climatechangedispatch--2020-03-24--Climate Crazies Prod Dems To Leverage COVID-19 Crisis

Written by Valerie Richardson on .
Posted in Latest news For climate-change activists , there ’ s an upside to the novel coronavirus outbreak .
As House Majority Whip James Clyburn , South Carolina Democrat , reportedly said last week , “ This is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.
” Not only did China see its greenhouse-gas emissions drop as its economy shuttered , but Democrats held up Monday nearly $ 2 trillion in pandemic relief to squeeze in items from their climate wish list , including re-upping renewable-energy tax credits and tacking emissions mandates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prodding the Democrats were global-warming gurus like Bill McKibben , founder of 350.org , who urged Congress to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity to address both the coronavirus and climate “ crises.
” “ Congress : don ’ t waste this chance , ” tweeted Mr. McKibben .
“ If you ’ re going to bail out corporations , in return demand that they take serious climate action .
We could actually work on both crises at once !
” Republicans erupted , accusing Democrats of putting their ideological wish list ahead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds to hospitals and small businesses to “ dust off the Green New Deal , ” as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put it .
James Taylor , a senior fellow at the free-market Heartland Institute , called it “ unconscionable that Democrats are holding coronavirus relief for millions of Americans hostage to completely unrelated extremist climate demands.
” “ American lives and Americans ’ ability to feed themselves and make rent and mortgage payments are far more important than imposing climate restrictions on airplanes and giving more handouts to the wind and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Politicians who believe unemployed Americans are less important than climate activism and wind power have no moral justification holding office.
” JunkScience ’ s Steve Milloy , a member of the Trump EPA transition team , said that Democrats are “ more worried about not letting the coronavirus go to political waste than they are about protecting public health and rescuing the economy.
” The pandemic has threatened to throw the U.S. economy into an economic recession , if not depression , but for the climate movement , the upheaval offers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recalibrate societal priorities on everything from travel to commuting to shopping .
In a statement updated Monday , “ 5 Principles for Just COVID-19 Relief and Stimulus , ” hundreds of environmental groups , including 350.org , Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace , called for achieving the recovery while simultaneously meeting the goals of the Green New Deal .
They include public investments to “ rebuild our infrastructure , replace lead pipes , expand wind and solar power , build clean and affordable public transit , weatherize our buildings … restore our wetlands and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate resilience , and support regenerative agriculture led by family farmers.
” In a Monday editorial , the Los Angeles Times declared , “ Climate change is just as real as COVID-19 .
Now ’ s the last best chance for our government to treat it that way.
” “ The main imperative for the government is to keep climate policy in mind as it devises a plan to rescue the economy , ” said the staff editorial , adding that “ maybe accepting the reality of COVID-19 will lead the administration to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work with Congress to begin addressing it in meaningful ways.
” Shutting down the economy to save the world Such declarations have alarmed free-market advocates worried that the global and national response will pave the way for more government control over the private sector as future Democratic administrations draw parallels between the coronavirus and global warming .
“ The goals of the climate activists have advanced , given the coronavirus ’ total shutdown of society , ” said Climate Depot ’ s Marc Morano .
“ Climate activists know that if the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society over a virus , it can and may someday under a different president take similar measures to fight an alleged climate crisis.
” He pointed to the shutdown of airline travel , restaurants and entertainment , saying that “ many climate activists will welcome a global recession because they have been calling for ‘ degrowth ’ policies and ‘ planned recessions ’ to fight climate change.
” It ’ s true that the pandemic has come at a cost to the climate movement by curbing rallies , protests , and other public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the drop in manufacturing , travel , and commuting has also led to a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions , most notably in China , the world ’ s largest emitter .
Satellite imaging from NASA and the European Space Agency shows a dramatic decline in nitrogen dioxide since Jan. 1 , although emissions are expected to rebound as the Chinese economy picks up again .

Written by Valerie Richardson on Mar 24, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
For climate-change activists, there’s an upside to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
As House Majority Whip James Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, reportedly said last week, “This is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.”
Not only did China see its greenhouse-gas emissions drop as its economy shuttered, but Democrats held up Monday nearly $2 trillion in pandemic relief to squeeze in items from their climate wish list, including re-upping renewable-energy tax credits and tacking emissions mandates on the aviation and cruise industries.
Prodding the Democrats were global-warming gurus like Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, who urged Congress to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity to address both the coronavirus and climate “crises.”
“Congress: don’t waste this chance,” tweeted Mr. McKibben. “If you’re going to bail out corporations, in return demand that they take serious climate action. We could actually work on both crises at once!”
Republicans erupted, accusing Democrats of putting their ideological wish list ahead of the national interest by delaying critical funds to hospitals and small businesses to “dust off the Green New Deal,” as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put it.
James Taylor, a senior fellow at the free-market Heartland Institute, called it “unconscionable that Democrats are holding coronavirus relief for millions of Americans hostage to completely unrelated extremist climate demands.”
“American lives and Americans’ ability to feed themselves and make rent and mortgage payments are far more important than imposing climate restrictions on airplanes and giving more handouts to the wind and solar industries,” said Mr. Taylor.
“Politicians who believe unemployed Americans are less important than climate activism and wind power have no moral justification holding office.”
JunkScience’s Steve Milloy, a member of the Trump EPA transition team, said that Democrats are “more worried about not letting the coronavirus go to political waste than they are about protecting public health and rescuing the economy.”
I can confirm this. This is what Democrats torpedoed the rescue package for. This will go down as one of the most cynical, disgusting, malevolent actions in history. Millions are losing jobs while they play these games. https://t.co/SUCtYxmXGo — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (@RepDanCrenshaw) March 23, 2020
The pandemic has threatened to throw the U.S. economy into an economic recession, if not depression, but for the climate movement, the upheaval offers a rare, possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recalibrate societal priorities on everything from travel to commuting to shopping.
In a statement updated Monday, “5 Principles for Just COVID-19 Relief and Stimulus,” hundreds of environmental groups, including 350.org, Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace, called for achieving the recovery while simultaneously meeting the goals of the Green New Deal.
They include public investments to “rebuild our infrastructure, replace lead pipes, expand wind and solar power, build clean and affordable public transit, weatherize our buildings … restore our wetlands and forests, expand public services that support climate resilience, and support regenerative agriculture led by family farmers.”
In a Monday editorial, the Los Angeles Times declared, “Climate change is just as real as COVID-19. Now’s the last best chance for our government to treat it that way.”
“The main imperative for the government is to keep climate policy in mind as it devises a plan to rescue the economy,” said the staff editorial, adding that “maybe accepting the reality of COVID-19 will lead the administration to recognize the reality of climate change and work with Congress to begin addressing it in meaningful ways.”
Shutting down the economy to save the world
Such declarations have alarmed free-market advocates worried that the global and national response will pave the way for more government control over the private sector as future Democratic administrations draw parallels between the coronavirus and global warming.
“The goals of the climate activists have advanced, given the coronavirus’ total shutdown of society,” said Climate Depot’s Marc Morano.
“Climate activists know that if the U.S. government can shut down all aspects of society over a virus, it can and may someday under a different president take similar measures to fight an alleged climate crisis.”
He pointed to the shutdown of airline travel, restaurants and entertainment, saying that “many climate activists will welcome a global recession because they have been calling for ‘degrowth’ policies and ‘planned recessions’ to fight climate change.”
It’s true that the pandemic has come at a cost to the climate movement by curbing rallies, protests, and other public events.
At the same time, the drop in manufacturing, travel, and commuting has also led to a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions, most notably in China, the world’s largest emitter.
Satellite imaging from NASA and the European Space Agency shows a dramatic decline in nitrogen dioxide since Jan. 1, although emissions are expected to rebound as the Chinese economy picks up again.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-24--MSM Touts Climate Change Silver Lining During Outbreak

Written by Joseph Vazquez on .
Posted in Latest news , Videos Multiple liberal outlets have capitalized on the coronavirus outbreak to push climate change propaganda .
The essential message : Hey , at least pollution is down .
The New York Times , Bloomberg News and Axios all published stories touting how the quarantines , restrictions , social distancing policies , and business shutdowns are helping climate and reducing pollution .
Really .
The New York Times published a story on March 13 , actually headlined “ Social Distancing ?
You Might Be Fighting Climate Change , Too.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on March 18 headlined “ Coronavirus Cuts Carbon Emissions , Creates Opportunity in ESG ” and Axios published a story on March 20 headlined : “ Side effect of a pandemic : A brief glimpse at cleaner skies and water.
” It appears the liberal media will use any crisis , regardless of how severe , to push their talking points .
Bloomberg TV did an interview with Bloomberg Intelligence ’ s Adeline Diab on the subject of climate effects of the coronavirus .
Diab stated that “ One of the most significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decline of carbon emissions on the back of the coronavirus , and in particular in China , which has been remarkable.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
The Times published two stories : one on March 13 ( see above ) and the other on March 17 elevating the same gleeful message about emission reductions .
Times science writer Jon Schwartz ’ s March 13 story touted the talking points from climate experts who said that “ People are staying home and flying less .
That ’ s good for the planet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t all .
Schwartz went on to trumpet other actions that people could take to reduce their footprint : “ Dr .
Nicholas said that where you eat is not as important as what you eat ; ‘ eating beef has a disproportionate climate impact , ’ she said , while eating foods ‘ lower on the food chain ’ such as plants results in a much smaller carbon footprint.
” The sub-headline for Schwartz ’ s piece actually asked if the changes people make to their lifestyles will be consistent once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other shifts in behavior during the coronavirus outbreak could also alter our greenhouse gas emissions .
But will the changes stick ?
” The other Times story , published March 17 by Nadja Popovich , boasted how “ A satellite that detects traces of human activity — tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks , fossil fuel burned in power plants and other industrial activities — shows striking reductions in pollution across China and Italy since the outbreak first started.
” The headline promoted how the coronavirus is leaving its “ footprint ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emission reductions : “ Watch the Footprint of Coronavirus Spread Across Countries.
” Popovich ’ s story was also plastered on the front page of The Times ’ s March 18 , print edition of the newspaper .
The liberal media ’ s taste for infusing climate change propaganda into a global pandemic apparently knows no bounds .

