Just Dandy: Residents want rural county to ban farming Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 19, 2014 · Have a comment? YORK, Va. — Attempting to pre-empt Virginia’s freedom-to-farm law, residents in a York County community want local officials to ban agricultural activity in their neighborhood. More than 130 Dandy residents have signed a petition asking the Board of Supervisors to ban commercial farming — a move to thwart state legislation restricting local government’s power to […] Continue reading here »
Agenda 21 Simplified: The Eradication of Private Property Rights Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 13, 2014 · Have a comment? More and more people are awakening to the reality of U.N. Agenda 21, and here at “For Truths Sake,” we are trying to the best of our ability to show you exactly what Agenda 21 is. It’s a very complex subject that involves many different “agendas” in fact, and they all revolve around securing a one […] Continue reading here »
House passes bill to halt EPA water rule Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 12, 2014 · Have a comment? The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing a proposed rule to define its jurisdiction over bodies of water. Passed 262-152, the bill would prohibit the EPA from using the proposal for any rulemaking regarding the Clean Water Act. The rule, proposed in March, sought to clarify which […] Continue reading here »
Emails Suggest Enviro Groups Influence The EPA’s Agenda Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 7, 2014 · Have a comment? Emails released by congressional Republicans suggest environmentalists have used their cozy relationship with top Environmental Protection Agency officials to exert influence on public policy. Republicans in the House and Senate have launched investigations into collusion between the EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council, an influential environmental group. A 2009 email chain, released by Vitter, […] Continue reading here »
Agenda 21 and Urban Depopulation Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 3, 2014 · Have a comment? The plan is called America 2050 and the concept is based upon the creation of megacities. In order for the megacities concept, which is well underway, to come to fruition, Americansuburbs and rural areas must be completely depopulated. This process is underway and the Obama administration is accelerating the process. This will come as a shock to […] Continue reading here »
Green Group Suggested Video Cameras to Spy on Farmer Written by Reid Rosenthal on August 30, 2014 · Have a comment? An environmental group that stands accused of overstepping its inspection authority and trespassing across a Virginia farm also tried to have video cameras installed to monitor the property. An officer of the Piedmont Environmental Council proposed that one of that group’s board members “runs a security company and could offer the use of security cameras […] Continue reading here »
Wetlands? No Court for You! Written by Reid Rosenthal on August 26, 2014 · Have a comment? Share on Facebook Friend, “I have never proposed anything that I thought would be so well-received as this, that has fallen totally flat on its face.” That’s what EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy had to say about public reaction to the Obama Administration’s new rule to redefine “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The pressure is […] Continue reading here »
Other 2014 Environmental and Land Use Legislation: Fracking, Brownfields, State Land Conservation, Private Easements, Wood Burning Furnaces and Running Bamboo Written by Reid Rosenthal on August 25, 2014 · Have a comment? A publication of Pullman & Comley, LLC The General Assembly passed noteworthy bills on six diverse environmental and land use subjects. Hydraulic Fracturing Waste A deceptively simple bill concerning hydraulic fracturing waste, PA 14-200, emerged as a synthesis of multiple options presented by competing proposals. Senate Bill 237 would have banned fracking waste outright. House […] Continue reading here »
Swamping Obama’s attack on property rights Written by Reid Rosenthal on August 22, 2014 · Have a comment? By trying to redefine the “Waters of the United States,” the Obama administration is attempting to pull off a land grab of unprecedented proportions. But just in the last couple of weeks, more than 30,000 concerned citizens have signedCFACT’s petition telling the administration to “Ditch this Rule!” We need your help to reach thousands and thousands […] Continue reading here »
Government to Farmers: Host Same-Sex Wedding or Pay a $13,000 Fine Written by Reid Rosenthal on August 21, 2014 · Have a comment? Should the government be able to coerce a family farm into hosting a same-sex wedding? In a free society, the answer is no. Family farms should be free to operate in accordance with the beliefs and values of their owners. Government shouldn’t be able to fine citizens for acting in the market according to their […] Continue reading here »