Editorials: Environment

Virginia: Energy Capitol of the East Coast?

Marita Noon
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January 08, 2013
With a flood of new federal regulations hitting everything from healthcare, energy, food safety, and bird protection, it is encouraging to know that some states can still think for themselves.

Bureaucratic Legalese Is Drying Up the Mississippi

Jay Lehr, Ph.D.
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January 06, 2013
The continuing drought is wreaking havoc on the ability of the Mississippi River to function as one of our nation’s primary commercial arteries.

News Alert To Climate Alarmists: Most Arctic Species Will Benefit From Global Warming

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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January 04, 2013
Global warming will benefit most Arctic species, a team of scientists report in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.

Despite What You Hear, Global Warming Is Still Benefiting Africa

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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December 22, 2012
Michel Nasibu, an advisor in the International Development Advisory Section of KPMG East Africa, 

End Corporate Cronyism and the Wind Production Tax Credit

Dave Banks
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December 19, 2012
Last week, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) showed their disregard for America’s

About Global Warming, United Nations Doubles Down On Ignorance

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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December 14, 2012
The United Nations is doubling down on ignorance and bias for its upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, investigative journalist Donna Laframboise reported in a bombshel

Anti-Science Climate Deniers On The Retreat In Germany

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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December 06, 2012
The Scientific Method struck a valiant blow against climate denialism in Germany this week, as scientists from around the globe gathered to sort out climate change facts from fiction.

Fibbing About His Viewership, Al Gore’s Credibility Took Another Beating This Week

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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November 28, 2012
Al Gore’s credibility took yet another beating this week, as meteorologist Anthony Watts documented evidence that Gore lied through his teeth about the number of people allegedly watching the lates

Fracking foe short on facts

Taylor Smith
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November 15, 2012
A moratorium on fracking is a very bad idea for Illinois (Fracking moratorium finds friendly audience in Carbondale, Oct. 31).

Uranium Mining Would Be an Environmentally Friendly Boon for Virginia and the Nation

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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November 14, 2012
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama did not agree on much during the presidential debates.