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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 […]
Switzerland to BAN Electric Cars to Reduce Energy Consumption
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report It’s to laugh, it’s to cry. The real world consequences of leftists hoaxes and lies. Switzerland plans to BAN electric cars from the roads and order games consoles turned off during power shortages in a bid to reduce energy consumption Swiss have drawn up emergency plans to deal with energy shortages […]
‘They Don’t Care About Our Rules’: Locals Reject Chinese-Tied Battery Factory’s Construction In Their Community
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller Residents of a small country town in Michigan have rejected the planned construction of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-tied “gigafactory” in their community, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Gotion Inc., a subsidiary of the Chinese parent company, Gotion High-Tech Power Energy Co., plans to build a $2.4 billion electric vehicle(EV) […]
Fossil Fuels Aren’t a Bad Habit We Can Just Kick. They’re a Critical Part of the Economy
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Liberty, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy David Brady,Jr. Editors Note: Portions of an excellent documentary series on energy created by Erik Townsend called Energy Transition Crisis have been presented in The Prickly Pear video section. You should take the time to view the series. Townsend, an accomplished energy futures trader and the producer of the excellent podcast Macrovoices believes that mankind […]
Largest Electric Vehicle Charging Station In World Powered By Diesel-Powered Generators
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report The de-civilization and dismantling of the West is due in large part to an increasing lack of intellectual curiosity by the body politic, propaganda by an immense, unfathomable left wing machine, laziness and downright stupidity. Largest EV Charging Station In World Powered By Diesel-Powered Generators The Harris Ranch Tesla Supercharger station […]
‘Simple Econ 101’: Here’s How California’s E-Truck Push Could Hamstring The American Economy
/in Budget and Finance, DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Daily Caller California’s push to electrify the heavy-duty trucking fleet in the state is likely to hurt independent trucking operators and drive up costs for goods across the entire American economy, experts on California policy and the trucking industry told the Daily Caller News Foundation. California will ban the sale of new diesel-powered […]
Even Bill Gates [!] is Backtracking on Climate Change
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report For years no one with access to major media platforms would speak up and out against the greatest political fraud of the modern age. The immense power and machinery of the left will destroy you. The idea that idiot savants like Bill Gates ((basically he had a genius for writing code) […]
DOT Invests $100 Mil to Help Disadvantaged Communities by Fixing Broken EV Chargers
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Judicial Watch Besides subsidizing the electric vehicle (EV) industry with a staggering $15.5 billion, the Biden administration is investing an additional $100 million in federal funding to prioritize the repair and replacement of EV charging stations throughout the U.S. The venture will “ensure disadvantaged communities benefit from upgraded charging infrastructure,” according to the Department of Transportation (DOT), […]
Desperate Governors Beg For Offshore Wind Cost Relief
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy David Wojick Six Atlantic shore Governors are begging the Feds to bail them out of a huge looming offshore wind cost overrun. They sent Biden a joint letter asking for a list of relief measures ranging from tax breaks to revenue sharing. The outcome is far from clear but my guess is the largess […]
VIDEO: UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Speaks Sense on Net Zero
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Britain’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, was denounced before he’d uttered a word on net zero ahead of his short remarks on Wednesday. WATCH: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Net Zero press conference Lord Deben, the recently departed chair of the statutory Climate Change Committee, took to the airwaves to accuse the government of […]
A Shocking Sight in Tucson
/in Environment, Featured, Politics, ThePricklyPear.org /by ThePricklyPear.orgBy Craig J. Cantoni Something was seen in the city that is common in other cities but rare in Tucson. My wife and I saw a shocking sight on a recent trip to the Barnes and Noble bookstore on East Broadway Blvd. in the City of Tucson. The bookstore’s parking lot was crumbling, unkempt, and […]
Electric cars in Turin at the beginning of the 20th century
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Wallace Bruschweiler They were abandoned when the petrol engine triumphed on the market, noisier and more polluting but allowed you to travel greater distances in less time. At a certain point the blue thinned out, a clear, precise landscape emerged. Hector found himself on the street of a city, driven by electric cars, at […]
Unintended Consequences: The California Electric Truck Mandate
/in DrRichSwier.com, Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics, Regulation /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – Navigating Modern Complexities If you own a trucking company that picks up shipments from California ports, you now have to deal with the consequences of a new law designed to reduce your carbon footprint. Trucking is one of the vital ingredients in our infrastructure that virtually all parts of the economy rely […]
Here’s the climate dissent you’re not hearing about because it’s muffled by society’s top institutions
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy MercatorNet – Navigating Modern Complexities As the Biden administration and governments worldwide make massive commitments to rapidly decarbonise the global economy, the persistent effort to silence climate change sceptics is intensifying – and the critics keep pushing back. This summer, the International Monetary Fund summarily cancelled a presentation by John Clauser, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who publicly […]
Biden Regime Unleashes 50-Year Mining, Oil Drilling Ban Across Thousands of Acres in New Mexico
/in DrRichSwier.com, Elections, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy The Geller Report Trump 2024. The only choice to save America. Biden admin unleashes 50-year mining, oil drilling ban across thousands of acres in New Mexico Biden admin says actions intended to protect wildlife and cultural resources in region By: Thomas Catenacci, Fox News ,September 18, 2023: Texas Public Policy Foundation VP Chuck DeVore reacts […]
Fear-Mongering UN Chief Wants $100B to Combat ‘Climate Chaos’
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Taxes /by DrRichSwier.comBy Discover The Networks United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres opened the annual U.N. General Assembly debate on Tuesday – where over 100 heads of government are expected to speak – demanding $100 billion from “developed countries” to fight allegedly deadly “climate chaos.” “No more dirty production. No more fake solutions. No more bankrolling climate denial,” he declared. […]
Keep Virginia’s lights on! CFACT submission on natural gas generating plants
/in DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science /by DrRichSwier.comBy Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Wind and solar are wholly inadequate for Virginia’s energy needs. CFACT makes plain the hard math that explains Virginia’s need to generate abundant, efficient electricity. To: Virginia State Corporation Commission Re: PUR-2023-00066 From: Craig Rucker, President CFACT 1717 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 1025 Washington, D.C. 20006 202-559-9036 Via SCC […]
Lawsuit: ‘Green Greed’ Behind Lahaina Deaths
/in Courts & Law, DrRichSwier.com, Energy, Environment /by DrRichSwier.comBy Hawaii Free Press News Release from Bottini & Bottini Inc. (bottinilaw.com) On September 11, 2023, BOTTINI & BOTTINI, INC. and TAMASHIRO SOGI & BONNER filed the first lawsuit seeking to hold the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Electric liable for the tragic loss of life and property due to the Maui Fire on August 8, […]