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CFACT’s Morano on Sen. Inhofe’s growing influence

Marc Morano, editor of CFACT's Climate Depot website, was recently quoted in a National Journal article on Senator James Inhofe, the most vocal critic of global warming science and policy in the U.S. Senate. The following is an excerpt from the original article at National Journal: If Republicans control the Senate [after the 2012 elections], Inhofe will be more than chairman like he was under then-President George W. Bush from 2003 to 2006. He’ll be the leading voice in a chamber where the political consensus on climate change has splintered within the Republican Party. And in the absence of comprehensive climate [...]

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Marc Morano

|2012-10-19T18:02:12-04:00June 24th, 2011|Comments Off

Obama, EPA, environmental lobby responsible for low oil reserves

President Obama’s speeches sum up his views on oil, natural gas, and energy prices in just 44 words.“We have less than 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves. We’re running out of places to drill. We’re running out of oil. We need to end our $4 billion in annual taxpayer subsidies to oil companies. We need to invest in clean, renewable energy.”As Congressman Joe Wilson would say, “That’s a lie!” Or at least a deliberate distortion of facts.‘Reserves’ Is a Misleading TermOil “reserves” are what can actually be produced at today’s prices, with existing technologies, and under current laws and regulations. [...]

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Paul Driessen

|2011-06-17T11:22:05-04:00June 17th, 2011|Comments Off

Global warming charlatans feel the heat

By Alan CarubaThe University of Virginia, after vigorously resisting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for data related to the emails of Michael Mann, was the subject of a court order to make them available. While global warming is known worldwide for its claim that manmade warming would doom the Earth, the names and machinations behind the fraud are far less well known.Mann, a climatologist, was part of a relatively small clique of charlatans who, working for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), conjured up all manner of “proof” that the Earth was on dangerous trajectory, heating [...]

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CFACT Ed

|2011-06-10T00:00:00-04:00June 10th, 2011|Comments Off

The myth of killer mercury

By Willie Soon & Paul Driessen This article was originally published in the Wall Street Journal, May 25, 2011. -------------------------------------------------- The Environmental Protection Agency recently issued 946 pages of new rules, requiring that U.S. power plants sharply reduce (already low) emissions of mercury and 83 other air pollutants. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson claims that, while the regulations will cost electricity producers $10.9 billion annually, they will save 17,000 lives and generate up to $140 billion in health benefits. There is no factual basis for these assertions. To build its case, EPA systematically ignored evidence and ignored clinical studies that contradict [...]

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Paul Driessen

|2012-10-19T17:14:51-04:00June 6th, 2011|Comments Off

Oil â€œsubsidyâ€ and â€œtax breaksâ€ nonsense

President Obama frequently says Americans “need to end our $4 billion in annual taxpayer subsidies to oil companies.” The latest Democrat bill would have repealed some $2 billion of what Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and others call “subsidies” and “special tax breaks” for Big Oil.That’s baloney – shameless demagoguery that will inflict further damage on our struggling economy.Subsidies are cash payments from government to the private sector. Money is taken from the 51% of Americans who still pay income taxes – and transferred by legislators and bureaucrats to companies and activities that “deserve” or “require” these wealth transfers, because the recipients [...]

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Paul Driessen

|2011-05-30T00:00:00-04:00May 30th, 2011|Comments Off

Press Release: EPA wrong on mercury

C F A C TCommittee For A Constructive Tomorrow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:March 26, 2011 Craig Rucker, 202-429-2737 EPA Wrong on Mercury (Washington, D.C.) On May 3rd the Environmental Protection Agency proposed unaffordable and burdensome restrictions on electricity generation that will pick the pockets of ratepayers, yet provide no meaningful benefit to our environment. The EPA claims its rules seeking to regulate mercury emissions pursuant to the Clean Air Act will provide “tremendous benefits for [...]

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|2011-05-26T14:04:37-04:00May 26th, 2011|Comments Off

Rural American jobs threatened by Obama forest plan

Afraid that a new plan by the U.S. Forest Service will wreak economic havoc on timber-dependent rural communities, lawmakers from both political parties are expressing their displeasure with the Obama administration initiative.At issue is a sweeping so-called “planning rule” that would guide land-use decision on 198 million acres of federal forests and grasslands across the country. Released in February as a proposed rule, the plan has come under a barrage of criticism for emphasizing species preservation and climate change over the well-being of rural Americans.According to Greenwire (May 5, 2011), Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pennsylvania), chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s subcommittee [...]

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Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.

|2011-05-25T00:00:00-04:00May 25th, 2011|Comments Off

DDT is a potent weapon against malaria

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA—South Africa is currently a world leader in malaria control and has achieved great success, particularly since reintroducing the use of DDT a number of years ago.I have had an interest in malaria for many years and, a few years ago, I was invited to write a chapter in a book published in London on Third World health. My chapter was on malaria and the wonder chemical DDT. DDT is not at all harmful, as so many activists have claimed.Malaria is both preventable and curable. Had the world invested as much effort into wiping out malaria as has been [...]

