UK Environmentalist George Monbiot claims Trump is ‘the one to spark a green revolution’ – Iran war ‘has made the need for renewable energy inarguable’
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/18/fossil-fuel-trump-green-revolution-us-iran-renewable-energy By George Monbiot Excerpt: The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are … The logic of switching to renewables looks ineluctable. … We are on the cusp of vast, cascading shifts in energy supply and storage. Any country […]
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent on politicians still pushing green policies in Germany: ‘Now they’re all getting VOTED OUT!’
🚨 JUST IN: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent EMBARRASSES the Green New Scam politicians in Germany "Now they're all getting VOTED OUT!" 🤣 "Germany instituted very, very strict remodeling and rebuild requirements for German households. So you had to spend…30, 40, 50 thousand euros… pic.twitter.com/RXUny8rfqN — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 14, 2026
UK Economist Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: High Energy Prices are ‘Good for the Climate’
https://tilakdoshi.substack.com/p/uk-economist-says-the-quiet-part By TILAK DOSHI Excerpt: When petrol prices rocket because of supply shocks—such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the rerouting of oil tankers—one might have expected a discussion of geopolitics, market signals and the obvious supply-side remedies. Of which there has been plenty, some competent and even masterly, some not so […]
NTY: ‘Northeast States Set Big Climate Goals. Now Those Plans Are in Trouble’ – ‘Many blue states are rethinking ambitious strategies to cut emissions as they struggle with rising electricity costs’
New York Times concedes futility of climate policies: “New York and New England together make up less than 1 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, so they have only a small direct influence over rising temperatures.”
Hormuz Choke Point Displays ‘Green’ Vulnerabilities – ‘A decade of climate-themed hostility to fossil fuels has hollowed out resilience’
https://co2coalition.substack.com/p/hormuz-choke-point-displays-green by Vijay Jayaraj In the volatile waters of the Strait of Hormuz, maritime traffic has slowed to an agonizing crawl. Roughly a fifth of global oil trade passes through this narrow passage. Nearly half of the crude headed toward Asia must cross these waters. As the Iran war escalated, insurance firms raised premiums sharply, […]
Lomborg: ‘Global green transition cost is now $14+ trillion’ – ‘Over $2 trillion/year’ – But ‘Still, CO₂ emissions set another record last year’
Climate campaigners tell you green is cheap It isn't Global green transition cost is now $14+ trillion, rising with over $2 trillion/year (2% of global GDP) 105x our spending to avoid hunger Still, CO₂ emissions set another record last yearhttps://t.co/ypTLqfQ2Hq pic.twitter.com/pJbvKTOPAt — Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) April 3, 2026 Some people suggest that while green is […]
Democrats’ pivot to ‘affordability agenda’ pulls blue states from green goals: ‘States that had taken the biggest swings at cutting emissions during the Biden admin are stepping back’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2026/03/30/affordability-agenda-pulls-blue-states-from-green-goals-00851003 Excerpt: By ADAM ATON The cost of Democrats’ pivot to an energy affordability agenda appears to be climate action, particularly in blue states along the East Coast. The states that had taken the biggest swings at cutting emissions during the Biden administration are stepping back from their old playbook. Now, they’re pulling money away […]
Analysis: ‘The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants’ – ‘Energy scarcity is the main way of achieving the ultimate objective of the green agenda’
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026/03/25/the-oil-crisis-is-exactly-what-the-net-zero-brigade-wants/ By Matthew Lynn Excerpt: The net zero fanatics have been loudly complaining about how the soaring cost of fuel in the wake of the Iran war is hitting us all, gleeful for the chance to blame our reliance on fossil fuels: petrol retailers are guilty of “price gouging” and “racketeering”, while oil giants are […]
VA Gov Spanberger Imposes Backdoor Carbon Tax – As she appoints Chief Energy Officer who believes ‘climate change is the most pressing issue for our generation’
Virginia’s newly-appointed Chief Energy Officer Josephus Allmond: “…I’ve felt strongly that climate change is the most pressing issue for our generation.” Unsurprisingly, we are getting a Net-Zero Czar. So much for affordability… https://t.co/homOklivtE — Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) March 25, 2026 https://atr.org/governor-spanberger-rejoins-rggis-backdoor-carbon-tax-raising-electricity-prices/ By Jack Baum Excerpt: Virginia taxpayers just got a costly reminder that elections have […]
Kevin O’Leary: Iran war has ‘proven to the world that oil still matters — not a some, it matters A LOT!’ – ‘We didn’t buy any insurance investing billions of dollars in wind & solar’
Kevin O’Leary just said the quiet part out loud about what the Hormuz closure has confirmed about green energy: “It’s been practically USELESS in helping us at this point right now.” AOC and the climate alarmists are not going to like this one bit. O’LEARY: “The one thing… pic.twitter.com/d05GlejPAm — Overton (@overton_news) March 20, 2026