Written by Joseph Vazquez on Mar 24, 2020 . Posted in Latest news, Videos
Multiple liberal outlets have capitalized on the coronavirus outbreak to push climate change propaganda. The essential message: Hey, at least pollution is down.
The New York Times, Bloomberg News and Axios all published stories touting how the quarantines, restrictions, social distancing policies, and business shutdowns are helping climate and reducing pollution. Really.
The New York Times published a story on March 13, actually headlined “Social Distancing? You Might Be Fighting Climate Change, Too.”
Bloomberg News did a Bloomberg TV segment on March 18 headlined “Coronavirus Cuts Carbon Emissions, Creates Opportunity in ESG” and Axios published a story on March 20 headlined: “Side effect of a pandemic: A brief glimpse at cleaner skies and water.”
It appears the liberal media will use any crisis, regardless of how severe, to push their talking points.
Bloomberg TV did an interview with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Adeline Diab on the subject of climate effects of the coronavirus.
Diab stated that “One of the most significant surprises in our research has been the decline of carbon emissions on the back of the coronavirus, and in particular in China, which has been remarkable.” [Emphasis added.]
The Times published two stories: one on March 13 (see above) and the other on March 17 elevating the same gleeful message about emission reductions.
Times science writer Jon Schwartz’s March 13 story touted the talking points from climate experts who said that “People are staying home and flying less. That’s good for the planet, Dr. Nicholas said.”
But that wasn’t all. Schwartz went on to trumpet other actions that people could take to reduce their footprint:
“Dr. Nicholas said that where you eat is not as important as what you eat; ‘eating beef has a disproportionate climate impact,’ she said, while eating foods ‘lower on the food chain’ such as plants results in a much smaller carbon footprint.”
The sub-headline for Schwartz’s piece actually asked if the changes people make to their lifestyles will be consistent once the crisis is over:
“Isolation and other shifts in behavior during the coronavirus outbreak could also alter our greenhouse gas emissions. But will the changes stick?”
The other Times story, published March 17 by Nadja Popovich, boasted how “A satellite that detects traces of human activity — tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks, fossil fuel burned in power plants and other industrial activities — shows striking reductions in pollution across China and Italy since the outbreak first started.”
The headline promoted how the coronavirus is leaving its “footprint” across the world, in terms of emission reductions: “Watch the Footprint of Coronavirus Spread Across Countries.”
Popovich’s story was also plastered on the front page of The Times’s March 18, print edition of the newspaper.
The liberal media’s taste for infusing climate change propaganda into a global pandemic apparently knows no bounds.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-25--BBC Admits: Green Energy Plants Threaten Wildlife Habitats

Written by Matt McGrath on .
Posted in Latest news Wind , solar and hydropower installations pose a growing threat to key conservation areas , say researchers .
Researchers found that over 2,200 green energy plants have been built within the boundaries of the Earth ’ s remaining wilderness .
They say that around 17 % of renewable facilities globally are located in protected regions .
A further 900 plants are now being developed in key areas of biodiversity .
The amount of renewable energy facilities in use around the world has essentially tripled over the last 20 years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than fossil fuel power plants , with wind and solar needing areas of land up to 10 times greater than coal or gas to produce the same amount of energy .
Now researchers say that often these solar , wind and hydro schemes have been built in areas of environmental significance and pose a threat to key natural habitats .
The team mapped the locations of around 12,500 of these installations .
They found that more than 2,200 were built in the wilderness , protected regions , and key biodiversity areas .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas where no development activity at all should occur .
“ Energy facilities and the infrastructure around them , such as roads and increased human activity , can be incredibly damaging to the natural environment , ” said lead author Jose Rehbein , from the University of Queensland , Australia .
“ These developments are not compatible with biodiversity conservation efforts.
” The researchers say that energy projects like solar farms often necessitate new roads , and the people who come in and service these installations sometimes build settlements near them .
Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moment , with Germany having 258 facilities in key conservation areas .
Spain has similar numbers of installations , while China has 142 .
One big concern from the researchers is the likely expansion of the demand for renewables particularly in Africa and Asia .
The researchers say the number of active renewable energy facilities within important conservation lands could increase by 42 % over the next eight years .
In countries like India and Nepal , for example , hydropower is seeing a real boom .
Nepal has over 100 facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 74 under development in important conservation zones .

Written by Matt McGrath on Mar 25, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Wind, solar and hydropower installations pose a growing threat to key conservation areas, say researchers.
Researchers found that over 2,200 green energy plants have been built within the boundaries of the Earth’s remaining wilderness.
They say that around 17% of renewable facilities globally are located in protected regions.
A further 900 plants are now being developed in key areas of biodiversity.
The amount of renewable energy facilities in use around the world has essentially tripled over the last 20 years.
Green energy facilities are often much larger than fossil fuel power plants, with wind and solar needing areas of land up to 10 times greater than coal or gas to produce the same amount of energy.
Now researchers say that often these solar, wind and hydro schemes have been built in areas of environmental significance and pose a threat to key natural habitats.
The team mapped the locations of around 12,500 of these installations. They found that more than 2,200 were built in the wilderness, protected regions, and key biodiversity areas.
Some 169 were found in strictly managed protected areas where no development activity at all should occur.
“Energy facilities and the infrastructure around them, such as roads and increased human activity, can be incredibly damaging to the natural environment,” said lead author Jose Rehbein, from the University of Queensland, Australia.
“These developments are not compatible with biodiversity conservation efforts.”
The researchers say that energy projects like solar farms often necessitate new roads, and the people who come in and service these installations sometimes build settlements near them.
Western European countries are the worst offenders at the moment, with Germany having 258 facilities in key conservation areas.
Spain has similar numbers of installations, while China has 142.
One big concern from the researchers is the likely expansion of the demand for renewables particularly in Africa and Asia.
The researchers say the number of active renewable energy facilities within important conservation lands could increase by 42% over the next eight years.
In countries like India and Nepal, for example, hydropower is seeing a real boom. Nepal has over 100 facilities within protected areas, while India has 74 under development in important conservation zones.
h/t Andy Z.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-25--Without Being Tested, Greta Says It’s ‘Extremely Likely’ She Had WuFlu

Written by Joshua Caplan on .
Posted in Latest news Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said Tuesday it ’ s “ extremely likely ” that she contracted the Chinese coronavirus and has “ basically recovered ” from it .
The 17-year-old said she and father recently exhibited coronavirus-like symptoms and have self-quantified for two weeks following a trip through western Europe .
“ The last two weeks I ’ ve stayed inside .
When I returned from my trip around Central Europe I isolated myself ( in a borrowed apartment away from my mother and sister ) since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Germany for instance ) were similar to Italy in the beginning , ” Thunberg explained in an Instagram post .
“ Around ten days ago I started feeling some symptoms , exactly the same time as my father – who traveled with me from Brussels .
I was feeling tired , had shivers , a sore throat and coughed .
My dad experienced the same symptoms , but much more intense and with a fever.
” Thunberg then stated that she , in fact , has not undergone testing in Sweden , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Now I ’ ve basically recovered , but – AND THIS IS THE BOTTOM LINE : I almost didn ’ t feel ill , ” she added .
“ My last cold was much worse than this !
Had it not been for someone else having the virus simultaneously I might not even have suspected anything .
Then I would just have thought I was feeling unusually tired with a bit of a cough.
” Earlier this month , Thunberg urged other climate activists to opt for online protests — instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ongoing outbreak .
Sweden has seen over 2,286 coronavirus cases and 36 deaths , according to data via John Hopkins University .

