Category Archives: Environment

EPA vs. Other Feds: Whom Do You Believe?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by matt ohern

(Gary Baise columns show the impact of federal regulation on our agricultural economy. Federal government over-reach in one state can happen in Virginia. He lives in Virginia.) EPA issued a 307-page report this past September which claims four Washington State … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year: Poultry Farmer Wins Court Case

Posted on January 3, 2013 by matt ohern

(Gary Baise is a Virginia resident. This article shows the extent to which some will go to use the legal system to harm farmers all in the name of the environment. Our Virginia farmers are a little safer because of … Continue reading →

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A Post Election Warning

Posted on November 29, 2012 by matt ohern

(Gary Baise is a national respected environmental attorney who lives here in Virginia and writes on issues that can impact on Virginia’s economy.) The election is over, and EPA is going to feast on many industries including farm tillage and … Continue reading →

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Key Uranium Mining Study Misrepresented

Posted on November 1, 2012 by matt ohern

(This column first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 9, 2012. It is reprinted here with minor edits.) As a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) uranium mining study panel, I spent more than 18 months … Continue reading →

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Environmentalist Oil Sands Opposition: Questionable Ethics

Posted on November 1, 2012 by matt ohern

The duplicity and hypocrisy of environmental pressure groups seem to be matched only by their consummate skill at manipulating public opinion, amassing political power, securing taxpayer-funded government grants, and persuading people to send them money and invest in “ethical” stock … Continue reading →

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