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Hottest Days Ever? Don’t Believe It
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in The Wall Street Journal
The global-warming industry has declared that July 3 and 4 were the two hottest days on Earth on record. The reported average global temperature on those days was 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit, supposedly the hottest in 125,000 years. The claimed temperature was derived from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, which relies on a mix of satellite temperature data and computer-model guesstimation to calculate estimates of temperature.
Why a Tesla costs more than a Model T
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
Henry Ford’s use of a moving assembly line finally made it possible for average working Americans to own cars. Automobiles were toys for the rich, but in 1920 Ford lowered the price of a new Model T to $260, about $3,500 in current dollars. Try buying a new car today for $3,500.
The Great Climate Change Con isn’t Resonating With Normal People
by Katy Grimes, Senior Media Fellow, as appearing in the California Globe
“Anthropogenic global warming is the biggest, most dangerous and ruinously expensive con trick in history.” Remember when climate hysterics claimed “the science is settled?” That claim didn’t weather well, but it also didn’t stop the climate liars: “The scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow,” the Guardian reported in 2021.
Fixing the climate by banning things
by Greg Walcher, Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing in the Daily Sentinel
I’ve been waiting since May for the media feeding frenzy I assumed would develop, when the Biden administration announced new rules to further restrict home dishwashers…Instead, the feeding frenzy has been directed at New York City officials for their plan that would put hundreds of pizza restaurants out of business. The new ordinance will require pizzerias with wood and coal burning ovens built before 2016 to install equipment to capture 75% of their carbon emissions.
Energy Secretary’s Alleged Ethics Violations Prompt 15 Groups To Demand Her Resignation
by Mairead Elordi, Investigative Reporter, The Daily Wire
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s alleged ethics violations and failures have prompted 15 nonprofits to write to President Joe Biden on Tuesday demanding her resignation…The group of nonprofits demanding Granholm’s resignation include the 60 Plus Association, AMAC Action, the American Accountability Foundation, CFACT, the Conservative Caucus, the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, the Eagle Forum, the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, David Bozell of ForAmerica, Heartland Impact, the Heartland Institute, L. Brent Bozell III, founder and president of the Media Research Center, the Project 21 Black Leadership Network, and Protect the Public’s Trust.
Bad Government, Not Climate to Blame for Maui Wildfire Disaster
by Steve Milloy, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow, as appearing on RealClear Policy
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and the media pointed the finger at climate change as responsible for the dozens of deaths and tremendous property loss resulting from the Maui wildfires. They’re pointing in the wrong direction. Dry grasslands, windy conditions and one or more sparks were all it took to put Maui ablaze. As usual with natural disasters, what happened is not really predictable so no one is to blame for the event itself. But that’s where blamelessness ends and government culpability begins.
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