Listing the monarch butterfly as ‘endangered’ actually might imperil it
The Hill
“Endangered” listing may kill off the Monarch butterfly.
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Green groups wish Democrats had gone bigger with relief bill
by Rachel Frazin
The Hill
Environmentalists seek to advance their climate agenda at the expense of helping coronavirus recovery.
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Green groups press Biden for bolder plans after Sanders exits
by Rachel Frazin
The Hill
“Environmental groups are pushing former Vice President Joe Biden to adopt a more aggressive platform on climate change after losing a big champion for their cause with the departure of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),” accord to The Hill.
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Climate at a Glance: Ocean Currents
Climate at a Glance
“For approximately 20 years, alarmists have claimed global warming was causing ocean currents to slow down to their slowest pace in over 1,000 years. Alarmists claimed their climate change computer models predicted the slowdown. Alarmists claimed a slowdown would cause disastrous consequences on marine life and might cause a disastrous mini-ice age, as dramatized in the Hollywood movie, The Day After Tomorrow. The most recent peer-reviewed research falsifies this long-claimed climate crisis, showing that ocean currents have been speeding up throughout the past 20 years, not slowing down. Alarmists now claim their computer models predicted this acceleration all along,” according to Climate at a Glance.
New York fracking ban proves costly during pandemic
by Kevin Mooney
Washington Examiner
“New York Democrats who are asking Congress to supply them with what is widely described as a “coronavirus bailout” would be in a stronger economic and political position today if they took advantage of their state’s natural resources. Unlike neighboring Pennsylvania, New York has banned the use of hydraulic fracturing that can be used to extract oil and natural gas deposits available within an underground rock formation known as the Marcellus Shale. For this reason, New York residents have lost out on an energy production boom that would have enabled the state to produce more than enough natural gas to cover its own heating, electrical, and industrial needs. In fact, New York has enough untapped resources to become an exporter …
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Leftists Push for Removal of Progressive Champion Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Film
by H. Sterling Burnett
The Heartland Institute
“Socialist radical environmentalists are repeating history again, eating one of their own, in this case far-left filmmaker and Bernie Sanders supporter Michael Moore. They are trying to destroy the progressive documentarian for honestly pointing out the hypocrisy and lies behind the push for green energy,” according to The Heartland Institute.
Breaking: Federal Judge Says MA Gun Stores Can Re-Open
by Cam Edwards
Bearing Arms
A federal judge finds another liberal governor, this time Baker of Massachusetts, violated the Constitution when he ruled a gun shop to be a “non-essential” business. The judge said there was no justification for shuttering gun shops.
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North Dakota senator leads bipartisan coalition to purchase oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
by Renee Jean
Williston Herald
” A bipartisan coalition of oil state senators led by North Dakota Republican Sen. John Hoeven and Alabama Democratic Sen. Doug Jones has introduced an emergency measure in the Senate that would provide $3 billion in funding to purchase American crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Hoeven’s coalition includes Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., as well as Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, John Barrasso of Wyoming, and Roger Wicker of Mississippi,” according to the Williston Herald.
Harvard quietly backtracks on air pollution-coronavirus deaths link
by Valerie Richardson
Washington Times
“Harvard researchers publicly walked back Monday a key finding in a highly touted but hotly contested paper linking air pollution exposure to deaths from the novel coronavirus, slashing the estimated mortality rate in half. The preliminary study by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health made a splash when the results were announced April 7 in The New York Times, prompting alarm on the left as Democrats sought to connect COVID-19 deaths to the Trump administration’s regulatory pushback,” according to the Washington Times.
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April Gun Sales Surge Amid Shutdowns
by Stephen Gutowski
Washington Free Beacon
“Americans turned out in record numbers to buy weapons amid the coronavirus outbreak, as April marked the second straight month of historic gun sales,” according to the Washington Free Beacon.
Meet the Florida Firefighter Who Refused to Close His Gun Store
by Stephen Gutkowski
Washington Free Beacon
While many states and municipalities have ruled gun shops are essential businesses, in others the battle for constitutional rights rages on, according to the Washington Free Beacon. Florida firefighter’s store highlights the national struggle.
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Robert Redford Sees ‘Pleasant Surprise’ in Coronavirus Lockdown: ‘Glimpse of Potential for Environmental Repair’
by Alana Mastrangelo
Breitbart News
“While more than 61,800 Americans have died from the Chinese coronavirus, and another 26 million have been plunged into unemployment, actor-director Robert Redford apparently sees a silver lining in how draconian, Government-ordered shelter-in-place measures can help fight climate change,” according to Breitbart News
Trump told Saudi: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support – sources
by Timothy Gardner
Reuters
“In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that unless the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) started cutting oil production, he would be powerless to stop lawmakers from passing legislation to withdraw U.S. troops from the kingdom, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.”
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Cattle Group Says New Water Rule Regulates Non-Navigable Waters
by Todd Neeley
Progressive Farmer
“The new Navigable Waters Protection Act still leaves farmers and ranchers exposed to regulation of private property, an amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday alleges. The original lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Cattlemen’s Association also targets the 1986 regulation, alleging both versions illegally regulate non-navigable ponds, wetlands and tributaries,” according to Progressive Farmer.
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Gun range can open despite Virginia governor’s executive order, judge rules
by Matthew Barakat
The Washington Times
“An order issued by Lynchburg Circuit Judge F. Patrick Yeatts says federal and state protections on the right to bear arms outweigh any emergency authority held by Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam to order the gun range closed,” according to The Washington Times.
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Timeline of reactions by politicians and scientists to coronavirus in U.S.
by Carl M. Cannon
Real Clear Politics
Timeline of excerpts from Real Clear Politics story shows how National liberals delayed and dissembled while Trump was taking meaningful action.
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Alarmists, Media Falsely Link Coronavirus to Climate
by H. Sterling Burnett
The Heartland Institute
“Over the past month, writers for Climate Realism have repeatedly documented the myriad attempts by climate alarmists to link COVID-19 to false claims that climate change, supposedly caused by humans, will cause deadly pandemics to become more frequent and severe,” according to The Heartland Institute.
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Big Oil to the Coronavirus Rescue
The Wall St. Journal
As the coronavirus crisis drones on, New York City’s leftist city council moves to divest itself from banks that invest in oil companies that provide the weapons to fight the disease. Exxon Mobil alone produces over 3,000 tons of the powerful disinfectant, isopropyl alcohol, per month, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Gov. Northam Raises Energy Costs as Hundreds of Thousands Are Out of Work
By Tim Benson, Aaron D. Stover
The Heartland Institute
Even though Virginia’s economy is one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus, its governor continues to pursue energy policies that will shut down jobs, according to The Heartland Institute. The Virginia Clean Economy Act will increase the so-called “renewable” energy mandate to 100 percent by 2050.
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COVID-19 Trumps Climate Concerns
by H. Sterling Burnett
The Heartland Institute
Trump and the Republican Senate go along with most of the world in setting aside climate scares in favor of pandemic recovery, according to The Heartland Institute. Meanwhile, Pelosi and her fellow Democrats try to pack relief bills with pork for “green” energy boondoggles.