California Assembly Approves 50-65 Cent Gas Tax Increase Under Low Carbon Fuel Standard – Gas Prices Could Hit $8.44/Gallon in 2026 in the state
https://deepnewz.com/us-legislation/california-assembly-approves-50-65-cent-gas-tax-increase-under-low-carbon-fuel-47f9191e The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is set to increase gas taxes by approximately 50 to 65 cents starting July 1, 2025, as part of the state’s updated Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Efforts by California Republicans in the Assembly to suspend the constitution and bring Assembly Bill 12 to the floor, which aimed to halt the tax increase, failed with an 18-39 […]
Govt adviser slams Canadian PM Mark Carney for promoting ‘decarbonized’ oil pipelines – ‘There is no such thing as decarbonized oil & gas’
Simon Donner, a climate scientist at the University of British Columbia who co-chairs the Liberal government’s Net Zero Advisory Body, alleged the term is misleading because it falsely suggests there is a way to burn fossil fuels without creating greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
“There is no such thing as decarbonized oil and gas. Oil contains carbon. It is high school chemistry. And they emit carbon dioxide when they’re used,” Donner told the Star.
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Canada is responsible for 1.41 per cent of global emissions in 2023, according to European Union figures. It has pledged to slash national emissions to 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and at least 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2035.
Emissions were 8.5 per cent below 2005 levels in 2023, according to the most recent government tally.
Interest in EVs has sunk to lowest level since 2019, AAA survey says – ‘Only 16% reported being ‘likely’ or ‘very likely’ to purchase an EV’
https://autos.yahoo.com/interest-evs-lowest-level-since-040100639.html By Mary Corey Interest in electric vehicles has sunk to its lowest level since 2019, according to a consumer survey commissioned by AAA. Only 16 percent of respondents reported being “likely” or “very likely” to purchase an electric vehicle as their next car. “While the automotive industry is committed to long-term electrification and providing […]
Meta signs 20-year nuclear deal to power AI, data centers
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5330500-meta-secures-nuclear-power-for-ai/ By Miranda Nazzaro Meta has secured a 20-year deal to utilize nuclear power for artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology developments, the Facebook and Instagram parent company announced Tuesday. The deal with Constellation Energy makes Meta the latest of numerous technology companies to turn to nuclear energy to meet the increasing power demand of AI and computing […]
‘Climate Homicide’ Is a New Front for Ridiculous Lawfare
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/climate-homicide-is-a-new-front-for-ridiculous-lawfare/ By Dan McLaughlin There is a huge difference between a society under the rule of law and a society under the rule of lawyers. The rule of law treats law as a product of legitimate, deliberate democratic acts, which remains stable, predictable, written down for all to know until changed by another such act of […]
‘Senators are being mobbed by lobbyists who say solar & wind subsidies have been great for America—and that it was wrong for the House to cut them off for new projects’
https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/leading-florida-power-provider-blasts By Alex Epstein Leading Florida power provider blasts solar/wind subsidies Jacob Williams, CEO of Florida Municipal Power, speaks the truth about solar and wind subsidies: they are a disaster the Senate needs to terminate Senators are being mobbed by lobbyists who say solar and wind subsidies have been great for America—and that it was […]
In response to Trump’s trade war, China is slow-walking rare earth exports and global automakers are facing widespread shutdowns
https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/anti-magnetic In response to Trump’s trade war, China is slow-walking rare earth exports and global automakers are facing widespread shutdowns. In 2019, a Chinese media outlet said: “Don’t say we didn’t warn you.” By Robert Bryce Deng Xiaoping was a survivor. He endured two purges during Mao Zedong’s brutal rule. As Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw […]
Estimate: Up to ‘$550 billion of Green New Scam spending remains in the Big Beautiful Bill’ – Down from the original IRA’s $1.2 trillion in spending
About $400 billion to $550 billion of Green New Scam spending remains in the Big Beautiful Bill, per @grok, down from the original bill's $700 billion to 900 billion. https://t.co/P5ndpSQqBh pic.twitter.com/f5JaHqZxY6 — Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) June 4, 2025