Category Archives: Environment

Maintain the Old or Buy the New?

Posted on March 21, 2018 by matt ohern

When your car has a flat tire, a dead battery, and needs an oil change, you have two choices. Take care of these tiresome but routine tasks, or buy a new car. Few of us can afford the latter option, … Continue reading →

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Will Congress Finally Get Tough On Junk Science?

Posted on March 21, 2018 by matt ohern

A growing problem for modern industrialized Western societies is the legion of government agencies and unelected bureaucrats and allied nongovernmental organizations that seem impervious to transparency, accountability or reform. Their expansive power often controls public perceptions and public policies. Prominent … Continue reading →

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Some Second Thoughts on Urban Bicycling

Posted on March 7, 2018 by matt ohern

Expanding the role of bicycle travel in urban areas has been government policy in developed nations for several decades. As Lawrence Solomon wrote in a recent piece in Canada’s Financial Post, “At no expense to taxpayers, the bicycle took cars … Continue reading →

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The Saga of the Mysterious Frog Continues

Posted on February 7, 2018 by matt ohern

(Editor’s note: This is a follow up to the article on this “frog story” in our last issue here.) On Jan. 22, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear and decide whether the U. S. Department of Interior (DOI) … Continue reading →

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Can’t Win for Losing

Posted on January 10, 2018 by matt ohern

If we continue to burn coal to generate electricity, we might destroy the Earth’s capacity to support life. If we switch to natural gas, then fracking might poison the water and set our faucets on fire. Biomass sounds good, but … Continue reading →

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