climatechangedispatch--2020-07-08--New Study Shows Oceans At Their Deepest In 250 Million Years

Written by Dr. John Robson on .
Posted in Latest news Sea-level rise would be a complicated topic even if it were not politicized .
People often talk as though the seabed were like a bathtub , rigid and immobile , into which water either pours or does not .
But it ’ s not ; it rises and falls in complex local patterns , it erodes and accumulates , it shifts about .
And it seems to be drifting downward if you get our drift .
This is continental because a new study says thanks to landmasses moving away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 250 meters deeper than they were in the heyday of the dinosaurs and the seabeds are older than they ’ ve ever been .
The effect on ocean currents , heat absorption , and climate is… unclear .
It ’ s strange to realize that , deep as the seas are , they ’ re not very deep , in the sense that you wouldn ’ t think a 2.3-mile car ride very far .
You may have heard that if the Earth were the size of a billiard ball it would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just one key quality : accuracy .
Actually the Earth ’ s surface is rough , like sandpaper .
But there is an important truth hidden in that urban legend : The mighty mountains and ocean depths that stir our souls are as grains of sand to the Earth .
If our planet were the size of a billiard ball ( namely 5.715 cm give or take .127 mm ) , Mt .
Everest would be 0.04 millimeters high , which would certainly simplify one item on the old bucket list .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bigger , at 0.45 mm .
( Don ’ t ask how big you ’ d be unless you fancy a session in the Total Perspective Vortex . )
So yes , even the Marianas Trench is nothing to the planet , despite the intricate way life depends not just on oceans but ocean tides .
As to the importance of ocean depth to the biosphere , well , it ’ s hard to tell , isn ’ t it ?
Back when Allosaurus roamed the Earth , there were very high levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are not causally related ) and despite Al Gore ’ s blather about a “ nature hike through the Book of Revelation ” life was doing pretty well… except for the stuff that blundered into the path of Allosaurus .
But how much of the warmth , and biological abundance , is related to the oceans being relatively shallower around the slowly separating Laurasia and Gondwana ?
Did it contribute to the Jurassic being lusher than the Triassic ?
And if so how ?
It ’ s very complicated .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re trying to measure when it comes to “ sea-level rise ” given that some places , including study author Krister Karlsen ’ s native Norway , have risen hundreds of meters since the ice last retreated and are still rising a few millimeters a year in a rebound from the glaciers ’ crushing mass .
But we have bigger fish to fry here , possibly caught at greater depths .
Are deeper oceans bad for life ?
Are the currents different ?
How does this depth , and capacity to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including climate ?
Notwithstanding the science being settled , no one knows .
But over the last 2.5 million years the planet has seen some very harsh conditions for life , with prolonged glaciations and desertification proving that cold is bad and warmth is good .
Does it also prove deep oceans are bad for life ?
If so , there ’ s hope on the horizon .
Regrettably , it ’ s the geological horizon .
According to this study , continental drift has moved the various bits of land that resulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they can get , and the farther apart they are the older and deeper the seabed gets .
Now they should start moving back together again to form a new supercontinent for which the boring name Pangaea Proxima has been proposed .
Before Pangaea , there was Rodinia c. a billion years ago and “ earlier yet , the supercontinent Nuna might have existed more than 1.5 billion years ago.
” Those names sure beat calling them Pangaea I , II and III or Pangaea Praevia or some dumb thing .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there .
Don ’ t we know ?
Well , it turns out we don ’ t .
In fact , the article says , “ whether this cycle is related to a sea-level supercycle remains uncertain .
‘ It ’ s hard to say anything about the regularity of such a possible cycle , ’ says Karlsen.
” With all this uncertainty , it ’ s important to hang on to the key point : Sea levels are rising because of bad people doing bad things and it will be bad for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we noted last week that after years of warnings that the oceans can not absorb the man-made CO2 that therefore hangs around in the air cooking the planet and it ’ s a catastrophe , we were suddenly told the oceans were absorbing too much man-made CO2 and it ’ s a catastrophe .
But this week we ’ re again told they can ’ t absorb enough of it , at least in the western Arctic Ocean and , you ’ ll never guess , it ’ s a catastrophe .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least saves you the trouble of listening carefully to the joke .
Thus , “ thresholds of mangrove survival under rapid sea-level rise ” warns us that mangroves can not cope with the supposed recent doubling in sea-level rise although “ The response of mangroves to high rates of relative sea-level rise ( RSLR ) is poorly understood.
” In fact , NASA is boasting that this November , it will launch the best “ state-of-the-art ” satellite ever to “ collect the most accurate data yet on sea level—a key indicator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is affecting the oceans , weather , and coastlines.
” Not “ whether ” , you ’ ll notice .
They already made the finding .
Now they just need to corral suitable data .
They ’ re quite up-front about it .
NASA boasts that : “ These measurements are important because the oceans and atmosphere are tightly connected .
‘ We ’ re changing our climate , and the clearest signal of that is the rising oceans , ’ said Josh Willis , the mission ’ s project scientist at JPL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the heat trapped by greenhouse gases is going into the ocean.
’ That heat causes seawater to expand , accounting for about one-third of the global average of modern-day sea-level rise .
Meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets account for the rest .
‘ For climate science , what we need to know is not just sea level today , but sea level compared to 20 years ago .
We need long records to do climate science , ’ said Willis.
” Um if you don ’ t even know how sea level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let alone 2,000 or 2 million or 200 million , how do you already know that the clearest signal that “ we ” are changing our climate is rising oceans , and that about a third is expanding seawater and two-thirds is meltwater ?
Verdict first , huh ?

Written by Dr. John Robson on Jul 8, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Sea-level rise would be a complicated topic even if it were not politicized. People often talk as though the seabed were like a bathtub, rigid and immobile, into which water either pours or does not.
But it’s not; it rises and falls in complex local patterns, it erodes and accumulates, it shifts about. And it seems to be drifting downward if you get our drift.
This is continental because a new study says thanks to landmasses moving away from one another the seas are about 250 meters deeper than they were in the heyday of the dinosaurs and the seabeds are older than they’ve ever been.
The effect on ocean currents, heat absorption, and climate is… unclear.
It’s strange to realize that, deep as the seas are, they’re not very deep, in the sense that you wouldn’t think a 2.3-mile car ride very far.
You may have heard that if the Earth were the size of a billiard ball it would be smoother, a very cool factoid lacking just one key quality: accuracy.
Actually the Earth’s surface is rough, like sandpaper. But there is an important truth hidden in that urban legend: The mighty mountains and ocean depths that stir our souls are as grains of sand to the Earth.
If our planet were the size of a billiard ball (namely 5.715 cm give or take .127 mm), Mt. Everest would be 0.04 millimeters high, which would certainly simplify one item on the old bucket list.
And the awesome Marianas Trench would be barely bigger, at 0.45 mm. (Don’t ask how big you’d be unless you fancy a session in the Total Perspective Vortex.)
So yes, even the Marianas Trench is nothing to the planet, despite the intricate way life depends not just on oceans but ocean tides.
As to the importance of ocean depth to the biosphere, well, it’s hard to tell, isn’t it?
Back when Allosaurus roamed the Earth, there were very high levels of CO2 and it was warmer (which are not causally related) and despite Al Gore’s blather about a “nature hike through the Book of Revelation” life was doing pretty well… except for the stuff that blundered into the path of Allosaurus.
But how much of the warmth, and biological abundance, is related to the oceans being relatively shallower around the slowly separating Laurasia and Gondwana? Did it contribute to the Jurassic being lusher than the Triassic? And if so how? It’s very complicated.
It’s even hard to know what exactly we’re trying to measure when it comes to “sea-level rise” given that some places, including study author Krister Karlsen’s native Norway, have risen hundreds of meters since the ice last retreated and are still rising a few millimeters a year in a rebound from the glaciers’ crushing mass.
But we have bigger fish to fry here, possibly caught at greater depths.
Are deeper oceans bad for life? Are the currents different? How does this depth, and capacity to store more water, affect other processes including climate?
Notwithstanding the science being settled, no one knows.
But over the last 2.5 million years the planet has seen some very harsh conditions for life, with prolonged glaciations and desertification proving that cold is bad and warmth is good. Does it also prove deep oceans are bad for life?
If so, there’s hope on the horizon. Regrettably, it’s the geological horizon. According to this study, continental drift has moved the various bits of land that resulted when Pangaea broke up as far apart as they can get, and the farther apart they are the older and deeper the seabed gets.
Now they should start moving back together again to form a new supercontinent for which the boring name Pangaea Proxima has been proposed. Before Pangaea, there was Rodinia c. a billion years ago and “earlier yet, the supercontinent Nuna might have existed more than 1.5 billion years ago.”
Those names sure beat calling them Pangaea I, II and III or Pangaea Praevia or some dumb thing. But focus on the “might have” there. Don’t we know?
Well, it turns out we don’t. In fact, the article says, “whether this cycle is related to a sea-level supercycle remains uncertain. ‘It’s hard to say anything about the regularity of such a possible cycle,’ says Karlsen.”
With all this uncertainty, it’s important to hang on to the key point: Sea levels are rising because of bad people doing bad things and it will be bad for the good things.
For instance, we noted last week that after years of warnings that the oceans cannot absorb the man-made CO2 that therefore hangs around in the air cooking the planet and it’s a catastrophe, we were suddenly told the oceans were absorbing too much man-made CO2 and it’s a catastrophe.
But this week we’re again told they can’t absorb enough of it, at least in the western Arctic Ocean and, you’ll never guess, it’s a catastrophe.
That’s always the punchline, which at least saves you the trouble of listening carefully to the joke.
Thus, “thresholds of mangrove survival under rapid sea-level rise” warns us that mangroves cannot cope with the supposed recent doubling in sea-level rise although “The response of mangroves to high rates of relative sea-level rise (RSLR) is poorly understood.”
In fact, NASA is boasting that this November, it will launch the best “state-of-the-art” satellite ever to “collect the most accurate data yet on sea level—a key indicator of how Earth’s warming climate is affecting the oceans, weather, and coastlines.”
Not “whether”, you’ll notice. They already made the finding. Now they just need to corral suitable data.
They’re quite up-front about it. NASA boasts that: “These measurements are important because the oceans and atmosphere are tightly connected. ‘We’re changing our climate, and the clearest signal of that is the rising oceans,’ said Josh Willis, the mission’s project scientist at JPL. ‘More than 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases is going into the ocean.’ That heat causes seawater to expand, accounting for about one-third of the global average of modern-day sea-level rise. Meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets account for the rest. ‘For climate science, what we need to know is not just sea level today, but sea level compared to 20 years ago. We need long records to do climate science,’ said Willis.”
Um if you don’t even know how sea level today compares to 20 years ago, let alone 2,000 or 2 million or 200 million, how do you already know that the clearest signal that “we” are changing our climate is rising oceans, and that about a third is expanding seawater and two-thirds is meltwater? Verdict first, huh?
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-08--Joe Biden Recruits Tom Steyer As His Climate Change Guru

