March 7, 2017 Help the environment -- Buy a gas guzzler If you are worried about the Trump administration relaxing automobile fuel economy standards, and need a new car, here’s one eco-friendly step you can take: buy yourself a gas guzzler.
January 26, 2017 Slow fix: VW diesel owners complain of buyback delays Volkswagen's efforts to do right by owners who unknowingly purchased cars and SUVs that cheat on emissions tests have run into some speed bumps.
January 12, 2017 If only EPA stood for 'Enough Protection Already' America does still need some bureaucrats to enforce existing environmental rules and watch for new pollution problems. But we don’t need what we’ve got: 16,000 environmental regulators constantly trying to control more of our lives. EPA should stand for: Enough Protection Already.
January 12, 2017 Why I'm cheering for fossil fuels this Earth Day "The heavens reek, the waters below are foul ... we are in a crisis of survival." That's how Walter Cronkite and CBS hyped the first Earth Day, back in 1970. Somehow we've survived since then, and most of life got better, although I never hear that from the worrywarts.
November 25, 2016 Seattle now shaming residents for not composting food waste The city wants to recycle or compost 60 percent of all waste by the end of this year.
June 23, 2016 Volkswagen reportedly to pay $10.2 billion in emissions claims settlement Volkswagen has agreed to take a series of steps costing about $10.2 billion to settle claims from its unprecedented diesel emissions cheating scandal in the U.S., two people briefed on the matter said Thursday.
May 3, 2016 Levels of carbon dioxide in air hits milestone Global levels of carbon dioxide, the most prevalent heat-trapping gas, have passed a daunting milestone, federal scientists say.
May 2, 2016 EPA delays rule to cut carbon from new coal power plants The Obama administration on Wednesday said it would delay for months a final rule to control carbon dioxide emissions at new coal-fired power plants, thwarting for now one way the Republican-controlled Congress could have blocked the administration's plans on global warming.
February 5, 2016 Methane gas leak plaguing Los Angeles neighborhood could be capped next week A California official outlined a plan Thursday to cap the massive Los Angeles-area gas leak by the end of next week.
January 27, 2016 The truth about biofuels: Reality bites The Obama administration is tacitly admitting that biofuels aren’t better than fossil fuels when it comes to greenhouse gases. In fact, they are worse.
