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Local citizen journalists, digging deep.
News and more - on the Dredge

LATEST POSTS above the fold...

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  • "Political amplification of 'never let a crisis go to waste'?"  NEW  VDH on the political strategy of crisis
  • "Stoked grievance, moral currency ...equity?"   NEW  A good read from The American Mind
  • "Fire Public Broadcasting?"   NEW   An interesting and salient opinion piece.
  • "War on clean energy: Goodbye Natural Gas?"  NEW  Some timing coincidence, during push for "Build Back Better"
  • "Rights Retained by the People" ...Supreme Court justices matter    Great vid.
  • The Real Crisis at the Supreme Court     Spoiler: Not appointments, function; they're not doing their job.
  • "Let's make 2020 the year cancel culture gets canceled" Free Speech Union      Sentiment WE share
  • America, Trump, "fascist"? NPR-Yale Academic - Really?   Great short video on what fascism really is.
  • The revolution is the point - The Racial Marxism of BLM     And the racial marxism is now local... very.​

Watch Out, Whatcom!

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      Whether you live in Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, or any corner of Whatcom County, plans are being written to change daily life in ways that come as a complete surprise; informed consent is a fiction.  This citizen journalist website was created to reveal how much outside influence is driving policies that are changing our cities and rural countryside.
       Whatcom Excavator works to expose what folks would like to know, but is being deliberately buried.  We have to dig to discover the truth.  WE confirm material, and share reader input.   How else can citizens learn what's really unfolding in this county?
                                                             Truth B. Told

Bulldozed:  Laws, Regulations,
and Other News Under The Rug

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    While you're busy working and "just having a life," laws and regulations are growing at a dizzying pace, without much press or fanfare.  County and city ordinances may be posted in fine-print notices in the newspapers, but that's not very fair.  Find important rules and regulations that affect your daily life here.  We're getting bulldozed by 'elected officials' and organizations that are working us over "for our own good," whether we like it or not.  Looks like we need to do some serious earth moving to hang on to our rights and property.    more...

Archives (prior stories, click on title) or just visit the Dredge and browse the monthlies