Written by Penny Starr on .
Posted in Latest news Former Vice President and 2020 Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden has recruited former Clinton and Obama administration official Carol Browner and billionaire activist Tom Steyer to advise his campaign on climate change .
Steyer , once Biden ’ s rival for the Democrat nomination , opposes all of President Donald Trump ’ s successful efforts to make the United States energy independent and favors globalism , including the United Nation ’ s control over U.S. energy markets through the Paris Climate Accord .
Browner was the administrator of the Environmental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton and the director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy under Barack Obama .
Browner has links to Socialist International and advanced a radical left agenda as a government official .
Sure the world is full of multimillionaire and even multibillionaire socialists , but Carol Browner holds a dear place in our hearts .
Browner , who was outed by JunkScience.com as an official of Socialist International on January 2 , 2009 , disclosed a net worth of between $ 6.4 million to $ 15 million at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Environment Daily .
As Obama ’ s environment and energy czar , Browner was a driving force behind the EPA ’ s effort to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act , the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill and many other efforts to raise the cost of energy .
As for Biden , he made clear what he would do in the energy sector if he is elected president , including at six presidential primary debates in December , where he was asked about taking away jobs from Americans to create a so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the issue by Politico ’ s Tim Alberta : The answer ’ s yes .
We should , in fact , be making sure right now that every new building built is energy contained , that it doesn ’ t leak energy , that in fact , we should be providing tax credits for people to be able to make their homes turn to solar power .
They ’ re all kinds of folks — right here in California , we ’ re now on the verge of having batteries that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this podium that you can store energy when in fact the wind isn ’ t blowing and the sun isn ’ t shining .
We have enormous opportunities .
Other members of his climate change advisory council are , according to Axios : • Dr. Cecilia Martinez , executive director of the Center for Earth , Energy & Democracy • Lonnie R. Stephenson , head of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers • Harold Mitchell , Jr. , former South Carolina state representative and founder of the ReGenesis Community Development Corporation “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to develop and execute plans to engage key communities most affected by climate change and environmental injustices , including young Americans , communities of color , union households , and more , ” Biden ’ s campaign said in the Axios report .
Steve Milloy , the founder of Junk Science , reacted to Biden ’ s environment plans .
“ Steyer is a climate activist and failed presidential candidate who reached billionaire status as an Indonesian coal baron , ” Milloy said .
“ Browner and Biden helped President Obama kill 50,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they will undoubtedly target the hundreds of thousands of jobs in the fracking industry .
In a Biden presidency , the climate will remain the same while much-needed employment opportunities for hardworking Americans will diminish .
”

Written by Penny Starr on Jul 8, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Former Vice President and 2020 Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden has recruited former Clinton and Obama administration official Carol Browner and billionaire activist Tom Steyer to advise his campaign on climate change.
Steyer, once Biden’s rival for the Democrat nomination, opposes all of President Donald Trump’s successful efforts to make the United States energy independent and favors globalism, including the United Nation’s control over U.S. energy markets through the Paris Climate Accord.
Browner was the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Bill Clinton and the director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy under Barack Obama.
Browner has links to Socialist International and advanced a radical left agenda as a government official.
Junk Science reported on Browner’s background:
Sure the world is full of multimillionaire and even multibillionaire socialists, but Carol Browner holds a dear place in our hearts. Browner, who was outed by JunkScience.com as an official of Socialist International on January 2, 2009, disclosed a net worth of between $6.4 million to $15 million at the end of 2010, according to Energy and Environment Daily. As Obama’s environment and energy czar, Browner was a driving force behind the EPA’s effort to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, the Waxman-Markey cap-and-tax bill and many other efforts to raise the cost of energy.
As for Biden, he made clear what he would do in the energy sector if he is elected president, including at six presidential primary debates in December, where he was asked about taking away jobs from Americans to create a so-called green economy.
Biden said when asked about the issue by Politico’s Tim Alberta:
The answer’s yes. We should, in fact, be making sure right now that every new building built is energy contained, that it doesn’t leak energy, that in fact, we should be providing tax credits for people to be able to make their homes turn to solar power. They’re all kinds of folks — right here in California, we’re now on the verge of having batteries that are about the size of the top of this podium that you can store energy when in fact the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. We have enormous opportunities.
Other members of his climate change advisory council are, according to Axios:
Dr. Cecilia Martinez, executive director of the Center for Earth, Energy & Democracy
Lonnie R. Stephenson, head of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM)
Harold Mitchell, Jr., former South Carolina state representative and founder of the ReGenesis Community Development Corporation
“The council will work with the Biden campaign to develop and execute plans to engage key communities most affected by climate change and environmental injustices, including young Americans, communities of color, union households, and more,” Biden’s campaign said in the Axios report.
Steve Milloy, the founder of Junk Science, reacted to Biden’s environment plans.
“Steyer is a climate activist and failed presidential candidate who reached billionaire status as an Indonesian coal baron,” Milloy said.
“Browner and Biden helped President Obama kill 50,000 high-paying coal jobs, and with Steyer, they will undoubtedly target the hundreds of thousands of jobs in the fracking industry. In a Biden presidency, the climate will remain the same while much-needed employment opportunities for hardworking Americans will diminish.”
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--New Zealand Showed No Warming In 130 Years, Then NASA Stepped In

Written by Kirye and Pierre Gosselin on .
Posted in Latest news We continue to hear warming horror stories coming from the island of New Zealand , and the socialist by sales pitch how “ climate change is the biggest challenge of our time.
” Yet this doesn ’ t seem to be the case in New Zealand .
For example , we learned from Electroverse here that the Pacific island country “ just recorded its coldest June temperature in 5 years.
” Moreover , when we examine NASA GISS data , we uncover where all the warming rumors come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data .
The following chart shows the data from Hokitika Aerodome , going back more 130 years ( It ’ s the only NASA station that has data going back over 100 years ) .
Plotted are the unadjusted Version 3 data and the Version 4 unadjusted : The old data set showed no warming until NASA GISS went back and rewrote it Orwellian style , and made up a warming trend and called it Version 4 .
Tony Heller also reported earlier : “ NASA didn ’ t like the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so they simply changed the data.
” In summary : There really hasn ’ t been that much change at many locations around the globe .
In fact , the real changes are taking place in the NASA GISS datasets .
UPDATE : Here ’ s an even earlier version of the NASA GISS data plot of Hokitika station before all the data altering began ( hat-tip Iggie ) .
It shows temperatures had been COOLING : Read more at No Tricks Zone

Written by Kirye and Pierre Gosselin on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
By Kirye and Pierre Gosselin
We continue to hear warming horror stories coming from the island of New Zealand, and the socialist by sales pitch how “climate change is the biggest challenge of our time.”
Yet this doesn’t seem to be the case in New Zealand. For example, we learned from Electroverse here that the Pacific island country “just recorded its coldest June temperature in 5 years.”
Moreover, when we examine NASA GISS data, we uncover where all the warming rumors come from: alterations to the recorded historical data.
The following chart shows the data from Hokitika Aerodome, going back more 130 years (It’s the only NASA station that has data going back over 100 years). Plotted are the unadjusted Version 3 data and the Version 4 unadjusted:
The old data set showed no warming until NASA GISS went back and rewrote it Orwellian style, and made up a warming trend and called it Version 4.
Tony Heller also reported earlier: “NASA didn’t like the fact that New Zealand wasn’t warming, so they simply changed the data.”
In summary: There really hasn’t been that much change at many locations around the globe. In fact, the real changes are taking place in the NASA GISS datasets.
UPDATE: Here’s an even earlier version of the NASA GISS data plot of Hokitika station before all the data altering began (hat-tip Iggie). It shows temperatures had been COOLING:
h/t Rúnar O.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--AOC: Working With Sanders Improved Biden’s Climate Policies

