands perform their favorite tunes at ear bleed...
By: Zoe's Dad
Tahoe Wolverine is Not From California
2008-04-13 10:16:00 The first wolverine detected in California in 86 years, photographed at a camera station at Sagehen Creek near Lake Tahoe on February 28, 2008, has now been shown to be not from either California or Washington.Scientists located wolverine scat near where the photo was shot and analyzed it for genes. A single gene was sequenced, the wolverine was shown to be a male, and the gene has been reported only from wolverines in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. It is also found in southern Canada.The only conclusion possible is that the wolverine is from the Rocky Mountains and is not a native California wolverine. No one has any idea how it got to California. It's pretty hard to live-trap these things and transport them unless you are a wildlife biologist.It doesn't make much sense that this wolverine cruised down from the Snake River region in Western Idaho along eastern Oregon to the Cascades, then down the Sierras to Tahoe.At least they are back in California, but I never thought they left a...
By: Robert Lindsay
Wolverines in Colorado and Utah
2008-04-13 04:01:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.This post was split off from an earlier post that got too large, California Wolverine Re-discovered After 85 Years. This particular post will deal with the question of wolverines in the states of Utah and Colorado.They are also present in Colorado on the Pike and White River National Forests and in Utah in the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains and in Sanpete County in central Utah.The Pike National Forest southwest of Denver, Colorado. This forest is believed to harbor wolverines. The famous Pike's Peak is located in this forest.The famous Maroon Bells in the White River National Forest in western Colorado. Aspen and Vail are also located in this forest. I spent a week skiing in Aspen in 1978. Great place! The White National Forest is believed to harbor a wolverine population. Along with Pike NF, these may be the only populations in the state.The M...
By: Robert Lindsay
Wolverines in the Upper Midwest
2008-04-12 14:32:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.This post was split off from an earlier post that got too large, California Wolverine Re-discovered After 85 Years. This particular post will deal with the question of wolverines in the Upper Midwest. Until recently, wolverines had been extinct in the Upper Midwest for 85-200 years.However, one was photographed in 2004 in Ubly, Michigan. Furthermore, there have been some tantalizing sightings in Minnesota and possibly in Iowa in recent years. It is distinctly possible the wolverines may be reclaiming some of their historical territory in the Upper Midwest. If so, this is fascinating indeed.A wolverine was recently photographed in Michigan, where they were reportedly extirpated almost 200 years ago. Nobody has the faintest idea how that wolverine got to Ubly, Michigan, 90 miles north of Detroit. It could have come down from the Upper Peninsula...
By: Robert Lindsay
Wolverines in Nevada
2008-04-12 14:19:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.This post was split off from an earlier post that got too large, California Wolverine Re-discovered After 85 Years. This particular post will deal with the question of wolverines in the state of Nevada. The truth is that wolverines do not exist in Nevada and have not been reported there since the late 1800's, when they were reported from the ranges in the northeastern part of the state.But given that wolverines seem to be in the process of recovering their range in the Western US, it seems plausible that wolverines may reappear in Nevada at some date. They have been seen on Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon near the Nevada border. It is also possible that they may drift down from southern Oregon into northern Nevada.At any rate, this post will examine historical locations for wolverines in Nevada, and include photos of the ranges where t...
By: Robert Lindsay
Wolverines In Wyoming
2008-04-12 13:43:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.This post was split off from an earlier post that got too large, California Wolverine Re-discovered After 85 Years. This particular post will deal with the question of wolverines in the state of Wyoming. Wolverines in Wyoming do not seem to be in very good shape, but there are increasing sightings in recent years and a few have been trapped and road-killed. Further, they seem to be expanding their range.In Wyoming, wolverines are mostly found in the northwest near Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park, where the population at least appears sustainable, particularly in and around Yellowstone.However, there was a sighting in the Medicine Bow Mountains in southeastern Wyoming in 1991.The Medicine Bow Mountains in Southeast Wyoming. A wolverine was sighted here in 1991.A young wolverine was captured only 2 miles north of Cheyen...
