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  • Sen John Kennedy destroys Olympic skier Gus Schumacher after Democrats invited him as 'expert witness' on climate change - and quotes his old tweets

    03/25/2024 4:27:55 AM PDT · by Libloather · 41 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 3/25/24 | Dominic Yeatman
    Senate Democrats were left red-faced at a hearing on climate change as their 'expert witness' proved to be anything but when faced by veteran senator John Kennedy. Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse invited Olympic skier Gus Schumacher to give his perspective as the committee considered the impact of climate change on the recreation industry. But it was all downhill for the 23-year-old as he struggled to answer basic questions and could not remember his tweets claiming the war on drugs was designed to jail black people, and calling for the police to be abolished. The excruciating exchange continued with Schumacher insisting...
  • The American revolt against green energy has begun

    03/03/2024 8:18:59 AM PST · by ProtectOurFreedom · 20 replies
    UK Telegraph ^ | March 1, 2024 | David Blackmon
    There’s no such thing as a wind or solar ‘farm’, just an ugly industrial siteIn a story filled with all the standard climate alarmist narratives, USA Today recently reported on the rising movement by local governments in the United States to refuse to permit unwanted wind and solar industrial sites in their jurisdictions. After setting the stage by parroting the Biden administration goals of “100 per cent clean energy by 2035, a goal that depends on the building of large-scale solar and wind,” USA Today points to the reality that such big, intrusive, ugly, and destructive industrial sites have been...
  • Biden calls climate change deniers ‘Neanderthals’ during border speech in Texas (only 6.90 years left)

    02/29/2024 11:57:12 PM PST · by Libloather · 59 replies
    NY Post ^ | 3/01/24 | Louis Casiano
    President Biden began his remarks during a Thursday visit to the southern border in Texas by addressing a devastating wildfire in the state’s panhandle and Oklahoma before calling climate change deniers “neanderthals.” Speaking in the border city of Brownsville, Biden first addressed the ongoing wildfire that has ravaged a portion of Texas and destroyed more than one million acres. “I’ve flown over a lot of these wildfires since I’ve been president,” Biden said. “Flown over more land burned to the ground. All the vegetation gone more than the entire state of Maryland in square footage.” “The idea there’s no such...
  • Moderate Dems silent as Biden skirts Senate confirmation for John Kerry's replacement

    02/11/2024 7:10:17 AM PST · by Libloather · 16 replies
    Fox News via MSN ^ | 2/11/24 | Thomas Catenacci
    Moderate Senate Democrats were silent this week when Fox News Digital asked for a comment on President Biden's decision to appoint climate czar John Kerry's replacement without Senate confirmation. **SNIP** While Kerry will step down as special presidential envoy for climate (SPEC), Biden will not nominate a direct replacement, and Kerry's staff will report to another State Department official while Podesta coordinates policy with the SPEC office from the White House. The arrangement allows Podesta to sidestep a congressionally mandated Senate confirmation since the SPEC role will technically be left vacant. "Upon Secretary Kerry’s departure, the existing SPEC state team...
  • Con artist accused of stealing $100M from Army to spend on luxe homes, cars is allowed to retire with full benefits

    01/29/2024 5:19:01 AM PST · by tlozo · 26 replies
    The New York Post ^ | Jan. 29, 2024, | Nika Shakhnazarova
    A con artist who is accused of defrauding the US Army out of $100 million has been given the green light to retire with full benefits. Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, who is currently under criminal investigation, brazenly claims she “earned” her civil servant retirement package despite allegedly using the funds to purchase over 30 homes, luxury cars, and jewelry through the seven-year-long scheme. The military admitted that there is nothing that can be done to withhold Mello’s benefits from her as it’s protected under a federal law that was held up in government bureaucracy. “The command has no authority to...
  • Energy developer delivers major blow to blue state's climate agenda by canceling offshore wind contracts (Maryland)

    01/27/2024 6:53:44 AM PST · by Libloather · 18 replies
    Fox News via MSN ^ | 1/27/24 | Thomas Catenacci
    Multinational energy developer Orsted unexpectedly withdrew from agreements with the State of Maryland to develop two offshore wind projects, citing worsening economic conditions. Orsted announced that it had pulled out of orders which the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) issued years ago greenlighting the so-called Skipjack Wind 1 and Skipjack Wind 2 projects, and selecting the projects for a 20-year Offshore Renewable Energy Credit (OREC). Maryland Democrats repeatedly pointed to the Skipjack Wind development as a key part of the state's aggressive decarbonization agenda. "Today’s announcement affirms our commitment to developing value creating projects and represents an opportunity to reposition...
  • Climate Change May Cause More Diarrhea in Humans, According to New Suprising Study (only 7.01 years left)

