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HEADLINE: “Politico’s ‘Climate-Related Deaths’ Claim Collapses Under Real-World Data”, by Anthony Watts and H. Sterling Burnett
“Contrary to Politico’s fatuous reporting, climate- and weather-related deaths are falling, not rising.”
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HEADLINE: “Scientific institutional activism”, By BEN PILE
“Wonks put out another air pollution propaganda piece. Other wonks say there's only three years left to save the planet.”
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HEADLINE: “Mouthpiece for Green Billionaires: Washington Post Fibs about Microplastics”
“There was a time when environmental journalists at least made an effort to present their coverage in a balanced manner.”
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HEADLINE: “The Latest Climate Pivot: From Warming to Agricultural Ruin”, By Dr. Mathew Wielicki
“Here we go again. As public interest wanes in the endless parade of climate doom, first global warming, then extreme weather, activists and complicit…
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HEADLINE: “Why Forecasters Can’t Agree On When Oil Demand Will Peak”, By IRINA SLAV
“Oil demand is proving more resilient than expected, with forecasts suggesting a plateau rather than a sharp decline.”
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HEADLINE: “If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned”, DOUG SHERIDAN
“….the 900-acre site will rely on generation technology that’s largely been relegated to the sidelines of power production—small, simple cycle natural…
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HEADLINE: “EU Climate Law Threatens U.S. Energy, Farming, And Sovereignty”, by Chris Talgo
“ Why the European Union’s due diligence directive must be stopped.”
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HEADLINE: “Eco Bullies Face Blowback As Greenpeace Takes $660M Legal Hit”, by Michael McKenna
“The 'environmental goon squad' finally meets resistance as companies fight back.”
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HEADLINE: “When the Ice Cracks: Michael Mann's Legal Defeat and the Climate of Accountability” By DAVID MANNEY
There was a time, not so long ago, when climate scientist Michael Mann could bully critics into silence with the mere threat of a lawsuit. He was the…
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HEADLINE: “Net Zero’ Is Collapsing in U.S. States”, By STEVE GOREHAM
“From New York to California, state renewable electrical power dreams are collapsing. Power demands soar, while the federal government cuts funding and…
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HEADLINE: “China Vs. U.S.: AI Supremacy Requires Reliable Electricity” By Jude Clemente
“What McKinsey & Company calls “The Race to Power AI” boils down to the emerging struggle between the U.S. and China for supremacy in artificial…
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HEADLINE: “NY Legislature Spits in Face of Natural Gas, No New Connections”, By Jim Willis
“It’s not a good look for New York State not long after Governor Kathy Hochul made a deal with President Trump to allow two natural gas pipelines to get…
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