By Michael Bastasch A libertarian think tank was served with a subpoena by U.S. Virgin Islands prosecutors as part of a racketeering probe not long after Democratic attorneys general promised to investigate groups with ties to the oil industry for allegedly misleading the public on global warming. More subpoenas are likely on the way as…
By Michael Bastasch The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands has subpoenaed a libertarian think tank after pledging to investigate ExxonMobil for allegedly misleading the public about global warming. AG Claude Walker served the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a D.C.-based free market think tank, with a subpoena Thursday, in an apparent effort to tie the…
Michael Bastasch United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised former Republican President George W. Bush for kickstarting efforts to put together a global agreement to fight global warming. “That was the beginning of our success,” Ban told The Associated Press Saturday, referring to Bush’s attendance of U.N. global warming talks in 2007. After refusing to ratify…
Andrew Follett A civil war has erupted between environmentalists and their Democratic allies, including President Barack Obama himself, over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The full text of TPP noticeably does not directly address global warming and contains only a token mention of “clean energy.” Environmental groups say that the pact lacks environmental protections and will benefit…