In some places, local zoning laws were changed to forbid property owners from deploying alternative energy. Annual Payments: In some cases, a single property owner lost roughly $540,000 per year in anticipated lease payments. Youngstown Vindicator.
E.G. Ohio: Under Senate Bill 52, passed in 2021, county commissioners have the power to designate "restricted areas" where large solar and wind facilities are prohibited.
Clermont County: Unanimously banned large solar and wind farms in seven townships, including Washington, Batavia, and Monroe, to preserve farmland and rural character.
Columbiana County: Enacted a ban covering 18 townships because many local farmers did not want large energy arrays on their land.
Clark County: Established a two-year ban on new wind and solar projects in unincorporated areas through 2027.
Portage County: Although some townships like Shalersville have bans, commissioners recently opted to review projects on a case-by-case basis rather than issuing a blanket ban for eight other townships.
"Burgum echoed 1990s-era shills for Big Carbon by declaring that 'CO2 was never a pollutant,' because 'plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2.'..."
"Hmmmm, yes," Master Yoda say. "Ask how much plants on Venus like atmosphere of 96% carbon dioxide at 900°. Dense it is! Like Burgum brains!....mmmm, yes!"
Research has found the limits to CO2 benefits to plant growth -- as one would expect "unlimited" anything has boundaries. By plant species it is possible to know when beneficial limits are exceeded and that appears to be happening here on earth already.
I would like to see Sec. of Energy Wright forced to live near a coal mine, or a power plant that burns coal, preferably downwind from the plant. This is a guy who has no clue what the consequences of burning even the cleanest coal are. Maybe make him sit through a long presentation with lots of graphic pictures of deceased coal miners and their Black Lungs. These guys don't care, they are paid to not care, etc. etc. Also I would like to see Dementia Donnie join his lackey for all of the above.
Thank you for your well-written article. I am aghast over the Trump regime's attack upon the Earth's environment in every way. If I had my way I would send them all to Mars TODAY to see how long they would last outside of Mother Earth.
We need to elect competent earth warriors to replace the G4 (Gregarious Gaggle of Grotesque Grifters) now in power. There is still time, but only if we take action now.
I like your G4 acronym! Agree with you completely. In a prior life, long long time ago I helped write EIR/EISs in CA. I am very familiar with the struggle and political challeges.
"In congressional testimony this week, Wright, the Energy Secretary, insisted the coal use was permanent and inevitable: 'I’m pretty confident coal will lead the world in global electricity production when I die,' he said."
Well, there's only one way to know whether your prediction will turn out to have been accurate, Mr. Secretary, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's anxious to know. So, let's make it this Friday, the 24th, shall we? I'd much prefer, "within the next half hour," but I'm not without compassion, even for snakes like you, so I'll give you 48 hours to get your affairs in order (and, if you're so inclined, to find a bridge you like).
Thank you for your attention to this matter... and for your willingness to take one for Team Trump.
It hurts to read this piece. Unrelenting revenge and retribution are called for. Our day will come and we have to make it really painful enough that these folks never come out from under their rocks again.
Let's all take a deep breath here. Trump—in all of his inglorious incompetence—has done more for the environment in the last few days than every other US administration over the last 15 years. Trump has made gas and oil prices exorbitantly high, and that guarantees we'll be using less around the world. That single fact is the best thing Trump has ever done in the fight against global warming—and he did it accidentally.
Oil and LNG prices are expected to remain high for years due to Trump's gross incompetence. Of course this gives a great boost to alternative, less destructive energy sources.
Funny, at first I thought your lead sentence, "On Earth Day — and every day — the carbon-pilled nihilist in the White House is rampaging against the environment" used the term, "pillaging" instead of rampaging. Maybe PILLAGING is the most apt term ? Just googled, and found: "Vikings in history and popular culture are known as strong and dangerous, bloodthirsty killers, raiders, pillagers - pirates of land and sea." That sounds like our president....
Pillaging is an excellent term for what Trump is doing to the environment, the economy, and the country itself. It is as if the Vandals have been reinvented and are descending upon us.
The environment issue is a top priority to me. A federal judge recently blocked Trump’s administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar energy industry groups say have stymied the development of new energy generation projects. We have to stand firm against expanding fossil fuel production and promote policies that care about clean air and clean water.