By: Robert Lindsay
California Wolverines In Oregon
2008-04-12 13:43:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.This post was split off from an earlier post that got too large, California Wolverine Re-discovered After 85 Years. This particular post will deal with the question of California wolverines in the state of Oregon.It is true that there have been no proven occurrences of wolverines in Oregon since 1992, but there is considerable anecdotal evidence that they live there, including many sightings. Three wolverines have been collected since 1965, one live and two dead. That's three more than have been collected in California.Further, arial surveys in recent years have found discovered what appear to be wolverine tracks, snow tunnels and in a few cases winter dens on the top of high Oregon peaks. No such findings have turned up in California, but no arial surveys have yet been attempted either. All of this implies that the wolverine is in better sh...
By: Robert Lindsay
California Wolverines In Washington
2008-04-12 13:43:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.This post was split off from an earlier post that got too large, California Wolverine Re-discovered After 85 Years. This particular post will deal with the question of California wolverines in the state of Washington.First of all, wolverines have been proven to exist in Washington in the past three years. The report on the Methow District of the Okanagan Forest below shows that two wolverines were trapped on the forest in 2005. This is excellent news and is the only report of California wolverines being live-trapped anywhere on Earth, or possibly ever.In addition, wolverines have been photographed on the Wenatchee National Forest and on the Yakima Indian Reservation in 2006. In 2005, fur was collected south of Danville on the Okanagan.That adds up to five verified sightings of wolverines in the past three years. Compared to California and Oreg...
By: Robert Lindsay
The Truth About ?Big Oil?, Democrats and Environmentalism
2008-04-02 12:00:00 Barack Obama’s new ad drags out the usual Democrat boogeyman, “Big Oil.” He says since the ’70s gas crisis, the only thing that has changed is that “Exxon is making $40 billion a year and we are paying $3.50 for gas.” Barack says “Big Oil” will pay a penalty for “windfall profits.” So what are “windfall profits?” It’s a term that is thrown around quite a bit by liberals and I want to make sure everyone understands what they are talking about. A “windfall profit” is defined as: An unexpected profit arising from causes not controlled by the recipient. profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it By definition, “Big Oil” has nothing to do with the profits they are currently enjoying, but they are being vilified for them. But oil companies don’t set the price. That is determined by the futures market. Oil is...
Are You Smarter Than a Sixth Grader Indoctrinated into the Church of Global
2008-03-26 16:00:00 The Heartland Institute recently concluded the first International Conference on Climate Change, where global warming was discussed, debated and debunked. This conference was a problem for sixth grade science teacher Michael Steria at David A. Brown Middle School in Wildomar, California. So much of a problem that he took class time to have his students write letters to the Heartland Institute to tell them how evil they are. It seems the children read ten whole articles which described the certain doom that global warming created, and were encouraged to write the Heartland Institute and express their concern. The Heartland Institute published the letters online (pdf), protecting the identities of the students by blacking out their last names in a very CIA-esque style. Perhaps rather than filling the children’s minds with environmentalist propaganda, they should spend a little more time in English class: ?I think your fools for denying G.W. you know it could kill us all ...
Is Spreading Environmentalism a Form of Cultural Colonialism?
2008-03-26 14:46:00 For those with an appetite for cultural exchange, Seoul offers all the trappings of a cosmopolitan city: Starbucks, the ubiquitous Irish pubs, and, of course, the real gem of international...
By: Green Options
Easter and environmentalism
2008-03-24 02:46:00 I figured that since I posted quotes for the previous two days of Holy Week, I’d post one more. Besides, this one is too juicy to pass up. “Those who do not understand the link between the Easter message and ecological problems, do not understand anything of either. Environmentalism in itself is of course no utterance ...
By: JakeBouma.com
More California Wolverine Photos in the Sierra
2008-03-23 11:11:00 Following up on our earlier post on the first positive detection of a California wolverine since 1922, that sighting led an interagency group of researchers on an intensive hunt for wolverines in the area, and that hunt has now revealed an incredible two new photos of wolverines in the area north of Tahoe.A side view of a wolverine in a photo from 10 days ago probably taken within 15-20 miles of the original photo location at Sagehen Creek in the Tahoe National Forest. That is a hair trap that used to have some bait on it, but the bait was eaten by some other animal. The photo indicates that this is a wolverine all right. It can't be anything else.It is not known if the three photos depict one, two or three separate wolverines, but this is great news.The interagency team consisted of researchers from the Forest Service, California Department of Fish and Game and Katie Moriarty, the Oregon State University grad student who took the original shot. A 150 square mile around the origin...
