… not make global warming/climate change the primary rationale … not make global warming/climate change the primary rationale … are those that position climate change as the primary reason … “However, referring to climate change in passing as part of … incorporating subtle references to climate change into otherwise strong …
… Accord. The agreement states, "the effects of climate change present growing economic, social and environmental risks…. We know enough to act on climate change, and there is sufficient scientific certainty … economy and have no discernible impact on global climate change. The Michigan Legislature needs to intervene …
… evidence supports a "gloom-and-doom vision of climate change." Michaels explains that he will be departing … comported well with the actual science of climate change. As the chapters roll by, theories of global … United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Michaels and Balling describe his refusal …
… evidence supports a "gloom-and-doom vision of climate change." Michaels explains that he will be departing … comported well with the actual science of climate change. As the chapters roll by, theories of global … United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Michaels and Balling describe his refusal …
… bent on belittling, attacking and obfuscating climate change science." Given the complexities of climate, "climate change science" is a product susceptible to overselling. … from dissent. The chill that hangs over "climate change science" is the progressive subverting of …
… billion years the Earth has undergone constant climate change. A recent example of this was the poorly named … archaeological and geological sciences to put the climate change into perspective, religious leaders of the … facts on hand, millions of people still blame climate change on the supposed misdeeds of other people rather …
… management prescriptions, claiming that stopping climate change is the primary — or only — means of addressing … one conditionally accepts the theory that climate change is the reason for the massive fires, reducing … method of reducing fire risk. In fact, if climate change were making California’s droughts more extreme …
… economy to stop or limit the impacts of runaway climate change. In response, we would first encourage readers … actions that people who are concerned about climate change can take in their own lives. MyClimatePledge.com … several “mythconceptions” that are common in climate change discussions. For example: Is climate science …
… mixed concerns over high energy prices and climate change, several progressives have eschewed free market … bailed out, Nelson argued the need to address climate change entails “massive investments in renewable … industry’s drawdown,” the now obvious end goal of climate change policies. Former presidential candidate Bernie …
… mixed concerns over high energy prices and climate change, several progressives have eschewed free market … bailed out, Nelson argued the need to address climate change entails “massive investments in renewable … industry’s drawdown,” the now obvious end goal of climate change policies. Former presidential candidate Bernie …
… Business, WOOD-TV, WIRED and many others. “Climate change continues to impact the world,” MLive’s video … Additionally, there’s little available evidence that climate change is forcing vast swaths of people to relocate. … People move for a variety of reasons, but “climate change” is rarely one of them. Having more people …
… on there.” Many people are worried about climate change, and this interest has changed electricity … Window shift a little bit when people said that climate change was our biggest problem, and we have to address climate change,” Hayes says. He notes that the drive for …
… influences other, better-known, ideas such as climate change, decarbonization and the energy transition. … argued that “a child is a major contributor to climate change.” This led to Rieder’s conclusion that “everyone … cremation techniques mean that now “death has a climate change problem.” The Mackinac Center study, “Conflict …
… than 105 references to "global climate change." The lessons do address various … placed on human impacts and global climate change. For example: "Scientists know … science is settled on the causes of climate change when it is not. The curriculum … conclusions on such issues as land use, climate change and the use of nonrenewable fuels. …
The science on climate change is settled. There is nothing more to discuss … discourse over the science of global climate change. In fact, it’s well past time … energy options for that state. Climate change is an “existential crisis“ or … UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or the IPCC, recognizes in its …
… camps for K-12 students also is included. Among the regular features of MichiganScience is a rebuttal of common media misinformation regarding climate change; a list of scientific exhibits open to students, families and teachers; a forecast of legislative and regulatory actions; and the work of award-winning …
… politicians can be taught to throw in the towel when a green energy swindle has finally jumped the shark. How many years before the rest of the climate change agenda gets to this point? Below is a fun video from Reason and some recent Mackinac Center and Michigan Capitol Confidential work regarding …
Some high profile climate change alarmists have been backtracking following recent revelations of significant errors and outright fraud involving the … domestic energy. On the other hand, if one really does believe man-made climate change is an impending disaster worthy of dismantling our economy over, then …
… what was predicted by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Roy Spencer, a principal research scientist at University of Alabama-Huntsville, … Global Warming: Science in Service to Politics Changing the Climate on Climate Change Climate Science and Groupthink The Economic Punishment Agency
… 2011. This is the fourth in the last six years the city hit that mark. Climate-change theory thrives on variability in weather. The October snowstorm in … The AGW lobby has always been resilient, even renaming its issue as “climate change” (ACC). The prospect of pervasive drought has been replaced by “droughts …
… any other nation in the world. Efforts to curb so-called man-made climate change had little or nothing to do with it. Government mandated "green" energy … Global Warming: Science in Service to Politics Changing the Climate on Climate Change Climate Science and Groupthink Do 90 Percent of Scientists Really …