Written by Joshua Caplan on Mar 25, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said Tuesday it’s “extremely likely” that she contracted the Chinese coronavirus and has “basically recovered” from it.
The 17-year-old said she and father recently exhibited coronavirus-like symptoms and have self-quantified for two weeks following a trip through western Europe.
“The last two weeks I’ve stayed inside. When I returned from my trip around Central Europe I isolated myself (in a borrowed apartment away from my mother and sister) since the number of cases of COVID-19 (in Germany for instance) were similar to Italy in the beginning,” Thunberg explained in an Instagram post.
“Around ten days ago I started feeling some symptoms, exactly the same time as my father – who traveled with me from Brussels. I was feeling tired, had shivers, a sore throat and coughed. My dad experienced the same symptoms, but much more intense and with a fever.”
Thunberg then stated that she, in fact, has not undergone testing in Sweden, as tests are reserved for emergency cases.
“Now I’ve basically recovered, but – AND THIS IS THE BOTTOM LINE: I almost didn’t feel ill,” she added. “My last cold was much worse than this! Had it not been for someone else having the virus simultaneously I might not even have suspected anything. Then I would just have thought I was feeling unusually tired with a bit of a cough.”
Earlier this month, Thunberg urged other climate activists to opt for online protests — instead of large, public demonstrations — to combat the ongoing outbreak.
The climate and ecological crisis is the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced but for now (of course depending on where you live) we’ll have to find new ways to create public awareness & advocate for change that don’t involve too big crowds – listen to local authorities. 3/4 — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) March 11, 2020
Sweden has seen over 2,286 coronavirus cases and 36 deaths, according to data via John Hopkins University.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-25--Bobble-Headed Biden Repeats Debunked Climate Talking Points

Written by Gregory Wrightstone on .
Posted in Latest news Joe Biden ’ s plan to manage the coronavirus outbreak included a promise to “ fight climate change as a driver of health threats ” by rejoining the Paris climate treaty on day one of his administration .
His proposal went on to state that “ the link between climate change and health security is well-documented and will create a growing threat to Americans.
” The assessment that man-made global warming will lead to massive increases in mortality isn ’ t just stated by “ Joe the walking gaffe machine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by most agencies and groups that promote the so-called “ consensus ” opinion on catastrophic man-made global warming .
The reliably unreliable U. S. National Climate Assessment stated that “ heat is already the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.
” Climate extremists , like those that created the National Climate Assessment , predict that heatwaves and high temperatures related to global warming will kill increasingly more people worldwide .
As usual , the inconvenient facts are otherwise .
If the merchants of doom were right , the warming over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in more heat-related deaths .
The inconvenient fact is that cold kills considerably more people than heat .
It is , by far , the biggest weather-related killer worldwide .
Warmer weather would mean far fewer premature temperature-related deaths .
A study of temperature-associated mortality found that cold-related deaths in the U.K. and Australia accounted for 61 and 33 deaths per million , respectively , while heat-related deaths were only three and two per million .
Cold kills more than 15 times as many people as heat in these countries .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to heat or cold , Gasparrini ( 2015 ) and a large team of collaborators from around the world examined more than 74 million deaths in 13 countries between 1985 and 2012 .
Warm countries included Thailand and Brazil ; temperate countries included Australia ; cold countries included Sweden .
The aim was to determine the number of deaths attributable to either heat or cold .
The study revealed that cold weather kills 20 times as many people as heat .
Worse , one in 15 deaths , from all causes , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 250 was attributable to heat .
In every country examined , cold-related deaths greatly outnumbered deaths from heat .
By far the largest number of temperature-related deaths comes from moderate cold .
Of course , moderate cold occurs far more frequently than extreme cold : but these figures show , and show clearly , that even a modest decrease in temperature is more likely to kill , while even a large increase is not .
According to research into summer heat-related deaths in the United States , these deaths declined dramatically in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and continue to fall .
Between 1979 and 2006 , United States annual death rates from heat declined by 10 % , while deaths from cold fell by a dramatic 37 % .
In fact , extreme-weather deaths and death rates have decreased by 98 % since the 1920s , notwithstanding the modest global warming since then .
The statistics tell us that temperature-related deaths are decreasing around the world and that the decline in cold-linked mortality is particularly dramatic .
And that — except in the world of climate extremism — is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starkly challenge the contention that warmer weather kills .
The truth is that warmer weather has already cut temperature-related deaths , and will continue to do so , directly raising life expectancies around the world .
The facts and the data demonstrate exactly the opposite of what the prognosticators of climate doom predict .
If this important element of the alarmist campaign is so easily debunked by so many scientific studies , shouldn ’ t one also look with a critical eye at all the other hobgoblins of alarm ?
At this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know how badly humanity will be impacted by the COVID-19 virus , but a recent study gives some hope for a savior in warming weather as winter gives way to spring and summer .
According to the report , the family of coronaviruses “ have been shown to display strong winter seasonality between December and April and are undetectable in summer months in temperate regions.
” We shall see if that holds true for our current contagion .
Portions of this commentary were taken from Gregory Wrightstone ’ s bestselling book Inconvenient Facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t Want You To Know .

Written by Gregory Wrightstone on Mar 25, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Joe Biden’s plan to manage the coronavirus outbreak included a promise to “fight climate change as a driver of health threats” by rejoining the Paris climate treaty on day one of his administration.
His proposal went on to state that “the link between climate change and health security is well-documented and will create a growing threat to Americans.”
The assessment that man-made global warming will lead to massive increases in mortality isn’t just stated by “Joe the walking gaffe machine,” but is asserted as fact by most agencies and groups that promote the so-called “consensus” opinion on catastrophic man-made global warming.
The reliably unreliable U. S. National Climate Assessment stated that “heat is already the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.”
Climate extremists, like those that created the National Climate Assessment, predict that heatwaves and high temperatures related to global warming will kill increasingly more people worldwide.
As usual, the inconvenient facts are otherwise. If the merchants of doom were right, the warming over the last 150 years should be reflected in more heat-related deaths.
The inconvenient fact is that cold kills considerably more people than heat. It is, by far, the biggest weather-related killer worldwide. Warmer weather would mean far fewer premature temperature-related deaths.
A study of temperature-associated mortality found that cold-related deaths in the U.K. and Australia accounted for 61 and 33 deaths per million, respectively, while heat-related deaths were only three and two per million.
Cold kills more than 15 times as many people as heat in these countries.
In the largest study to date on deaths attributable to heat or cold, Gasparrini (2015) and a large team of collaborators from around the world examined more than 74 million deaths in 13 countries between 1985 and 2012.
Warm countries included Thailand and Brazil; temperate countries included Australia; cold countries included Sweden. The aim was to determine the number of deaths attributable to either heat or cold.
The study revealed that cold weather kills 20 times as many people as heat.
Worse, one in 15 deaths, from all causes, was attributable to cold. Only one death in 250 was attributable to heat. In every country examined, cold-related deaths greatly outnumbered deaths from heat.
By far the largest number of temperature-related deaths comes from moderate cold. Of course, moderate cold occurs far more frequently than extreme cold: but these figures show, and show clearly, that even a modest decrease in temperature is more likely to kill, while even a large increase is not.
According to research into summer heat-related deaths in the United States, these deaths declined dramatically in the last half of the 20th century and continue to fall.
Between 1979 and 2006, United States annual death rates from heat declined by 10%, while deaths from cold fell by a dramatic 37%.
In fact, extreme-weather deaths and death rates have decreased by 98% since the 1920s, notwithstanding the modest global warming since then.
The statistics tell us that temperature-related deaths are decreasing around the world and that the decline in cold-linked mortality is particularly dramatic. And that — except in the world of climate extremism — is a very good thing.
The facts starkly challenge the contention that warmer weather kills. The truth is that warmer weather has already cut temperature-related deaths, and will continue to do so, directly raising life expectancies around the world.
The facts and the data demonstrate exactly the opposite of what the prognosticators of climate doom predict.
If this important element of the alarmist campaign is so easily debunked by so many scientific studies, shouldn’t one also look with a critical eye at all the other hobgoblins of alarm?
At this point in time, we don’t know how badly humanity will be impacted by the COVID-19 virus, but a recent study gives some hope for a savior in warming weather as winter gives way to spring and summer.
According to the report, the family of coronaviruses “have been shown to display strong winter seasonality between December and April and are undetectable in summer months in temperate regions.”
We shall see if that holds true for our current contagion.
Portions of this commentary were taken from Gregory Wrightstone’s bestselling book Inconvenient Facts – The Science That Al Gore Doesn’t Want You To Know.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-25--Calls Grow To End ‘Plastic Bag Bans’ To Help Stem Pandemic

