“While there are many positives for LEDs, the AMA looked at the light output quality and the potential health impact. The AMA committee that examined the issue and issued the health warning explained in great detail how LED lights operate and how they may impact humans and nocturnal wildlife by increasing glare and disrupting the circadian rhythm of humans.”
US cities that have installed or are considering installing new light emitting diode (LED) highway lights are now dealing with a recent warning from the American Medical Association (AMA) about the health issues from this lighting for drivers and residents. Currently, cities have converted about 10% of their highway lights to LED lights, primarily switching from high pressure sodium (HPS) lights. They were considering accelerating the pace of conversion–until the health warning.…
Continue Reading“Blocking the construction of pipelines is endangering all Americans, because pipelines are the safest method for transporting oil, natural gas and other petroleum products, such as gasoline, and because both oil and natural gas are vital to the safety and economic health of all Americans.”
The political left is fighting hard to prevent the building of pipelines. Currently, the most noisy protest has been to prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. This pipeline is being built to transport oil from the Bakken shale oil fields to an Illinois refinery.
The Climate Disobedience Action Fund temporarily shut down five other pipelines in support of the group protesting the Dakota Access pipeline.
The name of this group, i.e., Climate Disobedience, actually defines the real purpose for all the attempts to shut down oil and natural gas pipelines.…
Continue Reading“This election was about ‘draining the swamp’ and changing the way Washington works. Neonics and other US EPA actions would be a good place to begin.”
Canadian regulators have followed the EU’s (flawed) lead. For years, environmentalists and beekeepers in Ontario and Quebec Provinces have battled farmers and beekeepers in the rest of Canada over whether neonics pose a threat to bees. It’s the tail wagging the dog, since 80 percent of beekeeping is in these other provinces.
Canadian law requires that every incidence of beehive losses be described in an exhaustive examination and reported to HealthCanada. Reports filed from the beginning of record-keeping through 2012 show that the majority of bee-kill incidents reported in Canada occurred in 2012, and most came from one province (Ontario), where many beekeepers are hobbyists.…
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