… Michigan media outlets are attempting to create a new narrative that a climate change crisis is on its way and will lead to an American South that is too … result will be “climigrants” rushing for Michigan’s border to evade a climate change hellscape. The problem is that migration patterns show the opposite. …
… culprit for society’s woes and collective solutions as the answer. Climate change demands nothing less, the paper argues: By 2050, almost 70% of the … mid-century. Such a scenario is at odds with both the Paris Agreement on climate change and a vision of cities as healthy, sustainable and successful places …
… through a record request. The money partially funded the salaries of climate change workers and pilot projects. The funding paid the salary of a healthy … buildings policy specialist and the nonprofit Community Collaboration on Climate Change, among other things, according to 10 documents obtained through a records …
Michigan is not officially part of the two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which the New York Post says aims to "save the Earth from certain doom." While the Great Lakes state will miss out on hobnobbing with notable personalities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Daryl Hannah, …
Washington is awash in legislation to mitigate climate change, including proposals for higher taxes on gasoline, caps on carbon emissions and stricter automotive fuel economy standards. Among the most peculiar proposals has been offered by Michigan’s own Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, who is intent …
… Increase Alternative Energy Subsidies in the Unites States," drew questions and prompted discussions about clean coal, nuclear plants, electric cars, climate change, biofuels and solar power. More than 475 students took part in the workshops, held over four consecutive days in Livonia, Adrian, Grand Rapids …
… voted for these waivers are on record in support of cap-and-tax legislation to limit greenhouse gasses — a key component of President Obama's climate change initiative. While the hypocrisy of congressmen flipping on this issue is glaring, their action is a harbinger of a much bigger problem. Cap and …
… Act. This is the EPA's Christmas present to President Barack Obama as he prepares to jet to Copenhagen with a mostly empty toy bag to discuss climate change. The president had hoped to bring with him to Copenhagen a signed cap-and-trade bill; the prospect of that happening in the near future looks …
… regarding regional greenhouse gas reduction accords with the state loosing almost 1 million jobs and recent revelations that the science of global climate change has been compromised by political agendas. Michigan's participation in the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord was a bad idea when it was …
… regarding regional greenhouse gas reduction accords with the state loosing almost 1 million jobs and recent revelations that the science of global climate change has been compromised by political agendas. Michigan's participation in the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord was a bad idea when it was …
… greenhouse gases, bypassed Congress by turning to the EPA to implement his energy policy. Regardless of one's view on the controversial theory of climate change, it is imperative that important national public policy be made by elected officials who are accountable to voters and not by government employees …
… that appeared in The Detroit News. The Michigan-specific findings that Thorning discussed in all three venues are startling. By 2030, a national climate change bill would impact Michigan in the following ways: Annual state manufacturing output would decrease by between 5.4 percent and 6 percent. Annual …
… downpours in Pakistan and Columbia to wildfires in Australia and drought in Texas are evidence of the looming climate crisis. It is remarkable that climate change alarmists like Al Gore, displaying the conviction of a conspiracy theorist, find evidence for their theory no matter what the weather. If it is …
Wildfires are once again sweeping through America’s West. Many politicians and activists are focusing on climate change as the primary cause and using the flames to fuel their calls for radical green energy policies, like the Green New Deal. But those policies would devastate our economy, cause financial …
… dominance was driven by state laws requiring workers in organized workplaces to pay dues or fees to a union in order to hold a job. That legal climate changed in 2012, when the Michigan Legislature passed a right-to-work law, allowing workers the ability to keep their hard-earned money and not be fired …
… opinion upholds the separation of powers and takes steps to ensure that we won’t be ruled by bureaucratic fiat. Major policy decisions, whether climate change or other important matters, require legislative deliberation, not administrative determinations." The case concerned the EPA's attempt to implement …
… the defense of the internal combustion engine. Reuters reports: The law is aimed at speeding up Europe's shift to electric vehicles to combat climate change. But Germany is seeking wiggle room for combustion engines that run on fuels produced using electricity, or e-fuels. “The commission should come …
… Not the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID emergency was terminated last month by an act of Congress, which President Joe Biden signed. Not fear of climate change spurred by 148 lawmakers and their staffs driving to Lansing three days a week. Not concern of driving over potholed roads, or through construction …
… that’s why we’re going to continue to push to upgrade our grids, to rebuild our infrastructure, and to do our part to mitigate our impact on this climate change that is making us all feel the pain.” As of Monday, the governor’s official residence was still without power. As of Tuesday, Michigan was the …
… list of what he believes the union should focus on: “Bring about fundamental progressive change” “Proactively act on emerging issues like AI and climate change” “Address societal problems like systemic racism, misogyny, attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, the greed-induced dissolution of a livable climate and the …
… amended bills will continue to impose substantial costs on the average Michigan family while achieving little to nothing to actually address the climate change issue politicians claim they want to solve. Estimates show that taking the state of Michigan to net-zero emissions by 2050 would only reduce global …
