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The Author Who Warned Us Against Blindly Trusting ‘The Science’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Thomas Kuhn’s 1962 work “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” revealed why we should not confuse scientists with science. “Attacks on me are, quite frankly, attacks on science,” said Anthony Fauci to widespread ridicule or approval, depending upon which side you are on. If you doubt his judgment personally, you must not […]
‘Peak climate insanity’ — Manchin Rejects $2 Trillion Pork Barrel Climate Spending Bill
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Marc Morano Morano: “I liken it to they compare the climate crisis to having cancer and the green energy transition, the Green New Deal is their version of chemotherapy. Yeah, you’re gonna be sick, you’re gonna be vomiting, you’re gonna be laid up, but just when you get to the other side of that, […]
Climate-Related Deaths Are at Historic Lows, Data Show
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Since the 1920s, atmospheric CO2 concentrations increased from about 305 parts per million to more to more than 400 ppm. The latest talking point of progressive politicians, pundits, and activists is that America cannot afford not to spend trillions of dollars to “solve the climate crisis” because global warming is an […]
The End of Private Car Ownership
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch You will drive nothing and you will be happy. The term “pedestrian” has a derogatory meaning because peasants walked while nobles were “equestrians” and rode horses. The industrial revolution eliminated this class difference, as it did so many others, by making car ownership available to the masses until eventually Herbert Hoover was […]
Marx and the Banning of Elements in the Periodic Table
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Vlad Tepes Blog Examining the problem, reaction, solution/thesis, counter thesis, solution, or the dialectic scam of the left. There certainly seems to be more than one understanding of this phrase. Here is our shot at it. Of course, there are scholars of Hegel/Marx who read this site, and we welcome any corrections or other […]
Studies Show The Electric Vehicles Democrats Insist You Buy Are Worse For The Environment And Lower Quality
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report It was never about the climate. It was always about destroying our way of life, our standing in the world and transferring our wealth to left-wing elites with nonsensical, failed ‘businesses’. Studies Show The Electric Vehicles Democrats Insist You Buy Are Worse For The Environment And Lower Quality By: Helen Raleigh, The […]
Court Blocks Pennsylvania’s Carbon Pricing Scheme
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow “Don’t let activists who believe that putting Pennsylvanians out of work will help ‘save the planet.’ It’s time to confront the wannabe planet savers here in this room and this state and tell them not only NO, but HELL NO.” That’s what CFACT’s Marc Morano declared before the Pennsylvania […]
FABRICATING REALITY: Climate Change, Atmospheric Transgenderism and Mental Masturbation
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “I’ve called it ‘atmospheric transgenderism.’ If men can get pregnant, then CO2 is a pollutant, you see. If you’re fabricating reality, then anything goes.” — Mike Adams, July 7, 2022 Natural News Mental Masturbation: The act of engaging in useless yet intellectually stimulating conversation, usually as an excuse to avoid taking […]
SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS: 70,000 Self-Employed Truckers in California Forced Off The Road Under New Democrat State Law
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The Democrats war on the hard working American ratcheted up another unimaginable notch. But this time, it not only outs the small businessman out of business, throw in massive shortages (food, supplies etc.), supply chain issues etc. It’s a catastrophe Sadly, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a review on whether California […]
Biden Economics: Natural Gas Soars 700%
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report “Best economy in history.” — White House Natural Gas Soars 700%, Becoming Driving Force in the New Cold War (Bloomberg) — One morning in early June, a fire broke out at an obscure facility in Texas that takes natural gas from US shale basins, chills it into a liquid and ships it […]
EU Declares Fossil Fuel To Be ‘Green’ Energy As ‘Climate Change’ Narrative Self-Destructs
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report When reality meets propaganda, it’s brutal. Trump was right. Right about “green energy’ farce, right about the climate accord, right about the Paris Agreement …. he was right about everything. “EU Parliament backs green label for nuclear and natural gas, defying climate Left,” reports the Washington Examiner. The decision will, “ease construction […]
Barrels of Oil Released by Biden From Reserve Were Sent to China
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch Dumping the country’s oil reserves was the only strategy to lower energy prices that Biden would accept. He continues blocking domestic drilling and taxes remain high. The practical impact of the reserve releases was negligible and, worse still, five million barrels of oil from the reserve were actually exported abroad. More than 5 million […]
UPDATE: Holland’s Eco-War Against Farmers
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Matthys van Raalten “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever.” ― George Orwell, 1984 Since Monday the Fourth of July, there has been an uprising of Dutch farmers. Though the farmers break laws, their protests should be considered peaceful and within the spirit of democracy. Their case […]
UN Journal Touts ‘The Benefits of World Hunger’ – ‘Hunger Has Great Positive Value’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Marc Morano The UN Chronicle, which bills itself as “The magazine of the United Nations, Since 1946” originally published this essay in 2008 by Professor George Kent of the University of Hawaii: “Hunger has great positive value to many people. Indeed, it is fundamental to the working of the world’s economy. Hungry people are […]
California to Pivot to Fossil Fuels to Avoid Blackouts. Fossil fuels to the rescue … in California?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) California is hardly the first state to realize that transitioning to renewable energy is easier said than done. In May, The Wall Street Journal reported that energy grid operators across the US were bracing for rolling blackouts heading into the summer. “I am concerned about it,” MISO CEO John Bear told the […]
