I’m honored to call Dr. John Baden, President of the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment, a friend as well as an ally in the effort to bring sound economics to bear on environmental policy. John has been one of America’s best thinkers on environmental policy for over three decades. I’m glad we […]
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Global warmers’ latest crusade is targeting “white supremacy everywhere,” starting with “the underlying systems of extraction, segregation, and racist inequality” central to American history, law enforcement, and our prison system. And you thought global warming was about the climate. Unlike the environmentalists of yesteryear who struggled to disannul any ties to Soviet-style Bolshevism, today’s eco-activists are
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One of the biggest push backs to economic development today is that it destroys nature. Radical organizations like Extinction Rebellion label capitalism and agriculture as evil. More specifically, they blame the fossil fuel industry and the rapid industrialization for the loss of ecosystems and habitats. On September 10, 2020, the Guardian UK ran an article which
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He wants an electrical grid of intermittent electricity free of fossil fuels before 2045 California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday, September 11, that he is about to take one giant step toward following Germany’s failed climate goals, which should be a wake-up all for governments everywhere. Like Germany, California’s renewables are becoming an increasing
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The COVID pandemic has brought various international organizations, especially the World Health Organization, to the forefront in the news this year. As a result, citizens around the world are seeing both the promise and the flaws of such agencies. Tomorrow Dr. E. Calvin Beisner will be a panelist in a worldwide Livestream discussion hosted by
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Mathematical modeler Caleb Stewart Rossiter of the CO2 Coalition reviews a model-based life expectancy study published in the journal Cardiovascular Research. The model misleadingly projects only the benefits and not the costs of eliminating affordable, reliable, and increasingly clean fossil fuels in favor of expensive, intermittent “renewables.” With only a third of homes having access to
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Not just for energy, but for every aspect of our lives, living standards, culture, and freedoms By Paul Driessen and David Wojick Kamala Harris co-sponsored the Senate resolution to support the Green New Deal. Now Joe Biden has endorsed the plan. Naturally, people want to know what the GND will cost – usually meaning in
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American ranchers and U.S. meat consumption have virtually no impact on greenhouse gas emissions or climate, reports a compelling new climate summary. The new climate summary, “Climate at a Glance: Livestock and Methane,” documents that cattle and beef account for just 2% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. All livestock combined account for less than 4%
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Just 1 percent of Americans surveyed identified the combined category of “Climate change/Environment/Pollution” as “the most important problem facing this country today,” in a newly released Gallup poll. Coronavirus the Top Concern The Wuhan Coronavirus remained the top concern among the 1007 adults polled by Gallup between July 1 and July 23, with 30 percent
Even as President Donald Trump kept his promise to roll back unnecessary regulations that hamper U.S. economic competitiveness and job creation, his administration demonstrated its commitment to cleaning up the environment and keeping statutory deadlines for making environmental decisions. Trump’s efforts to spur significant economic growth and create high-paying jobs began shortly after his inauguration,
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