  • "Rights Retained by the People" ...Supreme Court justices matter   NEW   Great vid, timely re court appointee.
  • The Real Crisis at the Supreme Court   NEW   Spoiler: Not appointments, function; they're not doing their job.
  • "Let's make 2020 the year cancel culture gets canceled" Free Speech Union    NEW   Sentiment WE share
  • America, Trump, "fascist"? NPR-Yale Academic - Really?  NEW  Great short video on what fascism really is.
  • The revolution is the point - The Racial Marxism of BLM   NEW  And the racial marxism is now local... very.
  • "Mostly Peaceful G-File" by Jonah Goldberg   NEW   Plus a few comments about Trump and that Atlantic article
  • Mind Muzzling - "The Lockdown Lobotomy"   NEW  Viral damage includes puritanical "cancel culture" zealotry.
  • Bill Whittle: Viral Values, Conservatism vs COVID-19   NEW   Coherent, timely, rational; well worth a watch.
  • COVID-19:  Thin Facade of Authority    NEW   Victor Davis Hansen really nails it, applies here big-time.
  • Bless Me Gaia, For I Have Sinned       NBC opened the confessional in September - how goes that?
  • "Victims of Communism Day," November 7      Understand the danger of left-wing forms of totalitarianism.
  • Goldberg File - The Dangerous Fantasies of Would-Be Presidents     Catch the D debates this week?
  • Dazzling - Sasse's Opening Statement...Kavanaugh Hearing     Rare truth...couldn't have been said better.
  • "What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant"   ...what an amazing thing it was and still is.
  • July 4 ... Dependence Day?  Not at Right Angle     Bill, Scott and Stephen on why independence matters.
  • Independence Day for liberal D's, the WalkAway Movement      This gay hairdresser's vid is going viral!
  • UW Professor Writes: Why One Should Never Use the Term "Climate Denier"    Thumbs up, Cliff Mass
  • The Lunacy of Anti-Diversity Tribal Politics    Kneecapping America with 'Yesterday Sticks'
  • Earth Day 2018:  Six Environmental Myths     Washington Policy Center's common sense take.
  • PLF: The Greatest Threat to Liberty      The ninth in a series of ten very well-written articles (with links to 1-9)
  • Corruption Alert - Government for hire     Washington contracted to green nonprofit, Inslee - and here.
  • "What is Social Justice?" (not a free society)     Great Prager U video with Jonah Goldberg.
  • The Growing Injustice of Rushing to Judgment    The need to reflect on rights, and the tenets of justice.
  • Happy 230th Birthday, Constitution!     John Stossel said it oh so well.
  • Federal Indian Policy is Under Review - You Can Submit Comments    "Dependent" children or what??
  • Why The Greens Lost, And Trump Won (repost)  NEW  As seen in NewGeography.
  • Summer Reading:  Curious "George Washington, A Life in Books"     Not a dull boy - revolutionary.
  • Earth Day 2017 - March(es) for Science, or Politics?      Even UW Prof Cliff Mass seems concerned.
  • Dakota Access Final Tally (protester pollution!)    "Environmentalists" left 24,000 tons of trash behind...
  • Another "Monumental" Taking, the other San Juan County     Can these harms possibly be un-done?
  • Mountain States Attorney to Speak Feb 9th     Common Threads asked, with good cause, "Have you had enough?"
  • It's Official: Clinton's Popular Vote Win Came Entirely From California (Ed. "virtual...tie")    Go figure.
  • WWU's Cuban Study ... (Gulag, Western Style)    Eco-zealotry and cultural revolutionary teachings, ole!
  • Double Standard in Right to Choose? Apparently      About the Washington florist targeted for prosecution.
  • Charity:  Sponsor a Millennial Today      WE are a warmhearted, charitable lot...
  • Safe Space for Christians? Progressive Bigotry Backfires      Intolerance bites; time for some reflection.
  • PC-Buzzkill Dept: Beach Boys Criticized for 'Beach Privilege'    Joyless neuroticism reaches a new low.
  • Another tale of tyranny:  Oysterville Sea Farms      While the eco-elite sustainably-connected do oh so very well...
  • Getting Juiced by the Roadside      All-electric vehicles in Whatcom County ... the pinnacle of eco-snobbery.
  • PLF Fighting To Defend The Right To Free Speech     'Man lost his job for expressing views about Obama...
  • Resistance Continues to Rural Bullying by WA Ecology      Ozzie the horse is gone now; the injustice continues.
  • Washington State Exaction Scheme Before Supreme Court    Buffers - San Juan County - just like here.
  • Hillary's Headhunter: Sleazeball Ken Salazar    Speak of history repeating; this crony king is back in the news.
  • History Repeats ... VDH post, "America in Perspective"    Victor Davis Hanson puts a few things in perspective.
  • George Monbiot Eats Roadkill to Save The Planet    An enviro "...not for more freedom but for less." Charming.
  • Right Angle: [Hey Kid] Got Globalism?    A refreshing short on the self-sustaining nature of free markets.
  • Brietbart's new video, "Clinton Cash"  WE focus on local, it's an election year, everyone votes. Don't miss this.
  • Is The University Killing Free Speech?      New documentary on YouTube, akin to the troubles at WWU
  • Pet Lives Matter - Save Ozzie!!     Another outrageous case of institutional over-reach, poor horse!!
  • Stop Violence Against Cops ... Three Modest Propositions     "Leadership" at the White House. back in D.C.
