Welcome Back, Plastic Bags
by Kyle Smith
National Review
Plastic bags — the reusable kind — can provide us with a cleaner, more sanitary environment, writes Kyle Smith in the National Review.
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How Environmental Movement Plans to Leverage the Coronavirus Pandemic
by Sarah McFarlane
Wall Street Journal
Environmentalists worldwide are becoming part of the coronavirus pandemic by holding badly needed aid legislation hostage to environmental pork and economy-crippling rules, Sarah McFarlane writes in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
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Fighting our “Betters”, once again
by Tom Randall
Winningreen LLC
Chicago, 2020—In these days, when American history is taboo in many of our colleges and universities and misconstrued by the media, it’s easy to forget why our founders began leaving Europe 400 years ago. The process actually began in 1517, when a Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses for reformation of the Church to a parish door in Wittenberg, Germany. He created more than one of the greatest religious schisms in history. In doing so, he also sowed the seeds of the greatest restructuring of society since folks began living in caves— the political reformation. After all, many began to think, if Luther was right that we are all equal in the eyes of God, and He …
California Governor: Virus Is Opportunity for Progressives
by Graham Piro
The Washington Free Beacon
Democrat California Governor Gavin Newson says he sees coronavirus as an opportunity to advance the liberal agenda — cites need for income redistribution according to The Washington Free Beacon.
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Judge Nixes State Challenge to 2-for-1 Deregulation Push
by Megan Mineiro
Courthouse News Service
Judge nixes western state’s suit to limit the administration’s 2-for-1 deregulation plan. Judge Moss ruled the state’s had no standing because they failed to show harm, according to Courthouse News Service.
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Defeating coronavirus would be impossible without energy workers who power the fight
by Daniel Turner
Fox News
“You may not have thought of the roughly 14 million men and women working in our energy industry as having anything to do with the war against the coronavirus. Ventilators and a great deal of other life-saving medical equipment are useless without electric power. Scientists in labs can’t conduct their research in dark rooms during a blackout. And plastic – a vital part of medical equipment, phones, and thousands of products used in health care and every other part of our lives – is made with oil or natural gas,” according to Fox News.
Scientists: Petrol Pumps Should Carry Cigarette-Style Climate Change Warning Labels
by Victoria Friedman
Breitbart News
Alleged scientists have issued a bog in the British Medical Journal urging that cigarette-style warnings be put on gas pumps and any communication involving burning of fossil fuels, according to Victoria Friedman writing in Breitbart News. They also urge the warnings be accompanied by unrelated cigarette-style scare images.
Exclusive: Civil rights leaders oppose swift move off natural gas
by Amy Harder
Axios
“Top American civil rights activists are opposing an abrupt move away from natural gas, putting them at odds with environmentalists and progressive Democrats who want to ban fracking,” according to Amy Harder of Axios.
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President Trump’s Fuel Economy Rule a Win for Consumers and Automakers
American Energy Alliance
“The American Energy Alliance welcomed the final Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule released by the White House today noting that clear auto fuel efficiency standards can benefit a majority of consumers and automakers simultaneously. Contrary to claims that this final rule has been rushed out in a time of crisis, the rule is the culmination of a several years long joint process from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and it is required by the law.”
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California sheriff reverses order closing gun stores
by David Aaro
Fox News
Even in LA county, sheriff rules gun shops are protected from closing orders; cited as “essential business”.
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Trump rolls back Obama mpg rules
The Detroit News
“The White House finalized its plan to roll back stringent gas-mileage rules enacted by the Obama administration on Tuesday, capping off a three-year fight between the Trump administration and environmentalists in Washington. The plan calls for reducing the required annual fleetwide average mpg increases for carmakers for model years 2021-2026 — from the original 5% that would have required, to a less-stringent 1.5%,” according to The Detroit News.
Big Green, Inc.
Institute for Energy Research
“Big Green, Inc. is a project of the Institute for Energy Research that demonstrates money’s influence on energy policy in the United States. The map highlights a group of foundations that spend billions of dollars supporting aggressive climate litigation, the promotion of uneconomic renewable energy sources, and overburdening regulations,” according to the Institute for Energy Research.
Solar Panels Perform Poorly in Minnesota During Winter Months
Institute for Energy Research
“Solar power is not always beneficial, particularly in certain northern U.S. states where solar irradiance is not the best. In Minnesota the capacity factor of solar fell to 5.6 percent in December 2018, the time of year when it is darkest and cold weather begins to set in. Solar power loses its performance value due to shorter days in winter, snowfall reflecting light, and the expense of removing snow from solar panels. Some states are losing interest in solar power due to environmental concerns when forests need to be cleared and hilltops leveled to make room for solar panels. It appears that as more is learned about solar energy, more questions are being generated, even when electricity from solar panels …
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For New York, Coal Is Out and Renewables Are In
Institute for Energy Research
“New York’s belief that solar and wind power are ‘clean and renewable’ is false. Fossil fuels, on the other hand, are readily accessible right here in America, affordable, and have much smaller environmental footprints than the renewable energy that environmentalists and many states are promoting,” according to the Institute for Energy Research.
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Trump Admin Names Gun Makers, Retailers Essential Businesses Nationwide
by AWR Hawkins
Breitbart News
“President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security released updated guidelines naming gun manufacturers and retailers as essential on Saturday, which means they are to stay open and operational nationwide during a Chinese coronavirus shutdown,” according to Breitbart News. Listed as essential by DHS are: workers supporting the manufacturing of safety equipment and uniforms for law enforcement, public safety personnel, and first responders as well as workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges.
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Wealthy Hypocrites Are The Real Climate Deniers
by Lorrie Goldstein
Climate Change Dispatch
“A recent study by the University of Leeds in the U.K. says rich people are most to blame for human-induced climate change,” according to a story in the Climate Change Dispatch.
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Texas AG: Counties Can’t Restrict Gun Sales During Coronavirus Emergency
by AWR Hawkins
Breitbart News
Following Delaware’s action, another state rules gun shops are “essential” businesses.
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Delaware Governor Changes Shutdown Order: Gun Stores Can Remain Open
by AWR Hawkins
Breitbart News
Delaware Governor finds firearms stores to be “essential service”.
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ALL-TIME RRECORD SNOWFALL BURIES PARTS OF SWEDEN — 3.25 M (10.7 FT) — DON’T TELL GRETA…
by Cap Allon
Electroverse
“On Thursday, March 19 heavy snow fell over Sweden’s northern town of Kiruna further adding to the record-breaking 3.25m (10.7 ft) that has already accumulated this season–accumulations that busted the old snowfall record from 1997-98 (solar minimum of cycle 22),” according to Electroverse.
EPA suspends enforcement of environmental laws amid coronavirus
by Rebecca Beitsch
The Hill
“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a sweeping suspension of its enforcement of environmental laws Thursday, telling companies they would not need to meet environmental standards during the coronavirus outbreak. The temporary policy, for which the EPA has set no end date, would allow any number of industries to skirt environmental laws, with the agency saying it will not ‘seek penalties for noncompliance with routine monitoring and reporting obligations,’” according to The Hill.
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