Here’s a down-to-earth perspective on the global warming “apocalypse.” Norman Rogers, writing in American Thinker (he’s proud to be a “denier”): “Since World War II, the increasing flow of big money from Washington has contributed to a gradual change in the character of research universities. Money became more important than science. Administrators who were focused…
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Reality Check: Coal Will Be Around for Awhile. A Long While.
“If you think the world is moving beyond coal, think again,” writes Robert Bryce in RealClearEnergy. India and China plan to increase their coal production by 700 million tons in the next two years. In comparison, total U.S. annual coal production is only 600 million tons. He writes: “In April, China announced it will increase…
Warmer Temperatures, Fewer Deaths
Warmer global temperatures mean fewer global deaths. We’ve said that before, even though the media tend to ignore it. Now Stephen Moore (in his Unleash Prosperity Hotline email) reports on a new British study linking temperatures and deaths over the past two decades. Writes Moore: “Severe cold weather kills far more people than severe warm…
Ben Zycher on the Failings of Biden’s ‘New’ Oil and Gas Policy
Economist Ben Zycher reveals the “perversities, problematic assumptions, and wasteful outcomes made inevitable by the contradictions and incoherence of the Biden leasing policy.” Biden just announced a policy of allowing new leases but charging higher royalty rates. Here’s a summary of Zycher’s observations about this policy: The Biden administration will start leasing on 80 percent…
Supreme Court To Hear Its ‘Most Important Environmental Case’ This Term
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in West Virginia vs. EPA on Monday, February 28. Case Western Reserve law professor Jonathan Adler calls this case “the most important environmental case in the 2021-2022 term.” “In this case, the justices will consider the scope of the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from the power…
Yosemite and the ‘Balance of Nature’ Myth
The following photographic essay illustrates the changing landscape at California’s Yosemite Valley and undermines the myth of a static “balance of nature.” The author, Shawn Regan, is vice president of research at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). The photograph above shows Yosemite Valley in 1899 (left) and today (right). If it seems like…