Brazil: President Lula Should Pursue a Rights Agenda
“Brazil is back,” President-elect Inácio Lula da Silva said, in his speech at COP-27 in Egypt last month.
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Nuclear-Powered France on the ‘Right Track’ to Avoid Blackouts - Minister
Thanks to a raft of power-saving measures combined with its armada of nuclear power plants, France is now on the “right track” to avoid rolling blackouts this winter, one government minister has claimed. Bruno Le Maire, the minister of finance and the economy within Emmanuel Macron’s French government, has
Climate Change Lockdowns disguised as “15 Minute Cities” under the UN Agenda 2030 directive
Your Government is pushing ahead with plans to bring 15-minute cities to a location near you. They are a brainchild of the UNs Agenda 2030, and are in effect Climate Change lockdowns.
Green Fail: UK Grid Fires Up Coal Power Stations Amid Energy Crisis
Britain’s National Grid has announced it is firing up two coal-fired reserve power plants as a winter snap and lack of wind leave the country facing blackouts amid a general energy crisis.
European Gas Crisis 'Likely' to Worsen as Winter Cold Snap Hits Continent
After what was overall an extremely mild autumn, winter temperatures have dropped considerably across Europe, a fact that has been deemed “likely” to worsen the continent’s gas crisis.
House GOP Launch Investigation into Groups Pushing ESG Policies
House Republicans launched an anti-trust investigation this past week into major climate groups pushing “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) policies.
NC Treasurer Says BlackRock CEO Should 'Resign or Be Removed'
North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell sent a bombshell letter to asset manager BlackRock, saying its CEO, Larry Fink, needs to “resign or be removed” from the firm’s leadership team “immediately” over his obsession with pursuing a leftist “political agenda.” Folwell is the first state treasurer to call for Fink
Activist Investor Calls for BlackRock CEO to Step Down over ESG Hypocrisy
London-based activist investor Bluebell Capital is calling for BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to step down from the company over the alleged “hypocrisy” of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) messaging. Bluebell — which previously targeted companies such as Richemont, a luxury goods company, and Solvay, a chemicals company, and had successfully
Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After Leak Detected Near Kansas-Nebraska Border
The Keystone Pipeline was shut down Wednesday night after a leak was detected near the Nebraska-Kansas border.
Texas Subpoenas BlackRock for Documents Linked to ESG Effort
The Texas legislature subpoenaed BlackRock and any of its subsidiaries and affiliate entities last month for any documents related to the asset manager’s effort to push Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies.
The subpoena, first reported by Fox Business, was from the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs and
Vanguard Quits Net-Zero Alliance in Blow to Climate Change Group, ESG
Vanguard, one of the primary asset managers, withdrew from the largest climate change alliance after facing increasing scrutiny on its hostility to the fossil fuel industry.
At UN Talks, Countries Divided on Approach to Plastics Agreement
Delegates from over 150 countries, as well as civil society groups and industry representatives, gathered in Uruguay last week to negotiate a new global treaty limiting plastic pollution.
Green Pioneer: France Bans Short Haul Flight Routes, Take Train Instead
The French government has praised itself as a green “pioneer” after it got permission from the European Union to ban domestic short-haul flights, giving preference to railway travel instead.
700k Households in Ireland, Population 5m, Now in Energy Poverty: MPs
Around 700,000 households in Ireland are now in energy poverty as a result of the ongoing European Union gas crisis, MPs have claimed.
State Treasures Criticize Joe Biden ESG Retirement Rule
West Virginia and Louisiana state treasurers blasted President Joe Biden’s controversial Labor Department rule change which allows companies to prioritize Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives when choosing retirement plans — ultimately reversing a Trump-era rule. Last week, the Labor Department announced the rules that would enable fund managers to