On Thursday morning, Oregon Governor Kate Brown said she would send state troopers to force Republicans back to the carbon-reduction legislative session. The Republicans face possible arrest and $500 fines for each day they do not show up. Republican State Senator Brian Boquist went into Western mode when interviewed: Oregon state senator @BrianBoquistGOP said if…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Some environmentalists have labeled California’s new law extending its cap-and-trade system as “institutional racism” that will end up killing thousands of “people of color.” Activists with Friends of the Earth did not support Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of legislation to extend the state’s cap-and-trade system until 2030….
Andrew Follett The European Union is set to emit 2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) more than it promised the United Nations due to an accounting problem. A note from the European Commission, which The Guardian saw Monday, stated that Europe gave out too many permits for CO2 emissions, which threatened December’s international agreement…
Andrew Follett The EPA has made a lot of power grabs of dubious legality over the last year, from forcing unpopular regulations through over the objections of Congress to illegally using social media to promote Obama’s policies. So without further ado, here are the top 5 EPA attempts to grab power through quasi-legal means. 1: The Clean Power Plan The Clean Power…