    01/20/2024 3:44:53 PM PST · by Libloather · 79 replies
    Tech Times ^ | 1/19/24 | Jace Dela Cruz
    A recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Surrey suggests that climate change could be linked to increased prevalence of the common diarrhea illness campylobacteriosis in humans, as reported in MedicalXpress. Campylobacteriosis is caused by bacteria from the Campylobacter genus, with the species C. jejuni and C. coli posing a significant risk to human health. Transmission of Campylobacteriosis The research focused on investigating the impact of elevated temperatures, longer days, and increased humidity - consequences of ongoing climate change - on the transmission of campylobacteriosis. The study's findings indicate a notable association between the warming planet and the...
  • Millionaire conwoman, 57, is accused of bilking US Army out of over $100 MILLION by stealing cash from military youth programs and splurging it on 31 homes worth up to $4M each, supercars including Aston Martins and Ferraris and luxury globetrotting trips

    01/10/2024 2:36:35 PM PST · by algore · 42 replies
    A millionaire conwoman has been accused of swindling the US Army out of $100million over six years by putting cash into her fake military youth business and splurging it on 31 homes and more than 70 supercars and motorcycles. Mello worked for the US Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas as a CYS Financial Program Manager. In 2016, she allegedly created a shell company, Child Health and Youth Lifelong Development, which she fraudulently used to collect money from the 4-H military partnership grant. The firm, which was meant to help the children of army personnel, allegedly never...
  • Here We Go Again: Scientists Propose Radical 'Sunshade' Plan to Fight 'Climate Change' (only 7.10 years left)

    12/27/2023 4:26:19 PM PST · by Libloather · 34 replies
    Western Journal ^ | 12/26/23 | Andrew Jose
    A group of scientists has proposed building a giant space curtain to reduce global warming and shield Earth from solar radiation. Spanning as much as 4 million square kilometers, this megastructure aimed to fight “climate change” would be located about 1 million miles from Earth, in an area known as the Sun-Earth Lagrange-1 point, according to The Messenger, a news website launched in May. The point marks the area between the sun and the Earth where the combined gravitational forces of the star and planet create equilibrium that allows a spacecraft to be “parked,” according to Space.com. Upon installation, the...
  • Island tries to rely 100% on renewable power grid but it doesn't work more than 15% of the year

    12/26/2023 5:43:15 AM PST · by Red Badger · 17 replies
    Just The News ^ | Published: December 25, 2023 11:12pm | By Kevin Killough
    https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/island-canaries-attempts-100-renewable-grid-doesnt-meet-it-more-25-year Since January 2022, Francis Menton has proposed on his “Manhattan Contrarian” blog an interesting idea regarding the concept of transitioning the electric grid to run entirely without fossil fuels: It might be a good idea that if nations across the world are committing so much money on this transition, it might be a good idea to demonstrate with a pilot project somewhere on Earth that it will actually work. The International Energy Agency, a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organisation, estimates that global spending on clean energy transition away from fossil fuels to be $1.2 trillion since the start of the...
  • UN climate summit serving gourmet burgers, BBQ as it calls for Americans to stop eating meat (only 7.13 years left)

    12/08/2023 1:50:34 AM PST · by Libloather · 14 replies
    Fox News ^ | 12/08/23 | Thomas Catenacci
    The ongoing United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai is offering a wide variety of gourmet food options from vendors who serve beef, even as it prepares a report that is expected to call for the West to reduce consumption of beef. According to the summit's online portal, its food offerings include "juicy beef," "slabs of succulent meat," smoked wagyu burgers, Philly cheesesteaks and "melt-in-your-mouth BBQ" in addition to African street BBQ, fast casual Mexican fare and an Asian option that has a "touch of French flair." The revelation comes as the U.N. faces criticism for preparing a first-of-its-kind report...
  • Hawaii school students sue transport department over pollution crisis and claim 'rising tides are washing up ancestors' BONES' - months after Montana youths won landmark climate change trial (only 7.14 years left)

    12/03/2023 12:36:54 PM PST · by Libloather · 20 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 12/03/23 | Laura Parnaby
    Fourteen Hawaiian school students are suing the transport department for infringing on their right to grow up in a healthy environment by polluting it with greenhouse gases. Ranging in age from 10 to 19, the plaintiffs claim they have been 'seriously injured' due to the government violating constitutional pledges to decarbonize the transport sector by 2045. Their complaint says global warming is threatening age-old agricultural industries in Hawaii, while rising sea levels are projected to wipe out entire communities within the plaintiffs' lifetimes. It also laments the emotional distress suffered by the young Pacific islanders - sparked by 'climate anxiety'...
  • Justin Trudeau says climate deniers are 'putting future white Christmases at risk' as he spars with Conservative leader in Canadian parliament (only 7.15 years left)

    12/01/2023 5:57:39 AM PST · by Libloather · 24 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 11/30/23 | Keith Griffith
    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traded barbs with the leader of the Conservative Party on Wednesday, branding the opposition climate change deniers who are 'putting future white Christmases at risk.' The spirited exchange prompted laughter from both sides of the House of Commons during question period on Wednesday, where the two politicians laid out their opposing views on climate policy. Pierre Poilievre, the Tory leader who hopes to replace Trudeau in the next elections, fired a holiday salvo at the Liberal PM, saying that all he had to offer Canadians for Christmas was a 'carbon tax lump of coal.' 'I'm...
  • Biden admin roasted for offering to pay Americans to send videos of their electric vehicles: 'Beyond parody' (only 7.21 years left)

