Tag: climate change

Unions Sell Out Their Own Workers for the Biden Energy Plan

Commentary Another pro-President Joe Biden union just told it’s rank-and-file members: Sorry, guys, you are all fired. Last week, the United Mine Workers of America union endorsed Biden’s energy policies. Yes, you read that right. The coal-mining union bosses have embraced a bill that outlaws coal mining. This is about as dumb as the Pipefitters…


Newsom Hails Federal Moves to Let California Set Tougher Vehicle Emissions Standards

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday praised the Biden administration’s announcement that it was moving to restore California’s emissions waiver, a policy shift that would let the state set more stringent emission standards for cars and SUVs. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced that it is considering overturning a Trump-era action called the…


Australian PM Steers Clear of Trudeau Style Carbon Pricing Model

The Australian prime minister has said he will steer clear of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approach to addressing climate change—via aggressive emissions targets—and would instead continue developing new technologies to deliver renewable energy to the country. “We are working to our plan, in Australia’s national interest,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters. When questioned…


Australian PM Resists New Climate Target as US, UK, EU Pledge Ambitious Emission Cuts

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is betting on hydrogen technology as the way forward to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, rather than setting new climate targets like fellow industrialised nations. On Thursday, the Leaders’ Summit on Climate was held online and chaired by U.S. President Joe Biden. Prime Minister Morrison told the summit that Australia was…


House Republicans Outline Their Stance on Climate Change and Clean Energy

House Republicans on April 19 outlined their stance on climate change and reducing global emissions, advocating for developing clean U.S. energy resources without sacrificing American energy independence and American jobs. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), ranking member of the House Select Climate Committee, said Republicans want to further reduce emissions around the world and protect the…


I Will Not Tax Our Industries ‘Off the Planet’ for Net Zero: Australian PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to protect industry from “punishing” climate change taxes as the government sets a tentative net-zero target of 2050. Just days away from a global climate summit, to be chaired by U.S. President Joe Biden, Morrison said Australia would chart its “own course” on how to transition to renewable energy,…


O’Toole’s Flip-Flop on Carbon Tax a Strategic Blunder of Epic Proportions

Commentary Try as I might, I just can’t find a single positive aspect of Erin O’Toole’s bizarre flip-flop in embracing a carbon tax policy after almost a year of vociferously opposing Canada’s current carbon tax. O’Toole had already been making his core supporters uncomfortable with his policy shifts to the left in recent months. In…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (April 19)

New data shows consumers around the world stashed away massive amount in savings during the pandemic. Moody’s says the world’s excess savings reached over $5 trillion by the end of March. Who’s saving the most? Some natives Americans in the small town of Superior, Arizona believe the land there is sacred, while a mining company wants…



Garbage In, Garbage Out: What COVID-19 Modeling Can Teach Us About Climate Change

Commentary When the novel coronavirus first began to spread, the news was abuzz with predictions of mass infections overwhelming hospitals and dizzying death tolls. We were told COVID-19 would kill millions in the United States alone, with carnage rivaling post-apocalyptic pandemic blockbusters, and dying patients would be left on the streets. We hoarded toilet paper…