By: Robert Lindsay
No Easter Faith Without Environmentalism
2008-03-21 22:33:00 A handful of major religious institutions have made environmental statements recently. The Vatican added pollution to the list of the new seven deadly sins. Southern Baptists compare destroying the...
By: Green Options
Competitive Enterprise Institute Takes Al Gore and Other Global Warming Pro
2008-03-20 14:26:00 The Competitive Enterprise Institute has started a national ad campaign to shine a spotlight on the hypocrisy of High Priest Al Gore: The Competitive Enterprise Institute will launch a national ad campaign on Tuesday, March 11, focusing on the threat to affordable energy posed by Al Gore?s global warming agenda. The ads contrast Gore?s energy-consuming lifestyle with the life-and-death need for energy in developing countries. CEI?s new campaign comes in the face of Gore?s March 1st announcement of a major new set of ads from his Alliance for Climate Protection to promote the global warming issue. But, but, but…he buys carbon credits. He’s carbon neutral! He buys green energy. He’s a hypocrite and a fraud. ShareThis
California Wolverine Re-discovered After 85 Years
2008-03-07 09:54:00 In stunning news, researchers at Oregon State University snapped a photo of a California Wolverine (Gulo luscus luteus) north of Lake Tahoe between Truckee and Sierraville in the Tahoe National Forest.A photo of the first California Wolverine documented since 1922. This wild region where they were found in being proposed as a wilderness area by Senator Barbara Boxer. The photo shows the wolverine from the rear view. It is probably next to a Red Fir. In the background is what appears to be a White Fir and the tree in the foreground looks like some kind of pine. In this part of the Sierras, the Red Fir Zone (where this photo was probably taken) starts around 7,000 feet elevation.A much larger version of this pic, too large to put on this blog, is available here on the researchers' website.The area is in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in northern California.What they mean by confirmed sighting, is that it has to be backed up by a photo, fur or scat. This is not the first Califor...
By: Robert Lindsay
Spanish Literature and Religious Environmentalism: A Green Lent Update
2008-03-04 06:45:00 A barefoot woman learns the language of the local indigenous tribe, and cultivates her own spirituality based on their deep spiritual connection to the Earth. This woman, intriguingly, was a highly...
By: Green Options
A Green God? Christianity and Environmentalism
2008-02-11 19:59:00 Ever since I took an environmental science class in college and read portions of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, I've become somewhat of an environmentalist, a conviction which grows stronger every year. So when I saw this video, I was very interested. I thought the perspective was fair and balanced (especially for a major cable television network).Northland Church is pretty much just around the corner from my house, and I was glad to hear that Joel Hunter is preaching on Christian environmental stewardship, what I believe is a much-needed voice in conservative Christian circles. Hunter speaks of Genesis 2:15, a verse which reads, "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it." He cites the original Hebrew phrase for "take care of it," saying that it means literally that we are not to pollute the earth. I have not taken any Hebrew yet, so I do not know about his exegesis or interpretation, but notwithstanding, I think even in the En...
By: café de soirée
If modern environmentalism isn?t dead, it should be. « J500/ES624 Media & T
2008-02-07 11:49:00 If modern environmentalism isn?t dead, it should be. « J500/ES624 Media & The Environment: "If modern environmentalism isn?t dead, it should be.February 5, 2008, 2:53 pmFiled under: J500 Week 3Environmentalism today is changing to CFLs, signing a petition here or there and generally being dissatisfied with the government?s lethargic pace on environmental protection.Environmentalists say they want to move beyond the status quo ? our biggest enemy, the one that gave us inefficient homes, gas guzzling automobiles and clothing made in countries we can?t even locate on a map ? but we still abide by it. We still get our power from coal. We still drive. We still buy clothes made in the Philippines.In the presidential debates, global warming has hardly been discussed, and the one time I?ve seen, it was presented as a joke. Does this video really inspire people to think differently about the climate crisis?The Democrats finally have the entire issue down to a few soundbites. Decrease emi...
