California’s Carbon Market Fails in Practice and in Theory
https://rclutz.wordpress.com/2020/07/20/cal-carbon-market-fails-in-practice-and-in-theory/ Cal Carbon Market Fails in Practice and in Theory Science Matters / by Ron Clutz when secondary market prices dropped below minimum auction prices for a few different periods in 2016 and 2017, the state generated $10 million or less in three out of four auctions, as shown in Figure 1. In May 2020, […]
Faith-based climate ‘solutions’: Mandate now, wait 30 years to see if it worked! WaPo: ‘Even if we start to fix climate change, the proof may not show up for 30 years’
What an incredible racket the climate brigade has created. Not only have their models been wildly wrong for DECADES, but now they say they won't even be able to prove their ideas work for 3 more decades! No accountability and no dissent allowed. https://t.co/613anxpEbh — Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) July 7, 2020 Even if we start […]
So-called ‘conservative’ climate contract paves way for Green New Deal – Some in GOP call for U.S. to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050
https://www.cfact.org/2020/07/09/so-called-conservative-climate-contract-paves-way-for-green-new-deal/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-called-conservative-climate-contract-paves-way-for-green-new-deal By Adam Houser There is an age old saying that goes, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Unfortunately, the same can be said with regard to recent attempts by conservatives and Republicans to position themselves as climate change warriors “lite”. Several conservative politicians including Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the current Minority Leader […]
Analysis: A carbon tax is not the ‘solution’ we are looking for
http://co2coalition.org/2020/07/07/a-carbon-tax-is-not-the-solution-we-are-looking-for/ By Brian Myers At least weekly letters in the Deseret News tout the benefits of a carbon tax and dividend, wherein oil companies are taxed at the wellhead and the proceeds are returned to consumers. Almost every letter boasts that this is a win-win for everyone. It solves global warming by curbing production! It costs […]
Failing Cities and States use Climate Change Lawsuits as Fiscal Escape Hatch
http://antigreen.blogspot.com/2020/06/failing-cities-and-states-use-climate.html Cities and states are suing energy companies in a desperate attempt to erase their poor spending choices. Local officials argue oil and gas companies contribute to climate change and must be held accountable, but beneath this façade, leftist politicians are trying to win the lawsuit lottery to stave off fiscal insolvency. Government officials keep […]
German Power Prices Climb 116% Since Year 2000 …Government Levies, Taxes Tripled!
https://notrickszone.com/2020/06/14/german-power-prices-climb-116-since-year-2000-government-levies-taxes-tripled/ German Power Prices Climb 116% Since Year 2000 …Government Levies, Taxes Tripled! NoTricksZone: Not here to worship what i… / by P Gosselin / German online site Stromreport writes that since the year 2000 the average electricity price for private households has risen from 13.94 to 30.43 euro cents per kilowatt hour (2019). German […]
Climate payment scheme to farmers: GOP senators join Dems in tackling ‘climate change’ via agriculture – ‘Directs USDA to create a program that would help agriculture sector gain access to revenue from greenhouse gas offset credit markets’
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-agriculture-idUSKBN23B23J WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill that would direct the Agriculture Department to help farmers, ranchers and landowners use carbon dioxide-absorbing practices to generate carbon credits, a rare collaboration on climate change. The proposed Growing Climate Solutions Act directs the USDA to create a program that would help the […]
CFACT Makes It Official: The Virginia Clean Energy Act is a Disaster
https://www.cfact.org/2020/06/02/cfact-makes-it-official-the-virginia-clean-energy-act-is-a-disaster/ By Collister Johnson |June 2nd, 2020|Energy, Environment|2 Comments Over the last two weeks, four experienced CFACT analysts – David Wojick, Paul Driessen, Charles Battig, and myself – have reviewed the Virginia Clean Energy Act (VCEA), passed in April of this year, and commented both on the legal framework it provides for electric energy production in the Commonwealth […]
Coronavirus Reveals The Truth About Denmark’s Costly Carbon Tax
http://www.thegwpf.com/coronavirus-reveals-the-truth-about-denmarks-costly-carbon-tax/ Coronavirus Reveals The Truth About Denmark’s Costly Carbon Tax The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) / by bennypeiser / 10h Denmark will not consider how to raise taxation of greenhouse gas emissions until fall because of the current economic uncertainty, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Dan Jorgensen says. In 2019 Denmark set itself […]
Nurture Over Nature: Study Finds Becoming A Parent Leads To Larger ‘Carbon Footprint’
https://www.studyfinds.org/nurture-over-nature-study-finds-becoming-a-parent-leads-to-larger-carbon-footprint/ Nurture Over Nature: Study Finds Becoming A Parent Leads To Larger Carbon Footprint Study Finds / by John Anderer / 2d LARAMIE, Wyo. — Even the most environmentally conscious among us may end up being more wasteful once they become parents, according to a new study. More and more people are doing their best […]