In a decision that could have much more impact than has been reported, a state court has thrown out New York’s case against ExxonMobil for securities fraud allegedly perpetrated in the company’s misrepresentation of the threat of climate change, a charge the investigation of which the judge in the case described as “politically motivated”.  No […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s much-discussed Green New Deal has plenty of goofy stuff in it that is laughable and easily dismissed, but to do so without considering the underlying principles and challenging the leftist dogma is a mistake.  In a recent article in National Review (What is the Green New Deal?), Travis Kavulla provides a valuable take […]

First, let’s all understand that the Paris Climate Agreement has very little to add to the business case for global climate agreements.  According to most reliable sources, the impact on warming would be in the neighborhood of 0.2% and the compliance waiver for China and India to 2030 would provide a huge competitive advantage with […]

If you are like me, there are certain “buzzwords” or phrases that enter the lexicon periodically that begin to get on my nerves after awhile.  “Best practices” in education is one of these.  And now the word “sustainability” is near the top of my list.  Where did this term originate in its current social context?  […]

Maybe the jury is still out in some quarters, but can there be any doubt that the BP Gulf blowout and oil spill was an over-hyped “environmental catastrophe”?  It has been reliably reported that the death of birds was less than 1% of the number in the Exxon-Valdez spill and that the fertilizer runoff into […]

The best I can gather from the spin coming out of the recent climate change talks is a vow by world leaders “to use markets to achieve cost-effective [carbon] mitigation actions.”  Translated, this no doubt means the imposition by governments of a heavy burden on productive societies for their carbon-generating activities, whether or not there […]

After Jimmy Carter, Yasser Arafat, and now Al Gore, can Michael Moore be far behind as a prime candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize? It truly makes one wonder if there are any standards for truth and objectivity in awarding the prize, or has it entirely become a form of ratification of politically correct leftist […]

Speaking of the post-modern left, nothing better exemplifies their approach than the radical environmental movement and their poster boy, Al Gore, who, as reported in First Things, announced in a recent TV interview, “The argument is over”, meaning the argument about global warming, of course. To Gore and his followers, the verdict has been rendered, […]

President Bush has been unfairly maligned by the media and the Democrats for his “reversals” on carbon dioxide emissions and arsenic in drinking water. But part of his problem is his administration’s failure to confront the agenda of the radical environmental lobby with one voice in a principled way. He should start with the centerpiece […]