    11/12/2023 4:04:27 AM PST · by Libloather · 19 replies
    Fox News ^ | 11/10/23 | Thomas Catenacci
    The Biden administration was roasted this week after it unveiled an initiative offering Americans the chance to win thousands of dollars for submitting a video showcasing their electric vehicle (EV). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - which has pursued a regulatory regime that experts say will force more EV purchases in the coming years - announced the so-called "EV Video Challenge" on Tuesday, offering a total of $13,500 to Americans. Almost immediately after the announcement, the agency was hit with criticism and accused of hypocrisy. "How is the Biden Administration's push to mandate Progressive Lifestyle Choices working out?" the Alliance...
  • More than 230million Americans to get above average temperatures before a cool down arrives across most of the nation (only 7.22 years left)

    11/07/2023 2:43:42 AM PST · by Libloather · 19 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 11/07/23 | Rachel Bowman
    Weather across the United States will make drastic shifts this week as cities from Arizona to New York are forecast for above-average temperatures in the coming days before chilly air brings back the winter feeling. More than 235 million Americans will experience temperatures 5 to 20 degrees higher than average for early November on Tuesday, reported FOX Weather. That is an extreme change from last week's record snowfall in the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes and New England. According to The Weather Channel, a zonal upper level pattern, which when weather systems move parallel to the latitude lines, will keep temperatures...
  • Biden admin faces pressure to drop electric vehicle mandate regulations: 'This is alarming' (only 7.26 years left)

    10/18/2023 4:04:35 AM PDT · by Libloather · 12 replies
    Fox News ^ | 10/18/23 | Thomas Catenacci
    The Biden administration is facing an onslaught of opposition to its proposed fuel economy standards, which critics say would increase consumer costs and unfairly burden U.S. businesses. The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received more than 62,900 public comments related to the fuel economy regulations it issued in late July during its comment period, which ended Monday. The so-called Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards received opposition letters from a wide range of stakeholders, including 26 states and the energy, agriculture and automotive industries. "NHTSA’s proposal is yet another attempt by the Biden administration to restrict...
  • Our Lady of the Holy Climate Change

    10/12/2023 6:21:43 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 14 replies
    American Greatness ^ | 12 Oct, 2023 | Larry Sand
    While mainstream religion is nowhere to be found in our public schools, climate change evangelism is prospering. In the 1970s, we were warned about an oncoming ice age. In the ’80s, acid rain warnings were prevalent. In the ‘90s, we were told that the ozone layer was imperiled. In the aughts, the polar icecaps were said to be endangered. None of the above happened, of course, but when you are a true believer, little things like reality are shoved aside. The mainstream media does its share to perpetuate the mindset. Most recently, a USA Today piece informed us that “temperatures...
  • Kirby confronted on recent Biden claim climate change 'the only existential threat' as Hamas bombs Israel (only 7.28 years left)

    10/10/2023 2:01:07 AM PDT · by Libloather · 15 replies
    Fox News ^ | 10/09/23 | Charles Creitz
    A top Biden administration official was pressed Monday on the president's recent public claim that global warming is the sole existential threat to humanity, as the Palestinian group Hamas orchestrated militant attacks and kidnappings in Israel. On "The Story," anchor Martha MacCallum cited continued American financial support for Ukraine following its invasion by Russia, and longtime aid for Israel before queuing up a clip of President Biden speaking during his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam last month for John Kirby, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications. "The only existential threat humanity faces – even more frightening than a nuclear...
  • Climate change is now being blamed for making mosquitoes GIANT and more dangerous (only 7.31 years left)

    10/01/2023 12:37:55 PM PDT · by Libloather · 43 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 10/01/23 | Cassidy Morrison
    Mosquitoes could be the sole species to be benefitting from climate change, as the warmer and wetter weather that comes with global warming makes for their ideal environment. Thanks to this, the insects are growing bigger and living longer, increasing their ability to pick up and spread potentially deadly diseases. Bites from the blood-sucking bugs are more than just an annoyance – different species can carry infectious diseases including dengue fever, Zika virus, yellow fever, chikungunya virus, malaria, and West Nile virus that they pick up from one person and pass it on to the next. Mosquito-borne disease experts are...
  • Martha Stewart is slammed as 'elitist' and 'tone deaf' after revealing she removed a 'small ICEBERG' from a fjord in Greenland to use for ice in her COCKTAIL (Only 7.39 years left)

    08/30/2023 2:39:28 AM PDT · by Libloather · 65 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 8/28/23 | Louise Cheer
    Martha Stewart has been accused of being 'tone deaf' after revealing she used a 'small iceberg' to keep her cocktail cold. The lifestyle guru, 82, posted about her recent trip from Iceland to Greenland on the SH Vega expedition ship, run by Swan Hellenic cruise lines, which included sipping on drinks chilled by an iceberg it appears. 'End of the first zodiac cruise... into a very beautiful fjord on the east coast of Greenland. We actually captured a small iceberg for our cocktails tonight,' Stewart captioned the carousel of photos. Among the images is a smiling Stewart clutching an iced...