  • Attack on Whatcom Refineries Tanks       Good article, but WE expect the attack to continue.
  • Win Reveals Systemic Govt Corruption and Collusion in SeaTac     A property rights wrong has been righted!
  • Happy Independence Day      More than a brexit; a declaration of independence from tyrannical governance.
  • Tales of Tyranny, The Arthur Thomas Story (Bellingham)    Charged with the crime of washing his car!!
  • A republic or a democracy?      Interview - libertarian legal superstar Barnett elucidates on the difference.
  • A small but significant victory: Hawkes, SCOTUS on WOTUS     "Due process" does matter, so say the justices.
  • Victory:  Judge throws out Seattle snooping law     Pacific Legal Foundation scored a win, on and for principles
  • Opinion: "Pretense of Shared Sacrifice"     Letter to Editor in Skagit Valley Herald; so well said!
  • Self-Defeating Radicalism at Waa-Waa U      Student demands at WWU raising red flags across the nation
  • Polar Bear Iconography ... Blue Beats Green     Fascinating video about how polar bears are really doing.
  • SCOTUS:  Eight Is Enough (for Now)    An interesting tidbit to reflect on, Supreme Court scholars.
  • Weimar Whatcom ... uh, America     Historian Victor Davis Hanson; a no-holds-barred comparison.
  • Good Night Nino Scalia (sadly, none too soon for some)   Haste must not make waste of the Supreme Court.
  • Climate Alarmists Invent New Excuse: The Satellites Are Lying   Whoa! The satellite data "proves out."
  • The Liberty Offensive (Go, Rebel Alliance!)    It's time to stop playing defense; start playing offense.
  • Spiked Speaks Out Against Conformism-Cowardice     The real threat to free speech, fear of controversy.
  • Time for the annual pomp, local and national    Second week of January, we're in for a bumpy ride.
  • The bells should toll here too     Sleaze and secrecy can and must end; perhaps the bells toll for Hillary.
  • Backstory (Re-Post) About Oregon "Militia" Situation     Definitely a lot of information here, worth a look.
  • Convincing You To Let 'Em Spend More Of Your Money    Eye popping report on government self-promotion.
  • Obama Apologizing for US on Climate is Ridiculous     It is ridiculous.  This is a super fact-filled article.
  • Next Gen|Spotlight - Right on kiddo!     A refreshing little video that just might make your day.
  • Milestone: 250 Yr Anniversary of The Stamp Act     Tin pots still at it, but resistance need not be futile.
  • Afterburner - Got Law? Nope (Just like here)    Equal justice under the law - over and out from the top down
  • Poli-Philosophy: Inequality Debate Looks In Wrong Direction     Dark underside of what constitutes "need"
  • Elizabeth Warren ... (Shut Up - Or We'll Shut You Down)     RICO threat used to shut down scientific debate!
  • Word to the Wise...Thumbs Down on Council Propositions 9 & 10     Seen this sign?  Watch the video.
  • Did It Again: EPA Causes 2nd Toxic Spill in Colorado   Oh, the environmental injustice of it. You'd be flailed.
  • Those Yellow Whatcom Charter Signs    District Oriented Voting for Everyone, the short scoop - gotta vote.
  • Feds Cave, Remove Sustainability from Dietary Guidelines   They want to tax dessert, monitor TV time. Nuts.
  • Love (Our Diverse) Whatcom County, Easy as 1,2,3      What a novel and absolutely liberal view!  (video)
  • Life Without Fossil Fuels, The Leap (Tommunist) Manifesto    Welcome to the Middle Ages!
  • Bellingham Politicos Power Grab Whole County    Dirty tricks and paid lobbyists revealed; time to push back.
  • Bitter Irony - Kids As Pawns    The irony is obvious; the tragedy is tangible; these educators are such tools!
  • Mt. Baker glaciers disappearing? A response to the Seattle Times     Here's real, scientific evidence.
  • Godzilla El Nino Versus The BLOB      Seen at UW Prof Cliff Mass's blog ... weather watchers, enjoy!
  • Ten years two months and a day after Kelo    Old story, still a heart breaker, and painfully relevant
  • City Snooping Hits New Low      Unwarranted surveillance, be on the watch for this next wave of trouble
  • EPA's Yellow River, Restoring Itself!  So they say     Miracle! Meanwhile they devil Whatcom County farmers
  • The Bees Are Fine, Thanks to Us    And now, the rest of the story... 
  • WattsUp: Ocean pH Accuracy Arguments Challenged   Testimony before Congress was based on model hindcast, actual data ignored
  • Socialist Utopia - What's it Like?    Dubious "happiness quotient" ... runs from dull to "hide the sheep."
  • Gang-Green and the Government Staff Infection    It is the nature of bureaucracy to perpetuate itself. 
  • Tourism, Schmourism!   How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?
  • "Hey Officer Krupke, You've got a Humvee..." (and aerial surveillance)   ACLU, where are you?
  • One Little Word   Wetlands ... where do we draw the line between protection and oppression?
  • Conscience of the Constitution  A Constitution Day two-fer.  What "free country" thinking meant ...
  • Tie-Dyed Tyranny (Right Here in Whatcom County!)   Hey, it's a free country ... not!
  • Breakfast Downgraded from "Most Important"     Nags and nanny statists, take note of new thinking.
  • Bill Whittle is Coming to Mt. Baker Theater   Press release - August 29 promises to be downright FUN.
  • Grass Roots Manual Labor Frustrates Bureaucracy!  Man bites dog! (Or a work party kicks him to the curb)