Written by Jarrett Stepman on .
Posted in Latest news As the nation and the world confronts a deadly pandemic , and citizens , businesses , and governments do all they can to tamp down the spread of the coronavirus , some useless measures instituted in less turbulent times will go by the wayside .
One of these useless measures is plastic bag bans , which have been proliferating in recent years with the aid of environmentalist activists .
New Hampshire Gov .
Chris Sununu issued an order Saturday telling all grocery and retail stores to move away from reusable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paper bags .
“ Our grocery store workers are on the front lines of # COVID19 , working around the clock to keep NH families fed , ” Sununu , a Republican , said on Twitter .
“ With identified community transmission , it is important that shoppers keep their reusable bags at home given the potential risk to baggers , grocers , and customers.
” This comes just over two months after the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed legislation to ban plastic bags in the state .
The legislation remains in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hampshire is not alone .
New York state has put its recently passed ban on plastic bags on hold for now .
In fact , states and cities around the country have been suspending their plastic bag bans too .
And there is a growing call for places that still have the bans in place to bring them to an end during the outbreak .
These actions reveal the fact that not only are the bans marginal or even detrimental in their environmental impact—more on that later—but they are also a public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good carrier for bacteria and viruses , the coronavirus included .
As John Tierney wrote for City Journal , numerous studies have provided evidence that reusable bags are unsanitary .
In one study that Tierney highlighted , published in the Journal of Environmental Health in 2018 , researchers planted a surrogate virus on the bags of three shoppers who went into grocery stores .
After they bought their groceries and checked out , researchers found the virus “ on the hands of the shoppers and checkout clerks , as well as on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including packaged food , unpackaged produce , shopping carts , checkout counters , and the touch screens used to pay for groceries.
” This is a scary prospect as countless Americans have their only contact with the general public when they go to grocery stores , making the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 much more difficult .
Of course , some climate activists aren ’ t going to be dissuaded , even at this time .
Larissa Copello de Souza , a campaigner at Zero Waste Europe , said , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We can not forget and disregard the other big current challenges we are also currently facing.
” By this , she means climate change and plastic buildup .
“ Promoting the use of reusables is certainly one of the greatest practices we can have to address those issues , ” Souza said .
The problem with this mentality , besides perhaps misplaced priorities , is that the plastic bag bans are ineffectual even if the primary concern is the environment .
A study in Australia by the University of Sydney economist Rebecca Taylor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not significantly cut down on waste ; more people buy thick garbage bags to line their trash cans after the bans are put in place .
The bottom line is , the current crisis has revealed the misguided nature of plastic bag bans , and now cities and states must move quickly to prevent these bans from exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic .

Written by Jarrett Stepman on Mar 25, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Mindless virtue signaling doesn’t fare well in a real crisis.
As the nation and the world confronts a deadly pandemic, and citizens, businesses, and governments do all they can to tamp down the spread of the coronavirus, some useless measures instituted in less turbulent times will go by the wayside.
One of these useless measures is plastic bag bans, which have been proliferating in recent years with the aid of environmentalist activists.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu issued an order Saturday telling all grocery and retail stores to move away from reusable bags and transition to disposable plastic and paper bags.
“Our grocery store workers are on the front lines of #COVID19, working around the clock to keep NH families fed,” Sununu, a Republican, said on Twitter. “With identified community transmission, it is important that shoppers keep their reusable bags at home given the potential risk to baggers, grocers, and customers.”
This comes just over two months after the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed legislation to ban plastic bags in the state. The legislation remains in committee in the state Senate.
New Hampshire is not alone.
New York state has put its recently passed ban on plastic bags on hold for now.
In fact, states and cities around the country have been suspending their plastic bag bans too. And there is a growing call for places that still have the bans in place to bring them to an end during the outbreak.
Grocery stores are asking cities and towns to temporarily lift their bans on single-use plastic bags to protect workers from coronavirus and address a shortage of paper bags #mapoli pic.twitter.com/iEFS6lL7Lq — Matthew Murphy (@SHNSMurphy) March 20, 2020
These actions reveal the fact that not only are the bans marginal or even detrimental in their environmental impact—more on that later—but they are also a public health hazard.
Reusable plastic tote bags are a good carrier for bacteria and viruses, the coronavirus included. As John Tierney wrote for City Journal, numerous studies have provided evidence that reusable bags are unsanitary.
In one study that Tierney highlighted, published in the Journal of Environmental Health in 2018, researchers planted a surrogate virus on the bags of three shoppers who went into grocery stores.
After they bought their groceries and checked out, researchers found the virus “on the hands of the shoppers and checkout clerks, as well as on many surfaces touched by the shoppers, including packaged food, unpackaged produce, shopping carts, checkout counters, and the touch screens used to pay for groceries.”
This is a scary prospect as countless Americans have their only contact with the general public when they go to grocery stores, making the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 much more difficult.
Our grocery store workers are on the front lines of #COVID19, working around the clock to keep NH families fed. With identified community transmission, it is important that shoppers keep their reusable bags at home given the potential risk to baggers, grocers and customers. (1/2) — Chris Sununu (@GovChrisSununu) March 21, 2020
Of course, some climate activists aren’t going to be dissuaded, even at this time.
Larissa Copello de Souza, a campaigner at Zero Waste Europe, said, according to The Wall Street Journal: “We cannot forget and disregard the other big current challenges we are also currently facing.”
By this, she means climate change and plastic buildup.
“Promoting the use of reusables is certainly one of the greatest practices we can have to address those issues,” Souza said.
The problem with this mentality, besides perhaps misplaced priorities, is that the plastic bag bans are ineffectual even if the primary concern is the environment.
A study in Australia by the University of Sydney economist Rebecca Taylor demonstrated that bans on plastic shopping bags do not significantly cut down on waste; more people buy thick garbage bags to line their trash cans after the bans are put in place.
The bottom line is, the current crisis has revealed the misguided nature of plastic bag bans, and now cities and states must move quickly to prevent these bans from exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-25--Fighting The Deep Green State Down Under

Written by Alan Moran on .
Posted in Latest news A story in the Guardian has demonstrated the impotence of government against the Deep State — Deep Green State — machinery that it nominally controls .
This involved an attempt , in line with government policy , to divert money from the Emissions Reduction Fund to less harmful activities than the efficiency-undermining promotion of green energy that it normally funds .
The case under review was an attempt by Delta Energy to get some $ 14 million support for refurbishing its Vales Point plant ( pictured ) , an outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life ( and incidentally reduce its greenhouse gas emissions ) .
The Guardian notes that “ energy baron ” Trevor St Baker is a part-owner of the plant .
The Emissions Reduction Fund was set up by the Abbott government following its election in 2013 .
The environment minister , Greg Hunt , was an avid promoter of “ direct action ” which involves buying out firms ’ greenhouse gas emissions rather than reducing emissions by taxing coal .
The Coalition government established the fund as a $ 2.55 bn facility .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a worthwhile sop to a green lobby that was smarting over his revocation of the Gillard government ’ s carbon tax .
The fund claims to have already contracted 477 projects delivering over 193 million tonnes of emissions reductions .
Its projects include subsidizing lighting and reducing beef and pig methane emissions .
But most funding has gone to planting trees and , I kid you not , “ managing bushfires ( sic ) to avoid high-intensity fires.
” There is a pattern of conservative governments setting up agencies to deliver policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process that can not be subsequently modified or failing to establish the appropriate machinery from the outset .
An example of the latter is the $ 1 billion Grid Reliability Fund , whereby Energy Minister Taylor sought to divert soft loan subsidy funding of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to reliable new ( and hence lower emissions ) coal generation .
But , of the 12 projects recommended for further consideration by the panel he set up , only one was a coal project .
And that will eventually be killed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own gatekeepers while ministers pretend to be in charge of portentous speeches .
The committee set up to guard public spending through the Emissions Reduction Fund is headed by an environmental activist , ANU ’ s Professor Andrew Macintosh ( who was recently congratulated by the Environment Department for also being appointed as a reviewer of the Commonwealth ’ s expansionist Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act ) .
Its other members also comprise environmental activists from within academia and the bureaucracy and are supported by the architects of the infamous National Energy Guarantee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Department of the Environment and Energy .
Taylor is attempting to change the decision-making body as part of an additional funding package and has appointed a new “ expert panel ” for advice .
The tentacles of the Deep Green State , however , run deep .
Even though the head of the panel is Grant King ( previously Origin Energy and AGL ) , its other members are Susie Smith , CEO of the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network , the aforementioned Prof Andrew Macintosh , head of the Emissions Reduction Assurance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Deep State even has its own reliable reporters at The Guardian , the ABC , Channel Nine ’ s left-wing tabloids The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and News Corp , to whom they can selectively leak , demonstrating that they are carrying the flag of deindustrialization and that no political master can touch them .
As a nation , we are throwing out of work a million people from activities that provide consumers with the products and services they want .
But the jobs remain of those – inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy ’ s efficiency .
Alan Moran is with Regulation Economics .
His latest book is Climate Change : Treaties and Policies in the Trump Era .

