Climate skeptics view environmental activism as greater threat than global warming

By   /  May 6, 2013  /  Alaska, California, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Featured, Federal Government, Foreign News & Policy, National, National News, Regulations  /  6 Comments

Rising sea level a security threat?

Not only can you “actually see Russia” from some parts of Alaska, but you may also see the wrong end of a missile launched from North Korea.

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Earth Day postmark stirs up wind opponents

By   /  April 30, 2013  /  Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Federal Government, Global warming/climate change, Minnesota, Washington  /  16 Comments

Earth Day postmark raises questions and controversy.

By Tom Steward  | Watchdog Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — You don’t have to be a stamp collector to notice something different about some of your snail mail lately.
The cancellation mark rolling over the stamp on many envelopes consists of four stick-like towers and a shimmering sun over an ink-blotted tag line for “Earth Day 2013”.
The seemingly innocuous US [...]

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Last gasp for controversial Minnesota wind farm?

By   /  April 23, 2013  /  Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Featured, Minnesota, News, Private property rights  /  3 Comments

On or Off? Opponents say this $1.3 million wind power switching station may never go on line.

By Tom Steward | Minnesota Watchdog
GOODHUE COUNTY – A letter from the owner of a proposed wind farm to regulators shows his frustration in the permitting process and a willingness to sell off assets of his investment.
“New Era has no confidence that due process for this project will ever end, nor that an ABPP (Avian and [...]

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State Dept. report is bad news for Keystone pipeline foes

By   /  March 1, 2013  /  Climate Change, economic development, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Global warming/climate change, National, Nebraska  /  28 Comments

WAITING GAME: While the nation awaits a verdict on the Keystone XL Pipeline, some Nebraska farmers and ranchers worry about their land. (CNN photo)

By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
Updated 6:35 p.m. Friday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. State Department released a draft Friday of its environmental review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline — dealing a blow to environmentalists by concluding the pipeline wouldn’t have a big impact on the rate of extraction of tar sands oil in Canada [...]

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Green forest scheme would strain consumers, undermine environment, study says

By   /  January 26, 2013  /  Business, Climate Change, economic development, Economy, Energy, Environment, Environmental, National, Regulations  /  No Comments

FROM THE FORESTS: There are some indications that American industry is making adjustments in response to environmental demands that will result in more waste and less efficiency.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — That toilet paper was awfully expensive.

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