  • More EPA Spin on "Waters Of The State"   The Pacific Legal Foundation, debunks their deception.
  • Don't believe your eyes?  Gaslighting     Whittle episode on deliberately crazy-making spin.
  • Bureaucracy's Got a Brand New Bag   Making a silk purse out of a sow's ear... Has that ever worked? 
  • Hate Is Such an Ugly Word   "Slime the opposition" is a good way to win votes and influence people. 
  • Home Occupation vs Home Detention     A serious local public safety issue, getting no coverage.  Why not?
  • Physicist Hayden on Policy that's Science-blind    Re-post of the scientist's first-rate 2009 letter to the EPA.
  • Election Season...The Problem With Elitism   If it takes force to impose an idea, it may not be such a good idea.
  • Outsider manipulation of Whatcom politics noted nationally   Won't see much at the Herald, WE think.
  • Prophecy Fulfilled     94 Year old prophecy of H.L. Mencken, a registered Democrat ...
  • Parody, not such a funny one.     ...given the politics of power-happy progressives that have seized the reins.
  • That was quick. Renata vamoosed?     For all appearances, last year's Port candidate has moved along.
  • WE always lean to free, but also toward informed   Marijuana science at The Economist, interesting and alas.
  • The Environmental Policy Alliance...on the EPA   Short vid, interesting links here.
  • Audacious! WE Saw What You Did...  Fair practices and equal treatment?  Hypocrisy is everywhere.
  • Happy Tax Freedom Day!    Washington State taxes and fees are the 9th highest in the nation.
  • US Fish & Wildlife - Friend or foe to life?   WE'd be safer with fins and wings, maybe - maybe not!
  • "Earth Hour" ... Did it blink by you?   Lights out on civilization, for the planet - with zealous religiosity.
  • Trifecta:  Stupid Politicians Parts I and II   Just in time for an April Fools Day chuckle or two
  • Dependence Day:  The Corrupting Effects ...   A history lesson with a theme too close to home.
  • A Kinder, Gentler Futurewise?  Can the leopard change its spots?
  • CAPR Skagit Education Outreach: Their Rules or Your Rights    Science and rights education, begins Apr 4.
  • Freedom Academy 3.0 - How To Be A Citizen  Freedom Foundation and horrid Whatcom Tea Party at it again
  • In the wee small hours - In Olympia, such a deal    Get out of Jail Free water quality trades, such a deal!
  • Burden of Proof, Science and Libel     Critics and skeptics and deniers discourage the corruption of science.
  • Is Legislative Authority Transferrable?    Executive Jack Louws claims he has legislative powers; hear it.
  • The Puget Sound Partnership Scam, It Matters Here     Report about nepotism, incompetence, and patronage.
  • C-SPAN Cities Tour features Bellingham this weekend    Mix of history and (ahem) oddities this weekend.
  • PJTV: Making Obamacare Cool, throw in a bag of weed     They will make it cool or make it hurt; got it.
  • FUD on Health Care Policy     Pulling the plug on Jahi McMath - no conflict of interest there, or here?
  • Ironic: Global Warmists Trapped in Ice    Nature abhors an agenda even more than it abhors a vacuum. 
  • Weekly Standard - "But What Is The Reality of It?"    NY Obamacare supporters stunned as they're dumped.
  • Christmas Firewall - Nation of Desire, Bill Whittle   The freedom to be good for goodness' sake...
  • Best Available Science | One Earth Year: Not Your Father's 365.25  Take a short spin with us, it's heavenly.
  • A Cautionary Tale - Over the Top?   Orwell, 1984, fast-forward and we find Winston and Julia...here?
  • Tales of Tyranny - Another Episode    The new criminalization, "crimes against the bureaucracy."
  • In the Why Bother Department - Puppet Council Keels     The council ruled itself irrelevant, it's on its knees.
  • Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.   Your water rights in the crosshairs.
  • Letter to Editors - Some Cold Hard Truth About Our Local Glaciers    The facts do matter.
  • The Scheme behind the Obamacare Fraud   Bait-and-switch is lousy public policy.
  • Voter Alienation, Anyone?    Should the Dems gain power through bloody hate-campaign tactics?
  • The Herald Makes It Dead Simple!    They've endorsed candidates supporting growth - of governance, that is.
  • National Geographic Rising Sea Level Prophecy - Cause for Concern or Absurd Fairy Tale?  NEW  You decide.
  • The Tangled Web They Weave    Who's influencing our local elections? Good question!!
  • The 2013 IPCC Report: Facts vs. Fiction     Dr. Easterbrook's scientific critique of the latest IPCC report.
  • Riot at WWU - Outrageous behavior, young voters    Not very environmentally friendly, are they?
  • Letter to Patty and Maria     A heartfelt plea shared widely will likely fall on deaf ears.
  • Story Update: PDC Investigation of Campaign Finance Violations    Errors and omissions corrected?
  • Got The Government Shutdown Blues?   (well, old but good)  This should bring a smile to your face.
  • Whatcom Whistleblower Reveals Serious Problem    Public safety cover-up, swept under the rug?
  • Want to Save The Planet?  Think For Yourselves...    Fabulous Four candidates are in-the-bag?
  • Are They Schools or Soup Kitchens?    Are those pesky parents even necessary anymore?
  • Candidate Fails to Account for More Than $7,700   Follow the money ... if you can.