If modern environmentalism isn?t dead, it should be. « J500/ES624 Media & T
2008-02-06 08:02:00 If modern environmentalism isn?t dead, it should be. « J500/ES624 Media & The Environment: "Environmentalism today is changing to CFLs, signing a petition here or there and generally being dissatisfied with the government?s lethargic pace on environmental protection.Environmentalists say they want to move beyond the status quo ? our biggest enemy, the one that gave us inefficient homes, gas guzzling automobiles and clothing made in countries we can?t even locate on a map ? but we still abide by it. We still get our power from coal. We still drive. We still buy clothes made in the Philippines.In the presidential debates, global warming has hardly been discussed, and the one time I?ve seen, it was presented as a joke. Does this video really inspire people to think differently about the climate crisis?The Democrats finally have the entire issue down to a few soundbites. Decrease emissions by 80 percent by 2050. Cap and trade. Moral imperative. Alternative energy.But what are they g...
If modern environmentalism isn?t dead, it should be. « J500/ES624 Media & T
2008-02-06 08:01:00 If modern environmentalism isn?t dead, it should be. « J500/ES624 Media & The EnvironmentLink
No show of hands
2007-12-13 02:25:00 This is awesome: Fred leads the way and won’t let the obviously biased moderator get away with it.
Al Gore Associate Owns MS Explorer; Ship Just Sank in the Antarctic Ocean
2007-11-27 17:01:00 The onwer of the MS Explorer, which just sank in the Antarctic Ocean, leaving a huge carbon footprint, is an “acolyte” of Al Gore’s: G.A.P. Adventures CEO and Explorer owner, Bruce Poon Tip and Gore have similar ideals, ?filling their schedules with speaking engagements on environmental change to educate global audiences.? And that?s straight off of www.gapadventures.com. In fact, as recently as last April, both Poon Tip and Gore gave presentations at the Green Living Show in Toronto. ?I expressed my admiration for Mr. Gore?s commitment and leadership which spans more than 20 years,? commented Poon Tip. ?I also invited him aboard our legendary polar expedition ship, the MS Explorer to visit the Arctic.? Not really very environmentally friendly though. Before you start telling me how this is a freak accident, don’t. This ship had troubles that were not taken care of prior to launch. That comes from Greenpeace: The legendary polar expedition ship??had at...
Here?s a Liberal Global Warming Trend I can Support
2007-11-23 17:58:00 There have been some pretty outlandish solutions proposed to combat global warming, but finally, there is one I can support. Liberals, stop breeding: At the age of 27 this young woman at the height of her reproductive years was sterilised to “protect the planet”. Incredibly, instead of mourning the loss of a family that never was, her boyfriend (now husband) presented her with a congratulations card. While some might think it strange to celebrate the reversal of nature and denial of motherhood, Toni relishes her decision with an almost religious zeal. “Having children is selfish. It’s all about maintaining your genetic line at the expense of the planet,” says Toni, 35. “Every person who is born uses more food, more water, more land, more fossil fuels, more trees and produces more rubbish, more pollution, more greenhouse gases, and adds to the problem of over-population.” There’s a problem with overpopulation? Oh, yeah, rightR...
Scientists exaggerate? Tell me it ain?t so!
2007-11-21 05:34:00 It turns out that “The United Nations’ top AIDS scientists plan to acknowledge this week that they have long overestimated [read “lied about”] both the size and the course of the [AIDS] epidemic, which they now believe has been slowing for nearly a decade…” They also said they cannot rule out futher downward revisions. Leave ...
Global Warming or Global Con?
2007-11-20 13:23:00 This article from Investor’s Business Daily takes a look at the United Nations priorities and makes you wonder why they think global warming is such a grave threat to the world, but they sit on their hands on so many other things: From genocide in Rwanda and the Sudan to wars and rumors of wars in ...
While Some Eat With Their Eyes Others Just Don?t Eat
2007-11-12 22:56:00 So we?ve been talking about things like fair trade, social justice, moral responsibility and the conscientious s capitalist. Often we get to arguing about where we should draw the line, who should decide what is ?enough?, what is ?too much? and whether this is really just talk of pie in the sky. I?ve never ...
