A poll running on “green” fashion site Ecouterre asked whether humans controlling nutria — a 16-18 pound invasive rodent from South America that ruins U.S. wetlands –should utilize the pelt or leave it in the marsh to decompose. Not surprisingly, the bulk of respondents offered a resounding “yes!” — useContinue Reading
While US citizens are empowered with the power of the vote, the US Congress holds the power of the purse. And, just before 2 a.m. on Saturday the 19th, a hardworking House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to eliminate funding for the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change, the propagandaContinue Reading
Piers Corbyn is enjoying an “I told you so” moment after the UK astrophysicist-meteorologist predicted a cold, snowy winter, in direct contradiction to the official UK government’s prediction. Corbyn also predicts, that since we have solidly moved into a cooling trend, we’ll have another 25 years of cold weather, allContinue Reading
It was May of 2009 when the Washington Post wrote a story on the deficit which included the very sobering chart on the deficit, above, — a graphic that quickly became a classic on the the Internet. About a year later, the graphic, below, was created. Since budgets are createdContinue Reading
Yes, it’s cold outside but it’s also lovely and quiet and so very gorgeous. Grab your mink and go for a stroll. Consider visiting a local cemetery or garden in winter, when snow makes everything more beautiful. Hope you enjoy this tour of the National Trust gardens in the UK,Continue Reading
in sunny Mexico, is in full swing. It seems appropriate that discussions should be held in Cancun, which means “nest of snakes” in Mayan. A key focus on the talks is forcing developed countries to transfer $100 billion annually to developing countries — including China and India. And, while PresidentContinue Reading
In Europe, the far left is tumbling at the polls in the 2010 election cycle. Some blame this on the “Red-Green alliance” of socialist labor politicians and the “Green” movement. In the US, the same alliance appeared in an attempt to merge “blue collar” labor with green socialists via theContinue Reading
Over the weekend I drove to Santa Barbara and back, 400 miles, to listen to British Member of Parliament Daniel Hannan speak to a group at the Ronald Reagan Ranch Center. That’s a long way to go for a plateful of “food for thought.” But it was worth every mile.Continue Reading
The federal government has announced its intent to appeal a 2008 Supreme Court ruling on the Wayne Hage case, a battle that goes back to when the western cattle rancher first sued the feds in 1991. Hage sued the government for violating his Constitutionally protected right to his property, aContinue Reading
John Coleman, the founder of the Weather Channel, has put together a great selection of links on the “climate change” campaign with a link to his very good presentation on the subject. Does Coleman believe this is an issue requiring massive government resources (our money) to “solve”? No, he doesContinue Reading