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Shhh, U.S. Leads World In Carbon Emissions Reductions

Technology, market forces credited for reductions

… 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 …

Gretchen Whitmer’s Michigan: Red tape and orange barrels

Michigan can’t fix every problem, but it can control the controllable, starting here

… 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. …

World Economic Forum seeks 75% reduction in car ownership

Michigan’s partner in the U.S. Centre for Advanced Manufacturing seeks ‘vehicle access regulations’

… 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 …

Feedback mostly opposes Grand Rapids climate plan

Plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from city operations by 85% by 2030

… 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 …

The Michigan Climate Coincidence: Channeling Goldfinger

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, …

Just the Facts

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 …

Alternative energy subsidies: Yes or no?

High schoolers prep for debate season at MCCP workshops

… 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 …

Some Politicians Want It Both Ways on Environment

… 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 …

EPA, Not CO2, Is the Danger

… 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 …

Time to Abandon Midwest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord

… 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 …

Analysis: Time to Abandon Midwest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord

… 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 …

U.S. Senate Resolution Would Limit EPA Power

… 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 …

Dr. Thorning: How Cap-and-Trade Would Harm Michigan

… 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 …

Al Gore Now a Great Lakes Expert

… 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, Wild Theories, and Extinguishing these Fiery Threats

A Goldwater Institute Conversation with Jason Hayes – Virtual Event

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 …

Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law Led to Huge Drop in Union Membership

For the first time in decades, state falls outside of the top 10 nationally in unionization

… 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 …

Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Overarching Authority

The opinion places limits on the power of administrative agencies

… 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 …

Germany defends the internal combustion engine against the rest of Europe

As EU speeds toward the EV transition, Germany asks regulators to pump the brakes

… 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 …