Watch: ‘This is not environmentalism. This is corporatism land grabbing. Mass-scale solar panels plaster prime farmland’
This is not environmentalism.This is corporatism land grabbing. The vast majority of mass-scale solar panels plastered on prime farmland will end up being destroyed by bad weather, leaking toxic chemicals into the soil or eventually ending up in landfill after 25 years. pic.twitter.com/o5AXhxwbjh — James Melville (@JamesMelville) September 1, 2024
WSJ: White House Races to Lend Billions in Climate Funds Before Election – Loan office got $400 billion windfall – ‘Stepping up efforts to push cash out the door’
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-races-to-lend-billions-in-climate-funds-before-election-9c5dce7a?page=1 By Scott Patterson on and Amrith Ramkumar The $400 billion federal clean-energy lending program that has faced criticism for moving too slow is stepping up efforts to push cash out the door before the election. The Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office was turbocharged by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which gave it hundreds of billions of dollars to lend […]
How it ends: 96% of Big Corporations are quietly abandoning their climate commitments – ‘Climate pledges evaporated’
How it ends: 96% of Big Corporations are quietly abandoning their climate commitments By Jo Nova And then the climate pledges evaporated The Tech-Giants are backing away. Microsoft and Google have given up — they’re not bragging about their carbon neutrality anymore. Not now that their emissions have increased 29% and 50% respectively in the […]
Harris aide reveals to Reuters why her campaing is engaging in ‘climate silence’: ‘She has been pursuing a policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ on energy policy. She is anxious not to put off undecided voters in swing states, especially gas-producing Pennsylvania, by trumpeting her climate credentials too loudly”
Harris aides tell Reuters that Kamala is lying on climate to win Pennsylvania: “She has been pursuing a policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ on energy policy, aides told Reuters last month. She is anxious not to put off undecided voters in swing states, especially gas-producing… pic.twitter.com/uHr8W9w3or — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) September 3, 2024 Reuters columnist: ‘Why […]
Analysis: The Green New Deal could make electricity 28 times more expensive
https://www.cfact.org/2024/09/03/the-green-new-deal-could-make-electricity-28-times-more-expensive/ By David Wojick Below I show how the Green New Deal can cause the average household electricity bill to go up a crushing $52,500. The reason is simple. Wind and solar require a lot of battery backup and we use a tremendous amount of electricity so the cost of all these batteries is many […]
Reuters columnist: ‘Why Kamala Harris could be good for the planet’ – ‘The planet is frying & ambitious climate leadership from a Harris presidency is one of the best hopes’
https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/why-kamala-harris-could-be-good-planet-2024-09-03/ By Hugo Dixon – Reuters Breakingviews columnist TINOS, Greece, Sept 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Donald Trump has called climate change a “hoax”, while Kamala Harris says it is an “existential threat, opens new tab”. Those who care about limiting global warming will therefore be hoping the U.S. vice president wins the race for the White […]