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Kelvin Kemm

|2011-05-23T00:00:00-04:00May 23rd, 2011|1 Comment

Rants, lies, subsidies and job-killing policies

President Obama’s speeches sum up his views on oil, natural gas and energy prices in just 44 words.“We have less than 2% of the world’s oil reserves. We’re running out of places to drill. We’re running out of oil. We need to end our $4 billion in annual taxpayer subsidies to oil companies. We need to invest in clean, renewable energy.”As Congressman Joe Wilson would say, That’s a lie! Or at least a deliberate distortion of facts.Oil “reserves” are what can actually be produced at today’s prices, with existing technologies, and under current laws and regulations. America has vast oil, gas [...]

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Paul Driessen

|2011-05-19T00:00:00-04:00May 19th, 2011|Comments Off

Sixth International Conference on Climate Change

The Sixth International Conference on Climate Change will be held in Washington, DC on June 30 - July 1, 2011 at the Mariott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW CFACT invites you to join us at the most important gathering of scientists, policy experts and concerned citizens presenting alternatives which challenge prevailing climate policy. We are proud to team up once again with the Heartland Institute to co-sponsor this conference. Heartland are the best partners one could hope for and these conferences are invaluable. You will be glad you were there. Click here for more information and to register

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|2011-05-18T08:39:38-04:00May 18th, 2011|Comments Off

CFACT’s Morano holds Gingrich’s feet to fire for climate position

"Climate change is pestering the launch of Newt Gingrich's presidential bid," reported E&E News' ClimateWire. The E&E reporter then proceeded to extensively quote CFACT's Marc Morano as the primary watchdog bringing attention to Newt's past position on global warming.Specifically, Morano has been holding Gingrich's feet to the fire for appearing in a climate fear ad with Nancy Pelosi. Morano is demanding that he recant and apologize, but so far Newt's spokesperson has said he will not.News outlets quickly pounced on the story, including the UK Guardian, Rolling Stone, The Washington Times, E&E News' Climatewire, and Fox News (see excerpts below).“Politicians like [...]

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|2011-05-13T00:00:00-04:00May 13th, 2011|Comments Off

New â€œWild Landsâ€ battle

Caught flat-footed when the Obama administration’s controversial “wild lands” initiative was defunded under the recent Continuing Resolution (CR), environmental groups are vowing to fight to restore funds to the plan. It won’t be easy.As part of the budget deal negotiated between the White House and Capitol Hill to fund the government through the end of the current fiscal year, Sept. 30, lawmakers denied the Interior Department any money to implement the wild lands scheme. Unveiled shortly before Christmas last year, the administration’s plan would have allowed the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to designate millions of acres of federal [...]

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Bonner Cohen, Ph. D.

|2011-05-11T00:00:00-04:00May 11th, 2011|Comments Off

Carbon and carbon dioxide: Clearing up the confusion

We are constantly bombarded with information – much of it inaccurate and misleading, even deliberately so.We are frequently told we must reduce carbon emissions, support “carbon disclosure” and invest in “carbon trusts” – to prevent catastrophic global warming, global climate change or global climate “disruption.” News stories, advocacy and lobbying activities, and corporate “ethics” promotions frequently use “carbon” and “carbon dioxide” almost interchangeably; some occasionally talk about “dangerous carbon monoxide emissions.”Torn by misplaced hydrocarbon guilt, wanting to do right ecologically, and often scientifically challenged, people are naturally confused. Because so much is at stake – for our energy supplies and prices, [...]

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Paul Driessen

|2011-05-09T00:00:00-04:00May 9th, 2011|Comments Off

Environmentalism as a surrogate religion

By Thomas Sheahan, Ph. D.As we reflect on Earth Day 2011 (April 22) and on passionate appeals that we support environmental initiatives almost too numerous to count, we should also reflect on a fundamental new reality.Environmentalism has replaced religion for many of its adherents.The ending “-ism” denotes a way of thinking, perceiving and structuring one's life. Every “ism” is based on underlying assumptions, principles and beliefs that tell its adherents what they ought to believe and do. Providing ethical guidance for its members is a major part of what an “-ism” does.Followers of Judaism who observe Passover as their ancestors’ liberation [...]

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|2011-05-04T00:00:00-04:00May 4th, 2011|Comments Off

CFACT’s Morano on Fox News on climate and tornado link

CFACT's Marc Morano, editor of Climate Depot, appeared on Fox News to explain the absurdity of blaming tornadoes on global warming. Said Morano: "The idea that our SUVs are causing severe tornadoes is no better than in 1450 when Aztec priests encouraged people to sacrifice to the gods to end severe drought. We are going back to a primitive culture where we actually think we can affect the weather." Global warming alarmists blame any extreme weather event on climate change. As Morano pointed out, "Nobel prize winning economist Thomas Schelling wished for 'horrid things' like a lot of tornadoes in order [...]

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|2011-04-29T00:00:00-04:00April 29th, 2011|Comments Off