By: Sharp Iron
Vaclav Klaus: Environmentalism is an ideology like Soviet Communism
2007-11-08 23:20:00 Last night I attended a talk at Chatham House where His Excellency Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, faced-off with Professor Robert Watson of the UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. I, like everyone in the room, walked in with a pretty fixed set of ideas, none of which ...
By: Carson's Post
"Conservation and environmentalism are not hobbies; they are survival tacti
2007-11-07 05:37:00 “Conservation and environmentalism are not hobbies; they are survival tactics. America invented conservation; we launched the environmental movement. Now we need a stronger ethic, one woven in more effective ways from science and poetry. The foundation of it all will be the recognition that humanity was born within the biosphere, and that we are a biological species in a biological world.” - Edward O. Wilson, "Manifest Ecology," in "The American Idea," The Atlantic, Nov. 2007, p. 30.
Three Cheers for the Fires
2007-10-26 07:53:00 You're sputtering and spitting, I can see you now. But why are you even on this site in the first place? The profile says the purpose of this blog is to anger as many people as possible. Hence, this post.First of all, let me clarify by saying that I am very sorry for all of the firefighters and the poor, low-income, middle-class and rural residents and ranchers who were either injured or lost lives, homes, belongings, pets, vehicles and orchards in the fires. I am also sorry for all of the Americans of any class who died as a result of the fires (for my less humane feelings on the dead illegal aliens who started the Harris fire, see here).I weep for every wild animal and plant lost in the fires: the California spotted owls, Southwestern Willow Flycatchers, Arroyo Toads, Pacific Pocket Mice, San Diego Ambrosias, Pallid Manzanitas, Quino Checkerspots, Hermes Coppers and Thorne's Hairstreaks. One Pacific Pocket Mouse has more inherent decency and value than 20 of San Diego's ultrar...
By: Robert Lindsay
States Getting Ready to Sue Bush Over Global Warming
2007-10-25 17:50:00 The nanny-staters and disciples of the Church of Global Warming are getting impatient. They want their regulations and they want them now. They are filing suit against the Bush Administration because of it: The legal move by the states to sue the Environmental Protection Agency is aimed at prodding the Bush administration to remove ...
Apocalypse Now?
2007-10-24 09:06:00 I’m not a big fan of Pat Buchanan. Sometimes his opinions are way out there. He’s got his thinking cap on, though, in his latest column about global warming. I especially liked the following statement: Like the panics of bygone eras, this one has the aspect of yet another re-enactment of the Big Con. The huckster ...
Know Nothing Global Warming Naysayer or Not, I like this Guy
2007-10-22 15:52:00 I don’t believe in anthropogenic global warming, or in the wave of terror the environmentalists are trying to scare us with. I don’t believe the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change. I think they are trying to hinder the economy of the capitalist countries to level the playing field for the socialist countries. ...
A New Environmentalism?
2007-10-17 19:01:00 As you probably know by now, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize last week, sharing the medal and the money with the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. This seems to have triggered some new press for consideration of the idea of what it means to be an environmentalist. Though few dispute the idea that concern ...
Save the Planet - Eat a Kangaroo
2007-10-10 18:35:00 MORE kangaroos should be slaughtered and eaten to help save the world from global warming, environmental activists say. I didn’t make that up. I found it right here. The environmental activists: Greenpeace. The controversial call to cut down on beef and serve more of the national symbol on our dinner plates follows a report ...
Oversimplifying Environmentalism
2007-10-10 00:00:00 [ Comments: 0 ] - To many people, the entire universe of environmentalism, and saving the planet boils down to one chemical, carbon. Unfortunately, that really doesn't begin to encompass the complexity of our environment. Our environment is affected by a large number of parameters, ranging from insolation (sunlig...
By: All That's Evil
A Manifesto For A New Environmentalism
2007-09-25 04:49:00 Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, like Silent Spring, was considered powerful because it marshaled the facts into an effective (read: apocalyptic) story. But, ironically, for more than seven years, research that environmentalists have privately conducted on attitudes toward global warming has found the opposite: Cautionary tales and narratives of eco-apocalypse tend to provoke fatalism, conservatism, and ... |
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