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The EPA's War on The Environment

When it comes to wasteful government spending, the Environmental Protection Agency is one of the most wasteful of all. One example is the Clear Air Act, which sounds harmless enough. Only a jerk wouldn't want clean air, right?  Well, according to experts Diane Katz and James Gattuso,  "The benefits are highly questionable, with the vast majority being unrelated to the emissions targeted by the regulation. The costs, however, are certain: an estimated $9.6 billion annually. The regulations will produce a significant loss of electricity generating capacity, which will undermine energy reliability and raise energy costs across the entire economy." Another example of our tax dollars being put to not-so-good use at the EPA is one of their more recent policies regarding methane emissions. While being politically driven, and lacking scientific facts, the EPA is on a road to setting America back 50 years in the energy revolution. In 2015, the EPA reported that since 200...

ZIKA Virus Threatens More Than Just Humans!!!

On the last Sunday of August in South Carolina death came quickly, and in unbelievable numbers to the Honey Bee population in Dorchester County, SC . The bees fled their colonies leaving behind clumps of dead bees at hive entrances, and became littered across the farms they were raised on. What could caused such destruction and chaos? Something not so mysterious it turns out, ACUTE PESTICIDE POISONING. At Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply located in Summerville, SC reported 46 hives died on the spot, totaling about 2.5 MILLION bees. A scientist from Clemson University collected soil samples from Flowertown on Tuesday morning to investigate the cause of death, although it was clear to the bee farmers what had happened to their bees. The bees had been poisoned by Dorchester's insecticide efforts, causalities in the war against disease-carrying Mosquitoes . On Sunday morning, parts of Dorchester were sprayed NALED, a commonly used insecticide that is known to kill mosquitoes on...