Month: February 2022

Yahoo News

The Biden Administration has delayed or stopped work on federal oil and gas leases and permits following a court ruling that struck down the Administration’s “social cost of carbon” metric to account for climate risk when holding lease sales or issuing permits.

Earlier this month, Judge James D. Cain, JR of a Louisiana district court granted a preliminary injunction sought by major fossil fuel-producing states in a lawsuit against the Biden Administration challenging the so-called “social cost of carbon” in rule-making and decision-making regarding lease sales. Continue reading “Biden Administration Halts New Oil And Gas Drilling Permits”

Yahoo News

Police in Washington, D.C., have requested assistance from the U.S. National Guard in preparation for a potential protest convoy in the district similar to the Canadian “Freedom Convoy,” a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday.

Spokesman John Kirby said the Department of Defense is considering the request from the U.S. Capitol Police and the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Continue reading “D.C. Officials Request National Guard Troops ahead of Expected U.S. ‘Freedom Convoy’”

Reason – by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Six teenage girls say they were forced to strip so school administrators could check them for vaping devices. Families of the teenagers—students at Suring High School in Wisconsin—have now retained a civil rights lawyer, after the local district attorney declined to bring criminal charges against Suring High officials. Continue reading “Students Strip Searched for Vaping Devices”

Fox 5

NEW YORK – Russia’s widespread cyberattacks are part of a technique to destabilize Ukraine before a possible invasion, according to U.S. government officials, who are bracing for possible cyberattacks in the United States.

If Russia mounts cyberattacks against the United States, the targets could include banks, power plants, water treatment facilities, and communications. Cyber experts say Russia has the capability to disable or destroy U.S. satellites. Those attacks could also impact GPS for navigation, farming, automation, and oil exploration. Continue reading “Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Cyberattacks could affect U.S.”

Breitbart – by John Binder

A pair of Vermont towns are ready for their first local elections where foreign nationals will be allowed to vote, even offering ballots in foreign languages.

Montpelier, the state’s capital, and Winooski, located just outside of Burlington, are set to hold local elections where, for the first time, foreign nationals will be able to vote. In Montpelier, city officials said one foreign national has registered to vote while about eight foreign nationals have registered in Winooski. Continue reading “Vermont Towns Open Voting to Foreign Nationals, Offering Ballots in Foreign Languages”

Notebook Check

Firefighting efforts to quell the flames on the burning Felicity Ace ship full of luxury vehicles are complicated by the fact that electric car battery fire can’t be easily put out with water. The SMIT Salvage company hired to save the burning ship says they’ve never had a case like that before due precisely to the electric cars on board. Continue reading “Burning Porsches on the Felicity Ace ship prove electric car batteries are a fire hazard for sea transport”