The co-founder of Greenpeace says in his new book that alleged environmental catastrophes and threats are based on subjects that are either invisible or extremely remote in order to create fear, forcing people to rely on experts to tell them the truth. “It dawned on me that the great majority of scare stories about the…
Environmental Threats Based on Invisible, Remote Subjects to Create Fear: Greenpeace Co-founder
US Proposes Big Increase in Forest Management to Tackle Wildfires
The United States must double or quadruple the rate at which it thins and removes dead wood from its forests to reduce the threat of wildfires that have become more frequent and severe due to climate change, the Biden administration said on Thursday. The call for a more ambitious forest management program comes after a…
Supreme Court Revives Oil and Gas Company Federal Appeal in Climate Change Case
May 17, 2021
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The Supreme Court on Monday has backed a bid by oil and gas companies to keep a lawsuit against them in the federal courts after a lower federal court ruled that the case should be heard in a state court. The oil and gas companies, including Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron, had asked the nation’s…
Pope Francis Meets with John Kerry, Marking Change in Post-Trump Vatican-US Relations
VATICAN—Pope Francis met with John Kerry, climate envoy for the Biden Administration, on May 14 after a closed-door conference on “Dreaming of a Better Restart” for the global economy. Kerry will be one of the first U.S. Administration officials to meet with Pope Francis since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first of the Biden Administration….
ESG Investing: Politics by Other Means
Commentary Before Joe Biden’s election, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing was sweeping all before it. Wall Street was coming to the planet’s rescue and saving capitalism at the same time. It was a self-serving myth. As I show in my new report “Capitalism, Socialism and ESG” published Thursday, May 13, doing well by doing good is…
Agricultural Carbon Coalition Faces Uphill Battle
A national coalition of agricultural groups wants Ottawa to acknowledge its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, but its task will be difficult, say experts. The Agricultural Carbon Alliance (ACA) was formed March 1 to engage the federal government on carbon pricing and advocate for practical options regarding offsets, rebates, and exemptions. Its 14 organizations account…
Biden Supporters Overestimate Climate Change Effects, Poll Shows
Supporters of President Joe Biden overestimate the negative effects of climate change compared to the views of prevailing establishment science, a poll of likely voters by Rasmussen has shown. A majority of the respondents who approved of Biden believed that humankind will “become completely or nearly extinct due to climate change” in the next 100…
In the Face of Most Democrats’ Opposition, US Steel Cancels a Billion-Dollar Investment
May 11, 2021
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Commentary BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania—Exactly two years ago, U.S. Steel Corporation announced that the company would turn its Mon Valley Works operations into a key source of lightweight steel for the automotive industry. At the time, local leaders and company officials called the investment “transformational.” It involved a whopping $1.5 billion upgrade to the three Mon Valley…
Climate Activists Blockade Parliament Vehicle Depot to Put ‘Environmental Emergency’ on Federal Budget Agenda
CANBERRA—Climate change activists have attempted to disrupt government officials from reaching Parliament House on Tuesday morning ahead of the announcement for the new Federal Budget by blockading roads and chaining themselves to gates and vehicles at a parliamentary car depot. Members from the Global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion formed multiple blockades covering the entrances to…
Small Australian Mining Firms Being Squeezed Out by Climate-Change Activism
Local Australian resource firms say financial institutions—driven by climate change—are constricting the industry by withholding vital insurance and loan services crucial for new mining projects. Leading some companies to warn that global mining conglomerates—who can go offshore for financial support—will become more entrenched as smaller businesses risk closing. This comes as a parliamentary inquiry examines…
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