Hoosier Daniel Lee recently noted the policy choice to limit natural gas and coal, combined with mandates for low-energy wind and solar, is making the Midwest energy grid significantly more expensive and unreliable. Federal regulators are also attempting to quash local opposition to eyesore wind farms as they force utilitiesContinue Reading
The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are sometimes found dead. The people in this northern Myanmar forest have lost a way of life that goes back generations. But if theyContinue Reading
One downside of eucalyptus is that it depletes the soil of nutrients rendering it unfit for any future productive use. Plant a tree, save the Earth, or so the thinking goes. But what if it’s not the right kind of tree? Study shows the sequel could be undesirable; in fact,Continue Reading
Alexandra Swan, 17, believes it is wrong to make snap judgments about other people. But these days, when the senior walks through the doors of her high school in Louisa County, Va., she finds it hard to follow her own rules. Whenever she sees another student – friend, foe orContinue Reading
The lanscaping plastic, bleach bottles and flower pots are not recyclable. These items make it more difficult for the county to get rid of collected plastic waste because companies have to manually sort it. Chautauqua County residents, like most Americans, are good at recycling and bad at recycling. They’re goodContinue Reading
