By: Diane Benjamin One more thing happened at last Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. City Manager Jeff Jurgens called again for water conservation. If you are letting faucets drip so your pipes don’t freeze, make sure nobody knows. This is part of slide Jurgens showed, the rest is fuzzy: . In 131 years Bloomington […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) See all Boards and Commission here along with a link to apply: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/government/boards-commissions Some diversity and new blood on Boards and Commission is badly needed. 2) I recently looked up a house that just went under contract. This was on Redfin, progressives want you to be too afraid of the weather […]
By: Diane Benjamin Is this a scam? As seen on social media: Normal Vision 2050/Sustainability Plan Survey I couldn’t find promotion of this survey on the Town of Normal website promoting this survey. See Vision Plans here – no mention of a new survey: https://www.normalil.gov/1738/Vision-Plans The main Town of Normal website page usually links to such initiatives, but it’s […]
By: Diane Benjamin Australia is destroying forests to erect wind turbines. This video shows the destruction of the environment while pretending to save it: It all revolves around the myth the atmosphere is going to burn up because of carbon. Of course the rest of that carbon is left off to make it sound like […]
By: Diane Benjamin Last night’s Bloomington City Council meeting will take more than one story. Did Mollie read the packet? The discussion was about the library levy – from the packet: A 4.93% increase is a tax increase. Alderman Mollie Ward wants you to know it isn’t. The library only captured part of the increased […]
By: Diane Benjamin Quote: “Climate change is getting to be a significant issue and we’re going to have to do things outside of the realm of just makes economic sense,” he said. Source: WGLT Does Chris Koos know heavy equipment doesn’t run on electricity? Economic sense isn’t spending a likely $30 million to dig a […]
Note to readers: I love the Heartland Institute because they actually use science and history instead of throwing random bombs to steal your money by blaming “Climate Change” for everything. I suggest you follow their research. Of course the “other side” despises them. Press Release: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (June 8, 2023) – As a result of […]
By: Diane Benjamin A LONG comment was left to today’s Earth Day story that I didn’t post. Below is just the first lines and proof this person doesn’t care about facts, I left their typo: China is at the forefront of mitigating global warming. Apparently America’s exceptionalism means we blame other countries fro our lack […]
By: Diane Benjamin The earth isn’t the warmest it has ever been: Climate Change isn’t a crisis either: Climate Change is only about the $$$$ – yours. . . . . .
By: Diane Benjamin Chris Koos and Chemberly Cummings were no-shows at Normal’s Council meeting last night, That makes two in row for Koos, The majority of the meetings was climate activists wanting government to make a plan to protect citizens during events like last year’s polar vortex. There was a long line at public comment […]
By: Diane Benjamin People who believe in man-made climate change love to proclaim the weather is worse now. NOAA disagrees, and this chart only goes back to 1954. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climate-information/extreme-events/us-tornado-climatology/trends Want to know the history before 1954? Pekin Il was destroyed in March of 1938. The source is Wikipedia, not a source I usually trust, so […]
By: Diane Benjamin Similar graphics are available on many sites. Carbon is .035% of the atmosphere. If you listen to the media its destroying life on planet earth. Really? Source
Sorry, reading the wrong month By: Diane Benjamin Yes, it’s been really hot! Media thought we might break a record yesterday. What was the record yesterday? 94 degrees What the media often fails to tell you is what year that record was set. Instead they spew Global Warming or Climate Change unsubstantiated statements and demand […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Bloomington City Council spent almost an hour discussing why citizens shouldn’t be allowed to choose the lowest cost electricity under Municipal Aggregation. The final vote was 7-2 with Aldermen Sage and Mathy against limiting your rights. The rest of the Council voted with one finger pointed directly at you. Even with […]
Just a few stories most media ignores: History of Illinois Fiscal Crisis (Hint: both parties are at fault) https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/the-history-of-illinois-fiscal-crisis/ Austin’s Complete Streets Nightmare (Austin went with buses, since few ride buses here – local government is forcing bike lanes) http://www.texasturf.org/2012-06-01-03-09-30/latest-news/2113-austin-s-complete-streets-policy-a-complete-nightmare?mc_cid=1b7d77465e&mc_eid=26ab1cd66c Renner didn’t sign on – Koos did Update: Renner did sign – he […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tari Renner and Chris Koos are lounging around Miami this weekend at your expense. Smart organizers would have held the twice a year US Conference of Mayors in Miami in the winter, but these are government people. I wonder if we will see photos of them on the beach? (eek!) All last […]
By: Diane Benjamin Lisa Madigan signed up to start prosecuting corporations who deny climate change. That’s not surprising since she rarely prosecutes corrupt politicians and instead prosecutes businesses. She needs to see the video below, but most likely facts don’t matter. They don’t to some ISU professors! What exactly do 97% of climate change scientist […]
Here’s another article to consider: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2015/12/climate-change-and-the-lessons-of-a-winter-storm.html I few days ago a banned person left a comment about climate change to this story: http://blnnews.com/2015/12/26/vogel-you-make-my-writing-sooooo-easy/ This person has the honor of being the only person I have banned from commenting. The IP address isn’t local, so I don’t take her seriously. I banned her because having an […]