… flowing when the biggest storms hit, and when they inevitably do, more and more people will be at risk. It’s ironic that in their fight against climate change, our leaders are putting our lives at the mercy of the climate.” Jason Hayes, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Washington Examiner …
… Conversely, those who challenge the severity of climate change sometimes stretch the boundaries of what some … Heartland’s annual International Conference of Climate Change gatherings to exchange peer reviewed papers, … paragraph: “Given the sweeping success of the climate change movement, you might think its roosters would …
… uncertain about joining the movement against climate change. “It’s not because the science isn’t 100% … United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Prakash said the group will put pressure … whether the organization is more focused on climate change policies or building a movement of activists, …
… would come out and say they don’t care about climate change. But by persistently fighting nuclear power, … produces none of the emissions associated with climate change: no nitrous oxide, sulfur oxide or carbon … leaders do if they were truly concerned about climate change? First, end energy subsidies of all kinds …
… $2,700 annually. For nearly 20 years scientists have been studying climate changes using computer models designed to make predictions of temperature and … of nature far outweighed the impact of any human activity on global climate changes. A thorough public debate is needed before the United States signs …
… apparently believing this to be over those firms' new-found belief in climate change and their support for cap and tax legislation. The Chamber needs "a more progressive stance" on climate change, declared Apple Vice President Catherine Novelli in a letter of resignation …
… Commerce Committee, which will have a central role in the health care and climate change debates to come. However, his critics say that Upton is not fiscally … was an early signer of a promise to not raise taxes in response to climate change, the so-called "cap-and-trade" program. The congressman has used those …
… mentioned during U.S. presidential debates.” Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: “How were we supposed to know there would be a 17-year pause in global … shouldn’t be disregarded. We explain it all in our latest report on our climate change models. It’s 218 pages and it was carefully prepared. We even used …
… low-level period (1999-2013), which lasted longer than the previous three, climate-change activists and politicians such as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) insisted … water levels recorded came long before the words "global warming" or "climate change" entered the political lexicon. The lowest observed level for the month …
… senators claimed their targets were spinning a “web of denial” about climate change. Their actions demonstrate that those who believe the so-called consensus … be investigated for their concerns over the use of fossil fuels or climate change. That same day, a Grist.org article told of a protest outside the …
… and Exchange Commission, asking the agency 'to improve disclosure of climate change-related risks, and material environmental, social and governance risks, … to ensure their portfolios reflect the risks and benefits related to climate change.” According to Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute, …
… Climate Sensitivity. If, as this paper found, the ECS is low, then climate change may not be much of a problem. It could even prove to be beneficial. … fossil fuels should be “leave it in the ground” in the name of stopping climate change. Rather than follow that prescription, though, we should continue to …
… In a 2015 San Francisco Chronicle op-ed on California’s response to climate change, Dr. Jon Christensen, an adjunct professor at UCLA’s Institute of the … phrase “sunny with a chance of apocalypse” to explain his views on “climate-change communications.” He used the term to critique the “doom and gloom” …
… committed themselves to heavily restrict fracking as they focus on climate change and renewable energy. If enacted, the Biden-Harris plan would reduce … stated that she “support[s] a Green New Deal,” the nearly $100 trillion climate change policy authored by Ocasio-Cortez. In that same appearance, Harris promised …
… to supply the majority of its electricity, but public concern over climate change, increasingly strict environmental regulation, renewable mandates, … nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide or mercury.[38] For those concerned about climate change, natural gas also presents a good option as it emits approximately …
… lives? Today’s most prominent science-related issues are COVID-19 and climate change, but many other things are also important to us: medications, nutrition, … latest natural disaster has historical precedent or might be the new climate change normal. But like real science, this takes work. It is worth it, though, …
… designed to combat high temperatures, flooding, or power outages caused by climate change;” and more, in addition to activities like “monthly training and professional … designed to combat high temperatures, flooding, or power outages caused by climate change;” and more, in addition to activities like “monthly training and professional …
… in these issues in recent decades, however, has taken a back seat to climate change. But with the growing attention paid to so-called “forever chemicals,” … these reasons, policy decisions deserve wide-open debate. For many, climate change is a higher priority — either because of its forecasted impacts or …
… in these issues in recent decades, however, has taken a back seat to climate change. But with the growing attention paid to so-called “forever chemicals,” … these reasons, policy decisions deserve wide-open debate. For many, climate change is a higher priority — either because of its forecasted impacts or …
… 100% of its energy come from renewable sources by 2040. DTE Energy serves 2.3 million customers with electricity in southeastern Michigan. “Climate change is one of the defining issues of our era,” DTE said on its website. “That’s why DTE Electric is taking bold steps to significantly increase our …
… coal-fired capacity by 2030 to keep up with current levels of growth. For more information go to http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/ill-wind-puts-climate-change-on-top-of-agenda/ 2007/03/09/1173166991682.html# and http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/coal.html.
