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STUDY: Electric Vehicle ownership equates to paying $17 a gallon for gasoline
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “Adding the costs of the subsidies to the true cost of fueling an EV would equate to an EV owner paying $17.33 per gallon of gasoline…It’s time for federal and state governments to stop driving the American auto industry off an economic cliff and allow markets to drive further improvements in […]
The Environmentalist Cult Demands Human Sacrifice
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – Navigating Modern Complexities The modern environmentalist movement is often compared to a religion. Indeed, a great number of environmentalists are Gaia worshipers who perceive ‘Mother Earth’ as a living entity. These individuals possess an apocalyptic view of the world and their approach to the ‘environment’ is intimately associated with the worship of […]
Net Zero Housing: The Dark Side of ‘Smart’ Living and Personal Autonomy
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Immigration, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy MERCOLA Take Control of Your Health How Office Buildings Will Be Converted to Smart Cities for the Cartels STORY-AT-A-GLANCE The White House released plans to convert massive commercial properties into affordable “zero-emission” housing The White House announcement is peppered with Great Reset buzzwords, like “clean energy economy” and “zero emissions housing,” and echoes the […]
Biden Admin Preparing To Finalize Barrage Of Methane Regulations
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Biden administration is gearing up to finalize a host of emissions rules and regulations in the coming months, E&E News reported Wednesday. The rules and regulations are all focused on methane, a greenhouse gas that is more potent, but dissipates more quickly, than carbon dioxide, and align with the administration’s commitment […]
Tom Harris: CO2 is the Stuff of Life
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Vlad Tepes Blog Environmental scientist, Tom Harris gave a talk at a secret location in Ottawa in November to examine the scientism of ‘Global Warming’ and climate hysteria in general. Tom also examined the connection between increasingly authoritarian policies being implemented and climate pseudo-science as the basis for these new restrictions on our liberties. […]
‘Climate Virtue Signaling’: Another Blue State Commits To Banning New Gas-Powered Car Sales By 2035
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller New Jersey will prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 in order to fight climate change, state officials announced Tuesday. Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Shawn LaTourette, the commissioner of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection announced Tuesday that Murphy would file the “Advanced Clean Cars Rule II” for […]
U.S. Backing New Plan To Cripple Coal Industry At UN Climate Conference
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Biden administration is set to back a plan that would crush the coal industry at the upcoming United Nations (UN) climate summit, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The U.S. will reportedly support a French plan to get the countries of the world to ban private financing of coal-fired power plants during […]
The True Cost of EVs Is More Than The Sticker Price
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Brent Bennett, Ph.D., The Honorable Jason Isaac The goals of President Joe Biden’s administration are lofty: among them, nationwide vehicle electrification within 20 years. To reach that goal, the administration has recently proposed new fuel economy regulations that will help ensure that 67% of new passenger cars sold are electric vehicles by 2032. The problem is that […]
Analysis: The Media Has Been Silent on 2023’s Record Cold Temperatures
/in Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy David Craig In 2022, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned us it was “code red for humanity” due to supposed global warming caused by CO2 emissions from human activities. This year, Mr. Guterres upped the rhetoric when he claimed: “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.” This summer we’ve been […]
‘Obvious Violation Of Federal Law’: Forthcoming Litigation Could Gum Up America’s Largest-Ever Offshore Wind Farm
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Legal proceedings against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) could threaten to disrupt the timelines for the construction of the largest offshore wind farm in U.S. waters to date, Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow […]
Biden Admin Doubles Down On Climate Cooperation With China As Xi’s Economy Goes On Coal Binge
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it is doubling down on efforts to work with China on climate change. The State Department unveiled a comprehensive strategy reaffirming the administration’s commitment to taking on climate change as a global problem alongside China, even during a time of rocky relations between the two nations […]
CFACT Issues ‘intent to sue’ over offshore wind, releases new study…
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow CFACT is not just talking about the tragic mistake of offshore wind, we are taking action. This week CFACT, partnering with The Heartland Institute, filed their joint intent to bring a lawsuit against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for abrogating […]
A Reckoning Is Coming For The Failing Energy Transition
/in Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy David Blackmon It didn’t make a ton of news in the United States media, but a new study published by the International Energy Agency in mid-October emphasizes the enormous potential roadblock to a successful energy transition posed by a projected need to refurbish and double capacity on global electricity grids. The study, titled, “Electricity Grids […]
Senior Ukrainian Military Officer Behind Nord Stream Pipeline Attack: REPORT
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, National Security /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller A Ukrainian military officer involved with the country’s intelligence services allegedly played a leading role in the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post. Roman Chervinsky, a 48-year-old colonel who served in Ukrainian Special Forces, was the “coordinator” of the operation […]
A Massive Carveout In Dems’ Climate Law Is Boosting Foreign-Made EVs
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller A key carveout in President Joe Biden’s signature climate bill is allowing companies to take advantage of federal tax credits to lease foreign-made electric vehicles (EVs). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) features a $7,500 tax credit to incentivize Americans to purchase EVs that meet certain “made in America” sourcing and manufacturing standards, but […]
