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The Prohibitions Will Continue … Until There’s Nothing Left To Ban
In both cases, the unelected members of the California Air Resources Board are making decisions that kill consumer choice. CARB’s unanimous Sept. 22 vote phases out sales of natural gas and water heaters by 2030, pending a final board approval in 2025 of the rules that are to be ...
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Are Europe’s Energy Problems A Preview of Things to Come in California?
As Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of climate bills that supercharge the rush to renewable energy, much of Europe was preparing for a winter shivering in the dark. Why does California think that the problems created by a reckless commitment to green energy elsewhere will bypass this state? ...
Agriculture
Life Is Too Short To Drink Subsidized Wine
Can the quality of California wine taste better than it already does? Apparently there’s a way to grow grapes that will do just that. A farming experiment at Robert Hall Winery in Paso Robles has produced grapes that, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, are “noticeably tastier” than grapes from ...
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Urban bike lanes no answer to climate change ‘code red’
But not in California, where the barriers to having a constructive debate about this issue are many. They start with the huge logical gap between the state’s goal to have “eligible” renewable power sources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of California’s electricity retail sales and the electricity used by ...
Climate Change
Defying Markets to Promote Organics
Advocates of President Biden’s 2021 American Rescue Plan touted the $1.9 trillion-dollar stimulus bill as a vehicle for various goals—to fund a national vaccination program, stop Covid-19, and reopen schools. Who could be against any of that? Those who questioned the price tag back then would like to direct you to the ...
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California Push to Expand Wind Power Swaps One Set of Problems for Another
Is there anything that can stop or even slow the runaway train of green energy in California? Maybe there’s a break coming in the fairly near future and it probably won’t be the one most people are expecting. The California Energy Commission last week “adopted a report establishing offshore wind ...
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Ag Already Doing Its Part to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The United States Senate recently passed an energy spending bill that would, in part, funnel billions toward agriculture to address greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from livestock and soil tillage. The goal of this legislation is to bring the U.S. in line with its promised GHG emissions reduction target of 50 ...
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Enviros Try to Stop Proper Forest Management in Decarbonization Push
Just a few weeks ago, there was a grim possibility that California could lose some of its prized giant sequoias to the Washburn fire. But a miracle happened. They were saved. Well, not a miracle. It was a conventional method of wildfire management that kept the trees alive. “A forest-thinning ...
Climate Change
When it Comes to Food Safety, ‘Organic’ Can Be a Risky Business
By Henry Miller and Kathleen Hefferon Many consumers are committed to organic products for reasons that are more emotional than logical. They frequently define their purchasing choices in terms of what they consider to be “wholesome and natural,” which often translates to the absence of “synthetic” inputs such as fertilizer ...
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Jumpin’ Jack Flash Can’t Get No Gas
Los Angeles will possibly be among the few cities in the world to outlaw the construction of new gas stations if a proposed policy change is approved by the City Council. Since Los Angeles is arguably the virtue-signaling capital of the world, it’s hard to imagine that it won’t happen. ...
The Prohibitions Will Continue … Until There’s Nothing Left To Ban
In both cases, the unelected members of the California Air Resources Board are making decisions that kill consumer choice. CARB’s unanimous Sept. 22 vote phases out sales of natural gas and water heaters by 2030, pending a final board approval in 2025 of the rules that are to be ...
Are Europe’s Energy Problems A Preview of Things to Come in California?
As Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of climate bills that supercharge the rush to renewable energy, much of Europe was preparing for a winter shivering in the dark. Why does California think that the problems created by a reckless commitment to green energy elsewhere will bypass this state? ...
Life Is Too Short To Drink Subsidized Wine
Can the quality of California wine taste better than it already does? Apparently there’s a way to grow grapes that will do just that. A farming experiment at Robert Hall Winery in Paso Robles has produced grapes that, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, are “noticeably tastier” than grapes from ...
Urban bike lanes no answer to climate change ‘code red’
But not in California, where the barriers to having a constructive debate about this issue are many. They start with the huge logical gap between the state’s goal to have “eligible” renewable power sources and zero-carbon resources supply 100 percent of California’s electricity retail sales and the electricity used by ...
Defying Markets to Promote Organics
Advocates of President Biden’s 2021 American Rescue Plan touted the $1.9 trillion-dollar stimulus bill as a vehicle for various goals—to fund a national vaccination program, stop Covid-19, and reopen schools. Who could be against any of that? Those who questioned the price tag back then would like to direct you to the ...
California Push to Expand Wind Power Swaps One Set of Problems for Another
Is there anything that can stop or even slow the runaway train of green energy in California? Maybe there’s a break coming in the fairly near future and it probably won’t be the one most people are expecting. The California Energy Commission last week “adopted a report establishing offshore wind ...
Ag Already Doing Its Part to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The United States Senate recently passed an energy spending bill that would, in part, funnel billions toward agriculture to address greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from livestock and soil tillage. The goal of this legislation is to bring the U.S. in line with its promised GHG emissions reduction target of 50 ...
Enviros Try to Stop Proper Forest Management in Decarbonization Push
Just a few weeks ago, there was a grim possibility that California could lose some of its prized giant sequoias to the Washburn fire. But a miracle happened. They were saved. Well, not a miracle. It was a conventional method of wildfire management that kept the trees alive. “A forest-thinning ...
When it Comes to Food Safety, ‘Organic’ Can Be a Risky Business
By Henry Miller and Kathleen Hefferon Many consumers are committed to organic products for reasons that are more emotional than logical. They frequently define their purchasing choices in terms of what they consider to be “wholesome and natural,” which often translates to the absence of “synthetic” inputs such as fertilizer ...
Jumpin’ Jack Flash Can’t Get No Gas
Los Angeles will possibly be among the few cities in the world to outlaw the construction of new gas stations if a proposed policy change is approved by the City Council. Since Los Angeles is arguably the virtue-signaling capital of the world, it’s hard to imagine that it won’t happen. ...
