Politico: Researchers quietly planned a test to dim sunlight. They wanted to ‘avoid scaring’ the public – ‘Failed to notify officials in California about a test of technology to block the sun’s rays’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/27/california-sunlight-dimming-experiment-collapse-00476983 Hundreds of documents show how researchers failed to notify officials in California about a test of technology to block the sun’s rays — while they planned a much huger sequel.  By CORBIN HIAR Excerpt: A team of researchers in California drew notoriety last year with an aborted experiment on a retired aircraft carrier that […]

Former Clinton admin official: ‘Climate denial is tearing our nation apart — we can’t wait much longer to act’ – Cites Psychology Today to points out, ‘We can affirm without doubt that anthropogenic climate change is a real phenomenon’ that will ’cause terrible suffering & destruction’

BY WILLIAM S. BECKER – A former official at the U.S. Energy Department and founder of its Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development during the Clinton administration:

As Psychology Today points out, “We can affirm without doubt that anthropogenic climate change is a real phenomenon that is already apparent and will, if not mitigated, cause terrible suffering and destruction before this century is over.”

Oregon Health Authority found in 2020 that its young people felt stress, anxiety, isolation, frustration and depression because adults weren’t taking sufficient action to prevent climate change.

China’s tightening grip on rare earths is proof Trump is right to seek independence

https://nypost.com/2025/07/26/opinion/chinas-tightening-grip-on-rare-earths-is-proof-trump-is-right-to-seek-independence/ By The New York Post Editorial Board Excerpt: China’s decision to keep its new rare-earth quotas secret is fresh proof that it means to tighten control of the market — and that President Trump is absolutely right to make US independence on the vital resource a top priority. The quotas themselves aren’t new: The Chinese Communist […]