… expensive to use that other forms of alternative energy could compete economically. The preferred strategy to eliminate coal is the Waxman-Markey Climate Change legislation, which is more commonly referred to as Cap and Trade or, increasingly, Cap and Tax. A recent study by the Heritage Foundation estimates …
… health of the animal, since a large debate surrounds how mastodons actually became extinct. Some scientists believe they died out as a result of climate changes and subsequent food scarcity, which would be revealed in the fossilized remains of the mastodons. For the most part, however, this has not been …
… Among scandals which are calling into question the scientific validity of anthropogenic global warming, the meltdown of the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change and frigid temperatures and record snowfall gripping much of the nation, it appears federal legislation that forces more expensive alternative …
… means for students of science and for academic research in general. For these purposes, it's not really all that important who's right about climate change. We might not ever really know who's right. The debate is much more nuanced than one side being right and the other wrong. There's clearly evidence …
… journals, thanks to efforts by the same conspirators. These elites were the gatekeepers of input to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports - which is considered the authoritative source on global warming. Independent double-checking was thwarted. As a result, this warped …
… 2007 than "An Inconvenient Truth" had nine significant errors in it and was politically partisan and not an impartial analysis of the science of climate change, according to the London Times. The judge called it "a political film" when ruling on whether or not it could be shown to children in secondary …
… 6,000 to 8,000 lakes in 17 states over five years. In the process of finding out why some lakes are more sensitive than others to land-use and climate changes, the project will employ 17 people each year, most of them graduate and post-graduate assistants in fresh water ecology. Some of them will attend …
… conventional parties across Europe, deny the most obvious of truths? To play lethal games with our energy systems in order to honour the whimsical god of climate change is as intelligent and scientific as the Aztec sacrifice of their young. Actually, it is far more frivolous, because at least the Aztecs knew how …
… Army Corps of Engineers started keeping track in 1918. That attracted attention, including claims that the low levels were caused by man-made climate change. However, by February the level was higher than it was back in the 1960s and remained higher than in previous low periods throughout the rest …
… this year, a group of attorneys general from 17 states formed “AGs United For Clean Power.” The attorneys general have stated they will pursue climate change policies via litigation against free-market think tanks.
… presidency in 2020 has introduced or endorsed a plan, such as the Green New Deal, that seeks to phase out crude oil production in the name of fighting climate change. Joe Biden was the latest candidate to release a climate plan that promotes other sources of energy like nuclear.
… published in The Hill, “the former vice president and California senator have both committed themselves to heavily restrict fracking as they focus on climate change and renewable energy. If enacted, the Biden-Harris plan would reduce energy choices, increase prices and drive Americans back to international …
… another speaker, Elizabeth Perry, an assistant professor in the Michigan State University College of Agriculture, as someone who would discuss climate change and its “equity considerations.” Williams did not respond to a request for comment.