  • Wants Balance and Common Sense   Council member Kershner fighting for fairness...
  • Press Primed To Lie About Climate Change  Bias WE expect, but this is downright sinister.
  • What's Up With Renata's New Collaborative Economy?  Puts connections above all else, meaning...?
  • Connecting Some Dots  Social engineering or social irresponsibility? (But WE repeat ourselves!) 
  • This is a Permission Free Zone!  Tales of Tyranny from the Freedom Foundation
  • WE are not alone - U2's Bono rocks!  Refreshing - just like some new "get a grip efforts" round here
  • Barred Owls and Property Owners vs. USFWS   US Fish and Wildlife "Service", unconstrained!
  • Reflect:  "A Republic, If You Can Keep It"    Contributor reflects on consent of the governed.
  • Excavators and Watchdogs   Citizen journalism does the job the mainstream media refuses to do.
  • The Science is Never Settled!    Scientists cast doubt on theory of what triggered Antarctic glaciation.
  • Deconstructing the Declaration of Independence   A seasonal review of an important document.
  • On Independence Day, Liberty, and Kings  Rightful representative govt. v. bureaucracy and kings.
  • PLF Wins Case Against Offsite Mitigation Extortion!   Supreme Court stood firm on a wetlands case.
  • We Can Never Grow Up -- in a Nanny State   Banning bikini baristas and other busybodying
  • Nimbys, Bananas and Greens (chin deep)  Futurewise bullies council and the public, again.
  • Whatcom County Politics Gets National Coverage   MSNBC "Daily Rundown," pretty insulting.
  • What Part of Infringe Don't They Understand?      The Whatcom Tea Party asks that, rightfully
  • Water Torture - Upcoming Symposium, Kool-Aid for the Uninformed  The only "certainty" is a predetermined outcome.
  • Death and Taxes, Not so funny    From Rep. Overstreet, WE are not amused (it's serious business)
  • Property Rights and use - Are they not tangible?     PLF addresses Due Process violation & loss.
  • Whatcom Tea Party Rally at IRS   Local group protests IRS corruption and abuse.
  • Reconveyance: One Last Chance to Contact DNR    Limited time only! Offer ends midnight tonight!
  • Data, Dogma and Discovery    WWU faculty continue attack on Easterbrook
  • Abandoned and Safeguarding Their Own Community     A cautionary tale...
  • Whatcom County destroys the environment in order to save it     A too-true story, happening here.
  • Another Earth Day, and Comrades it's a Cooler One      The annual guilt trip, merely for living.
  • Can Trees Grow Without Central Planning?   Updated  Freedom Foundation event well attended.
  • All the Objectivity That's Fit to Reject   Letter in defense of Dr. Easterbrook rejected by local paper
  • That Which Must Not be Named  Top federal bureaucrat lets slip with the 'A' word.
  • Persecution of Whistleblowers Taint New - Jeer Review   Personal attack on local PhD escalates
  • Local Scientist, Politician in AGW News  Links to some interesting articles on Global Whatever It Is.
  • Chemistry Illiterates Drum-Up Eco-Panic  Ocean Acidification?  Know thy chemistry, ask questions!
  • From the Island Guardian, "Thy Neighbor"  We need to give up some of our rights...which ones?
  • Water Planning Hijacked, Needs Council Attention  This affects everyone, big week ahead.
  • Reconveyance -- Yes, 5 - 2  A park is love.
  • Reconveyance "Truth or Dare"  Talk around town is that votes are in the bag, no matter what...
  • Action Needed -- Protect Your Inalienable Rights  What part of 'infringe' don't they understand?
  • Envision Skagit 2060 - RIP?    Submitted by a Skagit County contributor...
  • What Happens When The Central Planners Fail?     Who's hurt when they pick winners and losers?
  • Flexible DNR Forest Recreation Plan Possible, But Welcome?    Common sense options do exist.
  • Washington State Firearms Freedom Act    The right to protect your life, family and property.
  • Melt The Phone Lines!    Keep a dangerous, callous, repeat sex offender behind bars!
  • "WRIA Watch" A-Comin' - Join In!      Meetings Friday and Monday, action urgently needed
  • WIT Meeting Report, A Citizen's View      View of the December "Whatcom Integrating Team" Meeting
  • Smart Meters, Questionable Wisdom  Is "spying" too strong of a word?
  • PLF Offsite Mitigation Extortion Case, Dream of Justice  Offsite mitigation, constitutional?
  • Salesman Of The Month - Local Humor   Pretty good laugh, as "unintended consequences" go.
  • Gateway Pacific Terminal Scoping Comments Close January 21  Time is running out.
  • Big Win for Real Environmental Science - Stormwater TMDL Standard Dashed  It's meaningful...
  • Dear Friends of Working Forest ... Action Alert   This is a critical issue, better get involved!
  • Gonna Help Direct the Economy, Are We?   Another nonprofit gets a front seat in directing policy
  • Hang On To Your Life, Liberty and Property!    Growth Management Hearings Board decision and order
  • Mass Violence Is Not Uniquely American      Sadly, senseless and pointless tragedy strikes everywhere
  • Want to take V.O.W.S. on transportation?      Let the state know where you stand on more spending
  • Obamacare has so arrived through WAHA, Game of Monopoly     Non-profit paid to transform us.
  • Tyrants Won, Citizens Zero      Salazar and the BLM put oyster farmer outta biz, flippin Left Coast
