http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/greenies/ en-us Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:47:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099815/posts John McCain has earned a part of his maverick reputation by supporting strong and purposeful environmental policy that protects our common resources and public land. His history of advancing change within his own party makes him the best presidential choice for protecting the Earth. As an environmental entrepreneur and co-chairman of McCain's Environmental Coalition in Washington, I can attest that his leadership is inspiring a new generation of Republicans to revisit our philosophical roots as conservationist in the tradition of Teddy Roosevelt. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099815/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:47:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098425/posts PARIS (AFP) — Wall Street's sickness and its contagiousness for the world economy are bad news for the already faltering effort to craft a new pact to tackle climate change. Tighter budgets, shrinking corporate profits and worries about jobs could crimp manoeuvering room at upcoming UN talks on toughening curbs on greenhouse-gas emissions, sources say. But -- so far, at least -- the crisis does not appear to be having an impact on investment in clean technology, say these sources. Indeed, some are confident that spending on wind, solar and other renewables may even rise. AFP via Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098425/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 03:54:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037048/posts Glenn Beck: Crazy town Express Audio Available: June 25, 2008 - 12:47 ET Drill Alaska! Why should the "pretty" states get a free-pass when it comes to drilling for oil? Just because you have snow capped mountains and exotic wildlife doesn't mean you can't play host to a few drilling fields. Buy Now! GLENN: The people who are running this country, they're on a train to crazy town. Let me give you the example. This is from the front page of today's Wall Street Journal. As the mile-high city gears up to host Democratic bash for 50,000 organizers, they are... The Glenn Beck Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037048/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:40:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011413/posts In the community of Shady Grove Woods, trees are becoming more and more scarce. Residents and other anti-Intercounty Connector activists marched through the neighborhood on Saturday, pointing out the trees that were cut down to make way for the six-lane highway. ‘‘It’s just that we didn’t have a say in it in so many ways and we’re not talking about a two-lane road, we’re talking about a major highway running through here,” resident Sam Chim said of the ICC. ‘‘We have a lot of nice, private woods back here and now we’re going to have a highway running through instead.... The Montgomery Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011413/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 13:53:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2007082/posts Does anyone have a link, example or opinion about the "eco costs" associated with eating off of paper plates versus porcelain ones in the work place? Pretty fine-tuned debate, I know, but a co-worker was making a big point today of not eating lunch at work off the provided paper plates. I mentioned that it might actually be less "damaging" to the environment not to have everyone standing in line at the sink with the hot water running washing their plates after lunch. She was not buying it, but hell, I don't know if I was either. Your thoughts? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2007082/posts#comment Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:37:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974869/posts WASHINGTON - Ralph Nader could be poised for another third party presidential campaign. The consumer advocate will appear on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. Nader launched his 2004 presidential run on the show. A spokesman for Nader did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Kevin Zeese, who was Nader's spokesman during the 2004 presidential race, but is no longer working for him, said Friday that Nader has been actively talking to "lots of people on all sorts of levels" about the possibility of making another run. Zeese said he could only guess what Nader might do, but added:... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974869/posts#comment Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:22:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974820/posts WASHINGTON — Four years after he announced a presidential run on NBC's "Meet the Press," Ralph Nader is poised to do it again. He's scheduled to appear on the program Sunday, and longtime associates say they think the consumer advocate will announce his candidacy. Having abandoned the Green Party after being its nominee in 2000, he's more likely to run as an independent again, those familiar with his thinking said. Kevin Zeese, Nader's 2004 campaign spokesman, who isn't involved in the 2008 exploratory efforts, said he thought that Nader was going to throw his hat in the ring again. "If... McClatchy Newspapers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974820/posts#comment Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:23:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961206/posts Open borders + campaign finance hypocrisy + eco-radicalism = McCain’s billionaire national finance co-chair Jerry Perenchio By Michelle Malkin • January 28, 2008 09:50 AM Scroll down for updates…meanwhile: “Romney, McCain call each other ‘liberal’… 1peren003.jpg Meet Jerry Perenchio. He’s a National Finance Co-Chair of the McCain 2008 campaign and the billionaire founder of Spanish-language media conglomerate, Univision. He also heads up a charitable foundation that has showered gobs of money on extremist green lobbying groups. Take open-borders zeal, add campaign finance hypocrisy, mix with eco-radicalism, and presto: The perfect, multiculti-profiteering McCain money buddy. Here’s his official bio on the... Michelle Malkin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961206/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:15:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1862824/posts MIDI SITE for LISTEN PEOPLE Little people, do as we say Not as we do...we are here to show you the way So, little people, know your place and take advice that we are giving We know things that you have got to do Listen to us about how you should be living And you'll find the planet saved for you We're elitists, the authority Follow orders...what a nice place this world will be So, little people, know your place and take advice that we are giving We know what you have got to do Listen to us about... