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Bloomberg News gets it! ‘Trump has put his finger on the challenge facing Macron’ – Trump to Macron: ‘Ditch your green strategy & give the angry people what they want’

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Emmanuel-Macron-Still-Has-No-Good-Answer-for-13444221.php (Bloomberg) — Donald Trump has put his finger on the challenge facing Emmanuel Macron. As small town protesters in yellow vests wreak havoc in Paris, Macron is trying to work out how to take the heat out of the situation without compromising his long-term plans for the economy and the environment. Trump yesterday suggested […]

The French surrender: Carbon tax ‘is now abandoned’ – MACRON WAVES THE WHITE FLAG ON CARBON TAXES

https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/05/macron-fuel-tax/ By MICHAEL BASTASCH French President Emmanuel Macron decided to scrap the planned carbon tax on fuels after weeks of protests rocked Paris and other major cities across the country. An Élysée Palace official told The Associated Press Wednesday that “the president decided to get rid of the tax.” Macron’s decision comes one day after the government announced plans […]

EPA to replace Obama coal-plant rule requiring costly technology capturing CO2 emissions

https://www.axios.com/epa-set-to-replace-obama-coal-plant-rule-91f153e2-1808-4303-bcc6-94d4a493eb6a.html By Amy Harder The Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce Thursday it is weakening an Obama-era rule that had required costly technology capturing carbon dioxide emissions on new coal plants, according to multiple people familiar with the news. Why it matters: This is the latest regulatory rollback effort by President Trump in his attempt […]

Wash Post: France’s protesters are part of a global backlash against climate taxes – ‘Implementing such taxes can be politically explosive’

France’s protesters are part of a global backlash against climate change taxes https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/France-s-protesters-are-part-of-a-global-backlash-13443080.php By Steven Mufson and James McAuley, The Washington Post The single most effective weapon in the fight against climate change is the tax code – imposing costs on those who emit greenhouse gases, economists say. But as French President Emmanuel Macron learned […]

France’s Macron scraps carbon fuel tax after protests

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-leading-protest-activist-macron-speak-59624047 The Latest on mass protests in France (all times local): 8:55 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron has scrapped a fuel tax rise amid fears of new violence, after weeks of nationwide protests and the worst rioting in Paris in decades. Watch Now 1.00 France suspends planned fuel tax increase after violent protests An official with the […]

Dr. Willie Soon versus the climate apocalypse

http://www.cfact.org/2018/12/02/dr-willie-soon-versus-the-climate-apocalypse/ By Dr. Jeffrey Foss “What can I do to correct these crazy, super wrong errors?” Willie Soon asked plaintively in a recent e-chat. “What errors, Willie?” I asked. “Errors in Total Solar Irradiance,” he replied. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change keeps using the wrong numbers! It’s making me feel sick to keep seeing this error. I […]

Coal to the rescue! Britain’s oldest coal plants called on to avoid running out of power as cold sets in

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2018/12/04/britains-oldest-coal-plants-called-avoid-running-power-cold/ By Jillian Ambrose  4 DECEMBER 2018 • 8:01PM Britain’s oldest coal-fired power plants prepared to fire up their hoppers for a price of almost £1,000 per megawatt-hour on Tuesday to avert a power shortfall as temperatures across the country plunge and wind power wanes. The cold snap ignited the winter’s first warning that Britain would […]

UN COP 24: “Mankind to end,” women hardest hit

http://www.cfact.org/2018/12/03/un-mankind-to-end-women-hardest-hit/ By Craig Rucker|December 3rd, 2018|Climate|1 Comment UN General Assembly president Maria Espinosa kicked off the big climate circus in Poland by proclaiming “mankind is in danger of disappearing” if we don’t double down on UN climate politics (and funding). The UN plans to save us all through the mighty power of political correctness.  They are […]