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Trenton NJ, land use rules proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection will stand firmly in the way of Gov. Phil Murphy’s mission to expand “affordable housing” in New Jersey, according to a new op-ed by NJBIA.
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Ridgewood NJ, imagine stepping into a time machine and landing in the age of dinosaurs. Instead of today’s icy wilderness, you find yourself in a dense, swampy rainforest alive with buzzing insects, flowering plants, and towering coniferous trees. Remarkably, this is what Antarctica looked like between 83 and 92 million years ago.
Continue reading Unearthing Antarctica’s Ancient Forests: Amber Reveals a Warm, Prehistoric Past
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Ridgewood NJ, that’s the ticket, if all Americans were compelled to adopt electric vehicles (EVs) according to the schedule outlined in Biden’s EPA mandates, instead of the Earth’s temperature reaching 60 degrees, the average temperature would be marginally lower, at approximately 59.99 degrees.
Continue reading Data Shows Transition to EV’s Will Have Minimal Impact
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Washington DC, if there were any uncertainties about the connection between climate lockdowns and the aftermath of COVID, Dr. Fauci made it clear in his recent statement at Georgetown University:
Continue reading Is Dr. Fauci Now Pushing, “Climate Lockdowns” ?
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Ridgewood NJ, You might be familiar with Groundhog Day from the 1993 film in which a TV weatherman experiences the same day repeatedly. In this iconic movie, Bill Murray’s character covers the annual celebration over and over, putting Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on the map.
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Long Beach Island NJ, Christine Todd Whitman, who as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush at the time of the 9/11 attacks told the public the air around Ground Zero in New York was safe to breathe, has admitted for the first time she was wrong.
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Ridgewood NJ, a majority of voters agree with a Republican presidential candidate’s criticism of climate change as a “religion” that isn’t really about the climate at all.
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Ridgewood NJ, once Major League Baseball star Tug McGraw when he was asked whether he preferred grass or Astroturf replied : “I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf.” While the Village debates the soundness of the idea of putting a turf field on Route 17 , thousands of dollars of shrubbery on the berm has died . Apparently neglect ,high winds, no water and poor air quality did them in.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood resident Boyd Loving caught some pics of blockage in Ho-Ho-Kus Brook near Spring Avenue that may be contributing to flooding at Ridgewood High School. Before we blame every thing on “Climate Change”, in New Jersey, the responsibility of cleaning debris from clogged waterways can vary depending on the location and type of waterway. According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, “the property owner of the land under the river or stream is responsible for debris removal after a storm event.
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Ridgewood NJ, the polar bear has long been the poster child of global warming crusaders.
Dr. Susan Crockford is a Canadian zoologist with more than 35 years of experience studying Arctic polar bears who was famously fired from the University of Victoria for telling the truth; polar bear populations are stable and even thriving.
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Ridgewood NJ, an editorial in the WSJ on August 8th quantifies the sheer idiocy of this $380 billion subsidy for green energy. According to the analysis, even when adopting the United Nations’ own climate modeling:
Continue reading Inflation Reduction Act : Not Much For Saving The Planet
and bundle up this is going to be a very cold winter
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West Virginia , better stock some extra blankets this winter ,the West Virginia Coal Association has blasted the Inflation Resumption Act as a dagger in the heart of Manchin’s own home-state industry. The letter is signed by heads of coal industry groups in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. We count FIVE Democratic senators from these states all of whom favor this bill.
Continue reading Turn off the Air Conditioning Democrat Climate Bill Kills Coal
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Ridgewood NJ, despite all the silly media hype most Americans say this winter hasn’t been worse than usual, but they believe climate change could cause severe snow storms.
Continue reading Despite the Media Hype Most Americans say this winter hasn’t been worse than usual
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Ridgewood NJ, Bioscience and genetics company Colossal recently raised $15 million to recreate the wooly mammoth. The project involves taking skin cells from Asian elephants and reprogramming them into more versatile stem cells that carry mammoth DNA, then carrying embryos to term in a surrogate mother or artificial womb. The researchers hope they have their first set of calves in six years. While reintroducing herds of elephant-mammoth hybrids to the Arctic tundra may help convert landscapes to grassland and keep the ground cool, some scientists argue that it is not the most effective way to restore the tundra.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ross Clark, a columnist for Britain’s Daily Telegraph, has done some interesting math on whether battery cars save energy.
Continue reading Will Electric Cars Save The Planet , Maybe Not ?
