France is banning short-haul domestic flights when there is a regular and frequent train option that takes less than two and a half hours, after a 2021 climate law, No 2021-1104, received permission from the European Commission (EC). Article 145.I of the law prohibits passenger flights “on all air routes within French territory for which…
France Bans Some Flights in Name of Climate Change, Tells People to Take Trains Instead
December 5, 2022
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Biden’s Climate Change ‘Obsession’ Threatens America’s Security, Empowers Foes: Mike Pompeo
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Joe Biden’s “obsession to decarbonize” the United States plays into the hands of adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), making them richer and more powerful while imposing costs on Americans and making them less safe. In an op-ed published on Dec. 5 in the…
ESG Jeopardizes Economic Security and Must Be Stopped
Commentary The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing phenomenon is undercutting the core purpose of financial institutions, jeopardizing the economic security of investors, politicizing our capital markets and private enterprises, and threatening the stability of our energy supply. Simply put, financial firms and institutional investors should be solely focused on delivering maximum financial returns to…
Ending Twitter’s Era as the ‘Online Debate Moderator’
November 30, 2022
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Commentary Since Elon Musk’s Twitter revolution, two curious things have happened. Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and AstraZeneca have suspended their advertising budgets with the social media platform. They did so alongside other major brands after a “social justice” attack was launched by the usual activists determined to bankrupt Twitter. It’s become commonplace for activist pressure groups…
The War on Coal
November 29, 2022
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Commentary On Nov. 25, the Land Court of Queensland rendered judgement in Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd and blocked Waratah Coal’s thermal coal project on the grounds of climate change and human rights concerns. This 372-page judgement is important because it considers the alleged effects of the exportation of coal on climate change…
Federal Climate Adaptation Strategy Sparks Criticism
Skeptics of Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy to respond to climate change say its approach is more ideological than practical and falsely blames recent extreme weather events on climate change. Announced on Nov. 24, the strategy includes five areas of focus: disaster resilience, health and well-being, nature and biodiversity, infrastructure, economy, and workers. Funding to the…
Feds to Spend $1.6 Billion on New National Climate Adaptation Strategy
The federal government has announced it will spend $1.6 billion on its newly unveiled “National Adaptation Strategy,” which it says is a commitment to a “whole-of-society approach” to tackling climate change. The funding will go to local communities for the purpose of reinforcing infrastructure, such as bridges and roads, so that communities can survive “extreme…
Biden Administration Pledges to Pay ‘Climate Reparations’
Commentary On Nov. 20, officials at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) agreed to form an international fund to promote “climate justice” by implementing “climate reparations.” According to Simon Stiell, the UN climate change executive secretary, “We have determined a way forward on a decades-long…
A Little Learning on Methane and Climate Change
November 22, 2022
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Commentary Before leaving for a week of virtue-signaling at the COP27 climate conference with other world elites, President Joe Biden would have done well to reread Hans Christian Anderson’s story “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” “In the great city where he [the Emperor] lived, life was always gay,” Anderson wrote. “Every day many strangers came to…
Biden’s ‘Green’ Agenda Could End Up Sending Taxpayer Cash to Chinese-Owned Mines in Canada
November 22, 2022
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The Biden administration is seeking to fund Canadian mining ventures to help accelerate President Joe Biden’s green energy push, even though multiple Canadian mining corporations are partially owned by Chinese entities. The Department of Defense (DoD) has set aside over $1 billion to help the United States acquire more rare earth minerals, which are needed…
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