Friday, September 4, 2009Will Oahu Join the Plastic Bag Ban Wagon?By Pearl HahnFiled As: EnvironmentLast year, Maui passed the state's first municipal ban on plastic bags. The law will take effect in January 2011. The Big Island followed suit, and will encourage businesses to offer 100 percent recyclable paper bags that must be made out of at least 40 percent post-consumer recycled content. Should ... more »»
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Friday, August 14, 2009Accountability Needed to Keep Hawaii Beaches CleanBy Pearl HahnFiled As: Environmentmore »»
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Monday, April 27, 2009Mission Creep at the CampgroundBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, EnvironmentThe State of Michigan is upgrading the camping experiences it offers. For example, you can sleep in a yurt (a fancy tent, already set up by someone else) or even heated cabins
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009Green Conservatism in AlabamaFiled As: Environment, GeneralPredictably, the left environmental hysterics were on display today with all sorts of warmed-over Al Gore talking points. No matter, we held our own in Alabama. We framed a conversation around 'green conservatism.' We pointed out that the left's murky assertions, biases, resorts to litigation, ... more »»
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009Fat People Cause Global WarmingBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentIn honor of Earth Day, I present the following: Do fat people cause global warming? Some scholars in London say yes. Investors' Business Daily says, no wonder why fewer and fewer people believe in man-made global ... more »»
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Thursday, April 16, 2009Just Say NO to New Energy ...... and all those electrical gadgets that depend on electricity By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentAs expected, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has vetoed a bill that would make the opening of a new coal-fired energy plant more likely. What vile, noxious chemicals from the plant draw her wrath? Mercury? Sulphur? Nope. Carbon dioxide. The stuff you and I breathe out every second of every day. ... more »»
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009Why Do Renewable-Fuels Advocates Hate Children?By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentGranted, the headline I selected for this post is over the top, but it reflects the tone that you'll hear far too often from people with big plans for government: Those people who oppose us hate children, old people, and kittens. The temptation to retort is just too great. Biofuels represent ... more »»
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008Warm Enough for You?State governments and global warming By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentA number of state governments have gotten on the "climate change" bandwagon. The James Madison Institute encourages state-focused organizations to get involved in the issue in this short video from Dr. Roy Spencer, presented on ... more »»
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009Coyotes II: Local Control is BetterRemote Officials in Control of Health Care Can Kill You By Linda GormanFiled As: Environment, Health CareThe wisdom of putting local officials, local physicians, and local hospitals in charge of health care is illustrated by the state and local response to coyote attacks in metro Denver. Local officials can have their preconceived notions challenged by reality. The more remote the official, the less likely ... more »»
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Thursday, December 18, 2008Department of Wildlife Species Management:Killing coyotes will bring numbers back to pre-killing level By Linda GormanFiled As: Environment, GeneralCoyotes love metro Denver. This causes problems that are difficult to resolve, complete with wild statements from all sides and unbelievable statements from the apparently frazzled state Wildlife Officials caught in the middle. Some people become activist when the coyotes start snacking on pet dogs, ... more »»
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