Tag: Environment

Geoengineering Startup Begins Releasing Sulfur Particles Into Atmosphere in Attempt to Stop ‘Climate Change’

A startup is launching weather balloons capable of releasing reflective sulfur particles into the earth’s atmosphere, with the stated aim of combating climate change through solar geoengineering, while disregarding the negative consequences of such actions. In solar geoengineering, attempts are made to manipulate the climate by reflecting more sunlight away from earth. Theoretically, releasing sulfur…


Anthony Furey: The Madness of Electric Vehicle Mandates

Commentary Five years ago I took the plunge and became a minivan owner and I’ll never forget what the shopping experience told me about electric vehicles (EVs). We bought the minivan because it was what our growing family needed at the time. I was originally hoping to get an SUV—cooler than a van!—but the storage…


Analysis: Can Republican Power in the House Make a Difference on Energy?

After talking up a “Red Wave” throughout 2022, the Republican Party ultimately failed to take the Senate in November. Yet, the GOP’s narrow majority in the House of Representatives will let them exercise more influence than they did during the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Where could they be most valuable? Judging by…


Can Republican Power in the House Make a Difference on Energy?

News Analysis After talking up a “Red Wave” throughout 2022, the Republican Party ultimately failed to take the Senate in November. Yet, the GOP’s narrow majority in the House of Representatives will let them exercise more influence than they did during the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Judging by opinion research, energy-related issues…


COP-15 Agreement Criticized as Threat to Prosperity and Freedom

News Analysis Critics are raising concerns about the new COP15 global biodiversity agreement to set aside vast swaths of land and water, reduce consumption, and dedicate massive spending to protect ecosystems. On Dec. 19 in Montreal, nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which consists of four groups of goals with…


‘Silent Majority’ Doubtful About Electric Cars Being the Only Option: Toyota Chief

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., has said that automakers pursuing an electric-only agenda does not reflect the market reality because the technology and infrastructure are yet to mature, while a “silent majority” that align with that perspective can’t speak out. “People involved in the auto industry are largely a silent majority,” Toyoda told…


Makers of New Heavy Trucks Must Cut Nitrogen Oxide Pollution by Over 80 Percent: EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Tuesday that new heavy truck makers will have to cut nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 80 percent, the latest move in an effort toward implementing the Biden administration’s “Clean Truck Plan.” The new standards will go into effect from 2027. Specifically, nitrogen oxide emissions from new semis…


Australians Break Record for Fastest Electric Car in the World

An Australian solar-powered car weighing a quarter that of a Tesla has provisionally broken the record for the fastest electric vehicle (EV) in the world. Built from scratch by a group of 45 engineering students, the car travelled at an average speed of nearly 85 kilometres per hour and set the “unofficial” team record for…


Bill Gates: No One Wants to Be ‘the First to Say It,’ but the Paris Agreement Climate Goal Is Not Within Reach

Software billionaire Bill Gates recently admitted that the climate change target as established by the Paris Climate Accord will likely not be met. The 2015 Paris Climate Accord has a goal of limiting global warming below 2 degrees Celsius—and preferably below 1.5 degrees Celsius—compared to preindustrial levels. In a recent interview with Reuters, Gates said…


Alabama Plant Owned by West Virginia Governor’s Family Fined Nearly $1 Million

Bluestone Coke, an Alabama coking plant owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, will pay nearly $1 million in civil penalties after a consent decree was entered and approved by a circuit court judge in Birmingham last week. The settlement agreement was entered between Bluestone Coke, the Jefferson County Department of Health…