Global warming, climate change, whatever they call it now is nothing more than a way to change your behavior by force and take your money. Are the people behind it living green? Not a chance – only you are expected to comply. Watch this video from the Weather Channel Founder. Your electricity rates are sky-rocketing […]
Make sure you read to the end! From the Washington Post: The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from Consulate, at Bergen, Norway. Reports from fishermen, seal hunters, and explorers all […]
By: Erick Erickson If a Climate Change rally fails in the woods and no one is around to hear it, did it really happen?How about in Washington, D.C.? Organizing for Action marched out of Mordor today to demand action on climate change. They held a rally in Washington, D.C. In Washington, of all places, you’d think […]
By Stanley Kurtz March 18, 2013 10:01 A.M. Last Friday’s headlines focused on President Obama’s address at Argonne National Laboratory, where he proposed to spend $2 billion on an energy-security trust fund for renewable fuel research. Obama boldly pledged “to shift our cars entirely . . . off oil.” How exactly is he planning to […]
Previous posts: http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-1/ http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-2/ Renewable energy: The Illusory solution Renewable energy is proposed as the solution. The claim is that if we just stop using coal, natural gas, and oil and instead adopt solar, wind, and bio-fuels we can stop “dangerous carbon emissions” and halt global warming. Unfortunately, there are as many misconceptions about renewable energy as there […]
This video, produced by the BBC, has a lot of good information. The first 15 minutes are excellent! It very long, but extremely informative. If you can’t watch it all, don’t miss starting at 40 minutes to see why the US is involved. See the last 10 minutes to see what is happening to 3rd world countries because […]
by diane Benjamin If you missed Part 1: http://blnnews.com/2012/12/31/the-climate-change-hoax-part-1/ “There are ominous signs that the earth’s weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes may portend a dramatic decline in food production. . .after three quarters of a century of extraordinary mild conditions, the earth’s climate appears to be cooling down.” “The […]
by: Diane Benjamin How many billions (trillions?) have been spent around the globe to supposedly fight global cooling in the 70’s, then global warming and now just climate change? When have you ever seen a debate among scientists or meteorologists? The answer is NEVER. Anybody who questions the reality of climate change or opposes the massive taxpayer dollars being thrown […]
Global Warming Myths An influential blog that is written by attorneys whose articles also have appeared in National Review, The Weekly Standard and The American Enterprise has picked a professor from Austria for its “Green Weenie of the Year” award, for advocating that those who reject a belief in global warming be, well, killed. “The […]
Peter Foster at the Financial Post sums up the Doha “climate change” conference best: The UN climate conferences have descended into ritual farce, as naked money-grabbing on behalf of poor countries contrasts with finagling impossible solutions to what is likely a much-exaggerated problem. One leading question is how dubious science, shoddy economics and tried-and-failed socialist policies have […]
It is impossible to debate the facts of Global Warming or Climate Change because believers refuse to discuss it. Doubters are called “flat-earthers” and “science deniers”. Meanwhile billions of our tax dollars are used to cure a problem that can’t be proven or discussed. Fossil fuels and the jobs that go with them are severely limited and we […]
The FIRST question to ask the anti-fracking fanatics: What energy sources do you support? NONE of them will be anything but green energy. Therefore, not wanting to use God-given sources of energy invalidates their opinions. An Open Letter to the Oil and Gas Industry: The Ethical Case for Fracking by JOE BAST, JAY LEHR AND MIKE GEMMELL on DECEMBER 11, […]
ECOHOME Releases Video Report on Walkable Urbanism and Climate Change Christopher Leinberger maps critical path as part of ECOHOME Vision 2020 Sustainability Summit WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) November 28, 2012 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10176942.htm ECOHOME, the leading media source of information about certified green building products and projects, released today the first in a series of video reports to […]
By Editor-in-Chief on November 21, 2012 This is a lesson on how the major media can slant facts and give them new meaning. In 2001, Al Gore was worth less than $2 million. Now, in 2012, it’s estimated he’s locked up a nice neat $100 million. How did he do it? He can thank the […]
Watch the video. Carbon taxes, maybe Keystone Pipeline with tons of regulations, and higher costs on coal plants. http://www.eenews.net/tv/2012/11/07/ Meanwhile: OBAMA SHUTS DOWN 1.6M ACRES TO OIL SHALE DEVELOPMENT Just two days after President Obama’s re-election, the Obama Interior Department announced a plan to shut down 1.6 million acres of federal land to oil shale development. The […]
Original Post by Illinois Review: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2012/05/18-facts-to-combat-global-warming-scare-tactics.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FbYHz+%28Illinois+Review%29 by Jay Lehr, Ph.D., Science Director of The Heartland Institute SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE 1- Carbon Dioxide is not a pollutant. On the contrary it makes crops and forests grow faster. Mapping by satellite shows that the earth has become about 6% greener overall in the past two decades, with forests […]
