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With COVID emergency over, Michigan senator pushes for remote meetings

With a two-seat majority in the House and Senate, Democrats who run Lansing don’t have a vote to spare

… 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 …

Whitmer: Governor’s residence went days without power after storms

Not even the governor’s residence was spared the mass power outages of the last week

… 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 …

Teachers union president: Focus on politics, not on bargaining, wages, education

AFT head David Hecker urges ‘fundamental progressive change’

… 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 …

New Energy Bills Would Increase Costs and Blackouts

Michigan ratepayers can expect to pay an additional $2,746 a year for less reliable electricity

… 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 …

Mackinac in the Media

… 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 …

Playing Chicken With the World’s Economies

… 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 …

In Their Own Words: Democratic Socialists, Green New Dealers Meet In Detroit

They don’t like capitalism

… 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, …

Michigan Is About to Lose a Big Source of Green Energy

If governors cared about the climate, they wouldn’t oppose nuclear energy

… 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 …

Global Warming: Mother Nature Is Still In Charge

… $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 …

The Corporatism of Nike and Apple

… 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 …

Critics Challenge Choosing Upton as Energy Chair

… 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 …

What if it Were April Fools' Day Year Round?

It might sound a lot like this

… 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 …

Great Lakes Water Levels At High-Level Marks

Rise has submerged some beaches

… 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 …

You Have My Permission to Speak … Unless

… 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 …

Congress May Protect Private Pensions from State Bureaucrats

Recent regulations allow states to create and manage retirement for private employees

… 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, …

Thirty Years of Climate Concerns

And technology and efficiency are still our best bet

… 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 …

Sunny With a Chance of Apocalypse

Consumers Energy should produce affordable, reliable energy

… 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” …

What a Biden-Harris Presidency Would Mean for the Future of Energy

Both support largely ending oil and gas production

… 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 …

Fossil Fuels

Natural Gas

… 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 …

How to Decide What Science is Real

There’s more to the scientific process and knowledge than just the latest slogan or political noise

… 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, …