By Viv ForbesWater conservation peaked in Australia in 1972 – our last big dam was Burdekin Falls Dam in Queensland built 32 years ago. Elsewhere in Australia, water conservation virtually stopped when Don Dunstan halted the building of Chowilla Dam on the Murray in 1970 and Bob Brown’s Greens halted the Franklin Dam in 1983…
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Don’t ban plastic bags!
Learn the facts about plastic versus paper bags – and bag the bans, instead By Hal Shurtlef Like dozen towns and cities in Massachusetts and other states, Boston recently enacted a ban on plastic shopping bags. It went into effect December 14, 2018. It was a relatively easy vote, because “evil” plastic bags have received…
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Fireman warns solar powered batteries may cause ferocious fires
By JoNova Storing all that energy in a small box at home. What could possibly go wrong? Fire crews are warning that solar powered batteries may cause fires that move fast and burn with “ferocity”. Solar home battery warning after Brisbane house fire Brisbane Times, Toby Crockford The homeowner told reporters they had solar panels…
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Public Schools Are Going Off The Deep End, Teaching Content You Won’t Believe
With our traditional values being hijacked by the left and obscene content in every form of media, parents must remain more involved and vigilant than ever. While leftist indoctrination is occurring in all grade levels in America’s public schools, it is our teenagers who are subjected to concepts that would make any adult cringe. Now,…
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The Flaws in the Legal Challenge To Wisconsin’s Early Voting Reforms
By Rick EsenbergGov. Walker signed three bills into law on Friday that were passed during the extraordinary session, and on Monday, a liberal group requested that a Madison federal court judge overturn the new law that they claim “limits” early voting in violation of the judge’s previous order relating to a different law. The motion…
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Dumping CCS Is the Right Decision
By E. Calvin Beisner Every once in a while—well, a lot more often than I wish—I miss a big story related to climate change and climate policy. Week before last, on my birthday, I missed a really big one: the decision by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse a critical piece of Obama-era…