Environmentalism
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Ford’s Massive Retreat From EVs, Explained
“The costs of listening to industry experts and politicians in Washington instead of consumers — and profits — have been severe.” ~Jon Miltimore
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How to Really End ESG
“It’s incumbent upon ESG critics to advocate an alternative vision, not merely to fall in line with convention.” ~Russell Greene
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Trillion-Dollar Surprise in the Inflation Reduction Act
“All this adds up to an open tab that renewable energy companies can use over and over again and that taxpayers will pick up. Unless Congress acts to close these loopholes, a $35 trillion debt will look quaint when the US surpasses $45 trillion or even $50 trillion in the 2030s.” ~Paul Mueller
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Hurricanes and Other Evil Winds
“Extreme headlines fit a generally understood narrative and are far more likely to be absorbed by the public. This selective attention pushes a bias toward extremism in climate reporting that significantly inflames the political climate.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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Why the ‘Green Economy’ Is Suddenly in Retreat—in EU, US, and on Wall Street
“Green parties and environmentalists have had success largely by getting people to focus on the desired effect of their policies (saving people from climate change) and to ignore the costs of their policies.” ~Jon Miltimore
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How Climate Catastrophists at NOAA Mislead without Lying
“When it comes to ‘missing context’ about climate change, official government agencies can be among the worst offenders, not just on social media but also on agency websites.” ~E. Calvin Beisner
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The Economic Folly of a Carbon Tax
“Increasing production costs leads to higher prices for goods and services, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income households — especially when they already suffer from high inflation.” ~Vance Ginn
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ESG: A Gordian Knot of the Highest Order
“Thanks to a complex web of CSR initiatives, aid and development programs, progressive intergovernmental agencies, and the do-good posturing of political elites, businesses will further be ensnarled to ESG.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
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Freedom and a Funeral for Chevron Deference
“Overturning Chevron should encourage lower courts to police agency assertions of power more closely, but it will not constrain the administrative state so long as Congress persists in enacting broad, poorly written statutes.” ~Jonathan H. Adler
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Governments, Not Markets, Impel ESG
“Prominent financial institutions have backpedaled on ESG, with net outflows from ESG funds. This divestment suggests that financial institutions may have overestimated market demand for ESG.” ~Daniel Sutter and Allen Mendenhall
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Ford’s Massive Retreat From EVs, Explained
“The costs of listening to industry experts and politicians in Washington instead of consumers — and profits — have been severe.” ~Jon Miltimore
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How to Really End ESG
“It’s incumbent upon ESG critics to advocate an alternative vision, not merely to fall in line with convention.” ~Russell Greene
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Trillion-Dollar Surprise in the Inflation Reduction Act
“All this adds up to an open tab that renewable energy companies can use over and over again and that taxpayers will pick up. Unless Congress acts to close these loopholes, a $35 trillion debt will look quaint when the US surpasses $45 trillion or even $50 trillion in the 2030s.” ~Paul Mueller
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Hurricanes and Other Evil Winds
“Extreme headlines fit a generally understood narrative and are far more likely to be absorbed by the public. This selective attention pushes a bias toward extremism in climate reporting that significantly inflames the political climate.” ~Paul Schwennesen
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Why the ‘Green Economy’ Is Suddenly in Retreat—in EU, US, and on Wall Street
“Green parties and environmentalists have had success largely by getting people to focus on the desired effect of their policies (saving people from climate change) and to ignore the costs of their policies.” ~Jon Miltimore
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How Climate Catastrophists at NOAA Mislead without Lying
“When it comes to ‘missing context’ about climate change, official government agencies can be among the worst offenders, not just on social media but also on agency websites.” ~E. Calvin Beisner
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The Economic Folly of a Carbon Tax
“Increasing production costs leads to higher prices for goods and services, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income households — especially when they already suffer from high inflation.” ~Vance Ginn
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ESG: A Gordian Knot of the Highest Order
“Thanks to a complex web of CSR initiatives, aid and development programs, progressive intergovernmental agencies, and the do-good posturing of political elites, businesses will further be ensnarled to ESG.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
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Freedom and a Funeral for Chevron Deference
“Overturning Chevron should encourage lower courts to police agency assertions of power more closely, but it will not constrain the administrative state so long as Congress persists in enacting broad, poorly written statutes.” ~Jonathan H. Adler
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Governments, Not Markets, Impel ESG
“Prominent financial institutions have backpedaled on ESG, with net outflows from ESG funds. This divestment suggests that financial institutions may have overestimated market demand for ESG.” ~Daniel Sutter and Allen Mendenhall