Written by Alan Moran on Mar 25, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
A story in the Guardian has demonstrated the impotence of government against the Deep State — Deep Green State — machinery that it nominally controls.
This involved an attempt, in line with government policy, to divert money from the Emissions Reduction Fund to less harmful activities than the efficiency-undermining promotion of green energy that it normally funds.
The case under review was an attempt by Delta Energy to get some $14 million support for refurbishing its Vales Point plant (pictured), an outcome that would extend the plant’s life (and incidentally reduce its greenhouse gas emissions).
The Guardian notes that “energy baron” Trevor St Baker is a part-owner of the plant.
The Emissions Reduction Fund was set up by the Abbott government following its election in 2013.
The environment minister, Greg Hunt, was an avid promoter of “direct action” which involves buying out firms’ greenhouse gas emissions rather than reducing emissions by taxing coal.
(In fact, buying out emissions simply funded canny firms who could offer a good story while providing negligible effects on total emissions, since the cashiered production was replaced by that of other suppliers, but that’s something for another day.)
The Coalition government established the fund as a $2.55 bn facility. A still gullible Abbott was persuaded that this was a worthwhile sop to a green lobby that was smarting over his revocation of the Gillard government’s carbon tax.
The fund claims to have already contracted 477 projects delivering over 193 million tonnes of emissions reductions.
Its projects include subsidizing lighting and reducing beef and pig methane emissions. But most funding has gone to planting trees and, I kid you not, “managing bushfires (sic) to avoid high-intensity fires.”
There is a pattern of conservative governments setting up agencies to deliver policy outcomes but either locking in an inflexible process that cannot be subsequently modified or failing to establish the appropriate machinery from the outset.
An example of the latter is the $1 billion Grid Reliability Fund, whereby Energy Minister Taylor sought to divert soft loan subsidy funding of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to reliable new (and hence lower emissions) coal generation.
But, of the 12 projects recommended for further consideration by the panel he set up, only one was a coal project. And that will eventually be killed.
The fact is that the bureaucracy appoints its own gatekeepers while ministers pretend to be in charge of portentous speeches.
The committee set up to guard public spending through the Emissions Reduction Fund is headed by an environmental activist, ANU’s Professor Andrew Macintosh (who was recently congratulated by the Environment Department for also being appointed as a reviewer of the Commonwealth’s expansionist Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act).
Its other members also comprise environmental activists from within academia and the bureaucracy and are supported by the architects of the infamous National Energy Guarantee, the Climate Change Policy Branch in the Department of the Environment and Energy.
Taylor is attempting to change the decision-making body as part of an additional funding package and has appointed a new “expert panel” for advice.
The tentacles of the Deep Green State, however, run deep.
Even though the head of the panel is Grant King (previously Origin Energy and AGL), its other members are Susie Smith, CEO of the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network, the aforementioned Prof Andrew Macintosh, head of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee, and David Parker, the .
Plus ca change, plus ca la meme chose
The Deep State even has its own reliable reporters at The Guardian, the ABC, Channel Nine’s left-wing tabloids The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and News Corp, to whom they can selectively leak, demonstrating that they are carrying the flag of deindustrialization and that no political master can touch them.
As a nation, we are throwing out of work a million people from activities that provide consumers with the products and services they want.
But the jobs remain of those – inside and outside government – dedicated to undermining the economy’s efficiency.
Alan Moran is with Regulation Economics. His latest book is Climate Change: Treaties and Policies in the Trump Era.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-25--COVID-19 Pandemic Throws EU Climate Plans Into Disarray

Written by Dave Keating on .
Posted in Latest news Much remains uncertain as the coronavirus ravages economies .
But what seems clear is that any assumptions made about transitioning to the green economy have now been rendered obsolete .
[ … ] The EU ’ s Green Deal , with its target to completely decarbonize by 2050 proposed earlier this month , has not taken the massive economic and social disruption of Coronavirus into account .
Assumptions made just a few weeks ago will now have to be completely revised .
There is a particular urgency to revise the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emissions by 40 % by 2030 , adopted in 2014 .
Máximo Miccinilli , Energy Director at the Center on Regulation in Europe ( CERRE ) , says this 2030 strategy is the “ most exposed element ” of EU climate policy to Coronavirus risks , after the ETS .
The European Commission ’ s climate plan aims at defining mandatory trajectories over the next three decades.
” he says .
“ There is , however , an urgent need for including in the modeling exercise the implications of a global sanitary-economic crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says the Commission must define “ new scenarios that include lower industrial outputs , crises in strategic sectors – e.g .
aviation , automobile , tourism , etcetera – lower carbon prices and other fundamental , socio-demographic developments which would result from a potential five-year-long recession.
” This should be in addition to urgent measures taken to adjust the ETS , he says .
Climate campaigners have argued that economic recovery measures that don ’ t take the Green Deal into account risk destroying Europe ’ s chances of meeting the Paris Agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments flood the economy with unprecedented bailout funding , much of that funding will go to emissions-intensive sectors like aviation and industry .
And politicians that have been skeptical about EU climate action are already saying the outbreak means that efforts to tackle climate change should be suspended , while the industry is propped up .
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should “ forget about ” the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus .
This was backed by Jan Zahradil , the conservative vice-chair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on International Trade , who said the crisis means climate plans should be reconsidered .
“ No post-virus economy in Europe will be able to handle it , it ’ s too expensive , ” he said on Twitter .
Poland ’ s Deputy Minister of State Assets Janusz Kowalski said last week the ETS should be shut down entirely to allow an increase in coal power generation to lower power prices .
Other conservative lawmakers have already called on the European Commission to delay or weaken new carbon dioxide emissions standards for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The industry itself hasn ’ t yet called for such a suspension , but Eric-Mark Huitema , the director of the European automotive industry association ACEA , said last week that the current situation is “ the worst crisis ever to impact the automotive industry ” .
“ With all manufacturing coming to a standstill and the retail network effectively closed , the jobs of some 14 million Europeans are now at stake , ” he said .
The idea of such unrestrained bailouts to polluting industries is horrifying climate campaigners , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place a framework to lower European emissions is about to be undone in a matter of weeks .
They stress that it doesn ’ t have to be this way .

Written by Dave Keating on Mar 25, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Much remains uncertain as the coronavirus ravages economies. But what seems clear is that any assumptions made about transitioning to the green economy have now been rendered obsolete.
[…] The EU’s Green Deal, with its target to completely decarbonize by 2050 proposed earlier this month, has not taken the massive economic and social disruption of Coronavirus into account.
Assumptions made just a few weeks ago will now have to be completely revised. There is a particular urgency to revise the EU’s medium-term goal of reducing emissions by 40% by 2030, adopted in 2014.
Máximo Miccinilli, Energy Director at the Center on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), says this 2030 strategy is the “most exposed element” of EU climate policy to Coronavirus risks, after the ETS.
The European Commission’s climate plan aims at defining mandatory trajectories over the next three decades.” he says. “There is, however, an urgent need for including in the modeling exercise the implications of a global sanitary-economic crisis of the magnitude of COVID-19.”
He says the Commission must define “new scenarios that include lower industrial outputs, crises in strategic sectors – e.g. aviation, automobile, tourism, etcetera – lower carbon prices and other fundamental, socio-demographic developments which would result from a potential five-year-long recession.”
This should be in addition to urgent measures taken to adjust the ETS, he says.
Climate campaigners have argued that economic recovery measures that don’t take the Green Deal into account risk destroying Europe’s chances of meeting the Paris Agreement goals.
As the EU and national governments flood the economy with unprecedented bailout funding, much of that funding will go to emissions-intensive sectors like aviation and industry.
And politicians that have been skeptical about EU climate action are already saying the outbreak means that efforts to tackle climate change should be suspended, while the industry is propped up.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should “forget about” the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus.
This was backed by Jan Zahradil, the conservative vice-chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, who said the crisis means climate plans should be reconsidered.
“No post-virus economy in Europe will be able to handle it, it’s too expensive,” he said on Twitter.
One thing is crystal clear now: #EU must start to reconsider its #GreenDeal strategy. Seriously. No post-virus economy in Europe will be able to handle it. It’s too expensive. I hope @EU_Commission soon comes with acceptable/sustainable solutions. If not, #EP has to ask for it. — Jan Zahradil (@ZahradilJan) March 17, 2020
Poland’s Deputy Minister of State Assets Janusz Kowalski said last week the ETS should be shut down entirely to allow an increase in coal power generation to lower power prices.
Other conservative lawmakers have already called on the European Commission to delay or weaken new carbon dioxide emissions standards for cars, to protect the automotive industry.
The industry itself hasn’t yet called for such a suspension, but Eric-Mark Huitema, the director of the European automotive industry association ACEA, said last week that the current situation is “the worst crisis ever to impact the automotive industry”.
“With all manufacturing coming to a standstill and the retail network effectively closed, the jobs of some 14 million Europeans are now at stake,” he said.
The idea of such unrestrained bailouts to polluting industries is horrifying climate campaigners, who fear that years of work putting in place a framework to lower European emissions is about to be undone in a matter of weeks.
They stress that it doesn’t have to be this way.
h/t GWPF
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climatechangedispatch--2020-03-25--Pelosi Retreats On Using Relief Bill For Green Goodies, Pork

