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On climate, common sense is in. Alarmism and spending are out
by Steve Milloy, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Washington Examiner
President Donald Trump campaigned on ending what he calls the “Green New Scam.” Toward that end, he issued an executive order on his first day in office titled “Unleashing American Energy” that reads, in part, “All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Ban on Gas Powered Cars is Dead
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just sent California’s vehicle emissions waiver request to Congress for review. This is big and kills California Governor Gavin Newsom’s ban on gas-powered vehicles.
Paying for what ought to be free
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
If I offered you a thousand dollars not to steal my car, would you be any less likely to steal it? What if I offered you a million? If you’re like most people, you would answer that you weren’t planning to steal it anyway. You’re not a thief, so the discussion is pointless. Although if I were serious, you might take the money anyway.
There Is Nothing Green About the ‘Green’ Agenda
by Steve Milloy, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing on RealClear Energy
Now that the Democrats have lost their lock grip on power, what’s a green activist to do? It’s almost comical how the climate left is trying to cloak their agenda in terms they think will melt in Republicans’ ears.
California Wildfires are NOT Climate Driven
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
Yesterday the Sacramento Bee claimed that the Palisades fires are because of climate change. “No joke,” as the outgoing President likes to say…Do these reporters actually believe the fires were the result of rising temperatures around the globe, instead of being fueled by dense vegetation that had built up over years, as is the case with the Palisades fire?
A.I. should use what we already have
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
In planning the nation’s 1976 bicentennial celebration, Congress made one of its dumbest-ever boondoggle decisions. Recognizing the near death of railroad passenger service since the 1950s, Congress decided to spend millions turning the aging and crumbling Union Station into the National Visitor Center. But they missed the obvious red flag — the millions of visitors to the nation’s capital during 1976 would not be coming by train.
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