The planet is in a nearly two-decade global warming standstill; an Arctic research expedition to study warm was halted due to too much ice; polar bear habitat is healthy; another quiet hurricane season is expected; and a paper on sea level rise by climate alarmism founder Dr. James Hansen has been dismissed by his fear-mongering…
Paul Driessen
EPA’s punitive, fraudulent Clean Power Plan
Congress, states and our next president must end EPA harm to human health and welfareThe Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Power Plan (CPP) requires that states reduce their electric utility sector carbon dioxide emissions an average of 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. EPA twisted 80 words in the Clean Air Act into 1,560 pages…
Marita Noon
WOTUS: Woe to us
After contaminating the Animas River, EPA is about to regulate the water in your backyard Unless a federal judge issues a preliminary injunction, the definition of the “Waters of the U.S.” will change radically on August 28. The change will give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate the water in your…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
Science & Environmental Policy Project
The Week That Was August 15th, 2015Social Benefits of Carbon: Craig Idso of CO2 Science has a post on the Cato web site describing the great benefits of enhanced atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Together with his father Sherwood and brother Keith, the Idsos have built a large repository of studies evaluating the effects of enhanced…
Paul Driessen
An errant environmental encyclical
Pope Francis’ prescriptions will perpetuate poverty, disease, premature death in Third WorldThe Laudato Si encyclical on climate, sustainability and the environment prepared by and for Pope Francis is often eloquent, always passionate but often encumbered by platitudes, many of them erroneous. “Man has slapped nature in the face,” and “nature never forgives,” the pontiff declares.…
Calvin Beisner
Is Pope Francis Contributing to Human Trafficking?
July 24, 2015-Speaking to a gathering of mayors from around the world at the Vatican July 21, Pope Francis urged action to reduce global warming, saying he particularly hopes the UN climate summit later this year will address how it “affects the trafficking of people.” Problem #1: Human-induced climate change has not affected the trafficking…