Category: climate change

New Environment Report Downplays Data That Contradicts Climate Narrative: Scientist

An Australian geophysicist has called a new government report—which claims Australia’s ecosystem is at risk of collapse—a “political statement” that deliberately omits important data to fulfil the climate change narrative. The State of the Environment report recently released on July 19 by Tanya Plibersek, the federal environment and water minister, was compiled by a group of…


Why We Need More Fossil Fuels: Energy Expert Alex Epstein

Contrary to the mainstream narrative that we need to urgently replace fossil fuels with renewable energy to counter disastrous global warming, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein said humans should use more fossil fuels to make humans safe and productive. “If you think about it with a rational, pro-human, philosophical perspective, it’s actually obvious that…


In Senate, a Clash on What’s Causing Energy Prices to Spike

Senators on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Energy Subcommittee heard testimony July 13 on the drivers of high energy prices, a key issue for Americans across the country as inflation rages and November midterms loom closer. In May of this year, Rasmussen Reports found that 82 percent of likely voters in the United States…


Pacific More Concerned With Climate Change Than China: Australian Defence Minister

The Australian Labor government is pinning its hopes on climate change policy as the key to winning over Pacific nations amid increasing geopolitical competition with Beijing. Top leaders have emphasised the Albanese government’s support of climate change action, including a higher emissions reduction target, as a key differentiator from the previous government. On July 12,…


HSBC Banker Quits After Blasting ‘Nut Job’ Climate Panic

A high-ranking HSBC executive has resigned, claiming that his position had become “unsustainable” as a result of backlash from a speech he gave last spring downplaying the financial risks of climate change. Stuart Kirk, who was serving as HSBC Asset Management Global Head of Responsible Investment, announced his resignation in a LinkedIn post on July…


The Anthropogenic Global Warming Hypothesis and the Causality Principle

Commentary An argument continues to rage in the scientific community about the scientific validity of global climate change and, in particular, global warming. In essence, the argument concerns the validity of the Anthropogenic Global Warming Hypothesis (AGWH), which is the foundational hypothesis of Global Warming (Change) Science and assumes that the rise in the global…


New Australian Government’s Climate Stance ‘Welcomed’ at Pacific Forum

Australia’s increased target on climate change action is set to be welcomed when leaders meet at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji, according to the federal minister for the region. Pacific Minister Pat Conroy said the federal government’s new climate target had been well supported by nations in the region and was a sign of…


Climate Activists Call out Democrats, Plan to ‘Shut Down’ Congressional Baseball Game

A coalition of climate activists is threatening to disrupt the upcoming Congressional Baseball Game in an effort to pressure Democrats in Congress to pass “sweeping climate legislation.” The event, scheduled for July 28 at Nationals Park in Washington, continues a century-old bipartisan tradition in which Democrat and Republican members of Congress play a friendly baseball…


SEC Climate Disclosure Rule: A Duck That Quacks

Commentary In his recent memoir, former attorney general William Barr recounts how the Trump administration lost its attempt to include a citizenship question in the 2020 census. After losing in the Supreme Court, Barr briefed President Trump on what had gone wrong. “If people were straightforward from the beginning, it could have gotten done,” Barr…


Power to the People—Even If It Comes From Coal

Commentary Despite its name, the Democratic Party has no time for democracy. Public opinion and democracy be damned, especially when it comes to battling climate change. On June 30, the Supreme Court struck down an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan compelling states to shutter coal-fired power plants and shift to low-carbon alternatives such as natural…