Watch: John Stossel: We’re told we must STOP burning fossil fuels.That would hurt poor people most.
We’re told we must STOP burning fossil fuels. That would hurt poor people most. “Billions … will not become wealthy if they don’t have low-cost reliable energy," energy specialist @AlexEpstein points out. “That’s going to require more fossil fuels, not less.” pic.twitter.com/Aum0tZkc0g — John Stossel (@JohnStossel) March 10, 2023
We should do ‘nothing’ about ‘global warming’ declares MIT climate scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen – ‘This is exploiting people’s ignorance to promote fear’
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/blogs/andrew-bolt/few-scientists-would-say-climate-change-is-an-existential-threat-richard-lindzen/video/767f4c094de09c2a97c1f2398919f292 ‘Few’ scientists would say climate change is an ‘existential threat’ explains MIT climate scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen Atmospheric Physicist Richard Lindzen says “relatively few” scientists would say climate change is an “existential threat”. “A large number of scientists are saying yes indeed it’s warming and they might even add that perhaps there’s a matter […]
DeSantis forms alliance with 18 governors to combat Biden’s ESG push: ‘Direct threat to the American economy’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-forms-alliance-18-governors-combat-bidens-esg-push-direct-threat-american-economy By Aubrie Spady | Fox News Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., joined forces with 18 GOP governors to reject President Joe Biden’s environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) “agenda,” claiming the push is a “direct threat” to the economic freedom of American retirees. Governors in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, […]
‘Death of a Climate Bank’: Silicon Valley Bank involved in more than ‘60% of community solar financing nationwide’ – ‘Issuing billions of dollars in loans’
https://heatmap.news/technology/svb-climate-tech-bank Via Heatmap: ROBINSON MEYER The United States witnessed its largest bank failure since 2008 on Friday, as Silicon Valley Bank ran out of cash and was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. True to its name, the bank was central to the technology ecosystem and Northern California economy; it claimed half […]
Was the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Caused by Climate Activism?
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/03/12/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-caused-by-managerial-esg-climate-activism/ by Eric Worrall “… SVB recognizes the significant societal, ecological and economic threats of climate change. … We enable entrepreneurs with inventions and new businesses that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and take seriously the responsibility to reduce our own. …” – SVB ESG Report 2022 Section 8 Pinkerton: Green, Woke, and Now Broke […]
Biden approves massive Willow Project oil drilling in Alaska that climate activists derided as ‘carbon bomb’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-set-approve-massive-oil-drilling-project-climate-activists-derided-carbon-bomb By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News The Biden administration announced Monday that it is moving forward with approving a massive 30-year oil drilling project in Alaska over objections from climate activists and Democratic lawmakers about its environmental impact. The Department of Interior (DOI) approved three of the five drilling sites proposed by […]
Bank of England Downgrades Net Zero & Will Cut Spending for its Work on Climate Change – Shift ‘to focus on core areas’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-10/bank-of-england-will-cut-spending-for-its-work-on-climate-change By Ellen Milligan and Philip Aldrick Bank of England Will Cut Spending for its Work on Climate Change Cost pressures prompt central bank to focus on core areas Climate programs will slip lower on the central bank’s agenda so officials can focus more on the core operations such as financial stability, markets and a […]
Report: Carbon markets may hit family-scale farmers hard – Carbon ‘offsets could lead to more farmland consolidation or venture capitalists & speculators’
https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2023/03/06/report-carbon-markets-may-hit-family-scale-farmers-hard/69978330007/ By Mary Stroka – The Center Square Family scale farmers in the Midwest may lose a lot to large agribusinesses through carbon markets, a new report says. According to the report, “Agricultural Carbon Markets, Payments and Data: Big Ag’s Latest Power Grab” by Open Markets Institute and Friends of the Earth, carbon markets programs […]
Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen warns ‘climate change’ could trigger asset value losses, harming US economy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/yellen-warns-climate-change-could-trigger-asset-value-losses-harming-us-economy-2023-03-07/ WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) – Climate change is already having a major economic and financial impact on the United States and may trigger asset value losses in coming years that could cascade through the U.S. financial system, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn on Tuesday. Yellen will tell a new advisory board of academics, […]
Recession is good for the Planet! ‘Economic crises’ can accelerate decarbonization – ‘Impact of economic crises…triggers systemic change’
https://www.newswise.com/articles/economic-crises-can-accelerate-decarbonization?sc=swhr&xy=10050612 by Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS)-Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Newswise — Crises can accelerate structural change and spur an absolute decoupling of CO2 emissions from economic growth. Countries that have already embarked on an ambitious path towards climate action have proven themselves particularly adept in times of need. “‘Building back better’ is a popular catchphrase in […]