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 Newsbusters: As expected, President Donald Trump’s rebuke of the climate change hysteria in front of the pious apparatchiks at the United Nations sent the media into a tailspin, with The New York Times leading the pack. Times climate reporters Somini Sengupta and Lisa Friedman snorted at Trump following his September 23 speech at the U.N. for alleging that the so-called “scientific consensus on global warming was created by ‘stupid people’” and having “lashed out at wind turbines, environmentalists and allies around the world while dismissing the dangers of climate change.” Sengupta and Friedman railed that Trump’s remarks were “an extraordinary diatribe that ignored the human suffering exacted by the heat waves, wildfires and deadly floods that are aggravated by the burning of fossil fuels and, at the same time, stood at odds with the rapid expansion of renewable energy all over the world.” JunkScience.com founder Steve Milloy blasted The Times over its self-inflicted conniptio...

  Newsmax: President Donald Trump used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York Tuesday morning to call climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion," according to Reuters. He told delegates that dire scientific predictions of global warming "were made for bad reasons," dismissing the work of climate researchers as politically motivated and economically harmful. Trump further claimed that many advocates for climate action are "stupid" and that global efforts to reduce carbon emissions have damaged economies, particularly in Europe Reuters reported. The president framed his remarks within a broader argument for what he described as American "energy dominance," praising the United States' oil, gas, coal, and nuclear resources. He warned that nations relying heavily on renewable energy are "heading toward disaster," and he singled out European Union climate policies as examples ...

 Steven E. Koonin : A recent Energy Department report challenged the widespread belief that greenhouse-gas emissions pose a serious threat to the nation. It likely soothed Americans irked by forced energy transitions, but you would be wrong to assume it reassured many alarmed by hypothetical climate catastrophes. There is a disconnect between public perceptions of climate change and climate science—and between past government reports and the science itself. Energy Secretary Chris Wright understands this. It’s why he commissioned an independent assessment by a team of five senior scientists, including me, to provide clearer insights into what’s known and not about the changing climate. Collectively, our team brought to the task more than 200 years of research experience, almost all directly relevant to climate studies. The resulting peer-reviewed report is entirely our work, free from political influence—a departure from previous assessments. It draws from United Nations and U.S. cl...

 Gateway Pundit: A federal appeals court on Tuesday delivered a huge blow to Obama-appointed Judge Tanya Chutkan and sided with the Trump Administration by axing billions of dollars in Biden-era climate grants. Earlier this year US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee, granted an injunction against the EPA and barred Lee Zeldin from clawing back the money that was being sheltered at Citibank for 8 different ‘green’ nonprofits. Lee Zeldin previously clawed back the $20 billion in grants under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and Citibank agreed to freezing the funds earmarked for the eight nonprofits. According to AP , the money was awarded to “Coalition for Green Capital, Climate United Fund, Power Forward Communities, Opportunity Finance Network, Inclusiv and the Justice Climate Fund.” The $20 billion sitting at Citibank was ordered by Judge Chutkan to be unfrozen by Thursday and disbursed to the 8 nonprofits. The Trump Administration immediately appealed the ...

 Trending Politics: The future of Florida’s immigration detention center, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” took a dramatic turn Thursday after a federal appeals court halted a lower court’s order to dismantle the facility. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay blocking U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ ruling, which had demanded the site be shut down and stripped bare within 60 days. Williams, an Obama appointee whose decision was celebrated by progressive activists, had argued that the detention center violated environmental laws by failing to conduct a full review before construction. Florida officials called the stay a major victory for President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda and a stinging rebuke of what they described as judicial activism. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wasted no time declaring victory after the appeals court ruling was released. “Victory secured against the activist judge who tried to stop us,” Uthmeier posted on social media. “...

 National Review: Climate Activists Are Influencing Judges to Rule in Their Favor Using This ‘Educational’ Program It is around 8:45 in the morning in this part of Texas, and the temperature is a pleasant 75 degrees.  That does not look like climate change to me. The courts should ignore the climate kooks who are the Chicken Littles of the weather business.

  National Review: A new first-of-its-kind study by Dutch researchers finds no evidence of a global acceleration in sea level rise due to climate change . ... The research, conducted by Dutch researchers Hessel Voortman and Rob de Vos, found that the average rate of sea level rise in 2020 is only around 1.5 mm-per-year, or 15 cm-per-century. “This is significantly lower than the 3 to 4 mm/year often reported by climate scientists in scientific literature and the media,” Voortman told independent journalist Michael Shellenberger. ... There is much more at the link above. As a former sailboat ocean racer, I never noticed any significant change in the tides off the coast of Texas.  Some places I have raced do have significant tidal differences during the day, but in my experience, they were still consistent.  I did notice that the California Coast had much larger swings in the tides than the Texas Gulf Coast.  I think that was also true in New England.  I don't th...