Written by Penny Starr on .
Posted in Latest news Democrat presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden , along with Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) , on Wednesday released recommendations for the party platform crafted by task forces set up by the former rivals , including far-left proposals intended to solve global warming .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) and former Secretary of State John Kerry head up the climate change task force , and while it falls short of calling for an embrace of the Green New Deal it does include a faster timetable for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thus far endorsed .
“ I do believe that the Climate Task Force effort meaningfully & substantively improved Biden ’ s positions , ” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted .
“ Of course , like in any collaborative effort , there are areas of negotiation and compromise.
” “ But I do believe that the Climate Task Force effort meaningfully & substantively improved Biden ’ s positions , ” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted .
“ I encourage you to engage the document critically and offer feedback or Qs.
” Breitbart News reported how the far left wing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be even more “ progressive ” on issues , including climate change .
The Democrat Unity document , for example , calls for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement “ on Day One ” “ Even many on the left agree that the Paris Climate Agreement does little to slow climate change , ” Joel Pollak , senior editor-at-large at Breitbart News , wrote .
“ It is a symbolic commitment by the rest of the world to reduce emissions , while most of the burden falls on the United States .
Our economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , thanks to the shift to natural gas and the advent of fracking technology , which the left hates and wants to phase out over time.
” But Biden and Sanders praised the “ transformative ” move the left .
“ I commend the task forces for their service and helping build a bold , transformative platform for our party and for our country , ” Biden said in a statement .
“ And I am deeply grateful to Senator Sanders for working together to unite our party , and deliver real , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders , in a separate statement , said that “ the end result is not what I or my supporters would have written alone , ” but added that the “ the task forces have created a good policy blueprint that will move this country in a much-needed progressive direction and substantially improve the lives of working families throughout our country.
” The Republican National Committee ( RNC ) reacted to the announcement by noting how much influence failed-candidate Sanders is having on Biden ’ s presidential run .
“ The fact Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda verbatim is proof that while Bernie may not be the one leading the Democrat Party , Biden is more than happy to be his champion in its lurch to the left , ” RNC rapid response director for the Trump 2020 campaign Steve Guest said .
The recommendations will be submitted to the Democratic National Convention ’ s ( DNC ’ s ) platform committee for consideration .

Written by Penny Starr on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Democrat presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on Wednesday released recommendations for the party platform crafted by task forces set up by the former rivals, including far-left proposals intended to solve global warming.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and former Secretary of State John Kerry head up the climate change task force, and while it falls short of calling for an embrace of the Green New Deal it does include a faster timetable for achieving net-zero carbon emissions than Biden has thus far endorsed.
“I do believe that the Climate Task Force effort meaningfully & substantively improved Biden’s positions,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Of course, like in any collaborative effort, there are areas of negotiation and compromise.”
“But I do believe that the Climate Task Force effort meaningfully & substantively improved Biden’s positions,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “I encourage you to engage the document critically and offer feedback or Qs.”
Today the 6 Biden-Sanders Unity Task Forces are unveiling final language. The Climate Task Force accomplished a great deal. It was an honor to serve as co-chair w/ Sec. @JohnKerry. Among the notable gains: we shaved *15 years* off Biden’s previous target for 100% clean energy. https://t.co/pnLj7uufeg — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 8, 2020
Breitbart News reported how the far left wing of the Democrat Party is driving Biden to be even more “progressive” on issues, including climate change.
The Democrat Unity document, for example, calls for rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement “on Day One”
“Even many on the left agree that the Paris Climate Agreement does little to slow climate change,” Joel Pollak, senior editor-at-large at Breitbart News, wrote.
“It is a symbolic commitment by the rest of the world to reduce emissions, while most of the burden falls on the United States. Our economy has reduced emissions anyway on its own, thanks to the shift to natural gas and the advent of fracking technology, which the left hates and wants to phase out over time.”
But Biden and Sanders praised the “transformative” move the left.
“I commend the task forces for their service and helping build a bold, transformative platform for our party and for our country,” Biden said in a statement. “And I am deeply grateful to Senator Sanders for working together to unite our party, and deliver real, lasting change for generations to come.”
Sanders, in a separate statement, said that “the end result is not what I or my supporters would have written alone,” but added that the “the task forces have created a good policy blueprint that will move this country in a much-needed progressive direction and substantially improve the lives of working families throughout our country.”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) reacted to the announcement by noting how much influence failed-candidate Sanders is having on Biden’s presidential run.
“The fact Joe Biden has embraced Bernie Sanders’ radical agenda verbatim is proof that while Bernie may not be the one leading the Democrat Party, Biden is more than happy to be his champion in its lurch to the left,” RNC rapid response director for the Trump 2020 campaign Steve Guest said.
The recommendations will be submitted to the Democratic National Convention’s (DNC’s) platform committee for consideration.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--House Dems: Climate Change Behind Racial Injustice, Floyd Protests

Written by James Taylor on .
Posted in Latest news Democrats ’ infatuation with the Climate Change Bogeyman has reached a new low , with the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis ( HSCCC ) blaming climate change inaction for racial injustice and the George Floyd protests .
Yes , really .
A recently released HSCCC report wastes no time blaming climate change for everything under the sun , including the George Floyd protests .
On page 1 of the 538-page report , the report states , “ Climate solutions must have justice and equity at their core .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s death are reminders of the consequences of past inaction.
” For the rest of Americans , common sense tells us the protests in response to George Floyd ’ s death have nothing to do with climate change .
Fighting climate change , House Democrats tell us , is necessary to fight racial injustice .
According to the HSCCC report , “ Building a resilient , clean economy affords us another opportunity : to acknowledge and commit to correcting past policy failures that created the climate crisis and the systemic economic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Yes , really .
Climate change is not only the greatest-ever threat to human civilization , but it is a symbol and cause of systemic racial inequality , too .
And climate activists wonder why – despite enormous funding advantages , one-sided educational indoctrination , and one-sided media coverage – they can ’ t build consensus support for their alarmist policy prescriptions .

Written by James Taylor on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Democrats’ infatuation with the Climate Change Bogeyman has reached a new low, with the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (HSCCC) blaming climate change inaction for racial injustice and the George Floyd protests. Yes, really.
A recently released HSCCC report wastes no time blaming climate change for everything under the sun, including the George Floyd protests.
On page 1 of the 538-page report, the report states, “Climate solutions must have justice and equity at their core. The protests in response to George Floyd’s death are reminders of the consequences of past inaction.”
For the rest of Americans, common sense tells us the protests in response to George Floyd’s death have nothing to do with climate change.
Fighting climate change, House Democrats tell us, is necessary to fight racial injustice.
According to the HSCCC report, “Building a resilient, clean economy affords us another opportunity: to acknowledge and commit to correcting past policy failures that created the climate crisis and the systemic economic and racial inequalities that plague our communities today.”
Yes, really. Climate change is not only the greatest-ever threat to human civilization, but it is a symbol and cause of systemic racial inequality, too.
And climate activists wonder why – despite enormous funding advantages, one-sided educational indoctrination, and one-sided media coverage – they can’t build consensus support for their alarmist policy prescriptions.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--Radical Climate Plans From The Biden-Sanders ‘Unity’ Platform

Written by Joel B. Pollak on .
Posted in Latest news Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ) released the policy recommendations of their “ unity task force ” on Wednesday .
The proposed platform marks Biden ’ s continued shift to the left , as the so-called “ moderate ” candidate — a label he has rejected — continues to be steered toward more radical positions to appeal to the party ’ s base , offering “ revolutionary institutional changes.
” Here are nine of the most radical proposals in the “ unity ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paris Climate Agreement … on Day One.
” Even many on the left agree that the Paris Climate Agreement does little to slow climate change .
It is a symbolic commitment by the rest of the world to reduce emissions , while most of the burden falls on the United States .
Our economy has reduced emissions anyway on its own , thanks to the shift to natural gas and the advent of fracking technology , which the left hates and wants to phase out over time .
2 .
Shift the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American-made , zero-emission alternatives ” in five years .
This is among the more wild-eyed proposals in the platform ’ s climate change section .
It is not clear who will produce these buses ( presumably to run on battery power ) , or what is to be done with half a million currently functional buses that run on ordinary fuel , and how local school districts are meant to afford the cost .
The platform provides no further details .

