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What I’m Reading – Dec 29 2024

The Endangered Species Act turns 50, the economy is doing well, and Texas border antics causing more trouble

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Climate Change Energy Users

Multi-stage heat pumps are the cat’s jammies

My friend Simon St. Laurent posted a video on Facebook that goes into the mechanics—and efficiencies—of a heat pump. Homes in Savannah are primarily cooled and heated by heat pumps. The house we bought had a 2.5 ton unit, with the interior portion in the attic. Being new to HVAC systems installed in the attics, […]

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Environment Legal, Laws, and Regs

Sackett v EPA: Today’s the day

Today’s the day when the second Sackett v EPA case is heard in the Supreme Court. The consequences of today’s imbalanced Supreme Court could be devastating to the quality of the waters in our country. I’ll be writing about this case after the oral arguments. In the meantime, I’m putting together a page (Sackett v […]

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Environment

Sackett v EPA: Documents and Articles

(Links in process) The Sacketts have been at the Supreme court twice. The first time, the question was whether an EPA compliance order could be challenged in court. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that it could. The second case has more far reaching consequences in that it gives the current Supreme Court license to answer […]

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Critters Legal, Laws, and Regs

Feld Entertainment Circus Elephants Finally Find a Home

Take equal parts dealing with Trump as President and then COVID and you have an explanation for why I didn’t notice that there was a piece of outstandingly good news beginning in 2020. The Feld Entertainment/Ringling Brothers elephants I had written about in the past have finally found a good and loving home in a […]