This greedy shithead is ruining the planet for generations to come, sealing his legacy as the most hated American in our history. But there's still time to check him and get things turned around. We've got to tell everyone we know to get out and VOTE.
Donald Trump is both a wrecking ball and a giant vacuum cleaner sucking up billions of dollars in corrupt leveraging of the presidency, extortion, bribes and by playing the market with his on-again, off-again cease-fires and bloodcurdling threats.
The Republican Party is allowing all of this destruction. Apparently, the house is working for ridiculous bills to honor Trump. It is beyond me to understand how our elected legislature is refusing to rein the President in. He is obviously out of control and obviously seriously damaged cognitively and psychologically. Trump, along with his cabinet and the loyalists in the Republican Party need to be held accountable for the damage they have done to the regulatory processes that were protecting our country. They are effectively getting control of the global economy and security networks to China. National security has been negatively affected both by the war in Iran and the actions of Congress. Trump has become a laughing stock, and he is at work destroying the credibility of the United States as well as NATO, which has kept Russia in check and left Europe vulnerable to attack. He has destroyed our relationships to European countries. He is perceived as the face of America, and all of the damage done by his administration is seen by the rest of the world as the intentions of America. This is not what the people of America want, and it has given up America's leadership in the world. Trump needs to be removed from office by the quickest way possible.
Hmmm, what was that pledge trump made to oil and gas execs when he pressed them to fund his reelection campaign? Seems he's making good on that promise. So much for Earth Day... :(
I clicked 'like' but I just wanted to 'agree' because only idiots 'like' what drump is doing to the US and the world.
In some places, local zoning laws were changed to forbid property owners from deploying alternative energy. Annual Payments: In some cases, a single property owner lost roughly $540,000 per year in anticipated lease payments. Youngstown Vindicator.
E.G. Ohio: Under Senate Bill 52, passed in 2021, county commissioners have the power to designate "restricted areas" where large solar and wind facilities are prohibited.
Clermont County: Unanimously banned large solar and wind farms in seven townships, including Washington, Batavia, and Monroe, to preserve farmland and rural character.
Columbiana County: Enacted a ban covering 18 townships because many local farmers did not want large energy arrays on their land.
Clark County: Established a two-year ban on new wind and solar projects in unincorporated areas through 2027.
Portage County: Although some townships like Shalersville have bans, commissioners recently opted to review projects on a case-by-case basis rather than issuing a blanket ban for eight other townships.
"Burgum echoed 1990s-era shills for Big Carbon by declaring that 'CO2 was never a pollutant,' because 'plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2.'..."
"Hmmmm, yes," Master Yoda say. "Ask how much plants on Venus like atmosphere of 96% carbon dioxide at 900°. Dense it is! Like Burgum brains!....mmmm, yes!"
Research has found the limits to CO2 benefits to plant growth -- as one would expect "unlimited" anything has boundaries. By plant species it is possible to know when beneficial limits are exceeded and that appears to be happening here on earth already.
I like my version better...
It is very good.
I would like to see Sec. of Energy Wright forced to live near a coal mine, or a power plant that burns coal, preferably downwind from the plant. This is a guy who has no clue what the consequences of burning even the cleanest coal are. Maybe make him sit through a long presentation with lots of graphic pictures of deceased coal miners and their Black Lungs. These guys don't care, they are paid to not care, etc. etc. Also I would like to see Dementia Donnie join his lackey for all of the above.
Just what is "clean coal"?
Exactly!
I think it’s an oxymoron
Believed in by Republican morons
Told to them by a MAGA moron.
they put it in the dishwasher before they let it out loose to poison our air.
Ah, so that's how they did it! /s
Thank you for your well-written article. I am aghast over the Trump regime's attack upon the Earth's environment in every way. If I had my way I would send them all to Mars TODAY to see how long they would last outside of Mother Earth.
We need to elect competent earth warriors to replace the G4 (Gregarious Gaggle of Grotesque Grifters) now in power. There is still time, but only if we take action now.
I like your G4 acronym! Agree with you completely. In a prior life, long long time ago I helped write EIR/EISs in CA. I am very familiar with the struggle and political challeges.
