by Rachel Frazin
The Hill
Andrew Wheeler, one of the Trump administration’s more astute regulators, has dramatically reduced EPA regulations, and done it in a way that greatly improves the environment. Read all about it in The Hill’s account of his speech at the American Enterprise Institute.
“Wheeler seeks to paint EPA regulatory rollbacks as environmentally friendly” Read Full Article »
by James Taylor
Climate Realism
California Governor Gavin Newsom provides extensive information showing his state’s wildfires have been caused by global warming. The problem is he exaggerates some of the information and seems to have made up much of the rest.
“Gov. Newsom Tweets Misleading Graph to Exaggerate California Warming” Read Full Article »
by Chris White
Daily Caller
The extensive alignment between the anti-energy views of environmental groups and the military and economic goals of our enemies makes such groups prime targets of infiltration.
by Jeremy Pelzer
Cleveland.com
Ohio Power Siting Board allows rule protecting birds to stand, possibly killing Lake Erie wind farm.
by Chris White
The Daily Signal
Twenty years ago Bill Clinton made states responsible for managing Federal forests. In liberal states in the west that has meant less management and more and more virulent fires according to an expert forester. In this article he cites this liberal creep toward disaster.
The Editorial Board
The Wall Street Journal
California’s “green”‘ politics, from its failure to properly manage forests to its over-reliance on solar and wind energy,The Wall S has given added meaning to its fire-derived nickname the “golden state”.
by Edward Ring
American Greatness
“The catastrophic fires that have immolated millions of acres of forests in the Golden State were preventable, and for decades, everyone knew what had to be done,” according to the author.
“Environmentalists Destroyed California’s Forests” Read Full Article »
by H. Sterling Burnett
The Heartland Institute
California’s wildfires are a fact of life unrelated to any climate change.
“Separating Fact From Fiction About Wildfires” Read Full Article »
by Rebecca Beitsch
The Hill
“Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler laid out what a second term would look like for the agency under President Trump Thursday, recounting regulations largely viewed as rollbacks by critics in a speech celebrating the agency’s 50th anniversary,” according to The Hill.
“EPA chief, pushing for second Trump term, outlines vision for agency” Read Full Article »
By Rebecca Beitsch and Rachel Frazin
The Hill
“Oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) are just a few of the 21 fossil fuel and mining projects the Interior Department has forwarded with reduced environmental scrutiny due to the June order,” according to The Hill.
“Major drilling projects among dozens fast-tracked after Trump order” Read Full Article »
by Michael Shellenberger
Forbes
Apocalyptic media blame California’s forest fires on global warming. In fact, they are not only natural but an essential part of nature for the giant Sequoias.
by James Taylor
Real Clear Energy
Biden’s emission-free America would exact a heavy price…needlessly.
“Joe Biden’s Climate Plan Would Be a Disaster for the Environment” Read Full Article »
by Dr. Roy Spencer
Climate Depot
Storm damage is increasing but not due to more or stronger storms.
by Seth Whitehead, executive director, Illinois Petroleum Resources Board
Chicago Sun Times, Letters to the Editor
“The repeal of the costly and redundant methane rule could help save up to 14,000 Illinois jobs, far outweighing the negligible climate benefit,” according to the author.
by Rachel Frazin
The Hill
Acting Park Service Director Margaret Everson told regional leadership in an email that public access to the parks should be a top priority
“National parks chief says coronavirus staff shortages shouldn’t prevent access” Read Full Article »
by David Wojick
The Heartland Institute
“Kamala Harris co-sponsored the Senate resolution to support the Green New Deal. Now Joe Biden has endorsed the plan. Naturally, people want to know what the GND will cost – usually meaning in state and federal government spending. But that is the wrong question. The real question is, how much do Green New Dealers expect to get out of it, at what total cost?” according to the author.
“The Green New Deal means monumental disruption” Read Full Article »
by Benjamin Zycher
National Review
The Trump administration has issued new rules to reform the misguided Obamarules against methane emissions. The changes are sure to incite those who believe in anthropogenic climate change.
“The Trump-Administration Reforms Obama’s Misguided Methane-Emissions Rule” Read Full Article »
by Paul Tice
The Wall St. Journal
“The climate-change movement is taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic, equating it with the “existential crisis” of man-made global warming. While praising the current display of unilateral government action as a model for addressing climate change, many environmentalists and liberal politicians have also called for a surge in government spending on renewable energy projects,” according to The Wall St. Journal.
“If You Like Lockdowns, You’ll Love the Carbon-Free Future” Read Full Article »
Extreme environmentalists falsely claim that consumption of meat adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Instead, recent scientific studies show cattle add just two percent to this natural atmospheric chemical.
“New Climate Summary: Meat, Livestock Have Little Climate Impact” Read Full Article »
by David Wojick
The Heartland Institute
Extreme environmentalists decry the addition of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere while ignoring the science that says this common natural chemical is essential to feeding the population.