Written by Joel B. Pollak on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released the policy recommendations of their “unity task force” on Wednesday.
The proposed platform marks Biden’s continued shift to the left, as the so-called “moderate” candidate — a label he has rejected — continues to be steered toward more radical positions to appeal to the party’s base, offering “revolutionary institutional changes.”
Here are nine of the most radical proposals in the “unity” document:
1. “Rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement … on Day One.” Even many on the left agree that the Paris Climate Agreement does little to slow climate change.
It is a symbolic commitment by the rest of the world to reduce emissions, while most of the burden falls on the United States.
Our economy has reduced emissions anyway on its own, thanks to the shift to natural gas and the advent of fracking technology, which the left hates and wants to phase out over time.
2. Shift the entire “fleet of 500,000 school buses to American-made, zero-emission alternatives” in five years. This is among the more wild-eyed proposals in the platform’s climate change section.
It is not clear who will produce these buses (presumably to run on battery power), or what is to be done with half a million currently functional buses that run on ordinary fuel, and how local school districts are meant to afford the cost.
The platform provides no further details.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--Biden’s ‘Unity Platform’ Steals Bernie’s Far-Left Radical Agenda, Word For Word

Written by Jon Dougherty on .
Posted in Latest news In the clearest sign yet that former Vice President Joe Biden ’ s Democratic presidential campaign has been hijacked by the more radical Left-wing elements of the party , a so-called “ Unity Platform ” his campaign has produced mirrors that of former Democrat presidential contender Bernie Sanders ’ socialist agenda nearly word-for-word .
The similarities , discovered by GOP rapid response director Steve Guest and posted to social media , are uncanny , and they demonstrate unequivocally that Biden is running as a far-Left extremist whose policies will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closely aligned with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York .
“ Today , Joe Biden ’ s unity task force released recommendations for the DNC platform that crib straight from Bernie Sanders ’ radical agenda .
We found multiple instances of word-for-word copying from Bernie , ” Guest wrote in the first post of a Twitter thread highlighting the plagiarized policies .
“ The fact Joe Biden has embraced Bernie Sanders ’ radical agenda verbatim is proof that while Bernie may not be the one leading the Democrat Party , Biden is more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its lurch to the left , ” Guest added .
“ Bottom Line : Joe Biden has years of experience copying from others , now his task force is straight-up copying from Bernie ’ s 2020 campaign proposals , ” Guest concludes .
But the Biden camp ’ s plagiarism of Sanders ’ agenda is the least of the worries — or ought to be — to supporters of President Donald Trump ’ s conservative-based approach .
While the president ’ s policies have focused on reducing barriers to economic growth , curtailing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting better trade deals , appointing constitutional originalists to the federal bench , and an ‘ America-first ’ foreign policy , Biden ’ s ‘ appropriated ’ policies would move the country in the opposite direction .
In fact , the Sanders agenda is quasi-Marxism , which would surpass former President Barack Obama ’ s Leftward lurch .

Written by Jon Dougherty on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
In the clearest sign yet that former Vice President Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential campaign has been hijacked by the more radical Left-wing elements of the party, a so-called “Unity Platform” his campaign has produced mirrors that of former Democrat presidential contender Bernie Sanders’ socialist agenda nearly word-for-word.
The similarities, discovered by GOP rapid response director Steve Guest and posted to social media, are uncanny, and they demonstrate unequivocally that Biden is running as a far-Left extremist whose policies will be guided by elements of his party more closely aligned with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
THREAD. Today, Joe Biden’s unity task force released recommendations for the DNC platform that crib straight from Bernie Sanders’ radical agenda. We found multiple instances of word-for-word copying from Bernie. Biden’s Criminal Justice Unity Task force copied Bernie. pic.twitter.com/jPU3BWw3tw — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 8, 2020
“Today, Joe Biden’s unity task force released recommendations for the DNC platform that crib straight from Bernie Sanders’ radical agenda. We found multiple instances of word-for-word copying from Bernie,” Guest wrote in the first post of a Twitter thread highlighting the plagiarized policies.
“The fact Joe Biden has embraced Bernie Sanders’ radical agenda verbatim is proof that while Bernie may not be the one leading the Democrat Party, Biden is more than happy to be his champion in its lurch to the left,” Guest added.
“Bottom Line: Joe Biden has years of experience copying from others, now his task force is straight-up copying from Bernie’s 2020 campaign proposals,” Guest concludes.
But the Biden camp’s plagiarism of Sanders’ agenda is the least of the worries — or ought to be — to supporters of President Donald Trump’s conservative-based approach.
While the president’s policies have focused on reducing barriers to economic growth, curtailing the size and scope of government, getting better trade deals, appointing constitutional originalists to the federal bench, and an ‘America-first’ foreign policy, Biden’s ‘appropriated’ policies would move the country in the opposite direction.
In fact, the Sanders agenda is quasi-Marxism, which would surpass former President Barack Obama’s Leftward lurch.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--GOP’s ‘Climate Contract’ Paves Way For Green New Deal

Written by Adam Houser on .
Posted in Latest news There is an age-old saying that goes , “ The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
” Unfortunately , the same can be said with regard to recent attempts by conservatives and Republicans to position themselves as climate change warriors “ lite ” .
Several conservative politicians including Rep. Kevin McCarthy ( R-CA ) , the current minority leader of the House of Representatives , are regrettably endorsing the “ American Climate Contract ” – a document that calls for the U.S. to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have stood up for many good measures that support limited government and free-market principles in the past , which makes this move surprising .
Here ’ s what McCarthy said in a statement on the matter : “ Conservative plans for the environment , as this contract does , understand that lasting and effective environmental progress depends on American innovation and exporting that technology around the world — not on enforcing debilitating taxes or punitive mandates.
” Of course , all conservatives want a clean environment .
And not “ enforcing debilitating taxes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selling point to draw in almost any rightward leaning individual .
Yet the most tangible ( and objectionable ) policy outlined in the American Climate Contract is “ global net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 ” .
This , by itself , is an awful thing for conservatives to sign on to .
The United States can , and should , take efforts to continue to improve our environment – but pledging to a global and national net-zero of carbon emissions would not just wreak havoc on an already struggling economy , it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yes , of course , climate change is happening .
It always has and always will .
And yes , human activity may have an impact on the climate – although the extent of that is subject to much debate .
But signing up for such a sweeping reduction in CO2 emissions is tantamount to falling in line behind Al Gore and Greta Thunberg – going along with the notion that the planet is undergoing a climate “ crisis ” or “ emergency ” that requires expunging ourselves of fossil fuels .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and it ’ s certainly not conservative .
To be sure , there are some things in the American Climate Contract that are good ideas .
Continuing research into new energy technologies and seeking to diversify America ’ s energy portfolio are both worthy undertakings to bolster efficiency and improve national security .
The American Climate Contract also points out many faults in the Green New Deal and clearly states it is not advocating for a carbon tax .
That is also very good .
But at the core of the issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it uses President Obama ’ s strategy of demonizing carbon dioxide .
During President Obama ’ s administration , the EPA issued its now-infamous “ endangerment finding.
” This scientifically flawed rule determined that CO2 , a trace gas essential to all life on Earth , is dangerous to humans and the planet .
EPA bureaucrats then used it as a green light to impose very regressive and burdensome big government regulations to kill coal energy , mandate more restrictive car emissions , and attempt to put severe emissions restrictions on all power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CO2 , opens up a dangerous back door for the radical Left to exploit – one that conservatives and Republicans should not be opened wide for them .
Even if one believes that CO2 emissions should be reduced , pledging to attain “ net-zero by 2050 ” paves the way for aggressive government action , and some version of a Green New Deal in the future .
On a debate stage , once a conservative candidate concedes that we must take drastic action to have net-zero emissions , it is not hard for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electorate of big government action .
One could see it going like this : “ I ’ m glad my opponent agrees we are in a climate emergency .
But if we are in an emergency , then let ’ s act like it !
We don ’ t have time for businesses to figure out solutions .
We need action now .
We need the government to put a stop to emissions before the world ends !
” Radical environmentalists like Greta Thunberg , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Future do not want to work with you .
Their goal is clear , and they have said it many times .
Their goal is to destroy capitalism .
They see capitalism as an absolute evil , and every climate policy they advocate for is designed to hammer free-market competition and increase centralized government control over the individual .
As the old adage goes : “ Be careful who you trust – salt and sugar look the same.
” By signing onto plans like the American Climate Contract , you may not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and its advocates , but you are most certainly clearing a path for them .
Now , of all times , is not the moment to compromise on American ideals and concede ground to self-avowed socialists who see capitalism and private property as problems .

