by Coral Davenport New York Times WASHINGTON — The Trump White House, which has defined itself by a willingness to dismiss scientific findings and propose its own facts, on Friday issued a scientific report that directly contradicts its own climate-change policies... In publishing the assessment, White House officials made a calculation that Mr. Trump’s core [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in the Daily Sentinel Near the end of the late-night election reporting, one commentator said the results did not feel like the anticipated "blue wave," but "more like purple rain." It was an apt description of an election that produced only mixed results for either [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) science advisory panel tasked with reviewing ozone regulations is stacked with experts who have collectively received millions in agency funding over the years. Of the 20 scientific advisers sitting on EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Panel, 17 have received a total of [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller Two coal industry veterans are buying shares at major utilities to save what’s left of the U.S. coal fleet. Former Peabody Energy executive Fred Palmer said, “There’s no guardian at the gate with coal.” Palmer and Steve Milloy sent their first shareholder proposal to Duke Energy on Monday. Activist shareholders [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow As Appearing in Canada Free Press Every governor has signed regretful legislation, or made a disastrous pardon he or she would like a chance to re-do. California’s whacky outgoing Democrat governor has spent the last eight years trying to convince the people of California that we are [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As Appearing in the Daily Sentinel A new report from the World Wildlife Fund claims humans have killed more than half the all the wildlife in the world since 1970. The report attracted media mass attention, though if you read the entire 145-page essay, it doesn't really [...]
by Michael Bastasch The Daily Caller Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who supports a carbon tax, was among defeated House Republicans who are part of a caucus set up to push global warming policies. Curbelo conceded to Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell on Tuesday night. Conservatives say the defeat of Curbelo, who’s called a GOP “leader” on [...]
by E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow Greg Walcher As Appearing in The Daily Sentinel I have a friend who is always very forthcoming with opinions on almost any subject, although when talking politics he often ends with, "It doesn't really affect me one way or the other." We all feel that way sometimes, because our [...]
By Richard Trzupek, Heartland Institute As Appearing in The Epoch Times My colleague Steve Milloy, curator of the invaluable common-sense website Junk Science, sent me a link to a press release issued by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) last week. The CBD’s thundering press releasecites a study that purports to demonstrate that the “University [...]
by Robert Bradley, Jr. Master Resource In “Coal-Backed Anti-Wind Guru Barrels into Ohio’s Seneca County to Attack Wind Energy,” Scott Peterson, executive director of Checks and Balances Project, “an investigative blog that seeks to hold government officials, lobbyists and corporate management accountable to the public,” goes after one regular citizen, Kevon Martis. Citizen Martis is [...]