Written by Stephen Dinan on .
Posted in Latest news House Speaker Nancy Pelosi beat a retreat Tuesday from the massive coronavirus wish list of Green New Deal projects , immigration measures and other non-virus changes she and fellow Democrats had proposed just hours earlier .
She signaled in several television interviews that her troops would likely accept the deal that will emerge from the Senate , while casting her own 1,404-page bill , with a price tag of $ 2.5 trillion , as more of a marker for future fights over the direction of American priorities on energy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The easiest way to do it is for us to put aside some of our concerns for another day , and get this done , ” the California Democrat told CNBC .
GOP lawmakers were incensed at Mrs. Pelosi ’ s legislation , released late Monday night , saying it threatened to undo the progress toward a deal with its focus on issues that went beyond the immediate coronavirus rescue effort .
It would have required airlines receiving bailout money to promise to go carbon-neutral by 2025 , revoked several Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workforce , imposed mandatory nationwide early voting and same-day voter registration , and forgiven $ 10,000 of student loan debt across the board .
Also , any company taking coronavirus bailout money would also have to permanently raise their minimum wage to $ 15 by the start of next year .
“ Everything we ’ re suggesting just relates to COVID-19 , ” Mrs. Pelosi told CNN .
“ It ’ s not about making long — for the future .
It ’ s about COVID.
” Republicans immediately started to use the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them of holding struggling workers hostage to a left-wing wish list .
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema , Arizona Democrat , took to Twitter to point out that none of the offending provisions were part of the Senate negotiations .
And an administration official familiar with the talks said the Pelosi bill was a “ dead letter ” in the Senate discussions .
Mrs. Pelosi fanned out on television to say her goal now is to try to pass whatever emerges from the Senate as quickly as possible — possibly by unanimous consent , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she wouldn ’ t have to call lawmakers back to Washington , risking coronavirus spread .
House Republican leaders are on board that plan , too — though they believe a voice vote is more likely than getting unanimous consent from all members .
Republican Whip Steve Scalise , in a call with the whip team , said that would also head off any effort by House Democrats to try to amend the Senate bill — a possibility Mrs. Pelosi did raise several times .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , New York Democrat , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate bill “ concerning.
” “ It seems to give a HALF TRILLION DOLLARS away to big corporations , w/ few worker protections , ” she wrote .
Mrs. Pelosi , while embracing the Senate negotiations , said the House lawmakers who put her shelved bill were an “ intellectual resource ” that did shape the Senate ’ s work .
She praised new additions to the Senate deal , such as an inspector general to monitor the bailout money .
Releasing her bill may end up hurting Mrs. Pelosi ’ s efforts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocacy groups rushed to praise House Democrats for their far-reaching vision .

Written by Stephen Dinan on Mar 25, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi beat a retreat Tuesday from the massive coronavirus wish list of Green New Deal projects, immigration measures and other non-virus changes she and fellow Democrats had proposed just hours earlier.
She signaled in several television interviews that her troops would likely accept the deal that will emerge from the Senate, while casting her own 1,404-page bill, with a price tag of $2.5 trillion, as more of a marker for future fights over the direction of American priorities on energy, the workforce, elections, and immigration.
“The easiest way to do it is for us to put aside some of our concerns for another day, and get this done,” the California Democrat told CNBC.
GOP lawmakers were incensed at Mrs. Pelosi’s legislation, released late Monday night, saying it threatened to undo the progress toward a deal with its focus on issues that went beyond the immediate coronavirus rescue effort.
It would have required airlines receiving bailout money to promise to go carbon-neutral by 2025, revoked several Trump executive orders on unionization within the federal workforce, imposed mandatory nationwide early voting and same-day voter registration, and forgiven $10,000 of student loan debt across the board.
Also, any company taking coronavirus bailout money would also have to permanently raise their minimum wage to $15 by the start of next year.
“Everything we’re suggesting just relates to COVID-19,” Mrs. Pelosi told CNN. “It’s not about making long — for the future. It’s about COVID.”
Republicans immediately started to use the Pelosi bill against vulnerable Democrats, accusing them of holding struggling workers hostage to a left-wing wish list.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Democrat, took to Twitter to point out that none of the offending provisions were part of the Senate negotiations.
And an administration official familiar with the talks said the Pelosi bill was a “dead letter” in the Senate discussions.
Mrs. Pelosi fanned out on television to say her goal now is to try to pass whatever emerges from the Senate as quickly as possible — possibly by unanimous consent, or a voice vote, which would mean she wouldn’t have to call lawmakers back to Washington, risking coronavirus spread.
House Republican leaders are on board that plan, too — though they believe a voice vote is more likely than getting unanimous consent from all members.
Republican Whip Steve Scalise, in a call with the whip team, said that would also head off any effort by House Democrats to try to amend the Senate bill — a possibility Mrs. Pelosi did raise several times.
Dissonant voices were making themselves heard.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, took to Twitter to call the emergency Senate bill “concerning.”
“It seems to give a HALF TRILLION DOLLARS away to big corporations, w/ few worker protections,” she wrote.
Mrs. Pelosi, while embracing the Senate negotiations, said the House lawmakers who put her shelved bill were an “intellectual resource” that did shape the Senate’s work. She praised new additions to the Senate deal, such as an inspector general to monitor the bailout money.
Releasing her bill may end up hurting Mrs. Pelosi’s efforts to sell the Senate legislation after liberal advocacy groups rushed to praise House Democrats for their far-reaching vision.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-16--‘Arctic April’ Grips N. America Breaking Hundreds Of Cold Records

Written by Cap Allon on .
Posted in Latest news Record cold and snowfall hit many parts of North America over the Easter weekend , continuing what has so far been a largely Arctic April .
Records were toppled across many U.S. states , with Montana , Iowa , South Dakota , and Colorado seemingly worst hit .
A winter storm system moved through Iowa on Sunday delivering between three inches and a foot to the majority of locations — several northern Iowa towns saw all-time records tumble : The 3.7 inches that fell at Sioux Gateway Airport broke the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made it the second-highest Easter snowfall ever behind the 4.7 inches during Easter 1929 .
The town of Ringsted in Emmet County ( also Iowa ) came in with a record-busting 11 inches .
Robert “ Lightning ” Petersen was the man to log the accumulation — he uses his back yard measuring equipment to keep track of snow and rainfall .
He works in concert with the National Weather Service out of Johnston .
When the snow fell on Easter Sunday , Petersen checked his 12-inch gauge and was shocked to discover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whotv.com/news .
“ I was flabbergasted because it was not a blizzard activity during the day , ” said Petersen .
“ But holy smokes , when I got that gauge up on the deck , it was plum full .
I thought it can ’ t be .
I must be seeing things.
” According to the National Weather Service ( NWS ) , other Eastern snowfall records tumbled in Rock Valley ( 7 inches ) , Hull ( 6.5 inches ) , and Rock Rapids ( 8.3 inches ) .
Nearby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whopping 5.2 inches on Monday , the most snowfall on any date in the city going back to 1893 .
The COLD TIMES are returning , the lower latitudes ( where us humans reside ) are REFREEZING ; in line with historically low solar activity , cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays , and a meridional jet-stream flow .
Even NASA agrees , in part at least , with their forecast for this upcoming solar cycle ( 25 ) revealing it will be “ the weakest of the past 200 years , ” with the agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of global cooling here .
Don ’ t fall for bogus warm-mongering political agendas — our future is one of ever-descending COLD & CROP LOSS .

Written by Cap Allon on Apr 16, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Record cold and snowfall hit many parts of North America over the Easter weekend, continuing what has so far been a largely Arctic April.
Records were toppled across many U.S. states, with Montana, Iowa, South Dakota, and Colorado seemingly worst hit.
A winter storm system moved through Iowa on Sunday delivering between three inches and a foot to the majority of locations — several northern Iowa towns saw all-time records tumble:
The 3.7 inches that fell at Sioux Gateway Airport broke the record for April 12th; it also made it the second-highest Easter snowfall ever behind the 4.7 inches during Easter 1929.
The town of Ringsted in Emmet County (also Iowa) came in with a record-busting 11 inches.
Robert “Lightning” Petersen was the man to log the accumulation — he uses his back yard measuring equipment to keep track of snow and rainfall. He works in concert with the National Weather Service out of Johnston.
When the snow fell on Easter Sunday, Petersen checked his 12-inch gauge and was shocked to discover the almost 1 foot total, reports whotv.com/news.
“I was flabbergasted because it was not a blizzard activity during the day,” said Petersen. “But holy smokes, when I got that gauge up on the deck, it was plum full. I thought it can’t be. I must be seeing things.”
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), other Eastern snowfall records tumbled in Rock Valley (7 inches), Hull (6.5 inches), and Rock Rapids (8.3 inches).
Nearby Sioux Falls, South Dakota saw a whopping 5.2 inches on Monday, the most snowfall on any date in the city going back to 1893.
Make it stop! Heavy snow now falling in Sioux Falls! pic.twitter.com/Xl0MGsd4j1 — Matthew Dux (@MatthewDux) April 12, 2020
…snip…
The COLD TIMES are returning, the lower latitudes (where us humans reside) are REFREEZING; in line with historically low solar activity, cloud-nucleating Cosmic Rays, and a meridional jet-stream flow.
Even NASA agrees, in part at least, with their forecast for this upcoming solar cycle (25) revealing it will be “the weakest of the past 200 years,” with the agency correlating previous solar shutdowns to prolonged periods of global cooling here.
Don’t fall for bogus warm-mongering political agendas — our future is one of ever-descending COLD & CROP LOSS.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-16--Dems’ Climate Plan Would Fuel Massive Increase In Rare-Earth Mining