Farmer Uprising in The Netherlands
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Matthys van Raalten Tomorrow, on the 4th of July, there will be massive protests by Dutch farmers against the Dutch government. The Dutch government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte (a fake conservative) wants to drive large numbers of farmers off their lands. Dutch farmers are among the best in the world and they […]
Neil Gorsuch Takes a Stand Against the Tyranny of Unaccountable, Rogue Bureaucracy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) “The framers believed that a republic—a thing of the people—would be more likely to enact just laws than a regime administered by a ruling class of largely unaccountable ‘ministers.’” Without a doubt, Neil Gorsuch is the most libertarian Supreme Court justice of my lifetime. He just proved his constitutional, […]
Buttigieg Begins $1 Billion Plan to Ensure ‘Racial Equity’ in Roads
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Featured, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Discover The Networks Breitbart News reports that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will launch a $1 billion pilot plan to address what he sees as cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by roads. “There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that’s why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the […]
VIDEO: Good Stewardship Rides High in Texas!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow VIDEO: Good Stewardship Rides High in Texas! – Dr. Rich Swier Copyright © 2021 DrRichSwier.com LLC. A Florida Cooperation. All rights reserved. The DrRichSwier.com is a not-for-profit news forum for intelligent Conservative commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own. Republishing of columns on this website requires the […]
Supreme Court Delivers Massive Blow To Biden’s Climate Agenda
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Supreme Court delivered a massive blow to the Biden administration’s climate change plan Thursday, severely limiting the power of federal agencies. The Court, in a 6-3 decision, limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants, significantly curtailing the power of the federal agency. The […]
One More Blockbuster Supreme Court Decision: West Virginia v. EPA Could Still Be Coming
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report And it is potentially bigger than Roe v. Wade. The court could begin to rein in the vast powers of the alphabet agencies in D.C. that run our lives and return it to legislators whom we elect to create. Supreme Court’s abortion ruling rocked nation last week but West Virginia v. […]
Weather Modification, Another Way to Starve Americans
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Religion, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Kelleigh Nelson “Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.” — Thomas Jefferson “Government has within it a tendency to abuse its power.” — John C. Calhoun “There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with […]
Hurricane Risk is Real For Offshore Wind
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow The danger from too much wind. My regular readers know that I have been fussing about the threat of hurricanes destroying proposed Atlantic coast offshore wind arrays. The issue arises because the offshore wind industry is based in Europe, which does not get hurricanes. My focus has been Dominion’s […]
Reducing CO2 Hurts the Planet and Humanity: Time to Reconsider Massachusetts v. EPA
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “This August marks the 15th anniversary of Massachusetts v. EPA. We believe it is time for the Supreme Court to reconsider their ruling given the vast amount of science now available on CO2 and its impact on climate change.” — Dr. Richard M. Swier In the 2007 case Massachusetts v. EPA, […]
Germany’s ‘Green’ Energy Disaster Is A Warning To The United States
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report “No nation has anything approaching a clean energy economy. And those that have promised to build one are all struggling.” By: David Harsanyi, The Federalist, June 21, 2022: As gas hit historic highs, leftists keep arguing it’s a perfect time to transition to a “clean energy” economy. “Now is the moment to double-down, […]
An Interesting Take on Electric Cars from a Conversation
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Save America Foundation If electric cars do not use gasoline, they will not be paying a gasoline tax on every gallon sold for automobiles, which was enacted to maintain our roads and bridges. They will use the roads and bridges, but will not pay for their maintenance! As an engineer I love electric vehicle […]
Why are gas prices so high? It’s the oil refineries stupid!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Today American’s are seeing the highest gasoline prices in their lifetimes at over $5.00 a gallon on average. QUESTION: Why is this happening? ANSWER: It’s the oil refineries stupid! In 1982 there were over 250 operating crude oil refineries in the United States; that number declined to 132 by 2019. As of […]
Chevron CEO: There May Never Be Another Oil Refinery Built in U.S. Again
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The Democrats are systematically destroying this nation with unimaginable speed. Oil, in some form, is in almost every product that is made. The government is out of control – run by traitors and scoundrels. One commenter queried, “Do you think that it is a coincidence that we Americans are being conditioned […]
Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Today’s pervasive claims of imminent climate catastrophe and imminent renewable energy dominance, Epstein shows, are based on what he calls the “anti-impact framework”—a set of faulty methods, false assumptions, and anti-human values that have caused the media’s designated experts to make wildly wrong predictions about fossil fuels, climate, and […]
Biden in 2020 Unequivocally Stated He Planned to ‘End’ the Fossil Fuel Industry! He’s wrong to do so!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Watch this segment of the Democrat debate for POTUS and candidate Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.’s statement on fossil fuels. Joe Biden in 2020: “No more subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. No more drilling including offshore. No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill period. It ends.” pic.twitter.com/90MVJevPmv — […]