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1862824/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jul 2007 03:46:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1860414/posts I have long been perplexed by the greenies who refuse to eat meat because they believe they would be murdering the animal. This same group of people has lobbied for decades to prove that plants are living creatures. They then eat the plants, which they say are alive, while refusing to eat meat because the animal is alive. Hypocrisy, I know. Furthermore, I remember hearing these people talk about how you are "hurting" or "torturing" trees and plants if you pull off a branch or leaf. They often equate it with pulling off one of your fingers, or limbs. With... Needs of the Many http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1860414/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 20:59:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837275/posts PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The Navy is disappointed with EarthJustice’s decision to pursue litigation against critical training activities in Hawaiian waters, the deputy commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said. “These fleet training activities are essential to the Navy’s ability to ensure our nation’s armed forces are fully combat ready and adequately trained according to established, time-tested standards,” said Rear Adm. John M. Bird. The suit, filed May 16 by EarthJustice on behalf of five non-government organizations, asks the court to prohibit naval sonar exercises near Hawaii, saying that sonar can have a negative impact on marine mammals. But such... Navy Newsstand http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837275/posts#comment Mon, 21 May 2007 17:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825378/posts Calculate your carbon footprint. Click on the link. Is your carbon footprint (boy am I glad I hit preview and was able to edit my original text here) bigger than mine? The average is 10.73 metric tons of CO2 per year National Forest Foundation / Friends of the Forest http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825378/posts#comment Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:06:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765495/posts OVERSEEING GRAZING SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A U.S. government agency is considering using unmanned surveillance planes, or drones, to help oversee remote areas of eastern Idaho, raising concerns in a region deeply wary of outside interference. Officials the Bureau of Land Management office responsible for most of eastern Idaho may initially buy one hand-launched drone for an estimated $15,000 to help keep track of the vast, thinly populated area. They said the unpiloted aircraft, with a wingspan of about 4 feet, would monitor vegetation and streams in areas used largely for grazing and recreation and there were no immediate plans... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765495/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:09:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749916/posts An Arizona appeals court on Wednesday upheld a jury’s $600,000 judgment in favor of a rancher in a defamation lawsuit, rejecting an environmental group’s argument that documents it posted on the Internet were shielded by the First Amendment. The Court of Appeals upheld a Pima County Superior Court jury’s award of compensatory and punitive damages to Jim Chilton in his lawsuit against the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit with offices in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington, D.C. A lawyer for the rancher said the appellate court had stood up for a person wrongly defamed, while an attorney... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749916/posts#comment Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:28:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739257/posts Contrary to common belief, forests in many nations are expanding not shrinking, say researchers. They say that while the majority of the world's most forested countries are still losing trees, the number that are gaining forests is rising. However, much of the new forest is cultivated, not natural, leading some experts to caution that planted forests do not support the same level of biodiversity. The new work assessed the 50 most-forested countries around the world from 1990 to 2005. It reveals that forest area increased in 18 of the 50 nations, while total biomass increased in 22 countries. “There is... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1739257/posts#comment Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:10:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732295/posts Two environmental groups say they will sue to stop construction of the intercounty connector, arguing that building the highway would violate sections of the federal Clean Air Act. Environmental Defense and the Maryland chapter of the Sierra Club said the Washington region already fails to meet certain clean-air standards and that building the six-lane, 18-mile highway would increase pollution. The $2.4 billion intercounty connector would link Interstate 270 in Montgomery County with Interstate 95 in Prince George's County. "There are elementary schools and nursing centers close to the ICC, and people who live and work within several hundred yards of... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732295/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 19:24:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1664644/posts SALINA, Kan. -- There's been a lot of talk about the promise of biofuels -- liquid fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, made from plants -- to reduce our dependence on oil. Even President Bush beat the biofuel drum in his State of the Union speech. Fuel from plants? Sounds pretty good. But before you rush out to buy an E-85 pickup, consider: The U.S. annually consumes more fossil and nuclear energy than all the energy produced in a year by the country's plant life, including forests and plants used for food and fiber, according to the U.S. Department of... Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1664644/posts#comment Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:03:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627127/posts The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, has angered Australian Muslims with his description of their holy book as an incitement to violence. In a speech delivered to a group of Catholic business leaders at the Legatus summit in the United States, the Archbishop also took aim at what he claimed were hysterical and extreme claims about global warming. Dr Pell's central argument is that an understanding of Islam is vital for the future of western democracies. September 11, according to the Cardinal, was a wake-up call that prompted him to dust off a copy of the Koran. "I... Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627127/posts#comment Fri, 5 May 2006 05:29:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1606478/posts A new theory to explain global warming was revealed at a meeting at the University of Leicester (UK) and is being considered for publication in the journal "Science First Hand". The controversial theory has nothing to do with burning fossil fuels and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. According to Vladimir Shaidurov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the apparent rise in average global temperature recorded by scientists over the last hundred years or so could be due to atmospheric changes that are not connected to human emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of natural gas and oil. Shaidurov explained how... Space and Earth science : March 14, 2006 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1606478/posts#comment Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:58:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589916/posts There may be a new reason for Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to exercise his second veto of the year - this one on the newly passed Legacy Parkway backlash bill. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency raised its "potential concern" Friday about HB100. In a letter to the governor, the EPA Denver regional director suggested Utah may not be able to properly do its job carrying out federal environmental laws that have been delegated to the state, such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and Superfund cleanups. "[T]his pending legislation raises concerns about whether important parts of the... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589916/posts#comment Sat, 4 Mar 2006 15:22:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571922/posts In our urgency to deal with really urgent stuff over the past few weeks, we have been piling up news articles regarding what some regard as a universal urgency. That would be global warming or Global Warming or GLOBAL WARMING, depending on one's perspective, provided that one has a perspective. Bill Clinton, speaking last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that mother of all junkets for rich folks who take themselves very seriously, said that GLOBAL WARMING bothered him a bunch. "It's the only thing that I believe has the power to fundamentally end the march of... Center for Individual Freedom http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571922/posts#comment Sat, 4 Feb 2006 22:47:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1303453/posts Day after day in New York City, a small and strange procession can be seen moving along the pavement. While taxicabs whiz by and passersby move out of the way on Big Apple sidewalks, a handful of acolytes transport a large, hand painted box crafted from the wood of a sycamore tree. Make that "a sustainably harvested in Germany" sycamore tree. Dressed not in long flowing robes, but in average business apparel, the acolytes are garden-variety United Nations employees. There’s no need to hire Brink’s for protection and nothing but propaganda and hype worth robbing. The precious cargo of the... CFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1303453/posts#comment Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:38:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1552371/posts Did you know that the National Audubon Society has earned more than $25 million in royalties by allowing oil and natural gas production in Louisiana's Rainey Wildlife Refuge and Michigan's Baker Sanctuary? In fact, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey commissioned by U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., in 2001 reported that 77 of 567 wildlife refuges in 22 states had oil and gas activities on their land in 2000, according to Arctic Power, the Alaskan group pushing for ANWR oil exploration. Ironically, the Rainey refuge is the winter habitat for snow geese migrating from Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge... The Columbian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1552371/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:54:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533487/posts Greenhouse gasbags gather in Montreal Posted: December 3, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Henry Lamb © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Once again, the global warming industry is holding its annual party, this time in Montreal. Nearly 10,000 celebrants have gathered to eat, drink and be merry – and to bash the U.S. for withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol. Less than half the crowd are official delegates from 180 nations; the rest are advocates representing hundreds of non-government organizations. The stated purpose of the meeting is to construct the regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in phase two of the Kyoto Protocol –... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533487/posts#comment Sat, 3 Dec 2005 21:49:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532128/posts I know that this may be a long read, there's a lot of content here, but I think that many FReepers will find the information here interesting and disturbing. I will appreciate any help I can get with this situation. My wife and I have been homeschooling our children since they started schooling. We have 5th, 6th, and 8th graders. Recently, we made the tough decision to enroll them in a local Charter School. In Arizona, a Charter School is a privately run, smaller, more focused public school. It provides parents with school choice and some competition between the schools.... Spiff http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532128/posts#comment Thu, 1 Dec 2005 19:27:55 GMT