Written by Valerie Richardson on .
Posted in Latest news Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ’ s Green New Deal has been decried as an economy-killer , but a study released Thursday found that the sweeping climate-change resolution would come as an enormous boon to the mining industry .
A report by the free-market Heartland Institute said that replacing fossil fuels and nuclear power with renewable energy sources such as solar , wind and electric vehicles would come at an environmental cost by driving a “ massive worldwide increase ” in mining .
“ The solar panels , wind turbines , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear energy over a 10-year period to produce the 8.2 billion megawatt-hours of power for America ’ s annual electricity-equivalent needs under the GND would require an unprecedented increase in mining for raw materials , ” said the policy brief , “ How the Green New Deal ’ s Renewable Energy Mining Would Harm Humans and the Environment.
” Those minerals include lithium , cobalt , copper , iron , and aluminum .
More than 70 % of rare-earth minerals are now mined by Chinese-controlled companies or in China , which has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conditions .
“ The mining operations required to build wind and solar facilities would involve removing and crushing hundreds of billions of tons of rock and ore , causing major habitat losses and widespread pollution , ” said the report .
“ It would also create serious human health impacts , especially in countries that do not have modern equipment and health and safety protections.
” The Green New Deal non-binding resolution introduced in February calls for achieving 100 % renewable energy for electricity and transportation by 2030 and zero carbon emissions by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Sen. Bernie Sanders have described as necessary to “ avert climate catastrophe.
” The Heartland study by senior policy advisor Paul Driessen argued that the cure would be worse than the disease , given the scale of the solar and wind farms that would be necessary to replace coal , oil and natural gas in power generation .
A 2018 Harvard University study found that wind turbines would need to cover one-third of the lower 48 states to meet current electricity demand , while a 2019 Heartland report concluded that the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panels , which would cover an area the size of New York and Vermont .
Environmentalists have long sought to block U.S. mining operations while decrying the damage done overseas .
In Inner Mongolia , for example , rare earth mining and iron ore processing have contaminated the soil and driven away farmers .
“ There ’ s not one step of the rare earth mining process that is not disastrous for the environment , ” Greenpeace China ’ s Jamie Choi said in a 2011 report .
“ Ores are being extracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then they are processed using more acids and chemicals.
” The cobalt used for batteries in laptops , smartphones , and electric cars is mined primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo , where an estimated 40,000 children “ work alongside their parents and suffer under inhumane working conditions while digging for this cobalt , ” the Heartland report said .
While there are U.S. reserves of strategic minerals , anti-mining activists have fought to block mining exploration in Alaska and Western states , forcing U.S. dependence on China and other countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .

Written by Valerie Richardson on Apr 16, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal has been decried as an economy-killer, but a study released Thursday found that the sweeping climate-change resolution would come as an enormous boon to the mining industry.
A report by the free-market Heartland Institute said that replacing fossil fuels and nuclear power with renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and electric vehicles would come at an environmental cost by driving a “massive worldwide increase” in mining.
“The solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries needed to replace fossil fuels and nuclear energy over a 10-year period to produce the 8.2 billion megawatt-hours of power for America’s annual electricity-equivalent needs under the GND would require an unprecedented increase in mining for raw materials,” said the policy brief, “How the Green New Deal’s Renewable Energy Mining Would Harm Humans and the Environment.”
Those minerals include lithium, cobalt, copper, iron, and aluminum. More than 70% of rare-earth minerals are now mined by Chinese-controlled companies or in China, which has a dismal record on environmental protection and working conditions.
“The mining operations required to build wind and solar facilities would involve removing and crushing hundreds of billions of tons of rock and ore, causing major habitat losses and widespread pollution,” said the report.
“It would also create serious human health impacts, especially in countries that do not have modern equipment and health and safety protections.”
The Green New Deal non-binding resolution introduced in February calls for achieving 100% renewable energy for electricity and transportation by 2030 and zero carbon emissions by 2050, an aggressive goal that supporters like Sen. Bernie Sanders have described as necessary to “avert climate catastrophe.”
The Heartland study by senior policy advisor Paul Driessen argued that the cure would be worse than the disease, given the scale of the solar and wind farms that would be necessary to replace coal, oil and natural gas in power generation.
A 2018 Harvard University study found that wind turbines would need to cover one-third of the lower 48 states to meet current electricity demand, while a 2019 Heartland report concluded that the same could be achieved with 19 billion solar panels, which would cover an area the size of New York and Vermont.
Environmentalists have long sought to block U.S. mining operations while decrying the damage done overseas. In Inner Mongolia, for example, rare earth mining and iron ore processing have contaminated the soil and driven away farmers.
“There’s not one step of the rare earth mining process that is not disastrous for the environment,” Greenpeace China’s Jamie Choi said in a 2011 report. “Ores are being extracted by pumping acid into the ground, and then they are processed using more acids and chemicals.”
The cobalt used for batteries in laptops, smartphones, and electric cars is mined primarily in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an estimated 40,000 children “work alongside their parents and suffer under inhumane working conditions while digging for this cobalt,” the Heartland report said.
While there are U.S. reserves of strategic minerals, anti-mining activists have fought to block mining exploration in Alaska and Western states, forcing U.S. dependence on China and other countries with weaker environmental protections, the study said.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-16--EPA: Oil And Natural Gas Methane Emissions Continue To Fall

Written by Nicole Jacobs on .
Posted in Latest news Methane emissions in the United States continue to decline according to updated data released this week in the Environmental Protection Agency ’ s final 2020 Greenhouse Gas Inventory .
The GHGI data show U.S. methane emissions were 18 percent lower than in 1990 and 10 percent below 2005 levels .
Importantly , energy-industry efforts to curb emissions have helped bring combined methane emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems down 23.2 percent from their 1990 levels .
This is an astonishing decrease considering the United States has seen the real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly double , and natural gas production increase 73 percent in the same span of time .
Methane emissions from natural gas declined nearly 24 percent since 1990 , according to EPA : Additionally , revisions made in the 2020 GHGI resulted in a 25 percent reduction in these emissions from previous years and a lower methane leakage rate for natural gas production .
Looking beyond methane , since 2005 – the starting date for Paris Agreement reductions – the United States has seen total greenhouse gases fall 10 percent at the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consumption have increased .
The domestic supply of natural gas has helped decarbonize electric power generation within the United States .
Natural gas power generation tripled from 11 percent in 1990 to 34 percent in 2018 , helping electricity generation ’ s CO2 emissions fall 4 percent over the same period .
According to EPA : The oil and natural gas industry continue to focus on improving technology and infrastructure to further reduce these emissions .
For instance , ExxonMobil is testing its “ next-generation ” methane technology at nearly 1,000 sites in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And voluntary efforts like those by the Environmental Partnership are seeing significant results in identifying and fixing leaks .
All of these efforts , coupled with the increased use of natural gas , have helped the United States reduce emissions – a trend that continued through 2019 and has already been a major focus for the oil and natural gas industry in 2020 .
Let ’ s see if 2020 can top that .

Written by Nicole Jacobs on Apr 16, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Methane emissions in the United States continue to decline according to updated data released this week in the Environmental Protection Agency’s final 2020 Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
The GHGI data show U.S. methane emissions were 18 percent lower than in 1990 and 10 percent below 2005 levels.
Importantly, energy-industry efforts to curb emissions have helped bring combined methane emissions from petroleum and natural gas systems down 23.2 percent from their 1990 levels.
This is an astonishing decrease considering the United States has seen the real gross domestic product and crude oil production nearly double, and natural gas production increase 73 percent in the same span of time.
Methane emissions from natural gas declined nearly 24 percent since 1990, according to EPA:
“Natural gas systems CH4 emissions decreased by 43.4 MMT CO2 Eq. (23.7 percent) since 1990, largely due to a decrease in emissions from distribution, transmission and storage, processing, and exploration.”
Additionally, revisions made in the 2020 GHGI resulted in a 25 percent reduction in these emissions from previous years and a lower methane leakage rate for natural gas production.
U.S. Greenhouse Gases Continue Downward Trend
Looking beyond methane, since 2005 – the starting date for Paris Agreement reductions – the United States has seen total greenhouse gases fall 10 percent at the same time that oil and gas production and consumption have increased.
Natural Gas Reduces Power Sector Emissions
The domestic supply of natural gas has helped decarbonize electric power generation within the United States.
Natural gas power generation tripled from 11 percent in 1990 to 34 percent in 2018, helping electricity generation’s CO2 emissions fall 4 percent over the same period. According to EPA:
“The decrease in coal-powered electricity generation and increase in natural gas and renewable electricity generation have contributed to a 27 percent decrease in overall CO2 emissions from electric power generation from 2005 to 2018.”
The Short to Mid Term
The oil and natural gas industry continue to focus on improving technology and infrastructure to further reduce these emissions.
For instance, ExxonMobil is testing its “next-generation” methane technology at nearly 1,000 sites in the Permian Basin to lower emissions.
And voluntary efforts like those by the Environmental Partnership are seeing significant results in identifying and fixing leaks.
All of these efforts, coupled with the increased use of natural gas, have helped the United States reduce emissions – a trend that continued through 2019 and has already been a major focus for the oil and natural gas industry in 2020.
As International Energy Agency explained:
“The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a country basis …U.S. emissions are now down almost 1 Gt from their peak in the year 2000, the largest absolute decline by any country over that period.”
Let’s see if 2020 can top that.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-16--Pandemic Kills Earth Day Rallies But Extremist Agenda Lives On

