Posted on 05/13/2003 7:50:11 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen
The one abiding goal of both the Greens and animal rights lunatics is to attack America's economic base in every way possible. This is why, for the past few decades, they have sought to undermine every kind of industry in the nation, from timber to energy, from agriculture to fast foods, from mining to ranching.
Whole books have been written on this subject, but it is instructive to take a quick look at just some of the recent headlines that reflect the myriad ways Greens and animal rights people engage in an endless war on America.
In early April, the US Navy announced drastic cutbacks at its large base in Puerto Rico. Some 2,300 employees at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, including both military and civilians, will be transferred elsewhere or lose their jobs.
Why? Well, maybe you recall the outcry against the Navy's use of the Vieques bombing range to train its aviators. The protesters, among them a large contingent who said the bombing was harming the wildlife and environment on the small island, won out.
The loss of more than 2,000 jobs leave Puerto Rico is a Green's dream-come-true. Depriving the Navy of a training area it had used for some sixty years was also another Green victory. They have used environmental laws to thwart military training on bases throughout the nation. Now some 22,600 acres will be returned to the turtles, birds and whatever wildlife may want to live there. How the base's former employees will live is of little concern to the Greens.
Not surprisingly, the Defense Department is asking Congress to exempt it from environmental laws that are burdensome and restrict military training. Hearings were held in March on The Readiness and Range Preservation Initiative. Brock Evans, a spokesman for the Endangered Species Coalition, called the exemptions a "shocking occurrence" at a press conference of several environmental organizations. Given the extraordinary performance of our military in Iraq, shouldn't we give these people what they want and need?
Also in April, an environmental group called American Rivers engineered the buyout of the Naches Hydropower Plant near Yakima, Washington. Owned by Pacificorp, the plant is a large power producer in the western United States and the plant had been in operation since 1904.
All of a sudden, though, the Naches River became "navigitable," a legal definition that had never previously applied to it. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is required to insure that such plants do no harm to 90% of the fish in such rivers. The cost to Pacificorp to meet this requirement turned the plant into a liability.
This is what all "environmental" laws are intended to achieve. Washington State will spend $1.2 million and the Bureau of Reclamation will spend $7.3 to buy and close down the plant. The fish will be happy, but those who received their electricity from this plant ware likely to see their energy bills rise. A nation that lacks sufficient energy generation will find itself in decline sooner or later. The Greens oppose any energy generation other than windmills and solar panels.
Amidst all the war news coming out of Iraq, it was easy to miss the bombings occurring here at home. Oh? You didn't know about them? How about the attempted bombing of not one, but two McDonald's in Chico, California, in March? The perpetrators had scrawled "Meat is Murder", "Species Equality" and "Animal Liberation Front" in red spray paint on the exterior of the Happy Meal's home.
And it's not just McDonald's and other fast-food establishments the Animal Rights lunatics have declared war upon. In March, Michelle Malkin, a syndicated columnist, took note of the way these domestic terrorists have declared war on the United States. Oh? You didn't know about that either?
In a manifesto published on several left-wing Internet sites, "eco-thug" Craig Rosebraugh called on the anti-war crowd to take "direct actions" against American military facilities, government buildings, and against corporations and media outlets. Sounding like al Qaeda, the manifesto called for attacks on the financial centers of the nation, urged large-scale urban rioting, and efforts to close down national networks.
Okay, right about now you're thinking, but this guy is one lone nutcase. Wrong! There is a widespread Animal Rights and Earth Liberation network of people ready to do whatever they can to wreak havoc here at home.
Also in March, David Barbarash of the North American Animal Liberation Front released its annual report for 2002 and bragged over "100 illegal direct actions" committed against American businesses, government agencies, and universities. Didn't know about that either? Well, now you do.
The problem, of course, is that these attacks occur here and there, are never reported in a cohesive fashion, and the result is that we don't see how they add up over the years in terms of the harm done. Nor are they perceived to be another form of war on America. But they are.
It is time to use The Patriot Act against the Green and animal rights terrorists in our midst. Indeed, it is long overdue.
(Alan Caruba writes "Warning Signs," a weekly column posted at the Internet site of The National Anxiety Center.)
