Category: climate change

Presidential Hocus-Pocus Saves Planet. Reality Check Begs to Differ.

Commentary Once upon a time, the intercom buzzed in the Oval Office. “Mark P. Mills is here, sir,” said America’s most powerful secretary. “He’s a senior fellow with the Manhattan Institute.” Mills stepped into the Oval Office and approached the Resolute Desk. “Good morning, sir.” The president of the United States, gently tanned after a soothing…


Net-Zero Is the Real Climate Catastrophe

Commentary Maybe Vladimir Putin SHOULD get the Nobel Peace Prize after all. To be sure, Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine is an affront to humanity, given his targeting of civilians. Russia even fired upon medical and humanitarian aid convoys and is using a nuclear power plant as a shield for his military operations. But Putin’s…


Blaming Pakistan’s Flood Disaster on Human Driven Climate Change May Be Premature

Commentary The World Climate Declaration (WCD), signed by over 1100 reputable scientists, including Nobel Prize winners (pdf), states that there “is no statistical evidence that global warming is intensifying hurricanes, floods, droughts, and suchlike natural disasters, or making them more frequent.” It is useful to reflect upon this statement in the context of a discussion on…


Climate Activist-Backed MP Defends Shares in Gas and Oil Companies

An Australian parliamentarian backed by a major climate activist group has confirmed that she owns shares in oil and gas producers, refiners, and a toll road operator. As fossil fuel shares remain strong amidst the Russian-Ukraine war, “teal” Independent MP Kylea Tink revealed in a statement of interests filed to parliament that she holds shares…


$75 Million in Rebuilding Funds On the Way NSW Flood-Impacted Communities

Australians in the flood-ravaged communities of New South Wales (NSW) will receive A$75 million (US$51.66 million) in mitigation and infrastructure resilience program funds to get back on their feet, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced. Speaking at the Daily Telegraph’s Bush Summit on Friday, Albanese revealed the plan will benefit 62 local government areas (LGA)…


Eurpoean Central Bank Chief Blames Climate Change for Red-Hot Inflation

The Chief of the European Central Bank (ECB) has said that climate change is behind soaring inflation, stating that droughts and famines are driving up prices. ECB Chief Christine Lagarde made the comments in an interview with the French outlet Madame Figaro, on July 13. An English translation of the interview was published on Aug. 25….


European Central Bank Chief Blames Climate Change for Red-Hot Inflation

The Chief of the European Central Bank (ECB) has said that climate change is behind soaring inflation, stating that droughts and famines are driving up prices. ECB Chief Christine Lagarde made the comments in an interview with the French outlet Madame Figaro, on July 13. An English translation of the interview was published on Aug. 25….


1,100 Scientists and Professionals Declare: ‘There Is No Climate Emergency’

More than 1,100 scientists and professionals worldwide have signed a World Climate Declaration (WCD) stating that there is no climate emergency. The independent foundation Climate Intelligence (CLINTEL) issued the one-page summary on June 27, 2022, garnering 1,152 total signatures in 15 countries as of Aug. 23. “Climate science should be less political, while climate policies…


Guilbeault Denies Allegation by Saskatchewan of Feds ‘Trespassing’ on Private Lands

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is denying allegations made by the Saskatchewan government that federal scientists were “trespassing” on farmers’ lands to test water sources. On Aug. 21, Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan’s minister responsible for water security, took to Twitter, sharing a letter he wrote to Guilbeault that farmers in the Pense, Mossbank, and Pilot Butte…


MLA Booted From Caucus Over Tweet Says Policies of ‘Environmental Elitists’ Are Hurting People, Ignoring Damage

B.C. Liberal MLA John Rustad, who was recently ousted from his party for reposting a tweet that questioned carbon dioxide’s role in climate change, says he did so because the government’s climate policies that revolve around CO2 emissions ignore contrary data and are “intentionally hurting people” by making life unaffordable. A former cabinet minister and…