The proposed tidal lagoon would enclose Swansea Bay with a rock wall incorporating 16 turbines and generating 320MW of electricity. LONDON – Ambitious plans have been drawn up for a network of “tidal lagoons” around the UK coast that could provide up to a quarter of the country’s electricity – and there is potential to roll out the technology in many parts of the world.
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Donald Trump Is Mentally Ill According to Petition From Health Professionals
Some mental health professionals deemed that President Donald Trump is mentally ill. John Gartner Ph.D practices psychology in Maryland.
We can have it all if we’re willing to work toward compromise
Earlier this week, I was invited to sit on a panel hosted by Conservation Colorado to discuss how tourism fits into continued efforts for clean air, land, and water efforts in our community. There’s a pretty good chance that U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton’s aide and I were the only conservatives in the room, which is unfortunate since the event was open to the public.
John Stossel: Remember, ‘Repeal Obamacare!’? Now it’s, ‘No, Wait!’
Most Americans opposed Obamacare ever since the Democrats imposed it. But now that Congress actually might kill it, more say, “Wait, I like Obamacare!” People fight even to keep subsidies and guarantees that are obviously destructive.
Sparking ‘The Fight of a Lifetime,’ Senate Puts Fossil Fuel Ally at Helm of EPA
Portending risks to “the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the planet we love,” the U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency . The 52-46 vote comes a day after an Oklahoma judge said Pruitt was in violation of the state’s Open Records Act and ordered the release of thousands of emails between his office and fossil fuel companies.
Senate confirms Trump’s EPA pick
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency. Senators voted 52-46 on Friday to approve Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt.
Trumpa s EPA pick, Scott Pruitt, expected to be confirmed Friday
In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo,Environmental Protection Agency Administrator nominee, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Senate Republicans are poised to use their majority to confirm Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite calls from Democrats for a delay.
Schumer: Feds backtracking on puppy mills online reports
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer says the federal Department of Agriculture under President Donald Trump has backtracked on animal welfare by deleting an online database of inspection reports on animal facilities such as dog breeding centers. The New York Democrat says Friday that the database helped expose puppy mills and other inhumane facilities.
Senate on track to confirm Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator
In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. On inauguration eve, five law professors filed a brief in support of a 2015 regulation giving EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers discretion to regulate tributaries and wetlands far upstream from navigable lakes and rivers to protect water quality.
Today in History
On Feb. 16, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the moniker “Unconditional Surrender Grant.”
The trade war comes to the prairie
Doyle Lentz has grown barley, wheat, soybeans and canola for decades on his land in North Dakota, a farm that has been in the family for generations. Just outside of Rolla, North Dakota, a town of about 1,300 people west of the Red River Valley, his rolling, fertile land might seem a world away from coastal ports, international business deals and the very idea of “globalism.”
Congressman is righteously booed after dodging a young girl’s simple question about science
One hour into a loud, contentious town hall meeting in his home state of Utah, Congressman Jason Chaffetz was asked two simple questions by a young girl named Hannah Bradshaw. The first was about the environment: “What are you doing to help protect our water and air for our generations and my kids’ generations?” The second was just a bit more broad : “Do you believe in science?” Asking the sitting congressman if he believes in science is sadly a relevant question.
New executive director looks to ‘Flood’ fair with new memories
Cheryl Flood had to be the first one – the first one – to ride the new LED Giant Slide at the Florida State Fair. It’s her favorite.
‘Capitulation’: Clive Hamilton exits Climate Change Authority, blasts Turnbull
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Republicans give the oil industry what it wants – less transparency
Republicans in the US have axed Obama-era anti-corruption rules for energy and mining companies. The move, which is awaiting sign-off by President Trump, reverses years of progress in a sector often accused of dodgy dealings.
The Common Market earns Safe Quality Food Certification
Most school food service directors would love to fulfill their patrons’ desire for fresh, local food. But they also must adhere to high food safety standards which few small local farmers have the resources to meet.
GOP senators suspend committee rules, move Trump EPA pick ahead as Democrats boycott vote
In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Republicans voted Feb. 2, 2017, to send to the full Senate the nomination of Pruitt to lead the EPA.
Senate delays vote on Trump EPA pick after Democrats boycott
“Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday delayed a committee vote on President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency after the panel’s Democrats boycotted the meeting, saying that nominee Scott Pruitt doubts the science of climate change. The boycott in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee delayed the transition to a new administrator for the agency.
GOP Pushes 2 Top Cabinet Picks Through to Full Senate
Republicans jammed two of President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet picks through the Senate Finance Committee with no Democrats in the room Wednesday after suspending a rule that would have otherwise barred them from taking the vote. The tactic seemed a warning shot that they might deploy brute political muscle in the upcoming fight over the Supreme Court vacancy.
James Cameron: a Wea re the biggest freakina idiot civilization in historya
The “Avatar” director told The Daily Beast his fear that Mr. Trump will undo all of former President Obama’s progress on climate change, and the effects could be catastrophic. “A lot of my work that’s not specifically on the Avatar films – my activism – is around climate, and sustainability, and sustainable land use, and sustainable agriculture, but climate is number one,” Mr. Cameron, 62, said.
Artifacts turning up in Savannah as hurricane debris is removed
Bits of Savannah’s past just below our feet are forcing the city to take its time during the final stage of storm debris removal from Hurricane Matthew. When the strong winds toppled centuries-old trees, especially in cemeteries, parks and historic battlefield artifacts were lifted to the surface.
