Jack Dini

China Buying Up Real Estate in the US

“It has been said that there are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One way is by using the sword, and the other is by using debt. Fortunately, America is not in danger of being conquered by the sword right now, but America is being conquered by debt.

Wind Energy Bird Killing Exemptions

Environmentalists have gone to great lengths to have certain eagles, hawks, and owls protected as endangered species, only to have wind turbines act as avian cuisinarts.

Cell Phones and 747’s

There were more than 5.6 billion cell phones in our world with a population just over 7 billion as of February this year. (1)

China and Cyber Espionage

The Chinese government has a national policy of economic espionage in cyberspace. In fact, the Chinese are the world's most active and persistent practitioners of cyber espionage. (1)

China Struggles With Innovation

China ranks 151st out of 181 countries in the World Bank's annual survey of environments for entrepreneurs. “China has a long way to go before it will be anything like the US in its ability to foster innovation or entrepreneurship,” says Daniel Altman. (1)

China Leads the World in Weather Modification

Not content to push the edge in cloning, architecture and geological engineering, China’s also leaving the rest of the world behind when it comes to controlling the weather. Chinese officials say cloud seeding has helped to relieve severe droughts and water shortages in cities. In Shanghai, officials are considering the measure to cool the daytime temperature, easing demand for electricity, reports Brandon Keim. (1)

United States Carbon Emissions Drop Drastically

The United States is leading the world in reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide. And it’s doing so by a wide margin.

Endangered Species Act Quirks

Land-use restrictions on behalf of the California gnatcather will cost the California economy more than $900 million by 2025, even though the bird is not the threatened subspecies once thought.

Confused by health and science news?

The Institute of Medicine estimates that only 4 percent of treatments and tests are backed up by strong scientific evidence: more than half have very weak evidence or none.

Green Conservation’s Victims of Land Grabbing

The biggest threat to many indigenous peoples today is being expelled from their lands in the name of green conservation.

California’s Green Circle of Hell

California, already in deep financial straits, is adding to its woes with an ethically feel-good action that will have virtually no effect on reducing world-wide emissions.

GM Crops Save Money and Lives

GM (genetically modified) crops help control insect pests, saving farmers billions of dollars and at the same time help with suicide prevention.

Mooching Toward Greece

The United States is acting and looking more like Greece every day. Americans got a glimpse of their fiscal future when European markets, currencies, and politics were roiled over the impending bankruptcy of some of their profligate nations, most notable Greece, which had made a science of the easy life.

Germany’s Green Energy Fiascos

Germany, one of the countries that leads the world in preaching the global warming doctrine and insists the rest of the world do as it says, should re-evaluate itself in regards to its environmental on-goings.

Germany’s Green Energy Policy Hit Households Hard

Many people in Germany are no longer able to pay their electricity bills. Skyrocketing electricity prices are making electricity unaffordable for a large number of Germans. The past year over 600,000 households had their power switched off in Germany because they can’t afford the skyrocketing electric bills.(1)

The Futulity of Controlling Emissions

Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions jumped 2.4% in 2010, despite pouring billions into renewable energy.

Britain’s Wind Power High Costs

Britain produces less than two percent of the world’s emissions but is still working to reduce emissions further. (1)

Wear Red to Win at Sports

The color of sportswear has been shown to influence the outcome for several different sports.

Livestock have a surprisingly big impact on global emissions

“It’s a silent but deadly source of greenhouse gases that contributes more to global warming than the entire world transportation sector, yet politicians almost never question it, and environmental lobbyists and other green activist groups seem unaware of its existence,” reports the Los Angeles Times. “Livestock are a leading source of greenhouse gases. Why isn’t anyone raising a stink?”

Kill Owls To Save Owls

Spotted owls were disappearing because big bad timber companies were cutting down old-growth forests. So the environmental movement rushed to the forests, hugged the trees, and issued news releases to decry the evils of the logging industry. Save the owl. Save the trees. Kill the timber industry. As a result of the hysteria to save the ‘endangered’ owls, US timber sales were reduced drastically, forcing sawmills to close, loggers to go broke, and the literal disappearance of entire towns that depended on the industry, reports Tom DeWeese. (1)