Obama to Take Advantage of “Pen and Phone” by Josh Guckert On Monday, the White House defended President Obama’s decision to enter into the Paris climate accord without Senate ratification. However, the White House would not confirm reports that the President will do so during his current trip to China. However, as The Washington Post reports,…
by Michael Bastasch and Ethan Barton A nonprofit that employs dozens of Democratic donors makes millions by suing the federal government for stricter environmental regulations, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation has found. Earthjustice, an environmental law firm that grew out of the Sierra Club, has sued federal agencies at least 39 times since 2009. Using three environmental…
by Michael Bastasch Comedian and TV host Bill Nye “the Science Guy” blames “the deniers” for keeping global warming out of the political conversation this election cycle. “In my opinion, it’s all due to who I call ‘the deniers,’” Nye told CBS News in an interview on the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service. “The deniers…
By Thomas Phippen The U.S. government is planning a viral video campaign to “raise awareness on climate change” in India as part of an initiative to help the country decrease its carbon emissions. “Climate Change is a top policy priority for Mission India,” which is why State Department will pay up to $95,000 for several 2-3 minute…
By Michael Bastasch The final draft of the Democratic Party’s 2016 platform not only backs taxing greenhouse gas emissions, it also backs “using every tool available” to cut emissions even if it means circumventing Congress. “Democrats believe that climate change is too important to wait for climate deniers and defeatists in Congress to start listening…
By Andrew Follett Scientists disagree on the effects of global warming on American agriculture, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study published Friday. The research used climate and agricultural computer models to conclude that global warming would have numerous positive impacts on US farming, including fewer frosts, a longer growing season and an earlier start…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Now that Britain is officially out, European Union leaders are moving quickly to crack down on high-powered appliances such as toasters and tea kettles that are not considered eco-friendly. EU officials worried about fanning the Brexit flames kept the plan under wraps for months out of concern it might be “perceived as an assault…
By Craig Boudreau An article published to The Huffington Post Monday claims that lying about climate change is okay, as long as it’s promoting the climate change agenda. “In order for us to start acting on climate change then, maybe we need to tell a few lies,” Xavier Toby claims in his piece. Toby goes on to say:…
By Michael Bastasch California congressmen wrote a letter to state attorney general Kamala Harris claiming the freedom of speech “is not designed to protect fraud and deceit” of the likes being spread by oil company ExxonMobil about global warming. Nineteen Democratic lawmakers told Harris her “investigation as to whether ExxonMobil lied about the truth of…
By Michael Bastasch Two climate scientists skeptical of man-made global warming are closely watching a study they say could be a “death knell” to climate alarmism. A major scientific study conducted at the University of Reading on the interactions between aerosols and clouds is much weaker than most climate models assume, meaning the planet could warm way…