UK fledgling drone sector expands into new markets
Amazon made headlines just before Christmas with its first UK commercial drone delivery: a 13-minute flight to drop off a television-streaming stick and a bag of popcorn to a customer near Cambridge. When Adam Bailey set up XYZ Kingfisher, a building and land surveying business, three years ago there were about 150 active companies offering drone services.
Hemp and Pot Restrictions Not Dying Fast Enough
I finally escaped Washington, D.C., last month, arriving by car with my girlfriend as new residents of Seattle early this month. I’ve welcomed most of the changes I’ve seen here-apart from the Lenin Statue near our apartment.
A gourmet Texas inn reboots the cowboy way
For generations, city slickers have lived out their Old West fantasies on Texas dude ranches. But the newly updated Inn at Dos Brisas, halfway between Houston and Austin, offers much more than dusty cattle drives and campfire cookouts.
Official: Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget
The former head of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek significant budget and staff cuts. Myron Ebell said in an interview with The Associated Press that Trump is likely to seek significant reductions to the agency’s workforce – currently about 15,000 employees nationwide.
Trump bashed the unemployment rate. What happens now that he’s in charge of it?
During the campaign, Donald Trump called the official unemployment rate published by the Labor Department “such a phony number,” “one of the biggest hoaxes in American modern politics,” and “the biggest joke there is.” He variously described the real rate as 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 , 24 , 25, 28, 29, 30 and 35 percent .
Agawam mayor complains city wasn’t notified of USDA bird poisoning
A Massachusetts mayor says the U.S. Department of Agriculture waited too long to tell Agawam officials about a pesticide application that reportedly caused dead birds to fall from the sky. Mayor Richard Cohen asked for better communication from the USDA in a Jan. 12 letter to U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Richard Neal.
Guam governor orders EPA to test for traces of Agent Orange
Guam’s Environmental Protection Agency has been ordered to test sites around the tiny U.S. island territory for traces of the toxic Vietnam-era defoliant Agent Orange. In a letter dated Jan. 19, Gov. Eddie Calvo instructed the agency’s on-island administrator, Walter Leon Guerrero, to examine “drinking water sources and soils,” where U.S. military veterans who served there in the 1960s and ’70s claimed the toxic-chemical mixture had been sprayed.
Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout
WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration has instituted what it described as a temporary media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. Emails sent to EPA staff since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday and reviewed by The Associated Press detailed specific prohibitions banning press releases, blog updates or posts to the agency’s social media accounts.
British meat sector ‘looks forward’ to dealing with President Trump …
The British red meat sector has said it ‘looks forward’ to dealing with new US President Donald Trump after his inauguration. With Mr Trump having been inaugurated yesterday , the British red meat industry is looking forward to ‘continued good progress’ towards opening up the American market to lamb and beef products; a market which could be worth A 20 million a year for Welsh red meat alone.
Letters: Price is wrong steward for country’s health care
Rep. Tom Price, the nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. I am a pediatrician in Philadelphia, and I oppose the nomination of U.S. Rep. Tom Price as secretary of Health and Human Services.
President Sexual Predator plans big cuts to violence against women programs
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Send a letter to U.S. Senators: Block Jeff Sessions’ appointment as Attorney General. **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.
Florida, get ready for less perfect weather as 2016 marks record heat
Florida has never sent one of its own to the White House, but Donald Trump may be the closest the country has come to making a Floridian president. The Sunshine State could act as key proving ground for the new president’s policies on everything from immigration to healthcare reform to the economy.
How fake news might affect your favorite foods
The “certified organic” seal is synonymous with healthy living and clean eating. But what exactly does it mean? And who decides what is or is not certified organic? In the United States, food is certified organic by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Nat’l Pork Producers Council: Another “Midnight” Regulation Dumped On Farmers
NAT’L PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL: ANOTHER “MIDNIGHT” REGULATION DUMPED ON FARMERS Jan. 19, 2017 Source: Nat’l Pork Producers Council news release In another poke in the eye to agriculture, the Obama administration tomorrow will issue a regulation that adds animal welfare standards to the nation’s organic food production law. The National Pork Producers Council will work with the Trump administration and Congress to repeal yet another “midnight” regulation.
‘The Trump effect’ on Canadian food prices: Sad
PENNY PINCHING Canadians can expect to pay up to five per cent more on food in 2017 due to a number of factors: weather, a weak loonie, rising energy costs and a certain controversy-courting president south of the border. Canadians’ food costs are expected to go up by as much as five per cent in 2017, and consumers have incoming U.S. President Donald Trump at least in part to thank for the price hike, according to a recent report.
Trump taps former Georgia governor for agriculture secretary
After weeks of speculation , former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue was selected to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary, according to an official knowledgeable of the nomination but not authorized to speak publicly. Some agriculture leaders see Perdue, who grew up on a farm and earned a doctorate in veterinary medicine, as a strong supporter of farmers and ranchers who understands the issues facing rural America.
Trump EPA pick pledges more cooperation with industry
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt, left, is welcomed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., prior to testifying at his confirmation hearing before the committee. Our team will redo any room but a bathroom or kitchen.
Trump doesn’t represent American views on climate change: a visual guide
You could be forgiven for thinking the American public is deeply divided on climate change. After all, the United States elected Donald Trump, a man who has famously – and falsely – called climate change a “hoax.”
EPA critic Scott Pruitt faces Senate panel in bid to lead agency
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the man President-elect Donald Trump wants to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, will ask a select group of senators Wednesday to allow him to lead an agency he has spent much of his career trying to dismantle. Environmental activists call Pruitt dangerous and Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will look to put his views of science and climate change on trial.