Tag: Environment
Delaware Republicans Don’t Like Clean Air and Clean Water
Senate Republicans hold up Carney’s nomination for Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and they seem content in poisoning our air and water. Make no mistake of this, fighting against the Senate Republicans on Garvin’s appointment is a fight in the resistance to Trump.
Are Carper’s Empty Suit Days Over?
Other than being a US Senator, Tom Carper is also Delaware Liberal’s punching bag and for many a good reason. One aspect of Carper’s record that is kind of good, B minus good, is his environmental record. With Sen. Barbara Boxer’s retirement, Carper backs himself in as the ranking Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Delaware Receives F in Air Quality
In unsurprising news, sadly, Delaware receives a grade of F from the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2012 report card.
ARGLEBARGLE!!!!
The NJ falls into one of the laziest and dishonest talking points about global climate change – snow means no global warming. In reality, global warming means more snow, stronger storms and flooding.
Surprised? Not So Much
By playing the blame game, BP proves themselves to truly be an American company.
NOAA: Man-Made Global Warming Is Unmistakable
A new report from NOAA says that man-made global warming is unmistakable.
He Likes It! Hey, Mikey! . . . Wait, Not So Much
Mike Castle believes that the Delaware River Basin Watershed is important, but not important enough.
The Oceans Will Run Out Of Fish In 40 Years
The greed of the developed world will be the tombstone of the planet. From AFP: The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover, UN experts warned. “If the various estimates we have received… come true, then we are in the situation where […]
Oilpocalypse Update
Oilpocalypse updates: both good news and bad news. Giant plumes of oil have been observed under the water. However, the tube insertion appears to have been successful. Extra special bonus – Palin speaks!
Late Night Video – How We’re Wrecked The Ocean
A TED talk by Jeremy Jackson tells us how we’ve wrecked the ocean.
Dirty Energy Isn’t Cheap
Yesterday we learned that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was five times worse than first thought. The oil is spilling at a rate of 210,000 gallons of oil per day. That oil is now hitting the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Unlike what we were told, offshore drilling is not so technologically advanced […]
Dredging the Delaware
The News Journal had an article on Sunday that tries to describe the current state of local environmental concerns about dredging this river. And this is a good article — to the extent that it provides a summary of the arguments against the dredge. I’ve still not seen any evidence provided — either in the […]
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