In a Los Angeles Times article in early September came this non-sequitur of a sentence, “The proposed regulation, dubbed “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” would establish tailored goals for each urban retail water supplier in the state, providing them with more flexibility to account for local conditions, according to the State Water ResourcesContinue reading “Making Conservation a California Way of Life – Part Un”
Category Archives: Environmentalism
What I told California’s Water Resources Control Board at their Chromium 6 Hearing
Good afternoon. 1) The public assumes your regulations are based in science, not supposition.[1] 2) I believe regulations must be a last resort and fashioned using facts, not fables.[2] a) Erin Brockovich is a Hollywood movie, a fable, not a factual documentary. [3] i) Masry & Vittitoe’s law clerk, Erin Brockovich sued the sockets offContinue reading “What I told California’s Water Resources Control Board at their Chromium 6 Hearing”
California Wants to Ban ‘Decorative Grass Watering in commercial, industrial, and institutional areas’
Yes, the State Water Resources Control Board has “proposed emergency adoption of section 996, subdivision (b), prohibits the irrigation, with potable water, of non-functional turf in the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors statewide…” I, of course, thinks this is a gloriously dumb idea and told them so. Here is my letter to them. May 21,Continue reading “California Wants to Ban ‘Decorative Grass Watering in commercial, industrial, and institutional areas’”
When California’s Water Resources Control Board Scratches an Itch, Small Public Water Systems Need Stitches
Stupid nonsense dressed up to look like complicated science is still just stupid nonsense.
How Science Guess Becomes Science Fact
Welcome to the Hunger Games, ideas! And may the odds be ever in your favor. Science is under attack. Not breaking news, we can see for ourselves that it is. Right? You have heard, “We don’t have time. The science is settled. We must act now!” yes? If it’s settled, what is it and howContinue reading “How Science Guess Becomes Science Fact”
What are “reasonable efforts” to restore habitat? Supreme Court argument highlights the importance of who pays to recover endangered species
Originally posted on FREEcology:
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, concerning the agency’s authority to designate land as critical habitat if it isn’t even habitat in its present condition. Recognizing that such a power could easily be abused, the short-handed court…
An Open Letter to California Representative Ted Lieu
Hey Homes, ‘sup? Did y’all know you was being played for a chump? Played by people with more agendas than congress. Which brings me to your statement on Monsanto’s herbicide, RoundUp, and more specifically, its active ingredient, glyphosate. You issued a press release on March 15, 2017. “New questions about the safety of Monsanto weedContinue reading “An Open Letter to California Representative Ted Lieu”
Barkbook & Twigger? German Forester Claims Trees Have Social Networks
The Wood Wide Web is in the news. A New York Times article tells of a German forester, Peter Wohlleben, who believes that trees communicate intimately. That they have social networks. What? Barkbook? Twigger? SapChat? Pineterest? Wohlleben wrote a best-selling book in Germany, “Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — DiscoveriesContinue reading “Barkbook & Twigger? German Forester Claims Trees Have Social Networks”
Cold Soup. Campbell Announces GMO Labeling
WARNING: This product contains deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA is linked to a variety of diseases that affect both animals and humans. It is a risk factor for cancer and heart disease. Pregnant women are at very high risk of passing on DNA to their children. Yesterday, January 7, 2015, the Campbell’s Soup Company announced thatContinue reading “Cold Soup. Campbell Announces GMO Labeling”
The Cost of Coal
A recent tweet trumpeted a report that 250,000 Chinese died in 2013 due to smog from coal (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/12/china-coal-emissions-smog-deaths). The report on the deaths came partly from Greenpeace, of course. There is little question that coal is dangerous. It is dangerous to mine. Its emissions are a problem; coal ash is more radioactive than nuclear waste.Continue reading “The Cost of Coal”
Nullius in Verba 