Written by Adam Houser on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
There is an age-old saying that goes, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
Unfortunately, the same can be said with regard to recent attempts by conservatives and Republicans to position themselves as climate change warriors “lite”.
Several conservative politicians including Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the current minority leader of the House of Representatives, are regrettably endorsing the “American Climate Contract” – a document that calls for the U.S. to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Members of Congress like McCarthy have stood up for many good measures that support limited government and free-market principles in the past, which makes this move surprising.
Here’s what McCarthy said in a statement on the matter:
“Conservative plans for the environment, as this contract does, understand that lasting and effective environmental progress depends on American innovation and exporting that technology around the world — not on enforcing debilitating taxes or punitive mandates.”
Of course, all conservatives want a clean environment. And not “enforcing debilitating taxes or punitive mandates” is a great selling point to draw in almost any rightward leaning individual.
Yet the most tangible (and objectionable) policy outlined in the American Climate Contract is “global net-zero carbon emissions by 2050”.
This, by itself, is an awful thing for conservatives to sign on to.
The United States can, and should, take efforts to continue to improve our environment – but pledging to a global and national net-zero of carbon emissions would not just wreak havoc on an already struggling economy, it would have little to no environmental benefit.
Yes, of course, climate change is happening. It always has and always will. And yes, human activity may have an impact on the climate – although the extent of that is subject to much debate.
But signing up for such a sweeping reduction in CO2 emissions is tantamount to falling in line behind Al Gore and Greta Thunberg – going along with the notion that the planet is undergoing a climate “crisis” or “emergency” that requires expunging ourselves of fossil fuels.
That is not sound science or environmental policy — and it’s certainly not conservative.
To be sure, there are some things in the American Climate Contract that are good ideas. Continuing research into new energy technologies and seeking to diversify America’s energy portfolio are both worthy undertakings to bolster efficiency and improve national security.
The American Climate Contract also points out many faults in the Green New Deal and clearly states it is not advocating for a carbon tax. That is also very good.
But at the core of the issue with the American Climate Contract is that it uses President Obama’s strategy of demonizing carbon dioxide.
During President Obama’s administration, the EPA issued its now-infamous “endangerment finding.”
This scientifically flawed rule determined that CO2, a trace gas essential to all life on Earth, is dangerous to humans and the planet.
EPA bureaucrats then used it as a green light to impose very regressive and burdensome big government regulations to kill coal energy, mandate more restrictive car emissions, and attempt to put severe emissions restrictions on all power plants.
The Contract, by demonizing CO2, opens up a dangerous back door for the radical Left to exploit – one that conservatives and Republicans should not be opened wide for them.
Even if one believes that CO2 emissions should be reduced, pledging to attain “net-zero by 2050” paves the way for aggressive government action, and some version of a Green New Deal in the future.
On a debate stage, once a conservative candidate concedes that we must take drastic action to have net-zero emissions, it is not hard for the more left-leaning candidate to convince the electorate of big government action.
One could see it going like this: “I’m glad my opponent agrees we are in a climate emergency. But if we are in an emergency, then let’s act like it! We don’t have time for businesses to figure out solutions. We need action now. We need the government to put a stop to emissions before the world ends!”
Radical environmentalists like Greta Thunberg, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and groups like the Sunrise Movement and Fridays for Future do not want to work with you.
Their goal is clear, and they have said it many times. Their goal is to destroy capitalism. They see capitalism as an absolute evil, and every climate policy they advocate for is designed to hammer free-market competition and increase centralized government control over the individual.
As the old adage goes: “Be careful who you trust – salt and sugar look the same.”
By signing onto plans like the American Climate Contract, you may not be directly supporting the Green New Deal and its advocates, but you are most certainly clearing a path for them.
Now, of all times, is not the moment to compromise on American ideals and concede ground to self-avowed socialists who see capitalism and private property as problems.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--UN Warns Of Devastating Ecological Side Effects Of Electric Car Boom

Written by Thomas D. Williams , Ph.D. on .
Posted in Latest news Amazon announced that it has ordered 100,000 all-electric delivery vehicles , but where is the power coming from to charge the batteries , and why are they helping in the exploitation of children and the destruction of the environment across the world ?
–CCD Ed .
The United Nations ( U.N. ) announced Sunday the electric car boom will result in a number of devastating ecological side effects for the planet .
While the shift to electric cars reflects ongoing efforts to reduce the world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warns that the raw materials used to produce electric car batteries are highly concentrated in a small number of countries and their extraction and refinement pose a serious threat to the environment .
The U.N. trade body , UNCTAD , has issued a new report breaking down some of the unintended negative consequences of the shift , which include ecological degradation as well as human rights abuses .
The report notes that metals such as cobalt , lithium , manganese , copper , and minerals like graphite “ play a significant role in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are used in a variety of applications ranging from electronics to electric vehicles as well as in renewable energies such as nuclear , wind , and solar power.
” Several of these raw materials are quite rare and have few or no substitutes and they come from specific areas of the globe .
More than half the world ’ s supply of lithium , for example , a key component of lithium-ion batteries , comes from beneath the salt flats in the Andean region of Chile , Bolivia , and Argentina .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ often associated with undesirable environmental footprints , poor human rights , and worker protections , ” the report asserts .
In Chile , for instance , “ lithium mining uses nearly 65 % of the water in the country ’ s Salar de Atamaca region , one of the driest desert areas in the world , to pump out brines from drilled wells , ” the U.N. notes , because nearly 2 million liters of water are needed to produce a ton of lithium .
This has “ contributed to environmental degradation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groundwater depletion , and pollution , ” the U.N. states .
In its report , UNCTAD estimates that some 23 million electric cars will be sold over the coming decade and as a result , the market for rechargeable car batteries is forecast to rise by over 700 percent in just four years , from its current level of $ 7 billion to $ 58 billion by 2024 .
Along with lithium , another key component of electric car batteries is cobalt , and two-thirds of all cobalt production happens in the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The U.N. observes .
The U.N. Children ’ s Fund ( UNICEF ) reports that about 20 percent of cobalt supplied from the DRC comes from artisanal mines , “ where human rights abuses have been reported , and up to 40,000 children work in extremely dangerous conditions in the mines for a meager income.
” The U.N. also fears that cobalt-copper mines in DRC may contain sulfur minerals that contribute to Acid Mine Drainage ( AMD ) , a phenomenon that causes pollution or contamination of surface water , thereby increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The environmental impacts of graphite mining are very similar to those associated with cobalt mining , ” the report adds .
Last December , a prominent professor at the Copenhagen Business School said that attempts to rein in global warming by driving electric cars were nothing other than “ pointless virtue signaling.
” “ It is absurd for middle-class citizens in advanced economies to tell themselves that eating less steak or commuting in a Toyota TM-0.18 % Prius will rein in rising temperatures , ” stated Bjørn Lomborg , the director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of The Skeptical Environmentalist .
“ Although I am a vegetarian and don ’ t own a car , I believe we need to be honest about what such choices can achieve , ” Lomborg declared .
Although electric cars are “ branded as environmentally friendly , ” the fact is that “ generating the electricity they require almost always involves burning fossil fuels , ” he stated .
“ Moreover , producing energy-intensive batteries for these cars invariably generates significant CO2 emissions , ” he wrote , so that electric cars have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the road , and “ will start saving emissions only after being driven 60,000 kilometers.
” Even if the percentage of electric cars in the world were to rise to 15 times their present numbers , electric cars would only reduce global CO2 emissions by 1 percent , he declared , citing a report from the International Energy Agency ( IEA ) .
For his part , IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that in 2018 , electric cars saved 40 million tons of CO2 worldwide , sufficient to reduce global temperatures by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than a hundred-thousandth of a degree Celsius — by the end of the century .
“ If you think you can save the climate with electric cars , you ’ re completely wrong , ” Birol said .

Written by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Amazon announced that it has ordered 100,000 all-electric delivery vehicles, but where is the power coming from to charge the batteries, and why are they helping in the exploitation of children and the destruction of the environment across the world? –CCD Ed.
* * * * * *
The United Nations (U.N.) announced Sunday the electric car boom will result in a number of devastating ecological side effects for the planet.
While the shift to electric cars reflects ongoing efforts to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, the UN warns that the raw materials used to produce electric car batteries are highly concentrated in a small number of countries and their extraction and refinement pose a serious threat to the environment.
The U.N. trade body, UNCTAD, has issued a new report breaking down some of the unintended negative consequences of the shift, which include ecological degradation as well as human rights abuses.
The report notes that metals such as cobalt, lithium, manganese, copper, and minerals like graphite “play a significant role in energy-related technologies such as rechargeable batteries that are used in a variety of applications ranging from electronics to electric vehicles as well as in renewable energies such as nuclear, wind, and solar power.”
Several of these raw materials are quite rare and have few or no substitutes and they come from specific areas of the globe.
More than half the world’s supply of lithium, for example, a key component of lithium-ion batteries, comes from beneath the salt flats in the Andean region of Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina.
The production of these raw materials “is often associated with undesirable environmental footprints, poor human rights, and worker protections,” the report asserts.
In Chile, for instance, “lithium mining uses nearly 65% of the water in the country’s Salar de Atamaca region, one of the driest desert areas in the world, to pump out brines from drilled wells,” the U.N. notes, because nearly 2 million liters of water are needed to produce a ton of lithium.
This has “contributed to environmental degradation, landscape damage, and soil contamination, groundwater depletion, and pollution,” the U.N. states.
In its report, UNCTAD estimates that some 23 million electric cars will be sold over the coming decade and as a result, the market for rechargeable car batteries is forecast to rise by over 700 percent in just four years, from its current level of $7 billion to $58 billion by 2024.
Along with lithium, another key component of electric car batteries is cobalt, and two-thirds of all cobalt production happens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The U.N. observes.
The U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that about 20 percent of cobalt supplied from the DRC comes from artisanal mines, “where human rights abuses have been reported, and up to 40,000 children work in extremely dangerous conditions in the mines for a meager income.”
The U.N. also fears that cobalt-copper mines in DRC may contain sulfur minerals that contribute to Acid Mine Drainage (AMD), a phenomenon that causes pollution or contamination of surface water, thereby increasing the toxicity of rivers and drinking water.
“The environmental impacts of graphite mining are very similar to those associated with cobalt mining,” the report adds.
Last December, a prominent professor at the Copenhagen Business School said that attempts to rein in global warming by driving electric cars were nothing other than “pointless virtue signaling.”
“It is absurd for middle-class citizens in advanced economies to tell themselves that eating less steak or commuting in a Toyota TM-0.18% Prius will rein in rising temperatures,” stated Bjørn Lomborg, the director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and author of The Skeptical Environmentalist.
“Although I am a vegetarian and don’t own a car, I believe we need to be honest about what such choices can achieve,” Lomborg declared.
Although electric cars are “branded as environmentally friendly,” the fact is that “generating the electricity they require almost always involves burning fossil fuels,” he stated.
“Moreover, producing energy-intensive batteries for these cars invariably generates significant CO2 emissions,” he wrote, so that electric cars have a huge carbon deficit when they hit the road, and “will start saving emissions only after being driven 60,000 kilometers.”
Even if the percentage of electric cars in the world were to rise to 15 times their present numbers, electric cars would only reduce global CO2 emissions by 1 percent, he declared, citing a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
For his part, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that in 2018, electric cars saved 40 million tons of CO2 worldwide, sufficient to reduce global temperatures by a mere 0.000018°C — or a little more than a hundred-thousandth of a degree Celsius — by the end of the century.
“If you think you can save the climate with electric cars, you’re completely wrong,” Birol said.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--Minn. AG Ellison Sued For Using Bloomberg-Funded Lawyers In Climate Lawfare