Treason most foul
Dump Trump, pick up Democrats.
Thanks for this wonderful article.
Thought I read that the deal to open Boundary Waters to Chilean mining company has been approved. Heart break.
Doesn’t the US have legislation that keeps US natural resources in US ownership?
Legislation? This administration don't need no stinkin' legislation! Whatever Trump wants is the law.
Remember, in the name of profit, all things are possible....
How much money have the Chileans paid to tRump's offshore bank account?
"In congressional testimony this week, Wright, the Energy Secretary, insisted the coal use was permanent and inevitable: 'I’m pretty confident coal will lead the world in global electricity production when I die,' he said."
Well, there's only one way to know whether your prediction will turn out to have been accurate, Mr. Secretary, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's anxious to know. So, let's make it this Friday, the 24th, shall we? I'd much prefer, "within the next half hour," but I'm not without compassion, even for snakes like you, so I'll give you 48 hours to get your affairs in order (and, if you're so inclined, to find a bridge you like).
Thank you for your attention to this matter... and for your willingness to take one for Team Trump.
Not fair to snakes, which are environmentally sound!
It hurts to read this piece. Unrelenting revenge and retribution are called for. Our day will come and we have to make it really painful enough that these folks never come out from under their rocks again.
Let's all take a deep breath here. Trump—in all of his inglorious incompetence—has done more for the environment in the last few days than every other US administration over the last 15 years. Trump has made gas and oil prices exorbitantly high, and that guarantees we'll be using less around the world. That single fact is the best thing Trump has ever done in the fight against global warming—and he did it accidentally.
Oil and LNG prices are expected to remain high for years due to Trump's gross incompetence. Of course this gives a great boost to alternative, less destructive energy sources.
laughing.. and AGREE..
My children thought the world wars were over -- an anomoly past, but are learning differently now
Funny, at first I thought your lead sentence, "On Earth Day — and every day — the carbon-pilled nihilist in the White House is rampaging against the environment" used the term, "pillaging" instead of rampaging. Maybe PILLAGING is the most apt term ? Just googled, and found: "Vikings in history and popular culture are known as strong and dangerous, bloodthirsty killers, raiders, pillagers - pirates of land and sea." That sounds like our president....
Pillaging is an excellent term for what Trump is doing to the environment, the economy, and the country itself. It is as if the Vandals have been reinvented and are descending upon us.
'Plundering' is also appropriate, considering what is being done to the earth.
use pillaging, plundering, and raping. murdering works, as well.
The environment issue is a top priority to me. A federal judge recently blocked Trump’s administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar energy industry groups say have stymied the development of new energy generation projects. We have to stand firm against expanding fossil fuel production and promote policies that care about clean air and clean water.
This greedy shithead is ruining the planet for generations to come, sealing his legacy as the most hated American in our history. But there's still time to check him and get things turned around. We've got to tell everyone we know to get out and VOTE.
Donald Trump is both a wrecking ball and a giant vacuum cleaner sucking up billions of dollars in corrupt leveraging of the presidency, extortion, bribes and by playing the market with his on-again, off-again cease-fires and bloodcurdling threats.
The Republican Party is allowing all of this destruction. Apparently, the house is working for ridiculous bills to honor Trump. It is beyond me to understand how our elected legislature is refusing to rein the President in. He is obviously out of control and obviously seriously damaged cognitively and psychologically. Trump, along with his cabinet and the loyalists in the Republican Party need to be held accountable for the damage they have done to the regulatory processes that were protecting our country. They are effectively getting control of the global economy and security networks to China. National security has been negatively affected both by the war in Iran and the actions of Congress. Trump has become a laughing stock, and he is at work destroying the credibility of the United States as well as NATO, which has kept Russia in check and left Europe vulnerable to attack. He has destroyed our relationships to European countries. He is perceived as the face of America, and all of the damage done by his administration is seen by the rest of the world as the intentions of America. This is not what the people of America want, and it has given up America's leadership in the world. Trump needs to be removed from office by the quickest way possible.
Hmmm, what was that pledge trump made to oil and gas execs when he pressed them to fund his reelection campaign? Seems he's making good on that promise. So much for Earth Day... :(