Major private engineering firm BMD has said that blanket bans targeting the coal mining industry—in the name of addressing climate change—have swept up non-mining related businesses. The company’s CEO Scott Power has told a parliamentary committee that despite being an engineering firm, his company has been unable to find insurance for two infrastructure projects because…
Democrats Praise the Passage of House $715 Billion Transportation, Water Bill, Amid Larger Infrastructure Negotiations
July 1, 2021
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The Democrat-controlled House passed a $715 billion transportation and water bill, calling it “transformational legislation” while Republicans called it a partisan exercise. The INVEST in America Act passed essentially along party lines by a vote of 221-201, with two Republicans voting in favor of the package. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) praised…
Biden Revokes Trump-Era Rule That Eased Restrictions on Methane Emissions
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill overturning a Trump-era environmental rule that eased restrictions on methane emissions from oil and gas drilling. Called S.J.Res. 14, the joint resolution nullifies the Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Happy Birthday, Global Warming: Climate Change at 33
Commentary This month, climate change celebrates its 33rd birthday. On June 23, 1988, NASA scientist James Hansen testified that the greenhouse effect had been detected. “Global Warming Has Begun,” The New York Times declared the next day. Indeed, it had. A year older than Alexander the Great when he died, climate change took less than one-third of a century to…
The White House Poses a Bigger Risks to Investors Than Climate Change
Commentary The Biden/Harris administration is attempting to force companies, pension fund managers, and portfolio funds to account for and disclose climate-related risks in their stock offerings, annual reports, and other public documents. According to the Biden/Harris administration, climate change is the most important issue businesses and funds should consider from a financial perspective. For Biden/Harris,…
Australia: UN Recommending Great Barrier Reef Be Listed ‘In Danger’ Is Politically Motivated
CANBERRA—The Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger,” a United Nations panel said on Tuesday, drawing an angry response from Australia, which called the recommendation politically motivated. Australia has lobbied furiously for years to stay off the endangered list as it could lead to the…
South Dakota Rocked Again as a Wind Turbine Plant Shuts Its Doors
June 22, 2021
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Commentary John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, said only months ago that those losing fossil fuel jobs in coal and hydraulic fracturing will find they have a better choice of jobs either in the solar industry or as wind turbine technicians. That was then. Now, a wind blade manufacturing plant located in…
‘Best Managed Reef’ in the World: Australia Disputes UN ‘In Danger’ Recommendation
Australian officials will dispute a recommendation by a China-chaired UN committee that the Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites, arguing that the shock decision was politically motivated. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation committee (UNESCO) has said in a draft recommendation the world’s biggest…
Decarbonization: It’s the Demand Side, Stupid
Commentary By any standard, the London meeting of finance ministers of the Group of Seven leading Western economies a week before the G7 leaders’ summit was historic. By committing to transformative structural change to meet net-zero greenhouse gas targets and other environmental objectives, G7 finance ministers turned themselves into adjuncts of their environment ministries. Considerations…
Rep. Gohmert Asks Federal Agency If Earth’s Orbit Can Be Changed to Combat Climate Change
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) asked a U.S. Forest Service official if altering the moon and earth’s orbit would be a viable option as a means to fighting climate change. It is unclear if Gohmert was being serious. “I understand from what’s been testified to the Forest Service and the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), you want very…
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