… an employee of Apex Clean Energy. The Energy & Environment Legal Institute, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., opposes the agenda of many climate change activists. The Interstate Informed Citizens Coalition is a Michigan-based nonprofit led by Kevon Martis, a Lenawee County resident who has opposed many …
… Secretary and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Whitmer argues the nuclear plant is not only good for business, but that it will “help fight climate change.” Whitmer is seeking federal funds through the Civil Nuclear Credit program. Whitmer’s letter quotes another letter from Granholm in May, which …
First there was “global warming,” and then there was “climate change.” But a new term is gaining currency, and it is “global weirding,” which in the words of one professor at Northeastern University, refers to extreme weather events. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman popularized the term in a …
… support, oppose or aren’t sure about a series of policy issues the Legislature could tackle in 2023. On almost every issue – from abortion to climate change to subsidies for farmers of color – the poll showed majority support for the left-wing position. That should raise some questions about the sample …
… bureaucracies. Examples include agencies forgiving student loans, treating nicotine as an FDA-controlled drug, and restructuring the electric grid to fight climate change. Supporters of the administrative state have reacted to this doctrine with alarm. The New York Times legal columnist dubs it “the doctrine that …
Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a May 9 press release that Michigan intends to sue fossil fuel companies over alleged contributions to climate change, as CapCon previously reported. Nessel claims these companies have had a climate impact, and she seeks private law firms to submit proposals to …
… into law, this would require the carbon intensity of fuel to be reduced by at least 25% by 2035. “It is past due that we take action to address climate change and invest in the resources needed to make Michigan a leader in environmental resiliency and sustainability,” Singh said in a 2023 news release. …
… war on oil and gas companies: The state’s attorney general announced plans to sue oil and gas companies over their purported role in fostering climate change.
… ‘parent trigger’ Math & Science Center yanks climate change book Pennsylvania considers school vouchers … Sept. 23, 2011 Math & Science Center yanks climate change book BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Battle Creek … Math & Science Center removed a book about climate change from its seventh-grade science kits after …
… alarming pronouncements about climate change. But a new report by researchers … composition.[21] Abrupt climate changes at that time are well … times.[23] Although some climate changes associated with lake-level … investigations of past climate change in the basin over the … anthropogenic forcing of climate change between the Maunder Minimum …
… Western world from strategic infrastructure and toward the vagaries of climate change. At the same time, they have convinced most of us that strategic infrastructure … across the Western world. Many of us still see the environment and climate change as an issue like the economy or gun rights. But for others today, the …
… — contributing equally to a rich scientific discourse. But there is no room for differing opinions in "An Inconvenient Truth," the film about climate change, specifically global warming. Viewers are led to believe that all reputable scientists believe that Mount Kilimanjaro’s receding snowcaps are …
… to feel more like those in Kentucky today and that by the end of the century, summer weather will resemble Arkansas and northern Mississippi. Climate change alarmists predicting doomsday scenarios for the Great Lakes are probably not too pleased with the draft report "Impacts on Upper Great Lakes Water …
… includes a large exhibition on the natural world and the way we attempt to classify nature scientifically, as well as an exhibition on art and climate change. Also featured is the acclaimed video project "Murmur," a study of starling migration in Europe. Runs through June 2010. The Cranbrook Institute …
… warmed 0.07 degrees Celsius between 1999 to 2008 rather than the 0.2 degrees Celsius reported by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Hadley scientists assert that the temperature fluctuation is due to natural climate occurrences El Nino and La Nina, and compensating for those …
… information, visit www.impression5.org/index.php. THE CRANBROOK INSTITUTE of Science and Cranbrook Art Museum present "Cape Farewell: Art and Climate Change." In 2002, artists and scientists traveled on a schooner to the Arctic. Cape Farewell features the results of this mission with photography, video, …
… go the route of the EPA to get his agenda enacted. Tim Phillips, national director of Americans for Prosperity, said when he was at the U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen, one of the most chilling things he heard came from Lisa Jackson, administrator of the EPA. Phillips said that Jackson, …
… promised benefits. Critics of a "Climate Accountability Act" will claim this is just another attempt by the right to discredit the threat of climate change and thwart energy conservation. Nothing could be further from the truth. The "Climate Accountability Act" has little to do with environmental …
… for the Detroit News and editor of TheMichiganView.com, said he was in Washington D.C. for a press conference on the international agreement on climate change called the Kyoto Protocol. Payne recalled the first question of the press conference was asked by the New York Times environmental reporter. …
… bill after the experience he had trying to get information on Michigan's agreement with England on something called the "Partnership on Global Climate Change Action." That agreement was reached under former Gov. Jennifer Granholm in 2008. Rep. Opsommer could not get any information about the agreement …
… the scientists in the world,” said Jim Lakely, a spokesman for The Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank that disputes the notion that climate change is hurting the world. In July, the leader of a progressive think tank made news at a convention of progressive activists. Arshad Hasan, who …
… set fewer records than previous low-water spells, it was repeatedly portrayed by environmentalists and their media allies as clear evidence of climate change. This contention became untenable when water levels began increasing rapidly in the second half of 2013. Instead of accepting that their arguments …
