Deforesting the Amazon for Green Energy Windmills?
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New York Pizzeria Carbon Rules Could Shut Jewish Matzah Bakeries
New York City’s rules to force pizzerias that use wood- or coal-burning ovens to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 75% could put Jewish matzah bakeries out of business, affecting Jews’ ability to observe the Passover holiday. Matzah is unleavened bread made strictly of flour and water. It must be
CIA Director talks about chemtrails at a Council on Foreign Relations event
In 2016, John Brennan, then US Central Intelligence Agency Director, told the Council of Foreign Relations that stratospheric aerosol injection, or SAI, was both a potential benefit as well as a potential threat. “Global norms and standards are lacking to guide the deployment and implementation of SAI and other geoengineering
Extreme Heat Signals Need for Inclusive Climate Action
As the Northern Hemisphere again experiences a surge in extreme heat, I wonder if this summer will be different from the last, which The New York Times described as a summer of climate disasters.
Quick Take: WEF’s “Summer Davos” kills the “Good Guy China” meme
Today marks the end of World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the three-day-long meeting in Tianjin, China known as “Summer Davos”.
Really, the very fact this meeting exists should be the beginning and end of the “China are opposing globalism” conversation, but alas it likely
Sweden just scrapped their “Renewable Energy Targets”. Here’s why.
Buried behind the news of the supposed “attempted coup” in Russia this weekend, was the Swedish government’s announcement, last Wednesday, that they will be stepping back from their plans to go 100% renewable energy.
According to finance minister Elisabeth Svantesson, wind and solar power are simply not efficient or
Spain: Inadequate Response to Heatwaves
(Brussels) – Extreme heat fueled by climate change and inadequate government response cause severe hardship and distress for people with disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today based on a study of the response in the summer of 2022 in Andalusia, Spain. More people face the risk of heat stress and even
NYC Tells Coal, Wood Oven Pizzerias to Cut Carbon Emissions by 75%
New York City has told pizzerias that use coal or wood-burning ovens to slice their carbon emissions by 75 percent or else face hefty fines.
It wasn’t “bird flu” that killed wild birds in Europe last spring, it was radiation sickness
“It is striking: the areas with colonies that were heavily affected by bird flu last year remained vacant this year, including those of Waterdunen (ZL), Wagejot and De Petten on Texel (NH), Griend and De Putten near Camperduin (NH)” – wrote Ruud van Beusekom of BirdLife Netherlands.
Everyone is assuming that
Seifert: Public Square Is the ‘Starting Point’ to Countering ESG, DEI
Public Square CEO Michael Seifert told Breitbart News that his company is the “starting point” to countering the corporate push for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. Seifert explained to Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle that Public Square is “the nation’s largest
NY Governor Should Sign Tropical Deforestation Bill
The New York State Assembly took a crucial step towards approving the Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act on Wednesday, a bill intended to ensure that companies contracting with the state are not contributing to tropical deforestation and human rights abuses overseas.
The governor should sign it into law without delay. New
NBC's Tur: Many of Our Financial Issues Have to Do with Climate Change
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” host Katy Tur stated that a large portion “of what we are dealing with financially right now has to do with the effects of climate change.” While speaking to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tur said, “So much of what we
Myanmar: Junta Blocks Lifesaving Cyclone Aid
(Bangkok) – The Myanmar junta’s increasing obstruction of humanitarian aid in the month since Cyclone Mocha has put thousands of lives at immediate risk and endangered millions of people, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the cyclone made landfall on May 14, 2023, junta authorities have refused to authorize travel
Bangladesh: Protect People Most At Risk During Monsoon Season
(New York) – Unprecedented flooding during the monsoon season in northern Bangladesh in June 2022 caused loss of lives and livelihoods, extreme hardship, threatening the human rights of at-risk populations, Human Rights Watch said today. As the monsoon season approaches, Bangladeshi authorities should ensure that people with disabilities and older people
NYC Comptroller: Fossil Fuels Are a 'Threat to the Long-Term Thriving of the Economy'
On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (D) stated that fossil fuels are a “threat to the long-term thriving of the economy” and pension funds.