President Joe Biden is preparing a series of new executive orders to address climate change, according to recent comments by his special envoy on climate-related issues, John Kerry. Kerry discussed the Biden administration’s plans for reducing U.S. emissions during an interview with Yahoo News Senior Climate Editor Ben Adler on Friday. Adler noted that the…
As Climate Experts Warn of Looming Catastrophe, Past Bad Predictions Hurt Their Message
Humanity only has a few years to act before the world may irreversibly plunge into an environmental catastrophe of global proportions, climate experts warned in a recent report. Their calls are muffled, however, by a ballast of dozens of past dramatic predictions that have failed to pan out. Environmental experts have been predicting upcoming doom…
The 2023 Annual Intel Assessment Sends the Wrong Signals About China
Commentary The Office of the Director of National Intelligence maintains a public-facing website for the disclosure of various unclassified reports and publications (here). Some of the reports are updated and produced annually, for example, the “2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.” This report generalizes the mission of the Intel Community as “providing…
Governor General Flew Nearly 3,000 Km for 6 Minutes’ Work: Federal Records
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon used the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for a nearly 3,000-kilometre flight so she could attend a six-minute ceremony last summer, federal records show. The mileage was disclosed in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons and reviewed by Blacklock’s Reporter. According to the media outlet, flight crews…
Leading Economist: ‘Net Zero Means Higher Interest Rates’
Commentary Politicians and climate activists portray net zero climate policies as a win–win: good for the planet, good for the economy. A recent example is “Mission Zero,” a supposedly independent review of Britain’s net zero target led by the former minister who signed net zero into law. “Net zero is the economic opportunity of the…
Musk Jabs Biden For Climate Change Fixation While ‘Banks Are Melting’
Twitter CEO Elon Musk appeared to criticize President Joe Biden’s fixation on fighting climate change, suggesting the president’s focus was not where it should be given the crisis roiling the U.S. banking sector. Biden on Wednesday took to Twitter to tout his administration’s accomplishments in the area of environmental protection and fighting climate change. “In…
Biden Issues First Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure
President Joe Biden issued his first veto on Monday after Congress voted to block a Labor Department rule that would allow fund managers of retirement plans to consider the long-term effects of social factors and climate change on investments—a move Republicans call a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. According to a statement sent…
Biden Issues 1st Veto, Blocks Anti-ESG Investment Measure
President Joe Biden issued his first veto on March 20, rejecting a bipartisan measure that would have blocked a Labor Department rule that allows pension fund managers to consider social factors and climate change in investment decisions—a rule that Republicans say is a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. The president posted a video…
Critics Blast Oregon’s Efforts to Phase Out Petroleum Diesel and Restrict Farming
A series of climate bills now before the Oregon legislature could devastate rural communities and further fuel inflation, according to detractors. The bills would phase out petroleum-based diesel fuel, levy sweeping new taxes on tires and off-road agriculture equipment, and place a moratorium on new and existing dairy and poultry farms, the majority of which…
Maryland Phasing Out Gas-Powered Car Sales, GOP Says It’s Radical Move
Gov. Wes Moore has announced Maryland’s plan to phase out gas-powered car sales by 2035 in its effort to curb climate change, but the GOP says this plan is too radical and impractical. “Today, we’re talking about a major transformation that is going to define this administration—and that’s how we turn Maryland from a state…
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