… actual debate is between those who argue that there will be a large and catastrophic increase in global temperatures and those who believe that any climate change will be quite small, generally beneficial and possibly indistinguishable from normal climate variability. Increasingly, scientists are moving …
… Kamboj for her essay on the scientific errors in the film "The Day After Tomorrow," which depicted the supposed cataclysmic consequences of global climate change. Third place was awarded to Phoebe Huberty, who analyzed why the Fizzy Lifting Drink featured in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" could not …
… tanks like the Mackinac Center is to keep liberty-oriented principles alive when policymakers are hostile to them. Then, when the ideological climate changes, ideas that seemed out of vogue can suddenly gain new currency. At the beginning of 2011, the tide of new leaders at all levels of state government …
… policy changes that are responsible for Michigan’s improving migration picture. Eventually, however, we believe that recent business tax and labor climate changes will drive greater economic growth and opportunity for Michigan and ultimately all Americans.
By Kevon Martis Climate change activist James Hansen has said, "Suggesting that renewables will let us phase rapidly off fossil fuels in the United States, China, India, or the world as a whole is almost the equivalent of believing in the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy." But this has not prevented the …
… global warming and the Legislature even tried to ban the use of Michigan lakes for bottled water. Today, now that levels are high and rising, climate change is again being blamed. Proposal 1 Will Cost the Average Michigan Household Up to $525 a Year in Extra Taxes The May ballot proposal would have …
… of the [Trump administration’s] most consequential regulatory rollbacks” that will "virtually [undo] the government's biggest effort to combat climate change.” One Sierra Club staffer even argued it would “recklessly [drive] us over a climate cliff.” In reality, the rule sets a reasonable floor, below …
… however, the victim gives in to an all-consuming desire to expose the betrayal. To set that scene, Gibbs opens the film by detailing his belief in climate change — the same view held by most climate alarmists: that human use of fossil fuels will lead to an inevitable catastrophe. He uses old video to reinforce …
… thriving: Contrary to claims that accompanied a heart-wrenching 2017 video of a starving polar bear, the species is not being driven to extinction by climate change. In fact, according to The State of the Polar Report 2018, the wild population has increased from about 5,000 in the 1950s to the current “global …
… gas reserves are up Natural gas prices are down Air quality is better Motor vehicles are safer LED lights save energy CO2 capture could mitigate climate change The ozone hole is smaller Higher CO2 levels increase vegetation Genetic libraries increase resistance to diseases The cosmic crisp apple has a …
Wildfires throughout the West are making headlines again this summer. While much attention is paid to whether climate change is making wildfires more frequent or intense, Jonathan Wood of the Property and Environment Research Center argues that dangerous fires can be mitigated with better forest management …
… “Increasing renewable generation from wind and solar is crucial to transitioning the energy market away from fossil fuels which are helping drive climate change.” The article goes on to blame “NIMBYism” for the election losses, praising the “guardrails” Wisconsin and other states have put around renewable …
… supplies and concern about the increasingly detrimental effects of climate change have pushed renewable energies to the forefront of U.S. energy-policy … emissions.[30] As politicians and policymakers continue to worry about climate change, foreign oil dependence, and the availability of domestic energy resources, …
… questioned the so-called consensus narrative on climate change. But for those who remain concerned that human-caused climate change presents a potentially catastrophic challenge … species is not being driven to extinction by climate change. In fact, according to The State of the Polar …
… strategy on this idea. ‘Give for the greater good’ doesn’t seem to work in the overall business world; perhaps in coming years if the economic climate changes, their attitude may change." GAVE AT THE OFFICE One businessman told Michigan Education Report that school taxes and school performance both …
… Top-down government mandates lack these important elements. 4. Efficiency is the key to reducing environmental impacts. No matter how serious climate change or any other environmental risk may be, efficiency and improved technologies — when willingly adopted — offer the best approach to reducing the …
… cause for optimism on the first question, there are reasons to believe things can change. “Green New Deal” policies have not proven popular, and “climate change,” despite heavy promotion by government and media, still ranks very low among voter concerns. And as bad energy policies lead to real power failures, …
… either closer, more directly in the sun’s rays, or the opposite. That likely is a major piece of the onsets and ends of glaciations and other climate changes. There have also been meteor impacts, which is what many scientists believe brought about the demise of the dinosaurs and the end of the Cretaceous …
… revolution. Without this energy, the vast majority of humanity would likely return to a life of poverty, disease and want. Some argue that issues like climate change, deforestation, or plastic pollution prove that contemporary lifestyles and free markets, all powered by our growing demand for energy, have allowed …