 Daily Signal: California ‘Green Accounting’ Rule on CO2 Can Cost Companies Nationwide Billions, With No Benefit to Environment That sounds like the current California government. It appears to be run by climate kooks.

  National Review: Liberal climate action groups are suing the Trump administration in the name of radical climate justice over the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to revoke the Obama-era greenhouse gas policy known as Endangerment Finding. The Endangerment Finding policy, implemented in 2009, declared that six greenhouse gases pose a threat to public welfare and, under the Clean Air Act, allows the government to regulate emissions from ventures such as cars and power plants. “With this proposal, the Trump EPA is proposing to end sixteen years of uncertainty for automakers and American consumers,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement. “If finalized, rescinding the Endangerment Finding and resulting regulations would end $1 trillion or more in hidden taxes on American businesses and families.” The two groups suing the administration — the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) — have a long history of trying to tear down the...

  Victor Davis Hanson: ... There are mass demonstrations in Britain against illegal immigration and crime that’s not treated in the way it is with citizens. There’s a perception that immigrants, many of them in Britain illegally, are not treated equally. And I mean equally in the system, that they’re not treated severely as they should be, according to the law. In Germany, there are massive defections in support for illegal migration. Remember, former Chancellor Angela Merkel said, “Yes, we can let in people from the Middle East .” Mostly Muslims. She let in 1 million into Germany. It’s got 15% to 16% of the population are aliens. They’re not German citizens. They weren’t born in Germany. We have the same type of unrest appearing in the Netherlands and, to a lesser degree, in France. Unfortunately, illegal immigration and unsecured borders are not Europe’s only problems. They made a conscientious decision—that is, most European countries—to lessen their carbon footprint, on the id...

 Populist Times: CNN analyst Harry Enten appeared shocked by how many Americans still do not believe in the climate change hoax. That number has not changed for the last 25 years, despite the climate hoax industrial complex spending billions of dollars to spread fear. While the number of Americans afraid of the sky falling increased from 35% in 1989 to 40% in 2000, it has remained stagnant since then. That initial small change occurred when climate change activism became a lucrative grift after NASA scientist James Hansen testified before the U.S. Senate in 1988, claiming that climate change was already happening. “The data showed that in 1989, 35% of those polled admitted they were ‘greatly afraid,’ and those numbers have basically stayed the same, with 39% feeling that way in 2000, and five years later, that number sits at 40 per cent,” Enten said. “We went back all the way to 1989, look at that, it was 35%,” he added. “2000, 40%. 2020, 46%. And in 2025, 40%. Which is the exact s...

 The Federalist Wire: ... The Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. energy grid funding was a masterclass in incompetence, marked by a reckless rush to distribute billions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight or staffing. An internal investigation by the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed a shocking lack of financial controls and resources in the Grid Deployment Office (GDO), which administered the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program (GRIP). The findings expose a pattern of mismanagement that jeopardized taxpayer money and undermined the nation’s energy infrastructure. In October 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) shoveled out $7.6 billion to 105 projects across the U.S. under the GRIP program, part of a $10.5 billion allocation from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The initiative aimed to bolster grid resilience, but the OIG’s report, released in May 2025, found that the GDO was woefully unprepared to manage...

 The Federalist Wire: ... The White House has pulled the plug on a long-standing federal program that’s fueled government climate policies for over three decades, The Daily Wire confirmed on Wednesday, April 9. The U.S. Global Change Research Program, established by Congress in 1990, has been a cornerstone of climate initiatives, channeling billions of dollars into research and producing the influential National Climate Assessment—often hailed as the “crown jewel” of climate studies. That era, it seems, is now over. Insiders from the administration revealed to The Daily Wire that steps are underway to dismantle the program entirely. This decision comes hot on the heels of a Daily Wire investigation, published just two days earlier, which dug into how the program’s funds were being spent. The spotlight fell on a hefty NASA contract with ICF, a consulting firm tasked with orchestrating the National Climate Assessment. That contract, now terminated, had funneled millions to ICF—money ...

