Supreme Court takes up oil companies’ plea to end climate change lawsuits

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-takes-oil-companies-appeal-end-climate-change-lawsuits-rcna252425 The court will hear an appeal brought by Suncor and Exxon Mobil asking it to throw out a lawsuit in Colorado seeking damages for harm caused by the use of fossil fuels. By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an attempt by energy companies to throw out a lawsuit […]

State of the Union: Republicans eager for Trump to talk energy

https://www.eenews.net/articles/state-of-the-union-republicans-eager-for-trump-to-talk-energy/ By KELSEY BRUGGER, ANDRES PICON Republicans on Capitol Hill are expecting President Donald Trump to emphasize his administration’s bold approach to energy policy during his State of the Union address this week. GOP lawmakers said they hope the president talks about American energy dominance, gasoline prices and permitting — all issues Democrats are hammering […]

Meteorologist explains why Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is not ‘pollution’ – ‘Atmospheric CO₂ level is currently 428 ppmv, & the concentration has only been as high as 7,000 ppm within the last 600 million years’

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is not “pollution.” All science is numbers, so here are some numbers for you, Congresswoman. CO₂ makes up only 0.04% of the Earth’s atmosphere. For every 1 million molecules of air, about 428 of them are CO₂. That is, 4 out of every 10,000. A century… https://t.co/Oc2DNFeWbB pic.twitter.com/Xo1ZUJBksa — Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) […]