Category: Environment

‘Mountain Retreat for the Liberal Elite’ Holds Invitation-Only Summit on ESG

The Aspen Institute is holding an invitation-only event, the “Aspen ESG Summit,” at a time when rising energy prices, novel climate mandates, and growing global instability have made environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) a subject of controversy. Speakers on the three-day summit’s agenda include Securities and Exchange Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, who recently voted…


Dutch Farmers Are Rebelling Against Great Reset, Says Leading Politician

Dutch farmers are fighting the globalist Great Reset through their protests against aggressive new government climate policies, according to Dutch politician Thierry Baudet. “The real point here is the Great Reset, mass migration, [and] transnational governance. And that’s why the people have to become atomized—they have to lose their connection with the land. And that’s…


Dutch Farmers Are Protesting Against a Globalist, Communist Agenda: Eva Vlaardingerbroek

Dutch farmers’ protests have drawn the world’s attention. According to Dutch political commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek, the government’s climate policy, which caused widespread protests, follows a communist agenda of the global elites. “It’s communism to the T,” Vlaardingerbroek told The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD on July 7. “If the state comes in and says ‘I’m going…


Elon Musk Pokes Fun at Bill Gates’ Claim That ‘Cheap, Green Hydrogen Would Be Massive Breakthrough’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared to poke fun at Bill Gates on Thursday after the Microsoft founder claimed that clean hydrogen energy could zero out emissions and help tackle climate change. Gates, on his Twitter account, had earlier posted a link to a blog entry titled “To cut emissions, use this Swiss Army Knife”; a screenshot of which was captured and shared by The…


In Blow for Green Hardliners, Vote Allows Natural Gas and Nuclear Into Key EU Taxonomy

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) voted on July 6 not to reject adding nuclear and natural gas activities to the European Union taxonomy for sustainable investments. Opponents of the change had to secure an absolute majority of the 705-member European Parliament, or 353 MEPs. Just 328 MEPs voted against the European Commission Act, which would…


Power to the People—Even If It Comes From Coal

Commentary Despite its name, the Democratic Party has no time for democracy. Public opinion and democracy be damned, especially when it comes to battling climate change. On June 30, the Supreme Court struck down an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan compelling states to shutter coal-fired power plants and shift to low-carbon alternatives such as natural…


Judge Reinstates Endangered Species Protections Rescinded Under Trump Administration

A federal judge in California has revoked changes to the Endangered Species Act that were made under the Trump administration, giving a win to environmental groups that filed a lawsuit over the move. Due to the changes brought by the Trump administration in 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was no longer able to…


New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Signs Consumer Goods Deal With Australian University

Australia’s Monash University in Victoria hosted New Zealand (NZ) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday to sign a new agreement designed to help five Kiwi companies develop innovative consumer goods for Australian and international markets. This comes as part of Ardern’s five-day visit to Australia, during which she also met with Victorian Premier Dan Andrews…


Dutch Police Shoot at Tractor During Climate Mandate Protests

Dutch police confirmed on July 5 that officers in the northern part of the country fired both warning—and then targeted—shots at a tractor taking part in a protest against climate mandates. Police say the tractor was driving toward officers and their vehicles. The mandated restrictions on nitrogen greenhouse gas emissions are expected to slash livestock…


Dutch Step up Fight Against Climate Mandates

Protests continue in the Netherlands over the government’s proposed nitrogen policy, which could necessitate the mass slaughter of livestock and potentially shut down almost a third of the country’s farms at a time when global famine may be imminent. Events in the country are being compared around the globe to the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset.”…