 Blaze: A climate change finance company that was backed by big name celebrities has filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy follows the arrest of the company's co-founder for allegedly attempting to defraud investors of $145 million. Aspiration Inc., now known as CTN Holdings Inc., is a company that originally started as a sustainability focused financial services firm. Aspiration is a self-described "climate-friendly banking alternative that's good for your wallet and the planet." "When it comes to climate change, your money is power," the Aspiration website reads. "You can feel good knowing that your deposits will not fund fossil fuel exploration or production. By moving money to Aspiration, you’re giving the climate a fighting chance." Aspiration was reportedly backed by notable celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake, Robert Downey Jr., Orlando Bloom, Cindy Crawford, and billionaire Steve Ballmer. The climate change banking company – wh...

 Blaze: Trump’s climate policy shift could save American farmers from disaster The administration’s departure from the Paris agreement and climate funding freeze represent a big win for US farmers, cutting out wasteful spending and allowing American agriculture to thrive. While news about President Trump’s tariffs and crackdowns on the questionable financial management of federal agencies has dominated media reports in recent weeks, a quiet transformation has been under way in agricultural policy. An order to remove climate change references from U.S. Department of Agriculture websites signals a departure from the red tape of climate regulations on domestic farming practices and strings attached to U.S. support of agriculture abroad. ... I have often been critical of the Democrats' climate kook agenda.  Climate change is vastly overrated if it is happening at all. If it were really happening, Texas would be much hotter than it actually is.  The climate here remains pretty...

 CNBC: President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national energy emergency and ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, as he seeks to implement a sweeping agenda aimed at boosting fossil production. “The inflation crisis was caused by massive overspending and escalating energy prices and that is why today I will also declare a national energy emergency. We will drill, baby, drill,” Trump said during his inaugural address. The president promised during his campaign to slash energy costs in half within the first year of his administration. Trump’s declaration directed the heads of federal agencies “to identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities available to them” to facilitate the leasing, siting, production and generation of domestic energy sources including on federal lands. “The national energy emergency is crucial because we are in an AI race with China, and our ability to produce domestic American energy is so crucial such that we can generat...

 American Action News: The Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) coalition — a United Nations – sponsored collection of financial services companies that have pledged to negate their portfolio’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner — suspended activities after investment firm BlackRock announced its departure from the group, according to a press release. BlackRock, which manages more than $10 trillion and has been a leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, announced its exit from NZAM Thursday, with its Vice-Chair Philipp Hildebrand saying the firm’s involvement in the environmental coalition “caused confusion regarding BlackRock’s practices and subjected us to legal inquiries from various public officials.” Now, NZAM has pressed pause altogether, halting operations while it conducts a review of its activities, an NZAM press release published Monday said. “Recent developments in the U.S. and different regulatory and client expectations in investors’ respec...

 National Review: Biden Bans Oil and Gas Drilling in Federal Waters, Striking Final Blow against U.S. Energy on His Way Out And:   Biden Bans New Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling, Makes It Difficult for Trump to Unwind Biden is pandering to the climate kooks and in the process trying to make energy more expensive for US consumers.  I suspect Congress will overturn his efforts.  See also: The perfect pick to lead Trump’s Department of Energy   Chris Wright stands for an America that dictates energy policy to the rest of the world rather than being held captive by it.

 PJ Media: ... Kennedy kicked things off by highlighting an essay Keys wrote for the  New York Times  titled, “Climate Change Should Make You Rethink Homeownership.” Kennedy, in his signature deadpan style, asked, “Did you write that?” Keys confirmed he did. The Louisiana senator then went for the jugular. “Pretty bold,” Kennedy observed. “You own a home?”  “I do. In a flood zone,” Keys admitted. Kennedy’s response was priceless: “Have you sold it?”  Keys sheepishly admitted he had not, prompting Kennedy to drive the point home. “Oh, well, you’re telling everybody else to sell theirs.” Kennedy had just exposed him for the classic climate change alarmist hypocrite. Some of the biggest climate change alarmists are the ones who travel by private planes and live on the water despite their apocalyptic predictions of rising sea levels. Barack Obama comes to mind as a notorious example of this. In his guest essay, Keys wrote, “it’s time for some prospective buyers set ...

 Science Daily: Massive volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula have long been proposed as an alternative cause for the demise of the dinosaurs. This phase of active volcanism took place in a period just before the Earth was struck by a meteorite, 66 million years ago. The effect of these volcanic eruptions on the Earth's climate has been topic of fierce scientific debates for decades. Now, climate scientists from Utrecht University and the University of Manchester show that, while the volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite impacted. The scientists therefore conclude that the meteorite impact was the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event. ... The report does not indicate whether Earth was populated with humans at that time.  Some science fiction has suggested that humans and dinosaurs populated the earth at the same time.  If they did the humans were not writing history books at that ...