That’s quite the counternarrative, if the study’s results hold up in future studies conducted on the same subject: Motor vehicle “biofuels” like ethanol made from corn and soybeans may cause more carbon emissions than gasoline,…
Topic: environment
‘Green Lives Matter’ Course on Environmental Justice at Wisconsin-Green Bay
Huh? Really? Environmental justice is a new thing at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Beware of the Left’s Insidious War on Free Speech
A great read over at Reason: Americans are so focused on the outrageous presidential candidacy of Donald Trump, we’ve largely missed one of the biggest political stories of 2016: the left’s fearsome tactics to suppress its…
“EcoSexual” Activists at Santa Monica College Marry the Ocean
This isn’t a joke. These activists wanted to marry the ocean!
Dark Money in Science
Just a few months ago, mothers in Flint, Michigan prohibited their kids from taking baths after actor Mark Ruffalo claimed the city’s water contained dangerous levels of chloroform. Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards, who initially…
Sexual Assault, Environment are Linked via Red Cups, says UNC Group
This is confusing. How does this make sense? Protecting the environment and stopping sexual assault are two concepts rarely linked – yet an activist group at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has managed…
Divestment from Fossil Fuels Will Solve Little, Guest Lecturer Notes
From the College Fix: Many assign blame for deforestation and animal extinction on fossil fuels, when in reality most of it occurred well before the widespread introduction of oil and coal use, said Dr. Pierre…
Green School Buildings Have Lots of Promises, But Fall Short
Go figure: “Green” school buildings in North Carolina fall far short of their promises to protect the environment through lower energy costs and increased efficiency. That’s the conclusion of a new report prepared for the…
Ecologically Correct: It’s Academic!
It’s interesting that although liberals are the ones who most like to talk about protecting the environment, conservatives are the ones most likely to do yard work. “There is a conflict between the politics of…
Colleges Join the White House Climate Change Roundtable
George Washington may be turning in his grave to hear about this climate change alarmism. According to their e-mail newsletter, GW University President Steven Knapp had “attended a roundtable discussion” at the White House “as…