The governor of Tokyo has suggested that people wear turtleneck sweaters to keep warm and reduce their electricity consumption this winter amid the global energy crisis. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike said that turtlenecks have a thermal effect that can help people endure the winter, a season in which heating demand is expected to surge and…
Tokyo Governor Suggests People Wear Turtlenecks as Northern Hemisphere Faces Winter Energy Crisis
FTC Is Latest Federal Agency to Pursue Race-Based Agenda
November 20, 2022
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The Biden administration, as it has done with other federal agencies, has redirected the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from its core mission of “protecting consumers and promoting competition” to fighting racial inequity and climate change. Created to be an enforcement arm of U.S. anti-trust laws, the FTC has written a new mandate for itself to…
UN Group Aims to Accelerate Business and Community Compliance With Green Agenda
It’s for the world to double down on efforts to reach net zero, according to a report released last week by the United Nation’s “High-level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities,” a group of international environmentalists the institution formed in March. The group was tasked with investigating how to develop stronger…
Vegan ESG Investors Want Plant-Based Food Options in America’s Hospitals
November 17, 2022
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing continues to reshape America’s private sector. It may soon help dictate the food served at a hospital near you. The boards of directors for several major American healthcare companies have been sent shareholder proposals from proxy-holders of U.S. Climate Vegan ETF, an exchange-traded fund from the vegan investment firm…
Electric Vehicles Less Reliable Than Gas Powered Automobiles, Consumer Reports Finds
Electric vehicles, including those from Tesla, are among some of the least reliable sold in the United States, according to the Consumer Reports 2022 Annual Auto Reliability survey released Tuesday. Consumer Reports (CR) is a nonprofit research, testing, and consumer advocacy organization. Each year, the organization surveys members to find out if they encountered any problems…
ESG Warps Capitalism to Force ‘Globalist Agenda’: Utah Treasurer
November 15, 2022
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In a Nov. 14 interview, Utah’s treasurer Marlo Oaks told The Epoch Times that environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria are being used as a political tool, spurring a response from Utah and various other states worried about its consequences. Oaks and a number of other Republican state treasurers had gathered for the national…
ESG Endangering America’s Farms and Your Food: State Treasurers
November 14, 2022
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The latest threat to farming can be identified in three familiar letters. State treasurers at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) told The Epoch Times on Nov. 14 that the United States’ agricultural base could be jeopardized by the top-down push for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) scoring. “It’s a real threat,” Nebraska State…
Major Upscale for Australian Plastic Recycler
An Australian company banking on harnessing enzymes with the ability to chomp through plastic “like Pac-Man” has raised more than A$50 million (US$33.52 million) in a bid to turn waste recycling on its head. The synthetic proteins, developed by researchers at Australian National University, can break down almost any plastic product into reusable high-quality components…
Biden Announces War on Methane Emissions and Increased Investments for Clean Energy During Climate Summit
November 11, 2022
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President Joe Biden announced increased investments in countries and projects related to climate change in an effort to adhere to global climate targets, while declaring steps to limit methane emissions within the country in remarks given at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27). “Today as a…
Biden Tightens Methane Emissions, Increases Climate Change Investments
November 11, 2022
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President Joe Biden announced increased investments in countries and projects related to climate change in an effort to adhere to global climate targets, while declaring steps to limit methane emissions within the country in remarks given at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27). “Today as a…
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