Wind Blowing China Pollution to U.S. West Coast
Wind is blowing China’s air pollution over and across the Pacific and into the United States–and the West Coast is receiving the brunt of its smoggy emissions.
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California Drought Causes… River Flooding?
The city of Santa Cruz planned an emergency breach of the San Lorenzo River Monday morning as river water flooded city streets and buildings, causing extensive damage, reports local NBC affiliate KSBW.
RIP Stefan The Stork – One Of 30 Million Birds Killed By Wind Farms Every Year
This horrible, upsetting picture shows a white stork whose beak was chopped off by a wind turbine in Germany. It subsequently had to be “euthanised” by a vet. Though I’ve given him a name – Stefan – I think we
Vietnam Veteran Fights Bear Attack with Bare Hands
A California Vietnam Marine Corps veteran fought off a bear attack outside of his Mariposa County home last week with his bare hands.
Haze From California Wildfires Covers S.F. Bay Area
Heavy, wind-blown smoke from the raging Northern California wildfire was so thick this weekend that San Francisco’s 911 dispatch was inundated with phone calls from complaining residents living several miles away, prompting authorities to ask the public, via social media, not to call the police unless they see a fire.
Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Scott Walker Slam Jerry Brown over Drought
California Gov. Jerry Brown is not running for president–yet, anyway–but he came under fire from three Republican presidential candidates in Nevada on Saturday, as they slammed him for his policies on California’s drought, and for linking it to climate change.
Shock EU Report: Mediterranean to Become Burning Hell by 2100
What would you say are the biggest threats to the tourist future of the Mediterranean? If I had to make a list, my top three would be something like: 1. Terrorists on a fast boat from Libya (or similar) wreaking
Hypocrisy Laid Bare: Tribal Rights Group Slams Conservation Movement’s Military Tactics
The director of an advocacy group for native tribespeople has slammed ‘green militarism’ – the conservation movement’s increasing use of military tactics to persecute tribespeople who use their ancestral lands. In particular he pointed the finger at the World Wildlife
Debate over Bill to Halve Gas Use in CA
The Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, SB 350, which would force petroleum use in California cars and trucks to be cut in half by 2030, is snaking through the California State Assembly toward a vote, prompting acrimonious debate between supporters and opponents.
L.A. Dumps Black Balls into Reservoirs to Stop Evaporation
On Monday, DWP officials and Los Angels Mayor Eric Garcetti supervised the release of the last 20,000 “shade balls” into the Los Angeles Reservoir in Sylmar, marking the end of adding 96 million of the balls to the facility.
In Memoriam: Finsly The Cute, Killer Tiger Shark
A large and terrifying tiger shark has been caught off the east coast of Australia near the popular beach resort of Byron Bay. Good. Killer sharks of this magnitude have no business anywhere where swimmers and surfers congregate and the
Cecil the Lion Lives Forever in San Diego Mural
Cecil the lion has been immortalized in a mural plastered across the outer wall of the 83 Degrees restaurant in Carlsbad, California.
Did an Op-Ed Predict the EPA Disaster in Colorado? No, Not Really
On July 30, a local Colorado newspaper called the Silverton Standard & the Miner published an op-ed by a concerned geologist which seems, at first glance, to have anticipated the EPA-caused disaster which made national news a week later.
George Monbiot’s Obesity Solution: Punish the Thin!
Obesity is an incurable disease says the Guardian’s George Monbiot. No really, he goes on. It’s not only “more addictive than crack cocaine.” But also it’s quite like “cancer.” Gosh, how I love George Monbiot! Is he not such a darling, wonderful
EPA’s Gina McCarthy: ‘Don’t Debate Climate Change Any Longer’
Tuesday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy feclared being past any “further discussion or debate” the causas of climate change. McCarthy said, “Climate change is one of the most important issues we face. It is a global challenge. In many ways it
Mileage Tax will Hurt California Middle Class, State Budget
California Democrats wants to create a mileage tax–a new tax on every mile driven in the state–despite already having the highest gas taxes in the nation. State officials say they need the tax increase, because gas tax collections to pay
Watch: Colorado Flood Waters Carry Vehicles Away
The weather in Colorado Springs, CO has gotten so bad that the flooding is now picking up parked vehicles in at least one community and carrying them down the streets. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings and has advised people
NM Gov Susana Martinez: EPA Not Communicating, Won’t Name Toxins They Spilled
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Gov. Susana Martinez (R-NM) revealed the lack of communication she is getting from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which caused a massive spill at the Gold King Mine near Durango, CO that dumped millions
With Cecil the Lion Circus Over, Zimbabwe Resumes Big-Game Hunting
Less than two weeks after imposing a nationwide ban on big game hunting in response to the killing of the famous Cecil the lion, Zimbabwe has already lifted the ban, allowing hunters to continue killing exotic game.
Australia’s Only Cassowary Rehabilitation Center to Close
The southern cassowary is often heard before it can be seen. These giant, flightless birds are descendents of carnivorous dinosaurs and their deep rumblings are famed throughout northern Queensland. But the future of these threatened prehistoric birds became even more uncertain this month with the announcement of the imminent closure of Garners Beach Cassowary Rehabilitation Centre.
California Fire: ‘Jerusalem’ Burns, 2nd Firefighter Dies
Firefighters working to bring the devastating Rocky Fire under control over the weekend were tasked with controlling yet another large blaze burning nearby, as the Jerusalem Fire scorched 5,000 acres in Lake County as of Monday morning.
EPA Causes Toxic Spill into Colorado River
Some of the major rivers and lakes of the Southwest, including the Colorado River, the San Juan River and Lake Powell, may turn polluted and dangerous after the Environmental Protection Agency badly managed a cleanup crew on Wednesday that was trying to drain water containing metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, aluminum, and copper from the Gold King Mine.
Mystery Fungus Killing Rattlesnakes in at Least 9 States
Hidden on hillsides in a remote part of western Vermont, a small number of venomous timber rattlesnakes slither among the rocks, but their isolation can’t protect them from a mysterious fungus spreading across the eastern half of the country that threatens to wipe them out.
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Hammers Republicans, Spares Democrats
The EPA’s final Clean Power Plan, released on August 3, financially hammers coal-dependent states, compared to the Obama Administration’s 2014 draft proposal. Nine months after the loss of Kentucky Democrat Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes and the retirement of West Virginia Democrat Jay Rockefeller, the EPA’s attack on coal country is all about going after Republicans.
Climate change: the Hoax that Costs Us $4 Billion a Day
The global climate change industry is worth an annual $1.5 trillion, according to Climate Change Business Journal. That’s the equivalent of $4 billion a day spent on vital stuff like carbon trading, biofuels, and wind turbines. Or — as Jo Nova notes — it’s the same amount the world spends every year on online shopping.
