Poll: Most Voters Are Unfamiliar with Left-Wing ESG Policies
Most voters are unfamiliar with the left-wing investment ideology environmental, social, and governance (ESG), according to a recent Harvard/Harris poll.
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Trudeau Says Canada ‘Very Serious’ About Nuclear Power, Potentially Crippling Oil Industry
Far-left Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week his government is “very serious” about reviving nuclear power, specifically because it might cripple Canada’s oil and natural gas industry. “Even though in the short term there is a need for support of more fossil fuels into the global economy,
Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution
(Nairobi) – A company operating a gold mine in Ethiopia, Midroc Investment Group, and the Swiss refinery Argor-Heraeus that sourced its gold took no action over media reports about pollution from the mine for years, Human Rights Watch said today. An assessment carried out at the Ethiopian government’s request found
Biden Signs 'Environmental Justice' Order to Impact Every Federal Agency
President Joe Biden on Friday signed an “environmental justice” order in the Rose Garden that gives the White House more ability to track the implementation of social justice policies throughout the administration.
The order will create a new Office of Environmental Justice within the administration to coordinate efforts across the
California Gives Local Water Agencies 100% of Allocations; 1st Time Since 2006
The State of California has decided to provide local water agencies with 100% of the water supplies that they requested for the first time since 2006, up from 5% that was initially allocated before the rainy winter began. In December, in a crippling drought and facing predictions of a third
Must Support Environmental Defenders
Latin American and Caribbean countries are meeting next week in Argentina for the second meeting of the countries that have ratified of the Escazu Agreement – COP2, a treaty that seeks to protect the environment and its defenders. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should use the opportunity of this
Carney on ‘Kudlow’: Electric Vehicles Won’t Really Help the Environment
Despite the Biden administration’s full embrace of “zero-emission” vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) will have little impact on the environment, Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney said in an interview Thursday with Fox Business host Larry Kudlow. Kudlow opened the interview with a monologue about the new tailpipe emissions regulations proposed
What Is Water Fluoridation
High levels of fluoride were detected in some areas, exceeding state and federal safe drinking water standards. It’s a problem that was detected months ago, but residents are just finding out about the issue
Pakistan: Farmers Forcibly Evicted for Urban Project
(New York, April 11, 2023) – Pakistan authorities are forcibly evicting thousands of farmers near the city of Lahore for a massive infrastructure project, Human Rights Watch said today.
Swiss 'Senior Women' Take Government to Court over Climate Change
On March 29, in a landmark legal hearing, older women from Switzerland argued before the European Court of Human Rights that their government’s failure to sufficiently reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions has violated their human rights.
The applicants, all women over 63, say that heat waves, which
Fossil Fuel Pushback: Biden Administration Forced To Expand Gulf Drilling
The Biden administration was forced to offer up 2,600 square miles of federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico this week, following a deal made by West Virginia Sen.
Rep. Ashley Hinson Grills SEC Chair Gary Gensler over Climate Change Disclosure Rule
Rep.Ashley Hinson (R-IA) grilled Securities and Exchange (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler over the agency’s move to enact onerous climate change disclosures for businesses.
West Virginia Signs Landmark Anti-ESG Proxy Reform Bill into Law
West Virginia Gov.Jim Justice (R) signed a landmark anti-ESG proxy voting reform bill into law that will protect state-managed pension funds and other investments against activist money managers.
Trump's Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Exposes Successor Deb Haaland's Ignorance on China Threat
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland did not provide specific details about any plans by the Biden administration to increase American access to domestic sources of critical minerals following her issuance of a mining ban across parts of Minnesota when asked to do so by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) during
THE EV TRANSITION IS HARDER THAN ANYONE THINKS
Clueless policymakers, skeptical consumers, greedy automakers—and the tech isn’t ready either