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Posted in Latest news A Virginia-based law firm is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for access to records revealing his use of attorneys financed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to engage in a climate crusade targeting oil companies .
The nonprofit Government Accountability & Oversight ( GAO ) filed a lawsuit Wednesday for records detailing how the Democratic attorney general is allegedly deploying Bloomberg-financed lawyers to advance a lawsuit his office leveled against the fossil fuel industry .
The firm ’ s complaint was filed on behalf of the nonprofit group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second lawsuit that GAO , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit launched in 2018 , has filed against Ellison in the last two years .
The law firm ’ s complaint also reveals that the Minnesota attorney general entered into confidentiality agreements and so-called common interest agreements requiring his office to obtain the consent of the private attorneys before releasing public information about such climate lawsuits .
GAO attorney Chris Horner believes such contracts undermine open records laws and violate obligations of attorneys general to taxpayers .
“ They likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that underlining open records laws , and probably violate obligations of state attorney generals to the people of their states by purporting to contract away the public ’ s right to access to public information such as is embodied in the MGDPA , ” Horner said in a statement Wednesday .
The agreements cover records related to lawsuits two Special Assistant Attorneys General ( SAAGs ) inside Ellison ’ s office leveled against ExxonMobil .
Ellison announced lawsuits targeting Exxon , Koch Industries , and the American Petroleum Institute over what he calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change .
SAAGs are placed in attorney general offices around the country by New York University ’ s State Energy and Environmental Impact Center ( SEEIC ) , which received $ 6 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies in 2018 .
The NYU School of Law launched the group in 2017 to “ identify and hire NYU Law Fellows who serve as special assistant attorneys general in state attorney general offices , focusing on clean energy , climate , and environmental matters , ” according to the NYU Law website .
Ellison submitted an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the GAO lawsuit .
He expressed in the application a willingness to do more in certain areas of “ known public interest to Bloomberg and his SEEIC , ” the complaint stated .
Ellison ’ s application also suggested the attorney general intends on focusing on “ multistate initiatives…including…supporting state-led efforts to investigate Exxon Mobil [ sic ] .
”

Written by Thomas Richard on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
A Virginia-based law firm is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for access to records revealing his use of attorneys financed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to engage in a climate crusade targeting oil companies.
The nonprofit Government Accountability & Oversight (GAO) filed a lawsuit Wednesday for records detailing how the Democratic attorney general is allegedly deploying Bloomberg-financed lawyers to advance a lawsuit his office leveled against the fossil fuel industry.
The firm’s complaint was filed on behalf of the nonprofit group Energy Policy Advocates.
This is the second lawsuit that GAO, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit launched in 2018, has filed against Ellison in the last two years.
The law firm’s complaint also reveals that the Minnesota attorney general entered into confidentiality agreements and so-called common interest agreements requiring his office to obtain the consent of the private attorneys before releasing public information about such climate lawsuits.
GAO attorney Chris Horner believes such contracts undermine open records laws and violate obligations of attorneys general to taxpayers.
“They likely are void as against public policy including that underlining open records laws, and probably violate obligations of state attorney generals to the people of their states by purporting to contract away the public’s right to access to public information such as is embodied in the MGDPA,” Horner said in a statement Wednesday.
The agreements cover records related to lawsuits two Special Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGs) inside Ellison’s office leveled against ExxonMobil. Ellison announced lawsuits targeting Exxon, Koch Industries, and the American Petroleum Institute over what he calls “a campaign of deception” on climate change.
SAAGs are placed in attorney general offices around the country by New York University’s State Energy and Environmental Impact Center (SEEIC), which received $6 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies in 2018.
The NYU School of Law launched the group in 2017 to “identify and hire NYU Law Fellows who serve as special assistant attorneys general in state attorney general offices, focusing on clean energy, climate, and environmental matters,” according to the NYU Law website.
Ellison submitted an application for SAAGs in March 2019, according to the GAO lawsuit.
He expressed in the application a willingness to do more in certain areas of “known public interest to Bloomberg and his SEEIC,” the complaint stated.
Ellison’s application also suggested the attorney general intends on focusing on “multistate initiatives…including…supporting state-led efforts to investigate Exxon Mobil [sic].”
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-09--How Corruption Keeps Africa In The Dark

