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Bud Bromley | August 20, 2022 The Daily Sceptic article in the title is here. Consulting firm McKinsey estimated $9 trillion per year spending is needed to comply with the Paris climate accord!  Running that out to the 2050 date for 50% achievement of the “net zero” plan implies spending over $275 trillion. That’s $9 TRILLION PER YEAR …all loss and no gain. No reduction in CO2 and no reduction in warming will result.  https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability/our-insights/the-net-zero-transition-what-it-would-cost-what-it-could-bring This spending already is dramatically increasing the cost of every product and service.  The U.S. Democrat’s recently passed $700 billion spending bill is a down …

Heartland Daily News by H. Sterling Burnett | August 18, 2022 The Chinese Communist Party was very displeased with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) well-publicized visit to Taiwan reaffirming the United States’ commitment to the island’s continued independence from mainland China. To demonstrate its displeasure—in addition to the usual rattling of sabers, sending of new naval ships into the area, flying jets into Taiwanese airspace, and test-firing missiles into the sea around the island—China announced it was suspending cooperation with the United States in the fight against climate change. Heaven forbid! After managing to control my uproarious laughter about China’s …

Climate Realism by Anthony Watts | August 11, 2022 On August 8th , just a day after the passage of the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” containing  a suite of climate-related spending and tax credits, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial board published a scathing editorial titled “Tilting at Climate Windmills – Schumer-Manchin will have little effect on the world’s temperature,” showing how the provisions of the bill will have virtually no effect on climate at all. WSJ uses analysis with the help of the IPCC climate models and Dr. Bjorn Lomborg to come up with a number, and the number is …

Reuters | July 6, 2022 Summary Lawmakers back ‘green’ EU investment label for the fuels Likely to become law unless super-majority of states veto Gas, nuclear rules have split EU countries and lawmakers Luxembourg, Austria to challenge law in court BRUSSELS, July 6 (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Wednesday backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, throwing out an attempt to block the law that has exposed deep rifts between countries over how to fight climate change. The vote paves the way for the European Union proposal to pass into law, unless 20 …

CFact June 30, 2022 A victory for those who care about sound science, reliable energy and limited government. Click here to read the full decision: Supreme Court — West Virginia vs EPA Chief Justice Roberts authored the opinion of the Court, joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett.  Justice Elena Kagan authored a dissent, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor. Excerpts: “Congress did not grant EPA in Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act the authority to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach the Agency took in the Clean Power Plan.” “The only question before …

From Greg Wrightstone and the CO2 Coalition. RELEASE: Immediate                                                                                         June 22, 2022 ARLINGTON, Va. — President Biden’s Social Cost of Carbon rule is “scientifically invalid and will be disastrous for the poor people worldwide, future generations and the United States,” according to a court brief by two physics professors at Princeton and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the CO2 Coalition. Filed today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the amicus curie brief said, “There is overwhelming scientific evidence that fossil fuels and CO2 provide enormous social benefits.” It asked that the rule be …

Justice Dept. May 5, 2022 Attorney General Launches New Office of Environmental Justice Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans. In addition to launching a new Office of Environmental Justice within the Justice Department, Attorney General Garland also announced a new comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy to guide the Justice Department’s work and issued an Interim Final Rule that will restore the use of supplemental environmental projects in appropriate circumstances. “Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities …

Alberta, Canada An independent commissioner was appointed to lead a public inquiry into the foreign-funded campaigns targeting Alberta’s oil industry. Overview For over a decade, an alleged, well-funded foreign campaign has defamed Alberta’s energy industry and sought to landlock our natural resources. The reputational harm to the province’s energy sector has limited government and industry revenue, and cost Albertans and Canadians thousands of jobs. The government launched a public inquiry, under the Public Inquiries Act, into the existence of this anti-Alberta energy campaign and the foreign sources of funds behind it. In July 2019, Steve Allan, a Calgary forensic and …