DNC’s Decision to Nix Climate Change Debate Sparks Youth Activists’ Outrage
The DNC’s decision not to hold a Democrat presidential debate focused solely on climate change triggered protests by youth activists.
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Delingpole: Michael Gove Has Sold Out Britain to the Green Blob
Michael Gove is dead to me. As a friend I will always love and cherish him. But as a politician he has lost every last scintilla of my respect. Yes, he was a brave and committed Education Secretary; yes, he is probably the most literate, charming, polite, well-read, thoughtful, and eloquent senior members of Theresa May’s generally rubbish Government; but in his current role as Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) his performance has been utterly shaming. And cowardly. And dangerous.
Delingpole: ‘Bees In Peril’ Is Just Another Green Lie
No, bees are not dying out. No, their populations are not being harmed by neonicotinoid pesticides. No, farmers are not wiping out all the wildflower meadows which allow insects to flourish.
California Regulators Set 2025 Closure of Last Nuclear Power Plant
The Public Utility Commission announced an agreement Thursday with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to close California’s last nuclear power plant reactors at Diablo Canyon by 2025.
72-Hour Clock Ticking for Gov. Brown to Pass New Cap-and-Tax Deal
The 72-hour public disclosure clock is ticking for Gov. Jerry Brown to convince a couple of Republicans to roll over and pass bills to reauthorize California’s cap-and-trade (“cap-and-tax”) scheme.
The Prince of Wales’s Ladybird book on Climate Change is Not a Spoof, Unfortunately
The Prince of Wales is going to write a Ladybird book about the perils of climate change. When I first read the headline on Twitter I thought this sounded like a perfectly splendid and hilarious idea – albeit a slightly
Friends of the Earth Slammed by Advertising Standards Twice This Week For ‘Misleading’ Fracking Claims
Friends of the Earth (FoE) has been twice rebuked by Britain’s advertising standards watchdog this week after it tried to deny that claims it made about fracking were false. Earlier this week the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ruled that FoE
The Great British Wind Farm Scandal: These Are The Heads That Should Roll
Regular readers may be aware that I am not a fan of wind farms. This is because, among other things, they kill birds and bats, hurt the environment, cause sleeplessness and sickness in humans, drive up fuel prices, enrich troughing
Friends of the Earth Accused of Misleading Regulator over Anti-Fracking Campaign
One of the world’s biggest environmental organisations has been accused of altering documents after regulators raised questions about its campaign against fracking. Friends of the Earth is accused of deceiving Britain’s Charity Commission after claiming its charitable arm had stopped
Friends Of The Earth Mocked After Claiming Sand Causes Cancer
Friends of the Earth has been ridiculed after suggesting sand cause cancer, in their latest attempt to demonise hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The group distributed thousands of leaflets claiming fracking could lead to cancer because it involves “pumping millions of litres
Mike Huckabee Scoffs at Hillary Clinton’s ‘Sudden Opposition’ to Keystone XL Pipeline
GOP presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee took a swing at Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton for her campaign-trail opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline that she once seemed to support.
Lancashire Council Ignored Legal and Planning Experts to Reject Shale Gas Drilling Bid
The decision by Lancashire County Council to reject a planning application for shale gas drilling was taken against the advice of both their planning and legal departments as well as being contrary to a recommendation by the Department for Energy and
Revealed: Clintons Bagged $3.4 Million for 18 Speeches Funded by Keystone Pipeline Banks
Environmentalists’ head-scratching over Hillary Clinton’s refusal to take a hard stand against the Keystone XL pipeline may soon cease, as a Monday Huffington Post report confirms findings in Clinton Cash revealing that the Clintons have bagged millions of dollars in speaking fees from some of the Keystone XL pipeline’s largest investors.
