Commentary When mindless environmental zealotry turns into environmental vandalism and economic destruction something is badly wrong. What turns the wrong into an inexcusable outrage is when the government allows it to occur, ignoring the common good which is at stake. This is exactly the state of play in the state of Victoria where the debt-ridden…
Canada May List Monarch Butterflies as ‘Endangered,’ Potentially Impacting Industry Activities
Canada’s federal government is considering changing the status of Monarch butterflies to “endangered,” a move that may limit human activities in their habitat. The environment ministry published a regulatory impact analysis on May 13, which includes feedback it got from regional governments, industry, and others. Some expressed concern that permits would be required to remove…
Australia Installs 100 Nest Boxes to Nurture Native Species in Its Most Populated City
May 24, 2023
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The Australian city of Sydney has installed over 100 nest boxes to serve as homes in place of the wildlife sanctuaries destroyed amid land clearing, urbanisation, and other human impacts. Nest boxes—designed for animals to roost, nest, rear their young, and use as a temporary shelter from poor weather—provide much-needed accommodation for Sydney’s other “housing…
Over 100 Nest Boxes Installed to Nurture Native Species in Australia’s Most Populous City
May 24, 2023
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The Australian city of Sydney has installed over 100 nest boxes to serve as homes in place of the wildlife sanctuaries destroyed amid land clearing, urbanisation, and other human impacts. Nest boxes—designed for animals to roost, nest, rear their young, and use as a temporary shelter from poor weather—provide much-needed accommodation for Sydney’s other “housing…
Coral Reef Crisis: Deadly Epidemic Wipes Out Black Sea Urchins in Red Sea
The black sea urchin in both the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Eilat in Southern Israel faces a deadly epidemic, according to a series of new studies. Thousands of sea urchins living in a site near the northern shore of the Gulf of Eilat died out over the course of a few weeks. The…
DOE Pulls Plug on Chinese-Owned Company’s Grant Application Months After Alarm Raised
May 24, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) was never quite clear on why it allowed a Texas subsidiary of a Chinese-owned battery manufacturer to qualify as a grant applicant, even after the company’s links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were revealed during the department’s own vetting process. The DOE was equally opaque in curtly announcing…
States Living Off Depleted Colorado River All Agree to Landmark Water Cuts
May 22, 2023
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California, Arizona, and Nevada have come together in a plan to protect the Colorado River Basin and reduce their water use from the river to save it from current drought conditions over the next three years, the southwestern states announced on Monday. The southwestern states have agreed to cut at least 3 million acre-feet of water through 2026—a…
Why Can Humans Smell Rain Better Than Sharks Can Smell Blood
Humans can smell rain better than sharks can smell blood, and it’s all because of something bacteria, algae, and fungi produce. Called geosmin, it is a chemical compound produced by certain types of bacteria, algae, and fungi, and if you are human, you can detect the scent of geosmin in very low concentrations—as low as 100…
ANALYSIS: The True Cost of Energy Generated From Wind Turbines
Claims of wind power being pro-environment often do not consider the damaging effects these projects can have on wildlife and ecosystems, thus hiding the “true cost” of such initiatives. Wind power projects can threaten birds that fly within their vicinity and trigger a decline in their population; it can harm marine life due to noise…
IN-DEPTH: Majority of US Power Grid Faces ‘Elevated Risk’ of Summer Outages Amid Biden’s Green Energy Push: Report
May 18, 2023
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More than two-thirds of North America could see electrical outages when temperatures spike this coming summer because utilities in many areas do not have sufficient reserve generation capacity to meet surges in demand. According to an annual summer reliability assessment published on May 17 by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the power grid…
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