EPA’s gross negligence at Gold King
Fear factors, pollution standards and negligence rules don’t apply when EPA is at fault Paul Driessen On August 5, an Environmental Restoration company crew, supervised by US Environmental Protection Agency officials, used an excavator to dig away tons of rock and debris that were blocking the entrance portal of Colorado’s Gold King Mine, which had […]
EPA’s punitive, fraudulent Clean Power Plan
Congress, states and our next president must end EPA harm to human health and welfare Paul Driessen The Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Power Plan (CPP) requires that states reduce their electric utility sector carbon dioxide emissions an average of 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. EPA twisted 80 words in the Clean Air Act […]
Ethanol and biodiesel: Guilty as charged
Bogus biofuel trading costs us millions – while the absurd biofuel program costs us billions Paul Driessen Two notorious crooks are helping us wrap up another sordid episode in the saga of the United States biofuel mandates, while further highlighting how bungled and long past its expiration date the program is. Congress concocted the mandates […]
Obama and EPA imperil minority welfare
“Clean Power Plan” would bring imaginary benefits – and real health and welfare damage Paul Driessen and Roger Bezdek The Obama Environmental Protection Agency and environmental activists frequently claim that climate change will disproportionately affect poor and minority communities. In their view, this justifies unprecedented environmental regulations, like EPA’s pending “Clean Power Plan” (CPP) to […]
The green mirage – and con job
Musk, Schmidt, Simons and billionaire buddies build empire based on climate and energy BS Paul Driessen and Tom Tamarkin Elon Musk and his fellow barons of Climate Crisis, Inc. recently got a huge boost from Pope Francis. Musk et al. say fossil fuels are causing unprecedented warming and weather disasters. The Pope agrees and says […]
Insanity on steroids!
Economies collapsing, Middle East imploding – and Obama & Pals obsess over … the climate! Paul Driessen The Middle East is imploding. Islamic State butchers are annihilating Christian and other communities. Putin is sending arms to Assad. Under the Obama-Iran nuclear deal, the mullahs will get $100+ billion to expand their proxy terror war […]
An errant environmental encyclical
Pope Francis’ prescriptions will perpetuate poverty, disease, premature death in Third World Paul Driessen The Laudato Si encyclical on climate, sustainability and the environment prepared by and for Pope Francis is often eloquent, always passionate but often encumbered by platitudes, many of them erroneous. “Man has slapped nature in the face,” and “nature never forgives,” […]
Twin peaks – twin lies
Supposedly record-high temperature and carbon dioxide levels supposedly bring record chaos Paul Driessen and Tom Tamarkin A recent NOAA article is just what Doctor Doom ordered. It claims the 18-year “hiatus” in rising planetary temperatures isn’t really happening. (The “pause” followed a 20-year modest temperature increase, which followed a prolonged cooling period.) The article states: […]
Putin and Buffett’s war on U.S. pipelines
Billionaires use secretive foundations to finance anti-pipeline protests – and get even richer Paul Driessen Abundant, reliable, affordable oil and natural gas empower people. They support job creation, mobility, modern agriculture, homes and hospitals, computers and communications, lights and refrigerators, life and study after sundown, indoor plumbing, safe drinking water, less disease and longer lives. […]
Curbing EPA abuses
Action needed now to end EPA deception, fraud, collusion, tyranny and destruction Paul Driessen Russian President Vladimir Putin is outraged that the United States has indicted 14 FIFA soccer officials, accusing them of corruption, racketeering, fraud and conspiracy, involving bribes totaling over $150 million in kickbacks for awarding tournament rights. He says the US is […]