End Federal Ethanol Policy’s Harm to the Poor and the Environment

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To borrow a phrase from another debate (where it is misused), the science is settled. So is the economics. As Peter Suderman points out, the federal Environmental Protection Agency proposes reducing from 18.5 billion to 15.2 billion gallons the amount of renewable fuel (essentially, ethanol, almost all from corn) it requires refiners to mix into total U.S. gasoline […]

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What’s Wrong with Latest National Climate Assessment? Dr. Roy Spencer Sounds Off

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The national media have been abuzz since the release of the Obama Administration’s highly politicized National Climate Assessment (NCA) Tuesday. A typical report, in USA Today, began this way:  Devastating droughts in the Southwest, ruinous floods in New York City, killer wildfires in Colorado, intense heat waves in the Plains: These are the some of the disasters that are

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VIDEO: Senator Sessions Grills EPA Nominee in Confirmation Hearing

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One almost feels pity for Janet McCabe under grueling questioning by Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL). It’s clear she knows—well, pretty much nothing relevant about the science of climate change. Maybe we shouldn’t expect much scientific knowledge from her, though. She’s not a scientist. (Remember that next time someone tries to silence you on global warming

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Climate Hubs Stepping Stone To Broader Climate Legislation

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The Obama Administration decided last month that it would placate the “Green” lobby by telling our nation’s farmers how to do their job. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of seven Regional Climate Hubs for Risk Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change. These Hubs match climate change knowledge with local farmers using current networks

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Obama Budget Includes Wish List for Climate Change Spending

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While the United States is in debt $17.5 trillion, the Obama Administration proposes a budget that increases spending! Tuesday, March 4, President Obama revealed his Fiscal Year 2015 Budget, his wish-list for next year. It has already been derided by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but that doesn’t make it irrelevant. It signals the goals of the

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Europe Flees Economy-Destroying Green Initiatives While Obama Presses On

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C02 reduction regulations and subsidies for “green energy” are destroying the European economy, and the United States is next. But Europe’s waking up. After years of trying to lead the push to go green, it has turned around and begun steep cuts in its climate protection goals. Why? To save member states’ economies. For example,

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A libertarian’s guide to climate change hype

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Originally Published at WashingtonExaminer.com. Libertarian conservative James Delingpole’s latest light-hearted compendium on a serious topic, The Little Green Book of Eco-Fascism: The Left’s Plan to Frighten Your Kids, Drive Up Energy Costs, and Hike Your Taxes!, is presented in a concise encyclopedic style with entries from A to Z. Delingpole, of the Daily Telegraph, The Spectator and

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Reflections on Climate Change on the Anniversary of Super Storm Sandy

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by Neil Frank and E. Calvin Beisner Super Typhoon Haiyan and the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy should remind all of us of the tragic suffering that is part of living in the post-fall world, affected by both human sin and the divine curse (Genesis 3). But is Rev. Darren A. Ferguson, of Mount Carmel Baptist

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