Tag: climate alarmism

COP27 began in Egypt over the weekend, as about 200 nations meet to supposedly agree on climate policy. The Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, or COP27, is the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference and this year is being held in the luxury resort town of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Global greenhouse gas emissions have […]

Last Thursday, Senator Manchin announced that he was unwilling to move forward on the Democrats’ climate legislation until he saw the next round of inflation numbers. Even though his statement explicitly left open the possibility of Manchin agreeing to some climate-related funding in the fall, Democrats and environmental activists descended into fury and sadness.    Senator […]

Based on a study of a paltry 53 homes in California, researchers with Oakland-based Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSEHE) and Stanford University estimated that stoves emit between 0.8 and 1.3 percent of the natural gas they consume as unburned methane with three-quarters of these emissions occurring when the devices are shut off, suggesting leaky fittings and connections with gas […]

Tom and Mike discuss Biden’s address to Congress. Links: • Epicurious is cutting out beef • Length of Presidents first address to #JointSession of Congress • Goldman Sachs forecasts the biggest jump in oil demand ever • Brent crude climbing above $68.3 a barrel • Senate votes to nix Trump rule limiting methane regulation • […]

Senate Democrats are rolling out their own “climate action” document, much in the same vein as the “Climate Crisis Action Plan” released earlier this summer by House Democrats. Senate Dems’ “Case for Climate Action” says global warming is “scary stuff” and that by following their plans Americans will have better technology, cheaper energy, and “things […]

The Boston Globe published a letter from Institute for Energy Research CEO Robert Bradley responding to a recent piece by Globe Columnist Jeff Jacoby on the numerous benefits of fossil fuels. The text of Mr. Bradley’s letter is below: Activists cite “catastrophic climate change” as the impetus for “divesting” from companies that produce natural gas, […]