Wind Watch: Giant turbines could drown out the call of the wild

Birdsong could be drowned out by the sound of giant wind turbines on a Northumberland moor say protesters, who have now organised a special event to highlight the diversity of species which flock there.

The Reference Frame: Secondary forest growth beats human consumption 50:1

That old environmental problem was arguably captivating but it has never gained the political power of the contemporary greenhouse religion, especially because of its local (and distant) character. People may be just revealing that even the old problem was based on a deep misunderstanding of the internal mechanisms of Nature and Her inherent strength.

I guess that the higher concentration of CO2, the gas we call life, is contributing to the fast expansion of the new forests, too.

Needless to say, those green people who will never give up the idea to regulate everything use trash-talk to deny the importance of secondary forests and their palms, lizards, and ants for the forest budget and the diversity budget of the Earth. But many other people are beginning to see the light: the number 50 simply can't be neglected relatively to the number 1. The environmental zeal is genuinely punishing the local economies in Latin America. It's time for rational people to take over and to use the term green bigots for the green bigots.

Right-Thinking from the Left Coast

In fact, I think Mike Steele would be the perfect person to execute an idea I’ve had simmering in my brain for a long time. I think the Republicans should set up a shadow government, much like the shadow government that exists in Britain. For every action that Obama takes, the Republicans could respond by articulating the action they would take if in power. We’d see a series of statements like so:

While we still question the theory of manmade global warming, we agree with the President that the nation needs to decrease its use of fossil fuels and gradually move to better, cleaner energies. However, we respectfully disagree with his plan to have the Federal government pick and choose technologies, to lavish subsidies on politically-connected interest and create a cap-and-trade system that we fear will become a mire of influence peddling. Instead, we propose a carbon tax—balanced in the budget by a cut in marginal rates and business taxes. This will make fossil fuels slightly less palatable and give the market a nudge toward finding better energy while still retaining the freedom the market needs to explore all possible solutions.