Environment

Cattle Feeder Says EPA Declared Hay a Pollutant

In a news release last week, the Environmental Protection Agency labeled hay a pollutant, according to the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers...

Brian Koenig September 8, 2011

Resignation of Climate Change Editor Incites Inquiries

Raven Clabough September 6, 2011

When Wolfgang Wagner resigned from Remote Sensing last week regarding controversial climate change research, it provoked curiosity amongst analysts. According to Wagner, there...

Solyndra Falls After Acquiring Over $500 Million in Federal Loans

Brian Koenig September 1, 2011

After collecting $535 million in loan guarantees from the federal government, solar technology manufacturer Solyndra is shutting down its operations, as hundreds of...

Seattle: $20 Million Grant Creates 14 “Green” Jobs

Brian Koenig August 31, 2011

Seattle reaped the benefit of a $20 million federal grant to weatherize homes in one of America’s "greenest" cities, and 16 months later,...

Feds Raid Gibson Guitar to Save Endangered Foreign Trees

Michael Tennant August 29, 2011

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on August 24, federal agents raided Gibson Guitar Corporation facilities in Nashville and Memphis, making off with an estimated...

Hurricane Irene Plagues East Coast

Raven Clabough August 27, 2011

Americans on the East Coast of the United States were preparing for the worst as Hurricane Irene finally made landfall in North Carolina....

Earthquake Rocks the East Coast

Raven Clabough August 24, 2011

On Tuesday, a remarkable and unexpected event took place in some areas on the East Coast: a 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond,...

EPA Regulations to Shut Down Coal Plants and Raise Energy Prices

Brian Koenig August 22, 2011

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sketching out a regulatory blueprint designed to control pollution levels from coal-fired power plants, and lying under...

Obama Administration Gives Taxpayers 112 Million Reasons to Grouse About Wasteful Spending

Michael Tennant August 22, 2011

For all its posturing about cutting spending, the Obama administration seems to have little difficulty finding cash to reward its friends in the...

Will Oil from Canada’s Keystone XL Pipeline Go to U.S. or China?

Brian Koenig August 15, 2011

There is no resolution yet on a proposed $7 billion Canadian-U.S. oil pipeline, as President Obama has continued to delay his decision on...

Al Gore’s Climatological “Meltdown”

James Heiser August 12, 2011

In recent years, former Vice President Al Gore has been the object of a great deal of humor — and ire — for...

Obama Pressured to Approve Canada-U.S. Oil Pipeline

Brian Koenig August 9, 2011

Environmental contention stirs as discussions cultivate over the long-delayed 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport Canadian crude oil from the Athabasca Oil...