SCOOP | House Targets Another US Environmental Group Over Its Foreign Ties
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Energy Editor , House lawmakers sent a letter Monday to the environmental group Earthjustice demanding documents regarding its ties to foreign officials and environmental activists, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The letter from top Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources is the fourth sent to environmental groups […]
US Surpasses Saudi Arabia as the World’s Top Oil Producer
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Energy Editor . The U.S. surpassed Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of crude oil, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). “U.S. crude oil production exceeded that of Saudi Arabia for the first time in more than two decades,” EIA reported Wednesday. “In June and August, […]
Jerry Brown’s Plan for ‘NEGATIVE’ CO2 Emissions is Based on ‘SCIENCE FICTION’
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Energy Editor . California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown ordered the state to “maintain negative emissions” after 2045. However, the whole idea of “negative emissions” is based on “magical thinking,” according to exports. It’s “like a light saber, incredible but not real,” one expert said of negative emissions technologies. California Democratic Gov. […]
There’s Nothing Stopping Florence from Becoming a Category 5 Hurricane
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Energy Editor . Hurricane Florence strengthened to a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale with maximum sustained winds approaching 130 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC upgraded Florence on Monday after data from hurricane hunter aircraft showed the storm had rapidly strengthened. Florence is forecast […]
Here the Real Reason Solar Companies Love California | It’s Not Because of the Weather
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Contributor The solar industry cheered the California state assembly’s passage of a bill to mandate 100 percent “carbon-free” electricity by 2045, calling it “groundbreaking legislation.” “As we await final confirmation in the Senate, this bill will lead to significant investment and jobs creation in California, and elsewhere in America,” Abigail Ross […]
‘GREEN’ California is More Reliant on Foreign Oil Than Ever Before
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Contributor . California’s biggest source of crude oil imports is now Saudi Arabia with more than 98 million barrels in 2017. Environmentalists want Gov. Jerry Brown to stop issuing new oil and gas leases. However, that will only make California more reliant on foreign countries. There’s a growing call for California […]
California’s Biggest Utility Continues to Blame Global Warming for Wildfires Started by Its Own Power Lines
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Contributor The head of California’s biggest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), is blaming global warming for making large wildfires more frequent and intense as part of an ongoing public relations and lobbying campaign. The goal of that campaign: Get state lawmakers to change what utilities are liable for when their […]
Decades Of Mismanagement Turned U.S. Forests Into ‘Slow-Motion Time Bombs’
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Contributor Wildfire experts say poor management, not global warming, is the major reason behind worsening wildfires. Forester Bob Zybach warned decades ago that environmental regulations and less logging would make fires worse. The Trump administration is doing more active management of lands, but is it enough? Bob Zybach feels like a […]
Trump Issues Full Pardons To Oregon Ranchers Forced Back Into Prison Under Anti-Terror Law
By MICHAEL BASTASCH . President Donald Trump pardoned two Oregon ranchers forced back into prison in 2016 to serve out the rest of the mandatory minimum sentence required under an anti-terrorism law. “The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that leaked onto a small portion of neighboring public […]
Record Temperature Readings Throughout Los Angeles Caused By ‘Faulty Weather Stations’ Meteorologist Says
By MICHAEL BASTASCH . Nearly every record-high temperature reported over the last few days in the Los Angeles area are from weather stations “compromised by heat sources and heat sinks,” according to a veteran meteorologist. “In my opinion, the data from these stations is worthless,” California-based meteorologist Anthony Watts wrote on his blog Watts Up With That. […]
