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PODCAST: GOP Grassroots demand bold action and Europe needs natural gas America could help
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Conservative Commandos Radio Show GUESTS AND TOPICS JEFF CROUERE Jeff Crouere is the host of, “Ringside Politics,” which airs weekdays on WGSO 990-AM in New Orleans. He is a political columnist, the author of America’s Last Chance and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel and on www.JeffCrouere.net. TOPIC: GOP Grassroots demand […]
NEWSMAX TV to Broadcast Climate Hustle 2
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow It is finally arriving. Grab the popcorn, gather your family. It will be a Mother’s Day to climatologically remember! The climate change debate is set to be rocked as CFACT’s skeptical film, Climate Hustle 2: The Rise of the Climate Monarchy, hosted by actor Kevin Sorbo, is set for it’s […]
While Americans Can’t Afford Gas, Biden Slashes Drilling
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch It’s not Putin’s price hike, it’s Biden’s. And he insists on reminding us of that every few days. The Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump administration plan that would have allowed the government to lease more than two-thirds of the country’s largest swath of public land to oil and gas drilling. The Bureau […]
The Border Invasion is an Existential Crisis for America
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Thomas C. Patterson The invasion crisis on our southern border is baffling. How could this outrage be happening? The White House wants you to believe that they’re powerless to stop it. They’re willing to appear negligent and/or stupid to keep the wheels turning. But there’s only one possible explanation that holds water: it’s a […]
The Climate Change Doomsday Cult: ‘The end of private car ownership and of meat-eating’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Marc Morano Watch: Morano on TV explains how climate agenda is pushing ‘the end of private car ownership’ & end of meat-eating: Tipping Point with Kara McKinney on One America News – OAN – Broadcast April 26, 2022 Morano: “The whole climate agenda stripped bare is literally a self-immolation of your national security and […]
Elon Musk: ‘We should not shut down nuclear power plants, we should reopen the ones that we’ve shut down’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier Elon Musk did a broad interview (below) that was published on IsraelUnwired.com’s website by Phil Schneider. Elon Musk discussed during the interview the need for nuclear energy and re-opening any nuclear plants that have been shut down. Watch: We fully agree with Elon. In our column America’s Energy Future: Oil, […]
Biden’s Wind-Solar-Powered U.S. Economy is a Dangerous Myth
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier In a Gatestone Institute column titled “A Mostly Wind- and Solar-Powered U.S. Economy Is a Dangerous Fantasy” Francis Menton wrote: When President Biden and other advocates of wind and solar generation speak, they appear to believe that the challenge posed is just a matter of currently having too much fossil fuel […]
Tidal Wave Nears Border, but Team Biden Goes Full Steam Ahead
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Jarrett Stepman Editors’ Note: The following article is an excellent description of the southern border crisis, an open border threatening all citizens and the national security of the United States. The statement is often made that the Biden administration doesn’t have an effective policy to address this crisis. Our national headlines should be shouting […]
Twitter Bans Science and Knowledge to Promote Climate Change ‘Consensus’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Dr. Rich Swier “SCIENCE: Knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method.” – Merriam-Webster Dictionary. “CONSENSUS: General agreement; the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned.” – Meriam-Webster Dictionary. Twitter has take off the gloves for Earth Day by […]
Fractured Arizona Lawmakers Vote Down Stopgap Budget
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Cole Lauterbach With Arizona lawmakers unable to come to terms on a regular budget and the end of the fiscal year approaching, legislators tried and failed to get a “skinny budget” out of committee. GOP leadership sponsored a dozen budget bills heard in the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday. The package of legislation is seen […]
Feds Could Limit Water Flow to Arizona, Other Western States
/in Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Cole Lauterbach (The Center Square) – The federal agency that regulates water in Lake Powell warns that it may have to limit downstream water flow, affecting drinking water in Arizona and other western states. Tanya Trujillo, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science for the U.S. Department of the Interior, wrote governors’ offices of seven […]