  • GPT Opponents Ignore Dihydrogen Monoxide Threat!      Maybe WE should start a petition
  • Unsustainable Wind Power:  Not a Fan!    11/5 Alert - New code was on County Council's agenda
  • Filling Out Your Ballot?  "The Government Can"    A little inspiration, now go - VOTE!
  • ICLEI - Oceania - Time To Go       Founder's video reveals real strategy, wrongful ties must end
  • Northwest Clean Energy - A Rational View    What everybody needs to know, actually sustainable!
  • Food Lunacy - End of the World, is it?      The eco-alarmist spin machine, doing the drama thing
  • Satire - A Little Gore to Prove A Point, No Pressure!      Not for the faint-hearted or under 18
  • Are You the Excavator? We All Are!     I have it on good authority...
  • Great News-Supreme Court To Weigh Wetlands Mitigation Extortion Case      Pacific Legal Foundation
  • CAPR Files Legal Action in San Juan Superior Court  NEW  Does not favor legal action, but...
  • Marahooey, Maybe?  Initiative 502 to "Legalize" Marijuana     AKA decriminalization; understand it.
  • The Reconveyance Drum-Beating Continues, Bitterly     Council committee will ponder claims.
  • Crazy as Bedbugs - The U.N. Human Rights Council       A rare rant about Mideast policy.
  • "Sustainability" Critic Comes to WWU     She's at WWU? Oh yeah, this should be entertaining... 
  • Council Entirely Sold On Recon Narrative?   Louws Throws Out the Anchor!    Sense is kicking in?
  • Honey, You Didn't Build That      Along with Milton Friedman's great free-enterprise lesson.
  • The Dirty Low Down - Reconveyance Records Unmask Deals and Secrecy    Write and complain!
  • Plastic Bag Bans: Another Feel-Good Eco-Fad       Science: bag ban "net negative" for environment
  • WE Share Your Pain - CAOmageddon in the San Juans      Gamesmanship in "critical areas" activism
  • Alert!  Bham Council May Put Anti-Terminal Vote on Ballot    Advisory to attack the private sector
  • WA Ecology Puts Kibosh on Useful Science About Phosphorous - Why?    Reveals the state's agenda
  • Comparing Dirty and Clear Flows Into Lake Whatcom     See the contrast for yourself!
  • Additional Video - Shows Nasty Flow into Lake Whatcom      Also, read about "degradation" regs
  • Caught on Video - Who/What's Polluting Lake Whatcom?      Footage of major sediment plumes...
  • T'aint Property Rights - These are CIVIL RIGHTS      A not-so-funny cartoon from San Juan County
  • Rage against One World Government      Watch out Whatcom.  "Say local, think global" - no joke!
  • Green Drivel Exposed by Father Of Global Warming (James Lovelock)     Will eco-activists see the light?
  • Envision Skagit 2060 (With No Private Property)   Local citizens are awake and fighting back!
  • Lake Whatcom Reconveyance/Land Grab/Bread & Circus     Seventy four percent pro?  Oh, really?   (Scam)
  • Who's Really in Charge at PDS?  Hot New Video, Talk of the Town!     Puppet masters exposed, see it here
  • News Flash - Here Comes The Reconveyance Energizer Bunny - AGAIN!    It's not too late to write to council!
  • Government Land Grab is a Stepping Stone for Environmental Collectivists       Meets big push-back
  • WWU College Republicans & Western Libertarians Debate May 17     Coal Terminal & Bill of Rights
  • Earth Day's message:  Eliminate Humans (and Happy Birthday Vladimir Lenin)      It's all too true.
  • Global Warming/Climate Change/Disruption - Hot Air Hoax or Red-Hot Reality?     Scam debunked
  • Huge Wind Turbine Project on Galbraith Mountain Raises Questions     But eco-elites don't care.
  • $500K Donation to School District as Skid Grease for Watershed Land Reconveyance      Hearings?
  • Affordable Housing?   Don't Look to Bellingham to Slow Alleged Rural Sprawl      Planners' hypocrisy.
  • Resistance Continues - San Juan "National Conservation Area" Designation Questioned by Congress  
  • Watch This Like Hawks - The Natural Resources Marketplace Implementation is Underway    Bad news.
  • Written Comments Still Being Accepted on Rural Element Changes - Do!      Control of where we live?
  • Major Alert:  Command and Control Going Way Beyond Buffers Now     Go to Thursday PC Meeting!
  • Opportunity Council Scoring Big on Failed Community Energy Challenge Leftovers   Such a waste.
  • Reader Request:   Stomp For Your Candidate, Please! (Forum)     Sock it to us, or the other jerk!
  • 603 Acre Acme Park to be Voted - No Public Hearing, Cost No Object      A defeat for common sense?
  • Urgent: Whatcom Farm Conservation District Board Vote Feb 29        Vote!  Vacant position! Vote!  
  • Demand That Wetlands Determinations Are Made By Licensed Scientists      A petition is available
  • ALERT!  Obama's Sheriff of Nottingham Ken Salazar in Anacortes Saturday!      The nerve!
  • Tin Foil Isn't Thick Enough to Shield This!  In their own words... 
  • The "Rights of Nature" Trojan Horse Has Arrived in Bellingham    But has it got legs?
  • With Friends Like This, Who Needs Enemies?      What control obsessed eco-friends can do.
  • "Why We Suck" (video) Bill Whittle lays it out as clearly as possible - truth be told.
  • SOPA Support Crumbles under Pressure   Celebrate Success Wherever You Find It 
  • Whatcom County Council Votes to Opt Out of Ruckleshaus  Delicious! 
  • Seattle "Sustainable Solar" Claim Blowing Sunshine About Practicality  Pays for itself in 125 years!
