JOHN STOSSEL: What Destructive Environmentalists Won’t Say About The Green Revolution
People eagerly fund wealthy environmental organizations. The Natural Resources Defense Council has assets of $463 million. It claims to be using the law “to combat the climate crisis.” What they're actually doing is paying lawyers to torture people who are trying to do something useful. Example: America needs minerals like copper and silver to make […]
Fossil Fuels a ‘Gift from God,’ Environmentalists Engaging in ‘Blackmail’
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who is hosting the COP29 climate change summit this week, on Tuesday slammed Western media and climate change activists for criticizing the country's oil and gas industry. Aliyev said Oil and gas are a “gift from God”, fossil fuels cannot be completely eliminated, and climate change extremists are subjecting Azerbaijan to […]
Plans to power Los Alamos lab supercomputers spark pushback from Pueblo communities, environmentalists
Indigenous communities and environmental groups in northern New Mexico are calling for a reconsideration of a federal plan to install new power lines through ecosystems that are fragile and important to local traditions. The plan, proposed by the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy, includes a 14-mile, 115-kilovolt Includes construction of power […]
Environmentalists urge Biden to veto chips permitting bill
Click here for the latest from The Hill {beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text Biden administration signs deal providing major relief to Colorado River's largest reservoir The Biden administration and users of the Southwest Colorado River have partnered on a major conservation effort poised to bring significant relief to the region's […]
Environmentalists hate a fast-moving chips bill. Biden looks poised to sign it.
Environmentalists are pressuring President Biden to veto a bill that would weaken federal oversight of semiconductor manufacturing. But Biden is reportedly planning to sign the bill, which was quickly moved through both the House and the Senate and has support from lawmakers in key battleground states. The bill would exempt semiconductor manufacturing facilities that receive […]
Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins as environmentalists warn of threat to turtles, corals
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s largest and most important port began Wednesday amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and pending litigation. Crews from California-based Curtin Maritime are working to open San Juan Bay to navigation for large vessels, including tankers serving a new liquid natural gas terminal […]
Plans for mine near GA wildlife refuge proceed, environmentalists call it a ‘death warrant’
A company’s plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and a federally protected wildlife refuge moved closer to final approval Friday as Georgia regulators released a draft permit for the project. , opponents say it could cause irreparable damage to natural monuments. The Georgia Department of Environmental Protection said it will […]
Biden admin backs off protections for apex predator, angering environmentalists
The Biden administration has declined to list gray wolves as an endangered species in much of the West, which would have granted the region full federal protection, something environmentalists have long argued. That’s what I’ve been doing. In Friday’s announcement, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) responded to two petitions seeking to list gray wolves […]
White House halts enormous natural gas projects in victory for environmentalists
The White House has halted the permitting process for several proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal projects, citing their potential impacts on climate change, but environmentalists have argued in recent months that precedent The government is requesting that the measures be taken without prior notice. The White House and the Department of Energy (DOE) […]
Environmentalists call on Biden admin to tank natural gas project amid nationwide arctic blast
A large coalition of environmental activist groups is calling on the Biden administration to use a little-known regulatory maneuver to block major natural gas expansion projects in the Pacific Northwest. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, more than 140 organizations, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Columbia River Guardians, and […]