California Plastic Bag Bans Spur 120 Percent Increase in Sales of Thicker Plastic Garbage Bags
A new study says plastic bag bans encourage people to use less eco-friendly substitutes.
Environmentalism
Maryland's New 'Clean Energy' Bill Includes Millions in Subsidies for Pollution-Spewing Trash Incinerators and Paper Mills
The state treats burning trash as a renewable energy source worthy of taxpayer support.
Anti-Straw Activists Are Now Trying to Get Rid of Plastic Straw Emojis
Environmental group Lonely Whale and Bacardi have teamed up to fight the little "straw in cup" symbol.
New Research Suggests Solar Geoengineering Could Safely Lower Global Temperatures
We should stop hemming and hawing and try building an emergency backup cooling system for the planet
Life-Saving Golden Rice Finally Gets to Poor Farmers Despite Environmentalist Opposition
Bangladesh announces that it will allow its farmers to plant this genetically improved crop
Environmental Protection Agency
It's 'Time to Panic' Over Climate Change, Asserts New York Times Op-Ed
That's wrong. Promoting fear hinders more than helps environmental progress.
Zoning Makes the Green New Deal Impossible
A bad idea is made worse by its inability to grapple with local land use restrictions.
Think the Green New Deal Is Crazy? Blame Intersectionality.
The left loves fringe causes, like providing welfare to people who are "unwilling to work."
'Extreme opponents of genetically modified foods know the least but think they know the most'
Title of the Nature Human Behavior article cited above sadly says it all.
The World Is Getting Better, Declare Op-Eds in Leading Newspapers
Doomslayer Julian Simon vindicated after 40 years.
Developer Sues Labor Groups Over Use of California Environmental Laws To Stop Construction
Two unions called out for threats to sue if they don't get hired to build.
U.S. Cancer Incidence and Death Rates Fall to a 25-Year Low
Good news: The cancer death rate which stood in 1991 at 215 per 100,000 people has dropped in 2016 to 156 per 100,000 people.
Will Uprisings Thwart Green Central Planners?
Ordinary people aren't willing to pay higher costs just to fulfill the grand visions of environmentalists.
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA Wants to Get Out of Puddles and Ditches. Environmental Activists Are Outraged.
A welcome new federal approach under the Clean Water Act.
Is Kids Climate Case Coming to an End?
The "trial of the century" may not happen after all.
Oregon Oysterman's Poop Problem Shows Need for Market-Based Regulations
If we want fresh oysters, good cheeses, and clean water, we should rethink how we regulate all three.
Should Dried Up Tree Frog Sex Ponds Limit Property Rights?
The Supreme Court will rule on whether the Endangered Species Act has failed wildlife and private property owners alike.
Gov. Brown Signs Stupid Straw Bill
California in a nutshell: Laws that "feel good" but don't work pass. One that might actually help kids gets vetoed.
High Yield Modern Farming Better for the Environment, Says Nature Study
Low yield organic farming uses up lots more land and harms biodiversity
Pope Francis Calls for Global Regulations to Solve the Oceans' Plastic Pollution Problem
A lack of international regulations did not cause the plastic pollution crisis. Imposing them now won't fix the problem.
The United Nations Cites Bad Straw Stats While Lauding Latin American Bans
Pushing punitive bans is a strange activity for an organization dedicated to defending human rights.
New Jersey Gov. Vetoes Plastic Bag Fee Because It Doesn't 'Go Far Enough'
Environmental groups hope for an outright ban instead.
Portland's Clean Energy Tax Is Direct Democracy at Its Worst
Environmentalist groups are supporting a ballot initiative that raises taxes on retailers and consumers in order to pay for grants to environmentalist groups.
Don't Ban Straws
Banning straws "might make some politicians feel good, but it won't actually accomplish anything good."
Starbucks Wants to Send More Plastic to a Recycling Industry in Crisis
Thanks to Chinese restrictions on imported recyclables, even less of America's waste is getting reused.
Starbucks Bans Plastic Straws, Winds Up Using More Plastic
A Reason investigation reveals that the coffee giant's new cold drink lids use more plastic than the old straw/lid combo.
Is Membership in a Conservation Organization Proof of Criminal Intent to Harm Cattle?
Prosecutors in southern Utah have argued that they can prove that the closing of a corral gate was the crime of attempted wanton destruction of livestock by pointing to a defendant's membership in a conservation organization. Today I argue to the Utah Court of Appeals that it should review the First Amendment implications of the prosecutors' maneuver.
Seattle's First-in-the-Nation Straw Ban Goes Into Effect. More Will Follow.
The latest environmental craze claims another victory.
Laws That Are 'Impossible' to Follow Can Still Be Constitutional, Says California Court
Just because you cannot comply doesn't mean the law cannot exist.
Activists Say Straws Should Be Banned Because They Are a 'Gateway Plastic'
Advocates hope a straw ban will be the first step toward broader plastic prohibitions.
Impossible Burger Maker Denounces Friends of the Earth Activists As 'Anti-Science Fundamentalists'
Fear mongering over ingredients derived from genetically modified yeast
What Cause Could Possibly Be Awful Enough to Unite Portland, Calvin Harris, and McDonald's?
Another crop of celebrities, cities, and corporations declare war on single-use plastic straws.
Tom Brady Is the Latest Celebrity to Hop On the Anti-Straw Bandwagon
Celebrity environmental activism against straws only lends moral support to prohibitionist politicians.
European Plastics Ban Takes Aim at Straw Man
Plastic straws face another setback with a proposal for a continent-wide ban.
New York the Latest City to Take Aim At Plastic Straws
Momentum to ban these convenient suckers keeps growing.
Steven Pinker Loves the Enlightenment
The Harvard psychologist splits the difference between Dr. Pangloss and Pope Francis.
California's Boneheaded Solar Remedy for Climate Change
Good intentions can make for awful policies.
U.K. Goes Full Nanny State With Proposed Nationwide Plastic Straw Ban
Want to cut back on plastic marine waste? Focus on waste management systems, not drinking straws.
Your Lobster Leftovers Could Serve up a Substitute for Plastics
Could animal chitin lead to a new tech revolution?
Steven Pinker Wants Enlightenment Now!
Pope Francis is part of the problem, nuclear energy is part of the solution, and libertarians need to admit that not every regulation will turn us into Venezuela.
The Amazing and Abundant Future
Ronald Bailey's 11-minute talk at Voice & Exit on the awesome 21st century.
New York Times Columnist Is Worried About What's in His Urine
The FDA debunks his fears.
Is Degrowth the Only Way to Save the World?
Welcome to the latest gussied up version of Malthusian eco-pessimism!
Climate Activist Bill McKibben's 3-Step Plan to Eliminate Fossil Fuels
If renewables are as cheap as he thinks, then Steps 2 and 3 are superfluous.
L.A.'s New Trash Cartels Are Exactly the Dumpster Fire Critics Warned About
Exclusive city-mandated monopolies lead to sky-high prices and crappy service. Who could have predicted it?
Media, Legislators, Activists Stick By Straw Stats Produced By 9-Year-Old
An elementary school student said Americans use 500 million straws a day. Adults studying the issue put the figure far lower.
15 Times Major Media Outlets Used a Statistic about Plastic Straws Based on Research by a 9-Year-Old
A number's popularity does not prove its accuracy.