18 Spectacularly Wrong Predictions Made Around the Time of the First Earth Day In 1970. Expect More This Year.
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The prophets of doom were not simply wrong, but spectacularly wrong. CLICK HERE TO VIEW INFOGRAPHIC: ANNUAL CO2 EMMISSIONS IN THE U.S. FROM ENERGY CONSUMPTION, 1992 TO 2017 Today (Sunday, April 22) is Earth Day 2018 and time for my annual Earth Day post….. In the May 2000 issue […]
Weekend Read: A Witches’ Brew of Negative Trends
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Neland Nobel So, the witches’ brew in summary is sky-high stock valuations, extraordinarily high debt burdens, rising interest rates, rising inflation rates, inverting yield curves, a bond bear market, supply chain crisis caused by lockdown, energy price shock, food price shock, war, radical social change, monetary regime upheaval, and poor political leadership. Having spent […]
Get a Government Job, Do What You Want
/in Economy, Education, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Bruce Bialosky When talking points are created or written, they seem to be automatically rejected by the opposition. Using the term “Deep State” will set a liberal’s hair on fire and cause them not to listen. The question is whether federal employees act in a manner of their choosing as opposed to following the wishes of […]
Will solid-state batteries bail out electric vehicles? Electric cars currently have rather combustible batteries!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – Navigating Modern Complexities Recently, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall for electric-vehicle batteries made by LG Energy Solution of South Korea. Fires have been caused by some of these batteries, which are used in Mercedes, Hyundai, and General Motors products, among others. The problem is that rare manufacturing defects can cause […]
Coca-Cola Hosts Earth Day Event with D.C. Councilman who Claimed Jews Control the Weather
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Environment, Featured, Politics, Religion /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch The big corporations, including but by no means limited to Coca-Cola, believe they can partner with any Leftist, no matter how hate-filled, crazy or extreme, and there will be no consequences: no boycott, no adverse publicity. They wouldn’t dream, however, of partnering with any open American patriot, for then they know the […]
The Myth That the Polar Bear Population Is Declining
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) The story of a resurgent polar bear population deserves to be told and applauded. Many of us watched the viral video in horror. A starving polar bear scavenging for food on barren land, his ribs visible beneath a jaundiced white coat. “This is what climate change looks like,” said National […]
PODCAST: Blood on the blades! Are thousands of dead bald eagles too high a price to pay for ‘clean’ energy!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Conservative Commandos Radio Show GUESTS AND TOPICS PAUL DRIESSEN Paul Driessen is senior policy advisor for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and author of articles and books on energy, environmental and human rights issues. TOPIC: Don’t Look Up! by Paul Driessen GREGORY WRIGHTSTONE Gregory Wrightstone is a geologist, Executive Director of the […]
Woke investors threaten the West’s security
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Since Russia attacked Ukraine two months ago, Western governments have been learning the hard way about the critical importance of energy to their national security. Germany’s 20-year, trillion-dollar “Energiewende” (Energy Transformation) has made its economy totally dependent on supplies of Russian natural gas and paralyzed its response to Russian aggression. French […]
Are the Environmental Impacts and Human Atrocities Worth an EV Battery?
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Life Advocacy, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Ronald Stein EV buyers should be aware that they may be contributing to the pursuit of “blood minerals” to achieve their efforts to go green. The worldwide movement toward the electrification of everything, from more electric vehicles (EVs) to more intermittent electricity by wind turbines and solar panels, the political actions are supportive of […]
The Nation is the Heart of the Matter
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Healthcare, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Christopher Demuth Editor’s Note: This article is based on Mr. DeMuth’s opening address at the European National Conservatism Conference in Brussels, Belgium, on March 23, 2022. February 2020 turned out to be the last month to date of normal life in most of the world. Early in the month, a few cases of what came […]
Bidens’ Stupidity on Gas Continues!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Save America Foundation “This above all: to thine own self be true.” – William Shakespeare Joe Biden, the usurper occupying, in my mind, the White House illegally, continues trying to pretend to be doing his best to get gas prices down. Remember, it’s an election year and he is about to get annihilated! Anyway. […]
The Dread 1.5 Degree Target Is Dead
/in Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy David Wojick A foolish end to a foolish target – limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C. That is the warming from 150 years ago, just 0.5 degrees or less from today forward. Of course, this is all according to the worthless computer models, but let’s go with the flow. The massive new IPCC […]
How Mask Mandates Make a Mess of Things—Literally
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Government-driven litter can quickly become pollution. The mask mandate for all airplanes and public transit in the US was set to expire on April 18. But on Wednesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended it for 15 days, citing an uptick in cases, especially of the “BA.2 omicron subvariant.” […]
The Left’s War on Childhood
/in DrRichSwier.com, Education, Elections, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch From Greta Thunberg to children put on puberty blockers, the victims of the war on childhood are everywhere. They show up at environmental or gun control rallies holding up giant signs in their little hands, they’re indoctrinated at school to enlist as child soldiers for the latest cause. Adults tell them that […]
‘Lockdown’ Europe [again] to punish Putin!
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Marc Morano Report urges Europe to ‘ban all business flights, private jets & internal flights…ban car use within cities…reducing heating in buildings’ Lockdown 2.0: The “Switch Off Putin” RePlanet report: “We propose bans on all business flights, private jets and internal flights within Europe to save oil, and bans also on car use within cities,” […]
VIDEO: The Batwa paid the ultimate price to save gorillas. Do environmentalists care?
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – Navigating Modern Complexities Which is more important: human beings or exotic species? The Batwa are a group of pygmy people who have lived in central Africa for millennia. Their homeland spreads across what is now Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Shorter in stature than other Africans, they dwell in […]
Biden’s Weakness With Iran Is Putting Us in a Dangerous Situation
/in Environment, Liberty, National Security, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Thomas C. Patterson Biden’s bungling of the Iranian nuclear negotiations may well go down as the most consequential error in the history of statecraft. He has granted concession after concession to coax Iran into doing what they want to anyway, which is to revive the nuclear treaty (NCPOA) under which they would eventually acquire […]
Climate Campaigners Recommend Europe Ban Inter-Continental Flights and Car Use to ‘hurt Putin’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Jihad Watch The only people who will be hurt by this are the Europeans who have no easy way to travel. The Western intelligentsia seems bent on committing civilizational suicide. If they aren’t able to force that suicide in response to Putin, they’ll find another angle. Ban European flights and car use in cities […]
Rep. Debbie Lesko Reveals GOP Plan to Lower Gas Prices
/in Economy, Environment, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Douglas Blair As gas and other energy prices continue to soar, Americans are desperate for relief. The question is, what does Congress plan to do about it? Rep. Debbie Lesko, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has some answers on today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” Lesko, R-Ariz., pledges that […]