Tag: climate change

GOP Lawmakers Warn Fed Against Greening of US Banking System

WASHINGTON—Soon after the November 2020 presidential election, the Federal Reserve declared climate change as a potential threat to financial stability and joined a network that advocates for using levers of financial regulation to address climate change. A group of Republican lawmakers are among critics who argue that central banks should not “weaponize” their authority to…


Sen. Kennedy Says Biden’s Energy Policy Is a ‘War’ on US Energy and Will Kill Independence

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) denounced President Joe Biden’s energy policies, saying they will devastate his state’s economy and make the United States more dependent on other countries for our energy needs. “His war on oil and gas is going to hurt America. It’s going to destroy our energy independence,” Kennedy told Fox News on Wednesday….


PM Says Reaching Net-Zero Emissions About ‘Technology Not Taxes’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the federal government would continue a strong focus on technological advancements, rather than forcing the Australians to pay for climate action as the government pursues the goal of reaching net-zero emission targets. “In Australia, my Government will not tax our way to net-zero emissions,” Morrison said. “I will not put…


John Kerry Is a Hypocrite and Should Not Be Taken Seriously on Climate Change

Commentary President Biden declared January 27 “Climate Day” at the White House, during which he unveiled his administration’s extensive plan to fight climate change. Along with signing several far-reaching executive orders that will undermine America’s recent energy independence and eliminate thousands of high-paying energy jobs, Biden introduced his Climate Czar, John Kerry. According to Biden,…


SoCal Association of Governments Approves Climate Change Resolution

Members of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) have approved a resolution calling for the group to develop a regional framework that will help local governments prepare for anticipated future disruptions due to climate change. The resolution, which states that Southern California is facing a “climate change emergency” that is disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities,…


Fettering Biden’s Administrative State

Commentary The administrative state will get a new lease on life under President Joe Biden, but America’s administrative state is far more constrained than that of many other countries. Britain, for example, wrote its net-zero climate target into law after only a 90-minute debate in the House of Commons, without any examination of what the…


Senator’s Bill Seeks to Stop Biden Restricting Drilling on Federal Lands Without Approval From Congress

In opposition to President Joe Biden’s executive order to block new leasing of oil and gas drilling on federal lands, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is introducing a bill that would limit the White House from such actions without congressional approval. Biden signed a broad executive action on Wednesday, the goal of which is to achieve “a carbon pollution-free power…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Jan. 27)

A Senate Committee hearing for President Joe Biden’s United Nations pick turned into a heated debate, Biden signs 3 new executive orders targeting climate change, and the CEO of Goya Foods has been silenced by his own board of directors.


Nationals Push for Coal Investment to Save Jobs

The National’s have reignited a fresh climate change debate within the Coalition, with the release of a manufacturing plan supported by the creation of new coal-fired power stations. Backbench members of the coalition partner released their ‘Manufacturing 2035’ plan (pdf) and called for local investment into coal and gas-fired power which they believe would reduce…


Biden Administration Pauses Federal Drilling Program in Climate Push

President Joe Biden’s administration has temporarily suspended oil and gas permitting on federal lands and waters in the latest of a series of rapid-fire orders aimed at fighting climate change and tamping down the U.S. fossil fuel industry. The order appeared to be a first step in delivering on newly sworn-in Biden’s campaign pledge to…