One of the largest spills of untreated wastewater in American history happened while an environmental review process held up sewer line repairs because they were studying risks to a flower and a bat.
Ontario Is For The Birds
Where would society be without the Chimney Swift and the derelict industrial chimneys that they call home? How dare those evil contractors disturb a nesting site!!
Marble Arch and Adam Watson significantly damaged the chimney’s function as a habitat for the Chimney Swift by carrying out demolition work during the birds’ migratory season, and by leaving a large hole in the side of the chimney for the remainder of the 2020 season.
One Step Forward….
As someone who’s had to deal with Diesel Exhaust Fluid, I find these latest steps very encouraging. It remains to be seen, however, what the actual impact will be, considering that California is unlikely to drop its diesel emission standards. My best guess: your new tractor or truck will still come equipped for DEF, but you’ll be able to easily switch it off. That means you’ll still have to pay for hardware that you’ll never use.
It is important to note that the decision also removes the federal EV mandate for Class 8 trucks, meaning it is no longer federally required, and that diesel equipment will remain part of fleet operations. Therefore, other rules are still moving forward. The 2027 NOx emissions standards remain in place, and manufacturers have already developed engines designed to meet those requirements. State regulations also continue to play a role. For instance, California and other states maintain their own emissions policies.
Smelter Skelter
Glencore is planning to close its Horne smelter, Canada’s largest copper metal-producing operation, due to environmental issues and the millions of dollars needed to upgrade the facility, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
The London-listed miner does not disclose copper metal production figures for its Canadian operation, but industry sources estimate annual output at more than 300,000 metric tons.
Meanwhile… REGULATORY RELIEF FOR CERTAIN STATIONARY SOURCES TO PROMOTE AMERICAN MINERAL SECURITY
We Won’t Kill You…
We’ll just make it impossible for you to live.
Reason- Environmental Regulations Are Literally Baking Europeans to Death
Europe’s lower GDP, higher electricity prices, and strict environmental regulations impede the use of air conditioning, contributing to the continent’s annual 175,000 heat-related deaths.
The Art of Distraction
Having previously changed the consumer carbon tax rate to zero, the Carney government appears to be moving to eliminate it altogether. But don’t get out the champagne just yet. The industrial carbon tax remains, and Carney’s being cagey about what might happen to it.
In March Carney used a regulation to set the price of the consumer carbon price to zero. However the government is now moving to repeal the law which enabled the policy, effectively ending it for good — along with the rebate Canadians received from it.
The pricing system for industry accounted for about 80 per cent of total emissions cuts from carbon pricing overall.
Carney has promised to strengthen the industrial policy but has not said how or when that will happen.
Y2Kyoto: Piracy
“Starting in 2028, ships face fees up to $380 per ton”
Everyone losing their minds over Trump’s 10% tariffs is dead silent about the UN’s “green” tariff hitting every import & export on Earth. If you’re outraged by Trump but not this, you’re not anti-tariff, you’re a hypocrite.
“it’s like we’re on the Titanic and we’re throwing gold bars off the edge.”
Armstrong Economics- EPA Threw Away BILLIONS Ahead of Trump Presidency
The Biden Administration effectively permitted this agency to “throw gold bars” off the edge of the Titanic and needlessly spend public funds. All of these investigations lead to the same conclusion. The government provides nonprofits with a large sum and those agencies then funnel the money to smaller agencies, whether its related to climate change or funding terrorism. This is precisely why Trump attempted to freeze all federal funds upon taking office.
I Am Now A Single Issue Voter
Although, I could be persuaded into adding incandescent light bulbs to the list.
Sparky Car Glut
The burden won’t be limited to the cost of unloading the current stock of EVs to consumers who don’t want them. There will be additional losses for dealers and automakers who built production and sales infrastructure to comply with mandates that are now disappearing across the board. Maybe it’s just that Canadian politicians pride themselves in policy failure. Otherwise, why are there so many failures, so often?
“There is no pathway to 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales in the next 10 years with the support [currently] being provided to Canadians,” Kingston said. “Dictating what vehicles Canadians can and can’t buy, without providing them with the supports necessary to switch to electric is a made-in-Canada policy failure.”
Go Away, Don’t Come Back
Great Success!
Independent- Moss Landing fire: One of the world’s largest battery factories ablaze
The fire is located in the northern part of the sate some 300 miles (500 km) north of the wildfires in Los Angeles. The plant contains tens of thousands of lithium batteries, which can be extremely difficult to put out if they go up in flames.
I’ll Miss The Great Ocean Garbage Patch
Ban All The Things
It’s Not Our Fault
Blacklock’s- Wildfire Risk Was “Political”
Internal emails show Parks Canada executives feared “public and political perception” in managing fire hazards at Jasper, Alta. Access To Information records yesterday released by Conservative MP Dan Mazier (Dauphin-Swan River, Man.)
Jonah Mitchell, executive director of Parks Canada’s Prairie division, warned of negative media coverage if the agency organized a controlled burn of dead pine, a routine forest management practice. “At what point do we make the organizational decision to cancel planned prescribed burns in Western Canada?” asked Director Mitchell.
Politics Uber Alles
Oh?
Blacklocks- Solar Panels A Pollution Risk
The department budgeted $1.2 million for research on how to recycle panels at low cost. Panels contain aluminum, tellurium, antimony, gallium and indium “in some thin film modules which are currently not being recycled” due to high cost, it said. “Solar panels are constructed in such a manner that the many parts comprising the panel are difficult to separate and recycle individually.”
“Separating those materials and uniquely recycling them is a complex and expensive process as opposed to the cheap method of discarding the entire panel into a landfill,” it said.
Remember Acid Rain?
Bjorn Lomborg- Another environmental scare debunked: Acid rain killing all forests was the main environmental scare in the 1980s. A new half-century study shows acid rain doesn’t kill trees— actually, trees grow more with acid rain!
Science Direct- What happens to trees and soils during five decades of experimental nitrogen loading?
Bigger Than Ever
Bjorn Lomborg- In 2014, the eco-worried Guardian wrote the obituary of the Great Barrier Reef. Last three years, the Great Barrier Reef has been better than ever since records started in 1986
Ve Ave Vays
Globe and Mail- Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets green light despite months of protests by farmers
Under the new law, EU countries will be required to restore at least 30% of habitats such as forests, rivers, grasslands, wetlands, lakes and coral beds deemed in poor condition by 2030. This percentage is set to increase to 60% by 2040 and 90% by 2050. The law also introduces specific requirements for measures to reverse the decline of pollinators.