Written by Penny Starr on .
Posted in Latest news The coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on large gatherings on Earth Day next week , but it has not stopped activists from using the occasion to advance their agenda , including ending the threat of climate change and ending the use of fossil fuels .
“ The current pandemic of coronavirus has harmed lives , livelihoods , and economies , ” Ingmar Rentzhog , founder of Stockholm-based We Don ’ t Have Time , said in an announcement of a virtual week-long conference to mark the 50th anniversary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the planet .
“ It has also triggered the postponement of the crucial UK-hosted , UN climate conference , where climate action was meant to rise to the next level towards meeting the landmark Paris Agreement , ” Rentzhog said .
“ The world must clearly lift the threat of the current pandemic , but we can not lose sight of the even bigger crisis facing our planet and its people , ” Rentzhog said .
“ When the global economy restarts , it must do so with a clear and urgent direction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rentzhog said .
“ Our conference aims … [ to ] inspire everyone to get the climate job done at speed and at scale.
” Billed as the “ world ’ s largest online climate conference , ” the event will feature dozens of speakers from climate change activist groups , among them a number with ties to the United Nations , including Nick Robins , former co-director of the U.N.
Environment ’ s Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System ; Christiana Figueres , former Executive Secretary of the U.N @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Ibrahim Thiaw , executive secretary of the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification .
A number of youth representatives are also taking part , but notably missing is Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg , although she is shown briefly in a video promoting the event .
The video also has a cameo of President Donald Trump spliced in before a scene of industrial smokestacks .
SEE ALSO : March CO2 Levels Show No Obvious Decline From Near-Global Shutdown “ The coronavirus has dramatically changed the way all of us will be marking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , president of Earth Day Network , said in the announcement .
“ Together , and with hundreds of millions of people around the globe we are making it clear to leaders that people everywhere are behind ambitious action and the answers to the climate crisis are here and ready to be deployed.
” “ The Earth Day Week ‘ No Fly Conference , ’ in which delegates will meet over the internet via the We Don ’ t Haven Time studios in Stockholm and Washington DC , will run from Monday the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a Climate Hackathon on Saturday 25th April , ” the announcement said .
People who sign up on the event website can watch the conference , organizers said .

Written by Penny Starr on Apr 16, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
The coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on large gatherings on Earth Day next week, but it has not stopped activists from using the occasion to advance their agenda, including ending the threat of climate change and ending the use of fossil fuels.
“The current pandemic of coronavirus has harmed lives, livelihoods, and economies,” Ingmar Rentzhog, founder of Stockholm-based We Don’t Have Time, said in an announcement of a virtual week-long conference to mark the 50th anniversary of a day set aside in honor of the planet.
“It has also triggered the postponement of the crucial UK-hosted, UN climate conference, where climate action was meant to rise to the next level towards meeting the landmark Paris Agreement,” Rentzhog said.
“The world must clearly lift the threat of the current pandemic, but we cannot lose sight of the even bigger crisis facing our planet and its people,” Rentzhog said.
“When the global economy restarts, it must do so with a clear and urgent direction towards a low carbon future,” Rentzhog said. “Our conference aims … [to] inspire everyone to get the climate job done at speed and at scale.”
Billed as the “world’s largest online climate conference,” the event will feature dozens of speakers from climate change activist groups, among them a number with ties to the United Nations, including Nick Robins, former co-director of the U.N. Environment’s Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System; Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change; and Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification.
A number of youth representatives are also taking part, but notably missing is Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg, although she is shown briefly in a video promoting the event.
The video also has a cameo of President Donald Trump spliced in before a scene of industrial smokestacks.
SEE ALSO: March CO2 Levels Show No Obvious Decline From Near-Global Shutdown
“The coronavirus has dramatically changed the way all of us will be marking Earth Day 2020,” Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network, said in the announcement.
“Together, and with hundreds of millions of people around the globe we are making it clear to leaders that people everywhere are behind ambitious action and the answers to the climate crisis are here and ready to be deployed.”
“The Earth Day Week ‘No Fly Conference,’ in which delegates will meet over the internet via the We Don’t Haven Time studios in Stockholm and Washington DC, will run from Monday the 20th of April to Friday 24 April with a Climate Hackathon on Saturday 25th April,” the announcement said.
People who sign up on the event website can watch the conference, organizers said.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-16--New Study: Green-Energy Mining Does Massive Ecological Damage

Written by James Taylor on .
Posted in Latest news Mining all of the lithium , cobalt , rare earth minerals , and other elements required for a wind- and solar-powered economy would unleash massive and widespread environmental devastation , according to a newly published study .
The study , authored by Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow ( CFACT ) senior policy advisor Paul Driessen and published by The Heartland Institute , concludes that climate activists impose more environmental harm than good when they insist on a wind- and solar-powered economy .
“ Expanding mining on the scale needed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Green New Deal and other proposed renewable energy mandates would cause unimaginable harm to the environment , wildlife , and humans , ” the study , titled , “ How the Green New Deal ’ s Renewable Energy Mining Would Harm Humans and the Environment , ” reports .
Particularly troubling is the “ renewable ” economy ’ s reliance on rare earth minerals mined in China , lithium mined in Argentina , Chile , and Tibet , and cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( pictured ) .
The study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misery imposed by such mining .
For example , “ There ’ s not one step of the rare earth mining process that is not disastrous for the environment , ” reports Greenpeace China program director Jamie Choi , according to the study .
Also , the study cites a 2018 study by Harvard University researchers concluding it would require covering one-third of the land in the United States with wind turbines just to meet existing electricity demand .
Transforming all automobiles to electric power would likely push that total closer to one-half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen to all the wildlife in America if half our country is devoted to wind turbines ?
As the study shows , the clear impact of global warming activism is imposing more environmental harm than good .

Written by James Taylor on Apr 16, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Mining all of the lithium, cobalt, rare earth minerals, and other elements required for a wind- and solar-powered economy would unleash massive and widespread environmental devastation, according to a newly published study.
The study, authored by Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) senior policy advisor Paul Driessen and published by The Heartland Institute, concludes that climate activists impose more environmental harm than good when they insist on a wind- and solar-powered economy.
“Expanding mining on the scale needed to meet the renewable energy requirements of the Green New Deal and other proposed renewable energy mandates would cause unimaginable harm to the environment, wildlife, and humans,” the study, titled, “How the Green New Deal’s Renewable Energy Mining Would Harm Humans and the Environment,” reports.
Particularly troubling is the “renewable” economy’s reliance on rare earth minerals mined in China, lithium mined in Argentina, Chile, and Tibet, and cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (pictured).
The study comprehensively documents the environmental and human health misery imposed by such mining.
For example, “There’s not one step of the rare earth mining process that is not disastrous for the environment,” reports Greenpeace China program director Jamie Choi, according to the study.
Also, the study cites a 2018 study by Harvard University researchers concluding it would require covering one-third of the land in the United States with wind turbines just to meet existing electricity demand.
Transforming all automobiles to electric power would likely push that total closer to one-half of the United States. What would happen to all the wildlife in America if half our country is devoted to wind turbines?
As the study shows, the clear impact of global warming activism is imposing more environmental harm than good.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-16--Report: 2019 UK Floods ‘Nothing Out Of The Ordinary’

Written by Dr. Benny Peiser , GWPF , guest post on .
Posted in Latest news The floods that affected northern England in the autumn of 2019 were nothing out of the ordinary .
That ’ s according to a new review of the UK ’ s 2019 weather .
Author Paul Homewood says that although rainfall in the region was high , it has been exceeded several times in the past , right back to the 19th century .
“ It ’ s easy for people to reach for the climate change bogeyman when there is an extreme weather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but we are seeing very little that we haven ’ t seen before ” .
Homewood points out that the Met Office ’ s own data support his case .
“ If you look at Met Office data extreme rainfall , extreme drought or storms , there is very little to write home about .
Winters are a bit milder , and in Scotland a bit wetter , but that ’ s about it ” .
Homewood ’ s third annual review of the UK ’ s weather has just been published by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After a rising trend between the 1980s and early 2000s , temperature trends have stabilized in the UK .
• None Heatwaves are not becoming more intense , but extremely cold weather has become much less common .
• None There is little in the way of long-term trends in rainfall in England and Wales .
• None Sea-level rise around British coasts is not accelerating .
The UK ’ s Weather in 2019 : More of the same , again ( PDF )

Written by Dr. Benny Peiser, GWPF, guest post on Apr 16, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
The floods that affected northern England in the autumn of 2019 were nothing out of the ordinary. That’s according to a new review of the UK’s 2019 weather.
Author Paul Homewood says that although rainfall in the region was high, it has been exceeded several times in the past, right back to the 19th century.
“It’s easy for people to reach for the climate change bogeyman when there is an extreme weather event”, says Homewood, “but we are seeing very little that we haven’t seen before”.
Homewood points out that the Met Office’s own data support his case.
“If you look at Met Office data extreme rainfall, extreme drought or storms, there is very little to write home about. Winters are a bit milder, and in Scotland a bit wetter, but that’s about it”.
Homewood’s third annual review of the UK’s weather has just been published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Key findings
After a rising trend between the 1980s and early 2000s, temperature trends have stabilized in the UK.
Heatwaves are not becoming more intense, but extremely cold weather has become much less common.
There is little in the way of long-term trends in rainfall in England and Wales.
Sea-level rise around British coasts is not accelerating.
The UK’s Weather in 2019: More of the same, again (PDF)
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