  • Benefit and Cost of Phosphorus-Reducing Activities in the Lake Whatcom Watershed  It isn't cheap.  
  • Holiday Reading - Global Governance, Anarchy, Faux Science, and more    Worth the time.
  • Bag The Ban - Green Bags Are Far From Eco-Perfect, Raise Sanitary Issues     They're dirt bags.
  • The Watermelons Are Onto The Fact That We're Onto Them   ...Rage Against The Kakistocracy!
  • Sociogate I - And Science?   Falsifiable hypothesis vs. falsified documents
  • Bellingham Program Video, Tom DeWeese Nov 9, 2011, Agenda 21    A real eye-opener.   Watch!
  • News from True Olympians - State Rep Overstreet and McCune      Truth about spending...
  • Video (Priceless) - Why The Global Warming Agenda Is Wrong      We couldn't have said it better.
  • Climategate I and II - Ethical Scientists Beginning To Speak Up      Rage Against the Kakistocracy
  • Another blow for warmist fraud:  Canada Pulling Out of Kyoto Protocols      Bellingham & Whatcom, hello!
  • Tom DeWeese in Bellingham for Two Engagements Wednesday November 9     Sustainable development heads up.
  • Interesting Data Point:   Progressive Voter's Guide Endorses Jack Louws   
  • NEW in "Gotta See This"  -   Bellingham Snow Ordinance (where's their plow?), You're the 99%, and more
  • This Story's Not Over - Public Statements About Scandal Conflict, What's true?     (with videos)
  • Local Leak:  Scandal Leads To Questions About High Level Cover-Up     Compromised chain of authority?
  • Wenatchee Fought Back "American Alps" - We Could Still Do The Same    Contacted county council lately?
  • Major Alarm - RFP That Kick-Starts Ruckelshaus and NRM (Supposedly For Ag) is Looming!   See 10-6 update
  • Take A Close Look - What's Wrong With This Picture?      Would be funny, if it wasn't so sad.
  • Struggles To Follow, Here and Near - Citizens Civil Rights Trashed      Two property rights cases, one right here.
  • GAO Report:  Climate Engineering Technologies Do Not Offer A Viable Response to Global Climate Change   
  • City of Bellingham Projects the Illusion of Green-Hood      Loss of liberty based on fraudulent data.
  • Last Chance!  Council Resolution for BLM "Re-Classification" on Tuesday Agenda!   Ecological domino game was lost.
  • Agenda 21 Speaker Rosa Koire Coming September 29th to Friday Harbor        She's cool.
  • Beware of the "Natural Resources Marketplace in Whatcom County"     What is it?   Serious trouble.
  • Futurewise Whatcom "Reform Transportation" Pushes the Three E's      Once again, Nanny knows best?
  • Buzzwords Update - Rent Seeking, Road Diet, and More     Content is always being updated at this site!
  • Warning!  Complete Streets and Streetscapes - Brave New World of Road Diets Leading Us to the "Energy Descent"?
  • The "Obamacare" Case - Newly Published Opinion Against Gets Little Press - Why?      Not being "heralded"
  • "The Goldmark Agenda" - As In Agenda 21?   Sustainable Management of State Lands and Resources at DNR   
  • Crawford Support of Salazar/Obama-Plan, Reclassification of Chuckanut Rock, Lummi Rocks & Carter Point 
  • Good News, For Now.   Red Light Camera Initiative Will Proceed    Camera company will return to court, though.
  • Federal DOT Interest in CDL's for Farm Equipment?  Yes, Possibly.  Heads Up!      And more to watch for!
  • Red Light Camera Company Suing to Block Citizen Intiative      All this could have been avoided, huh?
  • New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism    Will bad policy be unwound?
  • Local Support for Rio & Agenda 21 Contrasts Somber Warning from Eastern European President.  
  • Not Really Voluntary Ag Management Looms – Ruckelshaus Bill, What shall we do?     Best choice, opt-out!
  • Alert - PSE Tariff Proposal...Includes Wind Farm Costs      8.1% increase for electricity, 3% for gas!
  • Virginians Question Whatcom County ICLEI Globalism     Ears burning in the Whatcom Courthouse?
  • Bellingham Traffic Camera Situation - Explained in Detail by the (liberty conscious) Traffic Safety Coalition. 
  • Anti-Logging-Wildlands Groups Hustle "American Alps Legacy Project" Support from Council.    Updated!
  • Major Trail Project Promoter Gets Advisory Seat – Objectivity Would Be...?       Another Rum Deal.
  • Holiday Reading - Global Governance, Anarchy, Faux Science, and more        Worth the time.
  • Bellingham Pays RE Sources To Target Businesses - "Stormwater University"    Raises serious questions.
  • Republicans, Democrats Fully Invested in Agenda 21 You won't find unalienable rights proponents in either party.
  • Agenda 21 - Conspiracy Theory or Real Threat?    July 2, 2011 article at TownHall.com, an enlightening "read."
  • Supreme Court to Hear Property Rights Case Related to Wetlands.   This is a story worth reading, it's major!
  • What's Wrong With This Picture? Bellingham named number one small city in process toward sustainability.
  • Electric Vehicle Charging Stations -- For What?    Where's the demand, and why even more regulations?
  • Rural Council Established by Executive Order?  What seems right about federal interest in rural planning?
  • Taxes on 'Small Business' Must Rise So Government Doesn't 'Shrink'?   Mom & Pop Businesses - watch out. 
  • Big Wheels Award Update - $942,300 New Total - Public Spending, Privately-Held Property!    What friends can do.

