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An Atlanta News First (ANF) article published on November 18 claimed that climate change is affecting Georgia farmers and restaurants that rely on local produce. This is obviously wrong. Empirical data on temperature and crop yields refute this claim. The article titled “Georgia farmers and restaurateurs say climate change threatens way of life,” written by Abby Kousouris, promotes the claim that climate change is generally warming the planet and adversely affecting agriculture. This claim, although often asserted by climate alarmists, has been specifically debunked by regional climate and crop data. Contrary to the common belief that global warming causes uniform…

heartland institute The latest United Nations climate conference, COP29, is about to conclude in Baku, Azerbaijan – the conference has been held in the “oil country” for the second consecutive year. Add to that the election of Donald Trump just before the conference, and it's pretty grim stuff if you're a global climate alarmist. But for some, it was a blast, including CFACT's Craig Rucker and Marc Morano, who attended the meeting as usual. They will give us an on-the-ground report on what even proponents of the global climate command and control agenda admit is a disaster. In Episode 136,…

In August, the BBC published a story about a Canadian worker who was killed by two polar bears. [emphasis, links added] The article reads: “According to the Canadian government, there are approximately 17,000 polar bears living in the country, accounting for approximately two-thirds of the global polar bear population. 'The species is decliningscientists attribute this to the loss of sea ice due to global warming, shrinking their hunting and breeding areas. There is no doubt that BBC World does believe that polar bears are becoming extinct. After all, this is the tenet of the global warming cult. However, far from…

Labor has faced anger over a brutal tax raid that “destroyed” British farms while delivering hundreds of millions of pounds in support to foreign farmers. [emphasis, links added] Britain's aid budget is funneling huge sums of money to farmers in Africa, Asia and South America, an investigation has found. More than £536 million has been spent on ten projects overseas, including grants to promote low-carbon agricultural practices in Brazil, the world's 11th richest country. Another scheme worth more than £16m, Designed to help new farmers in Rwanda produce tea for the first time. Shadow cabinet minister Robert Jenrick criticizes Labor…

An Atlanta News First (ANF) article published on November 18 claimed that climate change is affecting farmers and restaurants in Georgia who rely on local produce. This is obviously wrong. [emphasis, links added] Empirical data on temperature and crop yields refute this claim. The article titled “Georgia farmers and restaurateurs say climate change threatens way of life,” written by Abby Kousouris, promotes the claim that climate change is generally warming the planet and adversely affecting agriculture. This claim, although often asserted by climate alarmists, has been specifically debunked by regional climate and crop data. Contrary to the common belief that…

President-elect Donald Trump plans to restore the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the first day of his new administration, according to people familiar with the matter Politico. [emphasis, links added] President Joe Biden revoked Trump's 2017 approval of the pipeline on his first day in office in January 2021, citing concerns that burning oil sands crude would exacerbate “climate change.” Critics blame Biden's “energy war” for causing soaring prices for energy and daily commodities. The 1,200-mile Canada-Nebraska project can transport 830,000 barrels (35 million gallons) of crude oil per day. After Biden canceled the permit in 2021, TC Energy, the…

By GODOFREDO A. VÁSQUEZ, JANIE HAR and CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated PressFORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moved through Northern California on Friday, dumping heavy snow and record rainfall that killed two people, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands, closed some roads and Causing evacuation.Forecasters warned that the risk of flash flooding and landslides would continue, and dozens of flights were canceled at San Francisco Airport.In Washington state, more than 185,000 people, mostly in the Seattle area, remained without power and crews were clearing streets of power lines, downed branches and debris. Utility officials said outages that began Tuesday…

by GAO Webadmin Chris Horner, a GAO attorney who has been involved in many public records cases and briefed the court in amicus briefs on the realities of the regulatory onslaught we are seeing, published a piece on Monday article wall street journal Combine two themes. The project builds on Horner’s two recent Magazine Articles, “EPA defies Supreme Court” (August 2023) and “EPA’s deceptive climate rules won’t hold up in court” (May 2024). The common denominator is that a group of unscrupulous regulators have overstepped their legal bounds and in so doing are not only too smart, but also dishonest.…

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the closure of his Los Angeles refinery complex just hours after signing the bill regulating Phillips 66. The company, without actually using those words, said there was no reason to stay and be mistreated. [emphasis, links added] In a ceremony designed to convey that the governor is doing some good things, Newsom signed Assembly Bill X2-1. it empowers the state “Refiners are required to maintain minimum fuel inventories to avoid supply shortages.” It also aims to limit “the industry's higher profits”, and further Empowers the bureaucracy to force “refineries to develop replenishment plans during refinery maintenance…

Although the world economic crisis is worsening year by year, the European Union continues to vigorously promote the global transition away from fossil fuels. [emphasis, links added] Azerbaijan prepares to present its long-awaited proposal for a global climate finance deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, The EU is driving discussions calling for a global phase-out of fossil fuels and its Require developed countries to shoulder a greater financial burden. On Wednesday 20 November, Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra reinforced the EU's position while carefully avoiding mentioning specific details of the financial commitments it was prepared to…