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Axios: Companies are laying low on ESG as backlash intensifies – ‘Companies don’t want to talk about their ESG goals anymore’

Companies are laying low on ESG as backlash intensifies Axios, 20 April 2023 Companies don’t want to talk about their environmental, social and governance goals anymore, experts in ESG and communications tell Axios. Why it matters: Promoting ESG policies was once an easy layup to score good press — and theoretically move toward bettering society — but now it’s […]

Study: The Less You Know About Climate, The More You Cry About Climate – or the more knowledge you have, the less you worry

https://wmbriggs.substack.com/p/the-less-you-know-about-climate-the By WILLIAM M BRIGGS Some things, the saying goes, are too good to check. Take the peer-reviewed paper “Environmental knowledge is inversely associated with climate change anxiety” by Hannes Zacher and Cort W. Rudolph in Climatic Change. To my NPR-listener readers, “inversely associated” means the more environmental knowledge you have, the less you worry about the environment. […]

Associated Press Poll: AP-NORC Poll: Only ‘38% of Americans support a carbon fee to combat climate change when told it would increase the cost of energy by $1 each month’

AP-NORC Poll: Only 38% of Americans are willing to support a “carbon fee” to combat climate change when told it would increase the cost of energy by $1 each month. Willingness to pay decreases as the impact on their energy bill grows. Support is down 14% since 2016. Via @TIME… pic.twitter.com/LvgXj8g2r1 — Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) […]

Wash, blow dry & talk to me about global warming please: Hairdressers trained to talk about ‘climate action’ to customers

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/26/wash-blow-dry-and-15-degrees-please-hairdressers-trained-to-talk-about-climate-action By Graham Readfearn Excerpts: Inside this chic Sydney hair salon, the chat between stylists and clients could be much the same as in any other hairdressers around the world. Some small talk. The ubiquitous and occasionally mundane chat about holidays and traffic. For regulars, the conversation can move to the deeply personal before you […]

When the science journal Nature endorsed Biden, Trump voters tuned it out

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/22/virtue-signaling-backfire-endorsement-biden-costs-/ By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times – Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Michael Jordan famously declined to cross the line from athletics to politics, saying, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.” Nature magazine is finding out that Republicans also consume scientific literature — but they are less likely to do so when they think the publication has turned […]

Poll: Democratic voters cheer on gas stove ban: Majority of Dems support a natural gas ban, most GOP & Independents opposed or undecided

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-voters-cheer-gas-stove-ban-poll By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News Most Democratic voters would welcome a ban on natural gas hookups in new construction and buildings located in their own communities, according to a poll conducted last month. Roughly 56% of Democrats said they would support such a ban, which would effectively mandate electric stovetop and heating appliances in new construction, while […]

AOC climate change documentary earns only $80 per theater despite rave critic reviews

https://www.foxnews.com/media/aoc-climate-change-documentary-earns-80-theatre-critic-reviews By Nikolas Lanum New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s new climate change documentary debuted in movie theaters over the weekend, generating an abysmal $80 per theater. The new film, “To the End,” was filmed over four years and follows four young women, Cortez, activist Varshini Prakash, climate policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright and political strategist Alexandra Rojas, as […]

UK Survey: Over 70% of Children Aged 7-12 Now Afraid of Climate Change

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/11/25/over-70-per-cent-of-children-aged-7-12-now-afraid-of-climate-change-survey/ By PETER CADDLE More than 70 per cent of children aged 7-12 are now afraid of climate change according to the results of a survey. More than seven in ten children aged 7-12 are now worried about climate change, research conducted by a UK-based start-up has reportedly found. It comes amid reports from various […]

NYC Debate w/ Morano & Quill Robinson about how the GOP should address the Socialist’s Green New Deal

https://www.theepochtimes.com/opposing-republicans-debate-best-alternative-to-the-socialists-green-new-deal_4831263.html Opposing Republicans Debate Best Alternative to the Socialist’s Green New Deal By Juliette Fairley November 1, 2022 Updated: November 1, 2022 (L-R) Marc Morano, founder and executive director of ClimateDepot.org, Met Club Treasurer John Sweeney, and Quill Robinson, vice president of government affairs with the American Conservation Coalition, debate in New York on Oct. […]

Gallup survey once again finds ‘global warming’ dead last among U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL issues – — 6th out of 6 environmental concerns

https://news.gallup.com/poll/391547/seven-year-stretch-elevated-environmental-concern.aspx APRIL 5, 2022 A Seven-Year Stretch of Elevated Environmental Concern BY LYDIA SAAD WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the seventh straight year, U.S. public concern about the quality of the environment is near its two-decade high, with 44% of Americans worrying “a great deal” about it. The rest are about evenly divided between those worrying “a […]