Brian Kemp Suspends Georgia Gas Tax amid Record-High Prices
Gov.Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill Friday evening temporarily suspending Georgia’s excise tax on motor fuel, which is currently at 29 cents per gallon.
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Report: Battery Fires Emitting Toxic Fumes Steer Some Consumers from Electric Vehicles
The Detroit News published a lengthy article explaining that batteries catching on fire in electric vehicles is a problem steering some consumers away from purchasing them, but it is not so problematic that the outlet could not find people committed to buying them. “The thing that pisses me off more
Under Climate Activist Pressure, Credit Suisse Defunds Oil, Gas Industry by 41%
Credit Suisse, in the last two years, has slashed funding provided to the oil, gas, and coal industries by 41 percent over the last two years due to global warming activism.
DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney: Democrats Must Focus on Rising Gas Prices
Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) chair Sean Patrick Maloney (D-PA) said Thursday Democrats have to address rising gas prices but “not for political reasons,” even as Democrats could lose their House majority during the 2022 midterms. It’s a real problem. We have to focus on it not for political
Andrew Wilkow: 'Start Putting Ballot Drop Boxes at Gas Stations,' 'See Who Gets Elected'
Ballot drop boxes should be placed at gas stations, talk radio host Andrew Wilkow said on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s The Wilkow Majority.
Conservatives Vote Against Banning Russian Oil Without Boosting American Energy Production
The House moved to ban the importation of Russian gas on Wednesday night, however many Republicans voted against the bill as it would not boost American energy production to offset rising energy costs.
The House passed on H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act.
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Germany Ignores Looming Energy Crisis, to Close All Nuclear Plants
Germany will close all of its nuclear power plants by the end of this year, despite the nation’s already-crippling addiction to Russian natural gas.
Toxic Pollution Demands ‘Immediate, Ambitious Action’
A new report by United Nations experts is raising renewed alarms about toxic pollution’s devastating impact on human rights.
Fracking U-Turn? Two U.K. Fracking Sites to Remain Open for Research
The British government appears to be moving towards a U-turn on energy policy, opting to reverse an earlier total fracking ban by allowing two sites in Lancashire to remain open, instead of filling their wells with concrete as was previously planned.
The two gas wells were set to close imminently
Buttigieg Roasted for Promoting Electric Vehicles amid High Gas Prices
Americans are roasting Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after he promoted electric vehicles in the midst of skyrocketing gas prices, which reached a record national high on Monday.
Merkley: 'We Should Have a Climate Emergency' and Need to 'Have the World Transition' to Green Energy to Undercut Russia
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen.
Ukraine: Mariupol Residents Trapped by Russian Assault
Civilians in Ukraine’s southeastern coastal city of Mariupol have not had access to running water, electricity, or heat since March 2, 2022 when Russian forces surrounded the city, as part of a larger offensive, Human Rights Watch said today. Acute water shortages pose a grave risk to more than
Pinkerton: Joe Biden Wages World War E While Putin Wages War in Ukraine
Green Business as Usual President Biden says he’s doing all he can to help Ukraine.
Feds’ Annual Energy Report: Oil, Gas Dominate Energy through 2050
The federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Annual Energy Outlook 2022 on Thursday that shows that despite the global war on fossil fuels in the name of climate change, oil and gas will be the most consumed energy source in the United States through 2050.
The report said energy
Global Plastics Treaty: A Historic Opportunity to Protect Human Rights
Today, parties to the United Nations Environment Assembly agreed to establish a committee to draft a treaty addressing the global plastics crisis.