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.
Environment
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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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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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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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.
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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Migratory Bird Treaty Act reform will clarify longstanding confusion
by Bonner R. Cohen
CFACT
“The Trump administration’s Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), a division of the Interior Department, is stepping in to define the scope of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to provide regulatory certainty to the public, industries, states, tribes, and other affected parties,” according to Bonner R. Cohen writing for CFACT.
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Facts Throw Cold Water on Greenland Melting Ice Scare
by Tiffany Taylor
The Heartland Institute
“The biggest new story regarding Greenland ice melt is there has finally been a break in the long-term cooling of Greenland. The ice loss that is occurring is of almost no significance regarding global sea level,” according to The Heartland Institute.
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Winter Snowpack Is Growing, Despite CNN Misinformation
by Tiffany Taylor
The Heartland Institute
“CNN is drumming up another fake climate scare, claiming that climate change is creating a ‘long-term drying trend’ for winter snowpack. In reality, winter snowpack is experiencing long-term expansion around the globe,” according to The Heartland Institute.
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Banning plastic grocery bags spreads disease
CFACT
“Count on at least two results from the outlawing of plastic grocery bags: increased energy use and environmental cost to produce more paper grocery bags; and increased spreading of germs from reusable tote bags at grocery stores, which is especially worrisome with the coronavirus pandemic,” according to CFACT
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Forest fires on the decline: Believe it
by Dr. Jay Lehr
CFACT
“The Union of Concerned Scientists are not necessarily scientists (anyone can join by paying a modest dues) and they certainly are not concerned about the lies they tell. Try this one: ‘The effects of global warming on temperature, precipitation levels, and soil moisture are turning many of our forests into kindling during wildfires’” according to CFACT.
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Scientists Acknowledge Ocean Currents Not Slowing
by Tiffany Taylor
The Heartland Institute
“Scientists are admitting ocean currents have been speeding up in recent years, dealing a stunning blow to ‘consensus’ climate science claims,” according to a report by The Heartland Institute.
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Will global warming erode our beaches away?
by Peter Murphy
CFACT
“According to research by “climate experts” published earlier this month by the journal Nature Climate Change, global warming-caused sea level rise ‘could result in the near extinction of almost half of the world’s sandy beaches by the end of the century.’ Then again, maybe not,” according to CFACT.
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“Breathe a little easier: Why America’s air is among the cleanest in the world”
February 20, 2020
Institute for Energy Research
“According to the Environmental Protection Agency, between 1970 and 2017, U.S. gross domestic product increased 262 percent, vehicle miles traveled increased 189 percent, energy consumption increased 59 percent, and U.S. population increased by 44 percent. During the same time period, total emissions of the six principal air pollutants dropped by 73 percent.”
Study: Green New Deal Could Cost Households in 11 States at Least $70K — Just in the First Year after Passage
by Daniel Turner and Kent Lassman
Power the Future, Competitive Enterprise Institute and Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
The Green New Deal could cost households in 11 states “long green” —$70,000 in just the first year according to a study by Poweer the Future and the Competitive Enterprise Institute. The eleven states analyzed in the study are Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
STUDY: AG BENEFITS OF CARBON DIOXIDE ARE UNDERSTATED IN CLIMATE MODELS
by Bonner R. Cohen
The Heartland Institute
“The agricultural gains from the fertilization effect of increasing carbon dioxide levels may produce benefits greater than any harms generated by climate change, a new study shows,” according to The Heartland Institute.”
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Plastic Bags Help the Environment
by John Tierney
Wall St. Journal
“Why do politicians want to take away our plastic bags and straws? This moral panic is intensifying even as evidence mounts that banning plastic is both a waste of money and harmful to the environment. If you want to protect dolphins and sea turtles, you should take special care to place your plastic in the trash, not the recycling bin. And if you’re worried about climate change, you’ll cherish those gossamer grocery bags once you learn the facts about plastic,” according to the Wall St. Journal (Subscription required).
Who needs Paris when we have capitalism? US had largest CO2 decline on a country basis in 2019
by Tiana Lowe
Washington Examiner
“Two years after President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate agreement, the U.S. saw the greatest decline in carbon dioxide emissions on a country basis, according to the International Energy Agency’s report on global greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. Thanks to an exceptional decrease in emissions in advanced economies, global emissions finally flatlined after three years of increasing,” according to the Washington Examiner.
Harvard study finds wind turbines warm the U.S.
CFACT
CFACT reports that Harvard University scientists have found that wind turbines warm the atmosphere by slowing down wind currents.
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