When evaluating what to do about a product or technology—for example, a prescription drug—we need to carefully weigh the benefits and side effects of our alternatives. This is a commonsense principle that most people agree with, but few people follow when it comes to one particular technology: fossil fuels. Instead, many people—following the example of...
The Biden administration announced a plan to target plastic pollution, dedicating particular focus to “phase out” single-use plastics – such as kitchen cutlery, cups and straws – across federal departments. President Biden announced the order taking aim at the “climate crisis” in July which would require an “all-hands-on-deck response” from every federal agency. “The President...
FIRST ON FOX: Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is rumored to be on the short list of vice-presidential candidates for presumptive nominee Kamala Harris, applied as state attorney general to be part of a Michael Bloomberg-sponsored program to appoint special climate prosecutors to go after the energy industry in his state. During the Trump...
If it weren’t for double standards, Albany Democrats wouldn’t have any standards at all – especially when it comes to “green” energy. As newreporting shows, New York’s renewable energy plans have been decimated, highlighting a disconnect between radical policy proposals and real-world execution. In 2019, New York state set a whimsicalgoal of reaching a renewables...
New York Times opinion contributor Margaret Renkl complained about the newly released summer film, “Twisters” for misssing an “opportunity” to preach to audiences about climate change. “Twisters,” released in July, is about storm chasers who try to survive multiple storms converging in central Oklahoma. It is a standalone sequel to the box office hit “Twister”...
The director behind the summer blockbuster “Twisters” pushed back against criticism that the tornado flick does not address climate change, in a new interview. “I just wanted to make sure that with the movie, we don’t ever feel like (it) is putting forward any message,” director Lee Isaac Chung told CNN. “I just don’t feel...
A tropical cactus that was once found in the Florida Keys no longer exists in the United States, save for some conservation collections, a field biologist told Fox News Digital this week. The Key Largo tree cactus was wiped out by rising sea levels in the region, among other factors, according to Jennifer Possley, who...
