The following is a guest article by Alexander Gonzales and Austin Gae.Of all the changes that could be made in the name of fighting climate change, it’s hard to imagine something more hazardous than making streets darker at night. Yet that’s exactly what the U.K. is about to do.Although only one-quarter of travel by car occurs between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m., 40% of crashes with fatal or serious injuries occur in this time frame, according to Britain’s Royal Society for the Prevention of … [Read more...]
On Permitting Reform, More Later Beats Less Sooner
The Cornwall Alliance has joined 25 other free-market and conservative organizations in issuing an open letter urging United States Senators and Representatives to delay legislation on permitting reform until after the new Congress is seated in January.The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which produced the letter, issued this press release December 13, 2024:The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and 25 free market and conservative groups sent a letter to Congress urging Senators … [Read more...]
“Minoritize” This: Paternalistic Woke Academic Climate Change Preening
The following is a guest article by Charles Rotter.Oh, fantastic. Another unreadable study with a title so boring it might as well come with a pillow for nap breaks: Localizing (or Not) Climate Change in Spanish-Language Newspapers in the United States. Don’t let that faux-neutral title fool you. This paper is the academic equivalent of a toddler stomping its feet because it didn’t get its way. Spanish-language newspapers aren’t panicking enough about the climate? Time for a … [Read more...]
Quit Fearmongering, Climate Change is Not a National Security Threat
The following is a guest article by Linnea Lueken and H. Sterling BurnettA recent post at The Nation titled “Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat” claims that climate change is the reason hurricanes Helene and Milton were so damaging and that it is the premier national security threat to the United States. This is nonsense. Not only is there no evidence supporting the idea that climate change is “supercharging” hurricanes, but contrary to The Nation’s assertions, mass migration … [Read more...]
U.K. Government Pours Big Sums into Latest UN Crackdown on Climate Dissent
The following is a guest article by Chris Morrison. The British Government is one of the main financial backers of a new international campaign designed to suppress online climate science scepticism ahead of next year’s ‘make-or-break’ COP30 in Brazil. Run by the United Nations and UNESCO, the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change was signed off at the recent G20 Summit in Brazil. Part of its remit will fund non-profit outfits rooting out so-called … [Read more...]
Conservation Successes Defy Climate Pessimism
When a purported climate crisis dominates much of the discourse of public policy, the trap of attributing every ecological issue to climate change easily ensnares anyone who fails to note the abundant evidence to the contrary. Over the past few decades, we have witnessed remarkable success stories of species being brought back from the brink of extinction—stories that defy the popular media narrative that a climate modestly warmer than the Little Ice Age is killing our planet’s life … [Read more...]
Let’s Make CO2 Great Again
As the love affair with so-called green energy cools and “net zero” commitments to eliminate “carbon emissions” wane, we see glimmers of acknowledgment for the benefits of carbon dioxide. That’s right: More people are beginning to understand that the gas – widely demonized as a pollutant endangering Earth with excessive heat – is a life-giving substance needed in greater amounts. U.S. voters know that President-elect Donald Trump has declared the Green New Deal a “scam” and promises to … [Read more...]
November’s Energy Earthquake: A World Reshaped by Politics, Power, and Pragmatism
As the global energy landscape pivots in the shadow of November 2024's seismic political developments, the world finds itself navigating a complex web of geopolitics, market maneuvers and environmental debates. In recent weeks, we have seen the return to world leadership chief climate skeptic Donald Trump and the conspicuous absences of key leaders at “green” energy’s COP29 annual summit. These punctuate emerging narratives from Africa, Asia and Latin America that signal an … [Read more...]
Vietnam’s Bustling Economy Requires Fossil Fuels
The following is a guest article by Ananya Bhatia and Vijay Jayaraj.From my residential perch overlooking Ho Chi Minh City, I embrace the tranquillity of daybreak. Quickly, the idyllic morning transforms into a pulsing canvas of vitality as middle-class ambitions surge through the arteries of this burgeoning metropolis – Vietnam’s largest city known to some as Saigon. It is an inspiring scene emblematic of a nation hungry for progress, driven by an industrious spirit and the resilient energy of … [Read more...]
Some Suggestions on Climate and Environmental Policy for the New Sheriff in Town
President-elect Donald Trump’s overwhelming electoral victory and his winning of the popular vote gives him a mandate to move forward with his agenda, not the least of which on the climate and energy deregulatory agenda he promoted during his campaign.In anticipation of Trump’s victory, a coalition of groups—among them the Heartland Institute, E&E Legal Institute, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), Truth in Energy and Climate, and The American Energy Institute—assembled a … [Read more...]
