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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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, …

Green Subsidies, Freight Trains, Gas Tax and More

A special edition of the MichiganVotes Roll Call Report

… 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 …