President Joe Biden on Friday warned that he may take executive actions targeting the climate and health care if Congress doesn’t pass a bill that’s suitable for his agenda. “So let me be clear: if the Senate will not move to tackle the climate crisis and strengthen our domestic clean energy industry, I will take…
Dutch Nitrogen Scientist Questions the Basis of Government Climate Mandates
Jaap Hanekamp is skeptical of the received wisdom in science. He won’t stop asking a simple question: “But, is this true?” When it comes to the Dutch government’s calculations of ammonia and nitrogen oxide deposition—the basis of climate mandates that would slash livestock numbers and put many farmers out of work—Hanekamp is especially critical of…
Major Government CO2 Rule Will Hurt Americans: Consumer Watchdog
July 12, 2022
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America’s oldest consumer protection organization is opposing sweeping new government CO2 reporting requirements. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures would require all companies listed on American stock markets to report, in detail, how much CO2 their business is directly or indirectly responsible for emitting—everything from vehicle emissions to how much…
Climate Skeptic Banker Becomes Newest ‘Cancel Culture’ Victim
News analysis Cancel culture is growing more prevalent in the financial industry, with a prominent HSBC executive being its latest victim. Stuart Kirk, a top executive at HSBC Holdings announced on July 7 that he had resigned from his position after facing backlash from climate groups. Kirk, who was the global head of responsible investments at the…
Climate Skeptic Banker Becomes Latest ‘Cancel Culture’ Victim
News Analysis Cancel culture is growing more prevalent in the financial industry, with a prominent HSBC executive being its latest victim. Stuart Kirk, a top executive at HSBC Holdings announced on July 7 that he had resigned from his position after facing backlash from climate groups. Kirk, who was the global head of responsible investments at the…
Dutch Police Shoot at Tractor During Climate Mandate Protests
Dutch police confirmed on July 5 that officers in the northern part of the country fired both warning—and then targeted—shots at a tractor taking part in a protest against climate mandates. Police say the tractor was driving toward officers and their vehicles. The mandated restrictions on nitrogen greenhouse gas emissions are expected to slash livestock…
Dutch Step up Fight Against Climate Mandates
Protests continue in the Netherlands over the government’s proposed nitrogen policy, which could necessitate the mass slaughter of livestock and potentially shut down almost a third of the country’s farms at a time when global famine may be imminent. Events in the country are being compared around the globe to the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset.”…
As ESG Comes Under Scrutiny, Skeptics and Contrarians Rise Up
June 20, 2022
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles have rapidly taken hold in the financial sector in recent years. Now, against the backdrop of increasing regulatory enforcement, rising anti-ESG activism, and criticism of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure proposal, ESG skeptics are coming to the fore, pushing back against the SEC and developing new…
SEC Climate Proposal Violates First Amendment to Constitution: Law Professor
June 6, 2022
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) proposed rules to mandate climate-related disclosures from companies abridge freedom of speech and would “create controversy by imposing a political viewpoint,” a law professor asserted in a June 1 letter to the agency. “It’s almost as though the three commissioners who pushed this rule forward don’t take seriously their…
Big Cities’ Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil Scrutinized
May 20, 2022
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A recent wave of government climate change lawsuits against oil and gas firms may prove deeply harmful, actually inhibiting the growth of new, greener technologies by diverting resources that would otherwise fuel innovation, according to a May 16 issue brief from the Pacific Research Institute (PRI). “There are many serious adverse consequences from state and…
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