Biden Admin’s Regulatory Overhaul Is Poised To Burden Americans In The Name Of Fighting Climate Change
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller President Joe Biden’s administration finalized guidance Thursday likely to burden Americans with costlier regulations to fulfill administration priorities such as combating climate change. Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is enacting new guidance that would require regulators to consider priorities like inequality and climate change when analyzing the costs and benefits of […]
The Green Energy Industry Just Had An Absolutely Brutal Week
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The past week has been marked by worrying developments for the state of the green energy industry, suggesting that President Joe Biden’s sweeping climate agenda could be imperiled. Offshore wind companies are cancelling projects and executives are sounding the alarm on the state of the industry, while solar companies and indexes have seen […]
House Passes EPA Spending Bill That Defunds Several Biden Climate Initiatives
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller The House of Representatives passed its sixth appropriations bill to fund certain government agencies related to the environment on Friday that would defund many of the Biden administration’s climate-change-focused initiatives. The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 allocates over $25 billion to fund conservation programs, agencies such as […]
Article In Qatari Daily ‘Al-Sharq’: Arabs Must Punish West For Supporting Israel By Imposing Oil Embargo On It
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Middle East Media Research Institute Qatar | Special Dispatch No. 10926 In an October 31, 2023 article in the Qatari daily Al-Sharq, journalist Rabi’a bin Sabbah Al-Kuwari called to punish the U.S. and Europe for supporting Israel by imposing an oil embargo on them, stating that oil a weapon “more powerful than military weapons.” It should be mentioned […]
STEPHEN MOORE: The Left’s Green Dreams Are Going Up In Smoke
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller One of the textbook marketing flops of all time was the Ford Edsel sedan, which was heralded as the hot new car in the late 1950s. All the automotive experts and Ford executives said it was a can’t miss. Henry Ford (the car was named after his son) guaranteed hundreds of thousands of […]
Zero Net by 2050 Has Zero Chance Of Succeeding
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Dr. Thomas Patterson Arizona State University President Michael Crow believes we are in such danger that we should amend the US Constitution to empower the government to deal more expansively with climate change. Dr. Crow’s view that constitutional protections of our liberties should be eliminated when they become inconvenient wouldn’t square with the founders’, […]
Investors Abandoning “green” Energy As They Realize It’s Never Going To Be Cheap
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Joanne Nova Kathryn Porter in The Telegraph, has compiled quite the list of failures as offshore wind projects get frozen around the world. Decisions are being delayed, contracts abandoned, auctions left without bidders and almost no new projects started. The awful truth of inflation, the maintenance cost shocks, and cable failures is all too much. Then there was the problem of […]
The Religion of Global Climate Change
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Religion, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Catholic Thing Michael Pakaluk: Laudate Deum consistently turns qualified statements about the world into certainties appropriate only for articles of faith. Unlike a truly scientific discussion, it does not review counter-objections or conflicting evidence. My worry about Laudate Deum (“all you praise God”), the recent Apostolic Exhortation “to all people of good will on the climate […]
Outsmarting Wind & Solar Lobbyists
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. Most people know that lobbyists are paid shills (for a product, industry, or cause). However, few citizens are aware that almost all state and federal laws are written by lobbyists. That said, this commentary is just on one subject area: wind and solar energy. Since lobbyists’ objectives (e.g., their client’s financial gain) are […]
Eat Meat and You Will Kill the Planet
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Karen Schoen C40 Cities – A global network of mayors taking urgent climate action is group of mayors that are united in action to address the Climate Crisis. There is no climate crisis. It is a hoax devised to control all land and food. Through years of clever marketing in schools the Globalists have […]
Zero Net EV Economic Or Climate Benefits And Government Admits It
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Larry Bell Buried deeply in the bowels of a 56,342-page Federal Register Volume 88 — along with an environmental assessment accompanying the Department of Transportation’s newly proposed fuel standards — are some candid admissions that electric vehicle- (EV) promoting bureaucrats and subsidy beneficiaries aren’t anxious for any of us to know about. One is that “Net [social-economic] benefits […]
AWED BALANCED NEWS: We cover COVID to Climate, as well as Energy to Elections.
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy John Droz, Jr. Welcome! We cover COVID to Climate, as well as Energy to Elections. Here is the link for this issue, so please share it on social media. Checkout the 2023, 2022, 2021 & 2020 archives, plus asterisked items below. If you like the Newsletter, signup for my free Critical Thinking substack… — […]
The Dangerous Delusion Of A Global Transition To “just electricity”
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Ronald Stein World leaders continue experiencing a “dangerous delusion” of a global transition to “just electricity” that they believe will eliminate the use of the crude oil that made society achieve so much in a few centuries. Crude oil is the basis of our materialistic society, as discussed in an educational and entertaining 27-minute […]
NYC Climate Ignorati March Against ‘Fossil’ Fuels – Again
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Another far left march against civilization. These evil clowns will be the death of us. Climate Change is another Marxist hoax. AMERICA WAKE UP! ”The goal of scientific research should be to pursue the truth, not confirm a personal or institutional bias. But many analyses of the global warming hypothesis begin […]
Will the UAW Strike Perpetuate the Death Spiral Already Mandated for the Automobile Industry?
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Ronald Stein Increased labor costs are potentially insurmountable and uncontrollable challenges facing the automobile industry for the government mandates in wealthy countries for lower emission EVs. The UAW strike that began September 14th by 146,000 UAW union members seeking a 46 percent pay raise, a 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay, and restoration of […]