Monthly Archives: June 2012

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/new-disability-regs-limit-slope-mini-golf-holes-require-businesses-admit-mini-horses The 2010 ADA standards for Accessible Design require that at least 50 percent of golf holes on miniature golf courses be “accessible” – with a ground space that is “48 inches minimum by 60 inches minimum with slopes not … Continue reading →

The President says: “With only 2% of the world’s oil reserves, we can’t just drill our way to lower gas prices,… Not when we consume 20% of the world’s oil.” The Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy says: … Continue reading →

http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1250349.ece US shale plays such as the Bakken in North Dakota will more than double output in the next two decades, according to the first official forecast for booming tight-oil production, published by the US government on Monday. The projections, … Continue reading →

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/234801-epa-dems-cheer-climate-ruling Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson is applauding the new federal court ruling that rejected several challenges to the agency’s climate change regulations. “Today’s ruling is a strong validation of, in the court’s own words, the ‘unambiguously correct’ approach … Continue reading →

The fact that Joe Coldwarrior hasn’t been banned at RedState is pretty clear evidence that the Contributors as a group agree with his message about local involvement. His method, though, is crap. I’d hate to think that he learned his … Continue reading →

An editorial from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) expounds upon the economic and strategic importance of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) on the occasion of its 35th anniversary: 35th anniversary of TAPS, June 20, 2012 Since oil first flowed down the … Continue reading →

http://impact.nola.com/environment/print.html?entry=/2012/06/rio20_will_be_remembered_as_th.html In the end, this conference was a conference to decide to have more conferences. That result was hailed as a success by the 100 heads of state who attended. Given how environmental summits have failed in recent years as … Continue reading →

Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox, he of the burning water tap, loves to scare people with the provocative word “fracking” and misleading images and claims of its potential to damage the environment, specifically groundwater. To wit, this screenshot of a cute … Continue reading →