By William L. Kovacs Today marks 13 years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Massachusetts v. EPA upholding the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gases, the gases attributed to the warming of the planet. The ruling touched off a fierce debate over the science underlining climate
By Kevin Randolph U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released on Feb. 27, the text of the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA), a compilation of more than 50 energy-related measures individually reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR) last year. AEIA, S. 2657, aims to ensure the United States
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a nationwide fracking ban Wednesday as Democratic presidential candidates work to paint themselves as moderates ahead of the 2020 election. The Democratic New York congresswoman’s bill is a companion to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s legislation seeking to ban fracking across the country by 2025. If passed, the laws would prohibit natural
Climate Alarmists in Congress Ignore, Demonize and Lose on Fact-Based Science Arlington, VA – The CO2 Coalition had the opportunity to correct the falsehoods lawmakers are using to push alarmist climate policies during Congressional hearing yesterday. CO2 Coalition member Mandy Gunasekara, who served as the Trump administration’s top air and climate adviser at the EPA,
The following testimony was delivered by Mandy Gunasekara, a member of the CO2 Coalition, on October 23, 2019, before the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Subcommittee for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Hearing: “Examining the Oil Industry’s Efforts to Suppress the Truth about Climate Change.” This and additional testimony is found at https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=110126 “Examining the
By Miranda Green Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are introducing competing bills that aim to put a tax on carbon. The push to regulate greenhouse gas emissions come as both Democrats and Republicans face pressure from their constituents, and in some cases the fossil fuel industry itself, to regulate carbon emissions
Dr. Caleb Rossiter presented the following statement at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Hearing on July 25, 2019. Statement for the Record House Committee on Natural Resources Hearing on: When Science Gets Trumped: Scientific Integrity at the Department of Interior July 25, 2019 Dr. Caleb Stewart Rossiter Executive Director, CO2 Coalition
By Judith Curry The House Oversight and Reform Environmental Subcommittee in a Hearing on Recovery, Resilience and Readiness – Contending with Natural Disasters in the Wake of Climate Change begins at 2 pm EDT. The announcement for the Hearing is posted [here]. Based on previous Hearings from the Committee, live streaming should be available at the
Date: May 23, 2019 By: Dr. Patrick Moore, Ph.D. Testifying before: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife Chairman Huffman, Ranking Member McClintock, and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify at today’s hearing. In 1971, as a PhD student in ecology I joined an activist group in a church basement
By Scott Waldman A group funded by conservative foundations to promote doubt about the effects of climate change has quietly expanded its outreach in Congress over the last few months. Yesterday, the CO2 Coalition held a briefing for congressional aides to claim that rising levels of carbon dioxide are falsely stigmatized. The group argues that
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James Piereson, President of the William E. Simon Fnd, picks apart the "climate crisis" narrative in philanthropy,… https://t.co/8esOoFmtti
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RT @JunkScience: "Only one other winter has failed to drop below 22 degrees by this point — The winter of 1931-1932.” The winter of 1931-3…
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