LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Pope Francis gave President Donald Trump a copy of his encyclical that refers to Earth as an “immense pile of filth” and calls for phasing out fossil fuels to fight global warming. Francis gifted Trump with his 2015 letter “Laudato Si” during their half-hour meeting Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sen. Rand Paul It is my duty as a senator to uphold and defend the Constitution. One of my most important responsibilities in this role is to provide advice and consent on treaties, a check and balance on the Executive Branch. It gives us the opportunity to make sure the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White A climate scientist believes the Trump administration’s decision to lightly edit a news release about the academic’s study on global warming is a scandal that rises to the level of a federal crime. “It’s a crime against the American people,” Neil Frazer, a geophysics professor at University…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The comet C/2015 V2 Johnson will fly close enough to Earth for amateurs to spot in the summer sky, according to Universe Today. Amateur star gazers can currently see the comet with binoculars. The comet will be closest to Earth on June 5, but the best time…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch The New York Times is out with a three-part series on how scientists are racing “against time” to better understand Antarctica’s “unstoppable disintegration” due to man-made global warming. Antarctica “may have entered the early stages of an unstoppable disintegration,” writes NYT reporter Justin Gillis. NYT sent a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The Earth-like planet, “Proxima b,” could have conditions favorable for the development of life, according to a new study by scientists from the University of Exeter. The study found “Proxima b” could have liquid water, meaning the odds of life developing are “quite favorable.” The planet could…
of The Libertarian Republic or its sponsors. LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch When Obama administration officials claimed man-made global warming played a role in causing the Syrian civil war and rise of the Islamic State, “nothing could be further from the truth,” according to a UK-based professor. Clionadh Raleigh, a political geography…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White California Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent belligerent actions against the Trump administration’s climate policies have not been enough to satisfy natural gas opponents. Brown recently signed a bill that dramatically increases California’s gas taxes and declared earlier this year his intention to fight tooth-and-nail against President Donald Trump’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Scientists looking at forest cover in some of the world’s driest places found something astounding — “lost” forests covering an area nearly seven times the size of Texas. “We found new dryland forest on all inhabited continents, but mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, around the Mediterranean, central India,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett NASA recently announced plans to build a space station orbiting the moon to help send astronauts to Mars, but one of the scientists who designed the space agency’s plans to send humans to the Red Planet thinks it’s an awful idea. “No one needs a lunar orbit space station for any purpose,”…