Alan Caruba
The UN's Power Path: Greening the Globe
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: April 03, 2003; Author: Tom DeWeeseSenate Energy Bill Is Kyoto In Generic Packaging
Source: CNSNews.com ; Published: April 03, 2003; Author: Paul M. WeyrichGlobal Warming: The Perversion of Science
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: February 24, 2003; Author: Alan CarubaEnvironmental Says Blizzard Consistent with 'Global Warming' Trend
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: February 20, 2003; Author: Marc MoranoGreen Wealth: Funding the Enemy
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: February 13, 2003; Author: Alan CarubaThe Nature Conservancy's "outrageous contradictions and sad lies"
Source: AllSouthwest News Service; Published: February 12, 2003; Author: Jay Zane WalleyThe green scare machine - (Whatever the topic,... alarmist rhetoric the rule)
Source: The Orange County Register; Published: January 26, 2003; Author: Charli Coon - Energy & Environmental Analyst - Heritage FoundationGlobal climate has always fluctuated: Rusher discredits 'alarmists' who ignore earth's history
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: January 16, 2003; Author: William RusherEnvironment and Science: Danes Rebuke a 'Skeptic' (anti-environmentalism author vaguely rebuked)
Source: New York Times Published: January 7, 2003; Author: Andrew C. RevkinScientists discover global warming linked to increase in tropopause height over past two decades
Source: Space Daily; Published: January 5, 2003Global Warming Found to Displace Species
Source: New York Times; Published: January 3, 2003; Author: Andrew RevkinJust a Climate Cowboy (Bush & Kyoto)
Source:Tech Central Station; Published: 29 August 2002; Author: Duane D. FreeseCrying wolf once again! Henry Lamb exposes newest tactics to control America
Source: WorldNetDaily.com; Published: August 31, 2002; Author:| Henry LambWarming Up to the Truth: The Real Story About Climate Chang
Source: The Heritage Foundation; Published: 22 August 2002; Author: Sallie BaliunaOur Burning Forests Are The Legacy Of Radical Environmentalism
Source: TooGood Reports; Published: June 26, 2002; Author: Mary MostertHomegrown Terrorism
Source: Ayn Rand Institute; Published: April 16, 2002; Author: Elan JournoA LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND "GLOBAL WARMING"
Source: Intellicast.com; Published: April 9, 2003; Author: Joe D'AleoThe Good News About Bad Green Lies
Source: CNSNews.com commentary from the Nation Anxiety Center; Published: April 8, 2002; Author: Alan CarubaThe Terrorist Tactics of Radical Environmentalists
Source: INSIGHT magazine: Published: April 1, 2002; Author: Sean HigginsENTER THE JAGUAR - THE LATEST SONORAN DESERT CONSERVATION GAMBIT
Source: AZCorruption.comPublished: March 5, 2002; Author: Tim Serey, PhD.PETA Under Attack for Funding Alleged Eco-Terrorists
Source: CNSNews.com; published March 8, 2002; Author: Jason PierceWake Up, America
[re:Huntingdon Life Sciences/SHAC/ Animal Liberation Front (ALF), Earth Lib FR- ELF]
Source: Consumer Freedom.com; Published: March 4, 2002;The Terrorists You Don't Hear About [re: Animal Liberation Front (ALF), Earth Liberation Front (ELF)]
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: March 04, 2002; Author: Tom DeWeeseBiologists conspired to submit fake {LYNX} fur
Source: Elko Daily FREE Press; Published: March 3, 2002; Author: JEFFRY MULLINSCabin owners 'deeply alarmed' by forest plan
Source: The Sacramento Bee; Published: March 1, 2002; Author: Evelyn de Ghetaldi and Liz ArnoldSkeptics denounce climate science 'lie'
Source: BBC News; Published: February 25, 2002; Author: Alex KirbyNew Research Indicates the Earth May Be Cooling
Source:: The National Center for Public Policy Research; Published: February 2002:
Author: Amy Ridenour President of The National Center for Public Policy ResearchFBI: Left Wing Green Terrorists the most active terror organization in the U.S
Source: The Sierra Times; Published: February 13, 2002; Author: J.J. JohnsonNewfangled 'Fish Protection' Religion Debunked --"Greens" Motive To Bankrupt Oregon Farmers
Source: Toogood reports: Published: February 11, 2002: Author: Vin SuprynowiczConnecting the Dots in the Case of the Missing Canadian Lynx
Source: NewsMax.com: Published: Feb. 7, 2002; Author; Diane AldenScientific findings run counter to theory of global warming
Source: San Diego Union Tribune; Published 1/25/2002; Author: Joseph PerkinsSenate Betrayal Creates “Son of CARA” Monster (re: Conservation and Reinvestment Act )
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: January 29, 2002; Author: Tom DeWeeseNaked Greens
Source: FrontPageMag.com Published: January 23, 2002; Author: Lowell PonteThe US Does Not Need a “National Climate Service”
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: January 16, 2002; Author: Alan CarubaEnvironmental Corruption: A Cascade of Lies
Source: Commentary from the National Anxiety Center; Published: January 07, 2002; Author: Alan CarubaFeds help fund green activists
Source: The Elko Daily Free Press; Published: 8 January, 2002; Author: JEFFRY MULLINS"Findings" vs. "Facts" In Washington (re: Global Climate Change Act of 2001/2)
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: December 12, 2001; Author: Patrick J. MichaelsThe Heart of Amazonia
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: November 29, 2001; Author: Marc MoranoTimber Industry Warns of 'Eco-Dictatorship'
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: November 27, 2001; Author: Marc MoranoCollectivist Greens Must Use Coercion Enforced By The Central State
Source: Toogood Reports; Published: November 20, 2001; Author: Vin SuprynowiczDon't forget to attack domestic terrorism, too
Source: The Oregonian; Published: November 19, 2001; Author: Nick NicholsEnvironmental Terrorists Also Oppose Civilization
Source: Banner of Liberty; Published: November 13, 2001; Author: Mary MostertThe Last Word : “environmentalist”; saboteurs
Source: INSIGHT magazine; Published: November 9, 2001; Author: Ralph de ToledanoHave the Muslim Terrorists Merged with Environmental Terrorists?
