The seemingly preposterous plans for climate change mitigation are just that: preposterous, says Francis Menton, the Manhattan Contrarian. “While we realists may not have the megaphone at the moment, I am very confident that energy realism will ultimately win out, and much sooner than you might think. The reasons are simple: the magical “renewables” don’t…
More Evidence of Forced Labor in China and Africa for ‘Green’ Energy
Reports from Sheffield Hallam University in England and the International Energy Agency strengthen the case that China is forcing its minority Uighur population to produce solar panels. Meanwhile, children as young as seven years old are mining for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under dangerous conditions; the mined cobalt is processed in…
Climate Activists Are Coming for Your Kitchen
Cities around the country are banning the use of natural gas, starting with new homes. Some state legislatures are fighting back with bans on the bans. “It’s the fastest-growing trend we’ve ever seen,” Panama Bartholomy, head of California group trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, told the Wall Street Journal. Katherine Blunt writes for the…
Biden Wants Pension Funds to Put Climate Risk above Financial Risk
The Biden administration is working to bring down the Trump Labor Department ruling that insisted financial probity override commitment to anti-fossil fuel (“sustainable”) investments. In July, the Trump administration’s Labor Department secretary Eugene Scalia said retirement plans “are not vehicles for furthering social goals or policy objectives that are not in the financial interest of…
More than a Third of Americans Wouldn’t Pay $1 to Reduce Carbon Dioxide
A poll of 1200 registered voters taken by the Competitive Enterprise Institute found 35 percent unwilling to spend anything for carbon dioxide reduction: “When asked about willingness to spend out-of-pocket to mitigate climate change, 35 percent of respondents said they would not spend a dollar. Fifteen percent said they would spend up to $10 of…
Sorry, Miners, You Won’t Benefit from Demand for EV Minerals
Joe Biden has reversed a campaign promise, says Reuters in an exclusive article. The Biden administration opposes opening U. S. mines for minerals like nickel, cobalt, and lithium—minerals needed for electric vehicles. Biden is looking to Canada, Australia, and Brazil to supply these metals. “The plans will be a blow to U.S. miners who had…
‘Science Massacre’ at the EPA
Daren Bakst writes in the Heritage Foundation’s Daily Signal: “The ‘EPA science massacre’ took place just over a month ago. EPA Administrator Michael Regan dismissed all of the advisers from two legally required panels: the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. It was a complete housecleaning, with not one person left standing. “This shocking move,…