How Corruption Keeps Africa In The Dark

Written by Geoff Hill on .
Posted in Latest news TO mark the Global Warming Policy Foundation ’ s Energy for Africa Week , we are publishing their first commissioned paper ‘ Heart of Darkness : Why energy poverty is a security issue ’ in five parts .
It is a deeply personal view of the problems of energy access in sub-Saharan Africa by journalist Geoff Hill .
Today ’ s second installment refutes the idea of Africa as a hot continent .
It was 4 pm on Friday , June 11 , 2010 , as the first game of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg .
With a population of around eight million , the city is large by any standard .
This makes it a draw not only for rural South Africans looking for a job but also for migrants from Congo , Zimbabwe , even Nigeria .
[ … ] Much of east and southern Africa lies on a plateau that rises quickly from the coast .
Cities were founded during the colonial era when white bwanas and their memsahibs wanted to live away from the heat of the lowlands .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ capitals , half are in Africa .
Just one , Andorra , is in Europe .
These new settlements would have been agreeable places to live .
Outside the Sahara or Kalahari – desert areas with little rain – Africa is well watered , and pioneers didn ’ t have to set up along the rivers as in parts of Australia and the US .
But at certain times of the year , the climate would have been less pleasant .
In the Oscar-winning film Out of Africa , Karen Blixen sits at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Denys Finch Hatton , and his friend Berkeley Cole .
Why at the fire ?
Because Nairobi is Swahili for ‘ cold water ’ and at almost 6,000 feet , winters are chilly .
In 2017 , it snowed in the city .
Similarly , in Maseru , the capital of Lesotho , also known as ‘ the mountain kingdom ’ , temperatures have been known to touch -12˚C ( 10.4˚F ) .
So how do people stay warm ?
The same way they cook and light their homes : with firewood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poverty is rife .
In most African capitals , only around a third of people have electricity .
In Burundi , the figure is just 7.6 percent .
Look at the world ’ s worst ten countries for access to electricity and are all in Africa .
Countries in Africa take 41 of the bottom 50 places .
South Africa is almost the only country on the continent with a majority connected to the grid .
Yet across Africa , there are rivers to dam for hydro and the sun shines for solar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Africa enjoys some of the world ’ s richest coal reserves .
Talk to activists from some environmental groups , and it ’ s all the fault of others .
Europe underdeveloped Africa in the colonial area , loans are hard to get , aid has been cut and the arms industry sells weapons to leaders who go to war instead of serving their people .
There ’ s truth in this .
But how then have Malaysians , with the same colonial experience and a civil war at independence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country of more than 800 islands ?
Canada has a population of 30 million and a land area the size of Europe , yet the most remote hamlet has power .
So what are the factors that divide the world into light and dark ?
There are places where we can measure freedom and prosperity across the same ethnic group divided only by politics .
For example , since 1948 , Korea has been split into a communist North and capitalist South .
The countries are of similar size and both suffered under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Japan occupied the peninsula in 1910 , a period that ended only after the surrender to the United States in 1945 .
Like Germany , the country was shared among the allies at the end of World War II and it was the Russian zone that became North Korea .
Today , the North remains a dictatorship , with only one in three homes on the grid .
In the democratic South , electrification is total .
South Korea is the world ’ s 11th largest economy , with a GDP of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Australia .
Meanwhile , North Korea ’ s GDP is less than two percent of the level enjoyed by its neighbor .
Another example is the Caribbean island of Hispaniola , the landing point of Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the New World .
Hispaniola is divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic .
The first has a long history of dictatorship and is still far from what one might consider a democracy .
The ‘ Dom Rep ’ , as it ’ s termed , has free elections and a liberal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6 billion per year in GDP , somewhat smaller than the city of Coventry .
Its neighbor has a vibrant economy and is one of the fastest-growing holiday spots in the world .
GDP is more than ten times larger , at $ 75 billion .
And while the Dom Rep has everyone on the grid , in Haiti only 39 percent have power .
There are similar examples in Africa .
Democratic Botswana exports some of the coal that also provides most of its power .
Two-thirds of homes are on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Africa ’ s second-largest oil producer , but a tyranny in one form or another since independence from Portugal in 1974 , and where six out of ten people have no lights .
Democratic Kenya will achieve full access to electricity within the next decade .
Compare that with just 26 percent in Uganda , where Yoweri Museveni has ruled since 1986 , censoring the press and rigging elections .
Tanzania is a little better , governed by the same party since independence from Britain in 1961 .
It ’ s not just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World War ll , Germany had been bombed almost to oblivion .
It was then divided into the Bundesrepublik , better known as West Germany , and the Deutsche Demokratische Republik , or DDR , under Soviet control .
At reunification in 1990 , the DDR had an annual GDP of just $ 150billion .
West Germany was ten times that , the world ’ s fourth-largest economy .
Thirty years on , the east still languishes , with higher rates of poverty and unemployment .
It ’ s fair to say that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom and democracy if faltering in countries such as Zambia , Gabon , and Djibouti , whose rulers believe democracy is okay only if they win the vote .
But look at the countries where one party ( sometimes renamed ) has been in power for 30 years or more .
You can , therefore , make a strong case that democracy and freedom are key factors in driving full access to electricity .
But what about dictatorships that have 100 percent of their people on the grid ?
There are many , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Egypt , and Belarus .
In 1994 , ahead of the change to democratic rule , the all-white National Party had run South Africa since 1946 , but the country produced more electricity than the rest of sub-Saharan Africa combined .
So what is now holding Africa back ?
Some have put it down to the legacy of colonialism , but this argument doesn ’ t hold upon examination .
Onan Akoragye is a Ugandan journalist and edits an online magazine in the capital Kampala : ‘ I always bash this notion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
.
.
It ’ s been over 50 years since these guys left Africa .
And a country like India whose GDP is fifth in the world was colonized about the same time as Africa .
‘ Singapore and South Korea had about the same GDP as most African countries at the time of independence , but they have since developed into great economies.
’ The problem , according to Akoragye , is more to do with Africa ’ s political culture : ‘ Our political way of life sucks !
Everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad politics .
Wars , coups , corruption , greed , patronage , and impunity.
’ Others agree .
Dr. Sylvanus Ayeni is a Nigerian neurosurgeon , now retired and living near Washington DC .
His book Rescue Thyself details the failure of African governments to serve their peoples .
‘ Where countries have a plan for the future , and leaders look beyond their own pockets , you find development .
Taiwan and Singapore both went through more than 30 years of hardliner rule before they opened up , yet they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the same party since independence in 1966 , and it has the highest per-capita income in Africa .
‘ Sadly , many of our rulers have blended dictatorship with self-enrichment .
Citizens who complain are seen as traitors and learn that it ’ s safer to keep quiet .
That ’ s why in my own country , after 60 years of independence – and billions in oil sales and foreign aid – homes and shops rely on generators for electricity.
’ That self-enrichment has involved the wholesale looting of foreign aid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of money given to the continent since 1960 : ‘ In the past half-century , America alone has sent more than a trillion dollars in aid to Africa and I challenge you to find where it ’ s gone .
Add to this the billions from France , Britain , Australia , and soft loans from China and you see the tragedy .
Money that ’ s blown on palaces , private jets , and outright theft .
As an African , I ’ m sad to say this is the truth of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on state-owned enterprises , says Dr. Ayeni : ‘ Take the example of airlines .
Nigeria , Uganda , Malawi , Congo , and many others have lost their national carriers after propping them up for years .
On some , it was difficult to buy a seat in first class because of ministers and their families who traveled free or at a discount.
’ Discounted air tickets are petty corruption , without wider implications , but once you get into the electricity sector , these can be serious .
Dr. Ayeni explains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with connections to the ruling party , even where they lack the skills .
‘ South Africa has one of the world ’ s most robust democracies , yet the state-owned power monopoly runs at a loss and the press is forever breaking stories on jobs for cronies or fraudulent tenders .
And it ’ s the same picture across much of Africa.
’ It ’ s small wonder , then , that South Africa ’ s electricity supply is increasingly unreliable .

Written by Geoff Hill on Jul 9, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
TO mark the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s Energy for Africa Week, we are publishing their first commissioned paper ‘Heart of Darkness: Why energy poverty is a security issue’ in five parts.
It is a deeply personal view of the problems of energy access in sub-Saharan Africa by journalist Geoff Hill. Today’s second installment refutes the idea of Africa as a hot continent.
* * * * * * * * * *
It was 4 pm on Friday, June 11, 2010, as the first game of the FIFA World Cup got underway at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
With a population of around eight million, the city is large by any standard. This makes it a draw not only for rural South Africans looking for a job but also for migrants from Congo, Zimbabwe, even Nigeria. […]
Much of east and southern Africa lies on a plateau that rises quickly from the coast. Cities were founded during the colonial era when white bwanas and their memsahibs wanted to live away from the heat of the lowlands. Of the world’s 30 highest capitals, half are in Africa. Just one, Andorra, is in Europe.
These new settlements would have been agreeable places to live. Outside the Sahara or Kalahari – desert areas with little rain – Africa is well watered, and pioneers didn’t have to set up along the rivers as in parts of Australia and the US.
But at certain times of the year, the climate would have been less pleasant. In the Oscar-winning film Out of Africa, Karen Blixen sits at the fireplace telling stories to her lover, Denys Finch Hatton, and his friend Berkeley Cole.
Why at the fire? Because Nairobi is Swahili for ‘cold water’ and at almost 6,000 feet, winters are chilly. In 2017, it snowed in the city. Similarly, in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, also known as ‘the mountain kingdom’, temperatures have been known to touch -12˚C (10.4˚F).
So how do people stay warm? The same way they cook and light their homes: with firewood. In many of these cities, poverty is rife.
In most African capitals, only around a third of people have electricity. In Burundi, the figure is just 7.6 percent. Look at the world’s worst ten countries for access to electricity and are all in Africa.
Countries in Africa take 41 of the bottom 50 places. South Africa is almost the only country on the continent with a majority connected to the grid.
Yet across Africa, there are rivers to dam for hydro and the sun shines for solar. Mozambique has offshore oil and gas, and Africa enjoys some of the world’s richest coal reserves.
Talk to activists from some environmental groups, and it’s all the fault of others. Europe underdeveloped Africa in the colonial area, loans are hard to get, aid has been cut and the arms industry sells weapons to leaders who go to war instead of serving their people.
There’s truth in this. But how then have Malaysians, with the same colonial experience and a civil war at independence, managed to electrify all homes in a country of more than 800 islands?
Canada has a population of 30 million and a land area the size of Europe, yet the most remote hamlet has power.
So what are the factors that divide the world into light and dark?
There are places where we can measure freedom and prosperity across the same ethnic group divided only by politics. For example, since 1948, Korea has been split into a communist North and capitalist South.
The countries are of similar size and both suffered under one of the most oppressive colonial regimes after Japan occupied the peninsula in 1910, a period that ended only after the surrender to the United States in 1945.
Like Germany, the country was shared among the allies at the end of World War II and it was the Russian zone that became North Korea.
Today, the North remains a dictatorship, with only one in three homes on the grid. In the democratic South, electrification is total.
South Korea is the world’s 11th largest economy, with a GDP of $1.6trillion, larger than Russia or Australia. Meanwhile, North Korea’s GDP is less than two percent of the level enjoyed by its neighbor.
Another example is the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the landing point of Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the New World. Hispaniola is divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The first has a long history of dictatorship and is still far from what one might consider a democracy. The ‘Dom Rep’, as it’s termed, has free elections and a liberal press.
Haiti has a paltry $6 billion per year in GDP, somewhat smaller than the city of Coventry. Its neighbor has a vibrant economy and is one of the fastest-growing holiday spots in the world.
GDP is more than ten times larger, at $75 billion. And while the Dom Rep has everyone on the grid, in Haiti only 39 percent have power.
There are similar examples in Africa. Democratic Botswana exports some of the coal that also provides most of its power. Two-thirds of homes are on the grid.
Next door is Angola, Africa’s second-largest oil producer, but a tyranny in one form or another since independence from Portugal in 1974, and where six out of ten people have no lights.
Democratic Kenya will achieve full access to electricity within the next decade. Compare that with just 26 percent in Uganda, where Yoweri Museveni has ruled since 1986, censoring the press and rigging elections.
Tanzania is a little better, governed by the same party since independence from Britain in 1961.
It’s not just about kilowatts. By the end of World War ll, Germany had been bombed almost to oblivion. It was then divided into the Bundesrepublik, better known as West Germany, and the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or DDR, under Soviet control.
At reunification in 1990, the DDR had an annual GDP of just $150billion. West Germany was ten times that, the world’s fourth-largest economy. Thirty years on, the east still languishes, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.
It’s fair to say that Africa is now on the path to freedom and democracy if faltering in countries such as Zambia, Gabon, and Djibouti, whose rulers believe democracy is okay only if they win the vote. But look at the countries where one party (sometimes renamed) has been in power for 30 years or more.
You can, therefore, make a strong case that democracy and freedom are key factors in driving full access to electricity.
But what about dictatorships that have 100 percent of their people on the grid? There are many, including China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Egypt, and Belarus.
In 1994, ahead of the change to democratic rule, the all-white National Party had run South Africa since 1946, but the country produced more electricity than the rest of sub-Saharan Africa combined.
So what is now holding Africa back? Some have put it down to the legacy of colonialism, but this argument doesn’t hold upon examination. Onan Akoragye is a Ugandan journalist and edits an online magazine in the capital Kampala:
‘I always bash this notion that Africa is poor because of colonization. . . It’s been over 50 years since these guys left Africa. And a country like India whose GDP is fifth in the world was colonized about the same time as Africa.
‘Singapore and South Korea had about the same GDP as most African countries at the time of independence, but they have since developed into great economies.’
The problem, according to Akoragye, is more to do with Africa’s political culture:
‘Our political way of life sucks! Everything bad about our economies revolves around stinking bad politics. Wars, coups, corruption, greed, patronage, and impunity.’
Others agree. Dr. Sylvanus Ayeni is a Nigerian neurosurgeon, now retired and living near Washington DC. His book Rescue Thyself details the failure of African governments to serve their peoples.
‘Where countries have a plan for the future, and leaders look beyond their own pockets, you find development. Taiwan and Singapore both went through more than 30 years of hardliner rule before they opened up, yet they were economic miracles. Botswana has been ruled by the same party since independence in 1966, and it has the highest per-capita income in Africa.
‘Sadly, many of our rulers have blended dictatorship with self-enrichment. Citizens who complain are seen as traitors and learn that it’s safer to keep quiet. That’s why in my own country, after 60 years of independence – and billions in oil sales and foreign aid – homes and shops rely on generators for electricity.’
That self-enrichment has involved the wholesale looting of foreign aid. Dr. Ayeni has done a calculation of money given to the continent since 1960:
‘In the past half-century, America alone has sent more than a trillion dollars in aid to Africa and I challenge you to find where it’s gone. Add to this the billions from France, Britain, Australia, and soft loans from China and you see the tragedy. Money that’s blown on palaces, private jets, and outright theft. As an African, I’m sad to say this is the truth of my homeland.’
This corruption is centered on state-owned enterprises, says Dr. Ayeni:
‘Take the example of airlines. Nigeria, Uganda, Malawi, Congo, and many others have lost their national carriers after propping them up for years. On some, it was difficult to buy a seat in first class because of ministers and their families who traveled free or at a discount.’
Discounted air tickets are petty corruption, without wider implications, but once you get into the electricity sector, these can be serious. Dr. Ayeni explains that jobs are often given to those with connections to the ruling party, even where they lack the skills.
‘South Africa has one of the world’s most robust democracies, yet the state-owned power monopoly runs at a loss and the press is forever breaking stories on jobs for cronies or fraudulent tenders. And it’s the same picture across much of Africa.’
It’s small wonder, then, that South Africa’s electricity supply is increasingly unreliable.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-07-10--PANIC! TIME Mag Says 2020 Is ‘One Last Chance’ To Save Planet