FEATURES

FUTUREWISE  keeps selling bad goods down I-5 and throughout the state.  They've spread their vision for the year 2060 into Skagit County.  It's important to keep an eye on what's happening just south of us.   These efforts are very concerted, that's clear.  Everyone's aware of ReSources, but Futurewise hasn't vamoosed.
Northwest Clean Air "Pitchfest" - $3.5 million   Last year WE discovered that this regional agency cast a wide net "soliciting potential project ideas" to justify $3,500,000 in grants that would become available in mid-2012.  Read the Request for Information  webpage yourself, and you'll see that (surprise!) the program was tied to the U.N.'s  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Year 2050 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 20% of 1990 levels.  Like the GSA, they were crass enough to call this rent seeking excercise a "pitchfest," WE weren't amused.  It wasn't funny.  Look carefully and you'll see they sought strategic partnerships (wink-wink) with "no geographic imperative."   You can see the proposals that were submitted here, including one from ICLEI.   What a crock.
COMMUNITY ENERGY CHALLENGE
You've got to understand what this was really about.  It was a classic set-up for crony capitalism.  NGO's and academia stuffed their pockets with federal money.   And it ended as predicted - a big flop that got kudos.   more...
CONSERVATION Magazine posted an article last year that addressed invasive species.  Entitled "End Eco-Bigotry," this said, "A group of prominent ecologists is calling on conservationists to stop bad-mouthing introduced species – and accept the fact that ecosystems will increasingly be a melting pot of “long-term residents and of new arrivals.”  full article...
Another CONSERVATION Magazine article (since pulled) let the cat out of the bag that researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology discovered that some algae can clean wastewater.  With local eco-activists in a constant spin over over city and rural watershed management, WE wonder why such brilliant ecology news gets zero press?   Here's the SCOOP.

Pigs In The Trough

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    Scores of special interest groups make a career of gorging at the government trough.  Many of these groups are on ideological missions with goals  that even our elected officials may not know about, not that ignorance should let them off the hook.   This largesse comes at a personal cost to us, the private sector and to taxpayers everywhere.  Would you like to know more?   See how they grub!  more...

Gotta See This to Believe It

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   You've heard that "the truth is stranger than fiction."  Here's a new one:   "Fight truth decay."   
     Take a few minutes to read facts about projects and bad policies that deserve exposure, to say the least.
     "It's a free country," but there's little freedom in print anymore. 
     The world lost a lion of truth on March 1, 2012 when Andrew Breibart died suddenly, some feel mysteriously.   He was an inspiration to us  (drudge, dredge).    May his spirit haunt these pages with vigor.     Onward...

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