Source: Banner of Liberty; Published: November 9, 2001; Author: Mary MostertRadical Environmentalists Eyed After Discovery Of Bombs On Michigan Campus...
Source: DrudgeReport;; Author: Paul PertersonEnvironmental Radicals Not Slowed
Source: AP via The New York Times; Published: November 6, 2001Environmental Terrorists Deserve No Special Treatment
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: October 26, 2001; Author: Christopher C. HornerThe EcoTerrorist Anthrax Connection
Source: CNSNews.com; Published: October 23, 2001; Author: Tom DeWeeseThe Tragic Cost of Environmentalism
Source: Ever Vigilant.net; Published: August 7, 2001; Author: Lee SheltonNew Breed of Environmental Activists has Research Officials Bracing for Vandalism
Source: Pesticide Education Program at Penn State; Published: July 16, 2001; Author: St. Louis Post-DispatchThe Reality of 'Global Warming'
Source: NewsMax.com; Published: June 13, 2001; Author: Rep. Dana RohrabacherCalifornia’s Power Crisis - a natural result of rampant Environmentalism
Source: Original Sources; Published: December 27, 2000; Author: Author:Mary Mostert (www.originalsources.com)The Something Undermining Our Nation
Source: WorldNetDaily; Published: March 19, 1999; Author: Holly Swanson
Great Post. I'll post something that is further proof of this idiocy in a bit.
Actually, environmentalists only support theoretical wind farms. Real wind farms, they oppose as being unsightly bird killers. If you try to get a permit to build a real wind farm, you will find the environmentalists opposing you.
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The United States is facing a severe gas shortage as restricted access to new supplies hampers production and short-term imports of liquefied natural gas fail to meet demand, officials at a Wasington, D.C., conference warned Friday.
Given production declines in existing wells over the past 12 years, combined with limited access to new producing basins, "we're headed toward a critical gas shortage in the next three to five years," said Stephen Adik, vice chairman of NiSource.
Because lawmakers usually only respond to a crisis, "I don't think Congress will open up new basins soon enough to avoid significant shortfalls", Adik told the Power Industry Forum sponsored by Infocast.
"LNG is not going to get us over the hump in the next three to four years" because proposed new terminals will take several years to be constructed, added Christopher Helms, president and CEO of pipeline unit CMS Panhandle.
Helms agreed with Adik that the United States has a lot of gas supplies that are off-limits to drilling due to environmental and other concerns, and "it's going to take some political backbone" to change that.
Recalling restrictions on gas use for electricity generation in the 1970s. Helms wondered whether those days would return and if policymakers will "destroy the gas industry again."
Adik mentioned that the coal industry has been arguing that with the gas prices climbing so high, gas is becoming too costly a commodity to use as a generating fuel.
Source: Gas Daily May 12, 2003
In the same edition, Cheyenne Tribe sues BLM to block decision allowing up to 14,000 new coal bed methane wells in Montana. Similar lawsuits have already been filed by Northern Plains Resource Council, Earthjustice and the American Lands Alliance.
These lawsuits are attempting to block the drilling of some 51,000 coal bed methane wells in total.
To give you an example of the impact these lawsuits will have, if successful, the following is provided: Each well is capable of delivering enough gas to heat and cool 180 average American homes per year. Multiply that by 51,000 and you get 9,180,000 homes heated and cooled, relatively cheaply, on a yearly basis.
No question about it. The hue and cry for "price controls" and "heating or cooling bill relief" will be coming soon.
No doubt about it.
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