Written by Joseph Vazquez on .
Posted in Latest news It ’ s the end of civilization .
Again .
Eco-extremists in the liberal media can ’ t even give themselves a 10-year gap for their end-of-the-world predictions .
The latest Time magazine cover declared that 2020 is our last , best chance to save the planet .
Run for your lives !
Time announced the new cover on Twitter .
The cover article was written by Justin Worland , the same author who co-wrote the “ TIME 2019 Person of the Year : Greta Thunberg.
” That piece claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of resolve at the center of swirling chaos.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
In Time ’ s latest drivel , Worland exploited the coronavirus to push a climate change Armageddon scenario : 2020 looks like the year when an unknown virus spun out of control , killed hundreds of thousands and altered the way we live day to day .
In the future , we may look back at 2020 as the year we decided to keep driving off the climate cliff–or to take the last exit , [ emphasis added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ past three years , “ the world outside the U.S. has largely tried to ignore Trump ’ s retrograde position on climate , hoping 2020 would usher in a new President with a new position , re-enabling the cooperation between nations needed to prevent the worst ravages of climate change.
” But , “ there ’ s no more time to wait , ” Worland fretted .
[ Emphasis added . ]
Still , Worland was sure to advocate on behalf of a Joe Biden presidency : “ [ T ] he future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the winner in the fall .
Joe Biden , the former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee , is well aware of the role the pandemic recovery will play in shaping emissions.
” Worland even blamed the U.S. for the alleged “ climate catastrophe ” he says we ’ re facing .
He wrote that “ We find ourselves on the brink of climate catastrophe in large part because of the decisions made during a past crisis .
As the world came out of the Great Depression and World War II , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remake the global economy–running on fossil fuels.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
Sounds remarkably close to when Time magazine whined in 1992 : “ Nature has a cure for everything , except the spread of Western civilization.
” Stoking fears about the world rising past 2℃ , “ where the effects of climate change go from advancing gradually to changing dramatically overnight , reshaping the planet , ” Worland said , “ we need to cut emissions in half by 2030.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
Worland wrote that “ [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without creating mass disruption has always meant thoughtfully restructuring the global economy , moving it away from fossil-fuel extraction slowly but surely .
Scientists and economists agree this is the last opportunity we have to do so.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
That ’ s interesting , considering Microsoft co-founder and liberal billionaire Bill Gates had said in September 2019 that fossil-fuel “ divestment , to date , probably has reduced about zero tonnes of emissions.
” Worland ’ s latest edition to Time ’ s eco-extremism is just as loopy as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2000 that the threat of climate change was greater than USSR nuclear missiles .
Or how about when Time magazine ’ s editors warned in its 1989 “ Planet of the Year ” issue that “ [ u ] nless the growth in the world population is slowed , it will be impossible to make serious progression on any environmental issue .
”

Written by Joseph Vazquez on Jul 10, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
It’s the end of civilization. Again.
Eco-extremists in the liberal media can’t even give themselves a 10-year gap for their end-of-the-world predictions.
The latest Time magazine cover declared that 2020 is our last, best chance to save the planet. Run for your lives!
Time announced the new cover on Twitter.
The cover article was written by Justin Worland, the same author who co-wrote the “TIME 2019 Person of the Year: Greta Thunberg.”
That piece claimed climate activist Thunberg was “a pool of resolve at the center of swirling chaos.” [Emphasis added.]
In Time’s latest drivel, Worland exploited the coronavirus to push a climate change Armageddon scenario:
2020 looks like the year when an unknown virus spun out of control, killed hundreds of thousands and altered the way we live day to day. In the future, we may look back at 2020 as the year we decided to keep driving off the climate cliff–or to take the last exit, [emphasis added.]
Worland also quipped how for the past three years, “the world outside the U.S. has largely tried to ignore Trump’s retrograde position on climate, hoping 2020 would usher in a new President with a new position, re-enabling the cooperation between nations needed to prevent the worst ravages of climate change.”
But, “there’s no more time to wait,” Worland fretted. [Emphasis added.]
Still, Worland was sure to advocate on behalf of a Joe Biden presidency: “[T]he future of U.S. emissions will likely fall to the winner in the fall. Joe Biden, the former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is well aware of the role the pandemic recovery will play in shaping emissions.”
Worland even blamed the U.S. for the alleged “climate catastrophe” he says we’re facing.
He wrote that “We find ourselves on the brink of climate catastrophe in large part because of the decisions made during a past crisis. As the world came out of the Great Depression and World War II, the U.S. launched a rapid bid to remake the global economy–running on fossil fuels.” [Emphasis added.]
Sounds remarkably close to when Time magazine whined in 1992: “Nature has a cure for everything, except the spread of Western civilization.”
Stoking fears about the world rising past 2℃, “where the effects of climate change go from advancing gradually to changing dramatically overnight, reshaping the planet,” Worland said, “we need to cut emissions in half by 2030.” [Emphasis added.]
Worland wrote that “[t]o achieve a 1.5°C goal without creating mass disruption has always meant thoughtfully restructuring the global economy, moving it away from fossil-fuel extraction slowly but surely. Scientists and economists agree this is the last opportunity we have to do so.” [Emphasis added.]
That’s interesting, considering Microsoft co-founder and liberal billionaire Bill Gates had said in September 2019 that fossil-fuel “divestment, to date, probably has reduced about zero tonnes of emissions.”
Worland’s latest edition to Time’s eco-extremism is just as loopy as when Time contributor Eugene Linden suggested in 2000 that the threat of climate change was greater than USSR nuclear missiles.
Or how about when Time magazine’s editors warned in its 1989 “Planet of the Year” issue that “[u]nless the growth in the world population is slowed, it will be impossible to make serious progression on any environmental issue.”
Time’s ongoing eco-freakish saga continues.
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