State courts should not be writing U.S. climate laws

https://www.cfact.org/2024/09/30/state-courts-should-not-be-writing-u-s-climate-laws/ By Paul Driessen Earth’s climate has changed numerous times over the past half-billion years. But activists claim any recent or future changes result from fossil fuel use and agricultural practices. Those activities raise still minuscule levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide (0.04, 0.0002 and 0.00003 percent of the atmosphere, respectively), allegedly altering climate and weather. […]

Show me the GREEN! Enviro execs suck down annual salaries of $1.2 million, $922k, $758k & $705k – Leaders of World Wildlife Fund, Enviro Defense Fund & Nature Conservancy are among best paid

E&E: – By Robin Bravender: “Working for an environmental nonprofit can be lucrative — especially if you’re the boss.

Many of the leaders of major environmental and conservation groups take home annual compensation packages in the high six figures, according to tax documents nonprofits are required to release publicly.”

Carter Roberts, president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund: Roberts’ total reported compensation that year was $1,204,775.

Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund – Krupp’s total compensation that year was $922,022.

Jennifer Morris, CEO of the Nature Conservancy – Her total compensation that year was $758,013.

Elizabeth Gray, CEO, National Audubon Society – Her total compensation was $705,458

Mitchell Bernard, interim president, Natural Resources Defense Council – His total compensation that year was $705,195

Janis Searles Jones, CEO, Ocean Conservancy – Her total compensation that year was $692,836.

Pentagon Gives $1.5 Million To Dem Activist’s Fake Meat Laboratory – ‘Uses fungus protein to make fake meat in a lab’

https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-gives-1-5-million-to-dem-activists-fake-meat-laboratory By  Spencer Lindquist The Department of Defense awarded nearly $1.5 million in taxpayer money to a Democratic donor’s company, which makes fake lab-grown meat from fermented fungus. The Better Meat Company, which uses fungus protein to make fake meat in a lab, is led by CEO Paul Shapiro, an activist with a history of donating […]

Friends of the Earth: ‘105 Orgs Demand Banks Stop Financing Industrial Livestock Production that Fuels the Climate Crisis’

https://foe.org/news/banks-industrial-livestock/ New York – 105 civil society organizations from across the globe have raised concerns with major U.S. banks today, urging them to halt their financing of industrial livestock production. The open letter, delivered to financial giants including Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), highlights the critical role these institutions play […]

Great Food Reset – Meat rationing has arrived! Banks Urged to Stop Financing Livestock Production – Over 100 climate groups pressure JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup & other banks to cut funding to meat & dairy companies

https://americanagnetwork.com/2024/09/banks-urged-to-stop-financing-livestock-production/ By Jesse Allen Over 100 climate groups are pressuring JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and other private banks to stop financing global meat and dairy companies. Agriculture Dive Dot Com says the institutions’ lending activities undermine their environmental commitments. An open letter from groups led by Friends of the Earth to some of the world’s biggest […]

Study Shows Major Price Drops On Used Electric Vehicles – Now selling for 11.4% less than gas-powered autos – A year ago, EVs were going for 12.1% more than gas cars

Pre-owned EVs are now selling for 11.4% less than internal combustion models. A year ago, they were going for 12.1% more than conventional cars, trucks and SUVs. That’s according to a study of pricing trends based on over 1.6 million 1-5-year-old used EV transactions in August 2023 and 2024 by the online marketplace iSeeCars.com.

A new study finds vast majority of climate policies enacted since 1998 across 41 countries have been utterly ineffective – ‘96% Of Spendy Green Policies Do Jack Squat To Reduce Emissions’

https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/04/96-percent-of-spendy-green-policies-do-jack-squat-to-reduce-emissions/ By: Helen Raleigh The Biden-Harris administration has spent more of taxpayers’ money on climate policies than any previous U.S. administration. But a new study found that most of the climate policies enacted in the last 25 years, including the ones the Biden-Harris administration imposed on American businesses and consumers, haven’t work. The study, published in the Journal […]

Do Green Energy Subsidies Work? – Answer: Green energy ‘may be a lucrative game for the lucky recipients, but eventually everyone loses’

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2024/09/03/do_green_energy_subsidies_work_1055865.html By Jonathan Lesser Like the Jeopardy! game show, green energy subsidies have been Congress’ answer to every energy policy question. The first OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74 catalyzed decades of energy policy, including the formation of the Department of Energy. Wind, solar, and hydropower subsidies began in earnest with the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act […]

WSJ: White House Races to Lend Billions in Climate Funds Before Election – Loan office got $400 billion windfall – ‘Stepping up efforts to push cash out the door’

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-races-to-lend-billions-in-climate-funds-before-election-9c5dce7a?page=1 By Scott Patterson on and Amrith Ramkumar The $400 billion federal clean-energy lending program that has faced criticism for moving too slow is stepping up efforts to push cash out the door before the election. The Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office was turbocharged by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which gave it hundreds of billions of dollars to lend […]