Katie Porter’s Closing Argument: Climate Change Katie Porter — the California representative famous for skewering corporate CEOs in congressional hearings — is sick of the “glacial” pace of the U.S. Senate and is brimming with plans to shake up the “stale” institution. If she can get elected. The Golden State’s primary election wraps up Tuesday,…
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Tony Abbott disparages warnings of extreme global warming
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS Extreme global warming is “ahistorical and utterly implausible”, former prime minister Tony Abbott says, and spruiked by a “climate cult” that will “eventually be discredited”. He was speaking in London, Guardian Australia reports, mere months after July was declared the hottest month in 100,000 years, and days after scientists warned 20…
How Green Investors Pay the Media to Promote ‘Climate Change’ | Frontpage Mag
The Associated Press revealed last year that it had scored $8 million to promote claims of global warming. The AP impartially described this massive conflict of interest as an illustration of “how philanthropy has swiftly become an important new funding source for journalism”. “This far-reaching initiative will transform how we cover the climate story,” its…
Addressing Climate Change Will Not “Save the Planet”
A boiler tower surrounded by mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert, Calif., on Aug. 26, 2022. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images Conservation biology finds itself in a terrifying place today, witness to mass extinction, helpless to stop the march of industrial Homo sapiens, the pillage of habitat, the loss of…
Washington State Governor Warns Climate Change Will Bring A Summer Of ‘Blackouts, Destruction, And Death’
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee (D) is warning residents that the summer of 2022 will be one of “blackouts, destruction, and death” due to climate change. On June 13, Inslee’s campaign sent an email telling voters in The Evergreen State, “It’s shaping up to be a deadly summer.” “As the climate crisis worsens, we’re facing…
“Eight years left to turn the ship”: Scientists share how climate change could change daily life – CBS News
Earlier this month, more than 300 people in South Africa were killed as record rainfall washed away buildings and infrastructure in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province. A day earlier, dozens were killed in the Philippines after tropical storm Megi spurred landslides and floods. The world is rapidly shifting — and the impact of human-caused climate change…
We need a better way to fight climate change
Energy costs are climbing out of control. A gallon of gas costs nearly $1 more than a year ago. Americans are experiencing sticker shock this winter on home-heating costs. Though part of this is due to the world restarting after the pandemic, climate policies are increasingly driving prices up. We need a change of direction. Fossil fuels still deliver…
Facebook, other tech giants censor facts about climate change
The online world has become a free-speech battleground. Tech platforms have sided with illiberal regimes to censor posts while flagging “misinformation” in free countries. We all share a legitimate interest in avoiding outright falsehoods, but much censorship today — whether at dictators’ behest or in the name of eradicating “misinformation” — ultimately is about restricting discourse to…
