environmentalism

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The War on Plastic and Prosperity: Plastic Puritanism
Even accepting for the sake of argument the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s alarmist and dubious premise that there is a “plastic pollution crisis,” it's focus on eliminating polystyrene is odd given…
by Ken Braun on October 31, 2022

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The War on Plastic and Prosperity: Environmentally and Economically Dangerous
In addition to modern fertilizers and high-yield agriculture (two other modern miracles the reliably risible Ellen MacArthur Foundation recommends moving away from), billions in the wealthy world owe our low-cost,…
by Ken Braun on October 31, 2022

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‘Creation Care’ or Christianity?
Today's "creation care" proponents may market their doctrines to Christians as scriptural, but the funders behind this campaign are the same foundations bankrolling the secular eco-activist groups responsible for the…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 27, 2022

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Hey NPR: Why Are Environmentalists Opposing Nuclear Power?
This week NPR ran a report titled “Why Even Environmentalists Are Supporting Nuclear Power Today.” It gives deserved praise to advocates such as Michael Shellenberger and Mothers for Nuclear, following…
by Ken Braun on August 31, 2022

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“Green” Mega-Donors Funding Key Senate Battleground Races
Green Senate 2022 doesn’t have a website or online presence, but this new political action committee (PAC) is funneling tens of thousands of dollars to key Democrats in Georgia, North…
by Hayden Ludwig, Kevin Mooney on August 29, 2022

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Book Review: Fossil Future
Environmentalism has always offered a dark vision of our future—either return to the Stone Age or go extinct—but many Americans are only now wising up to its anti-human streak, thanks…
by Hayden Ludwig on July 21, 2022

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The Deep Pockets of the ‘Green’ Left
In 2020 alone, nearly 200 environmentalist nonprofits collectively raked in $3.2 billion from wealthy donors and foundations to push radical climate legislation, fund ideological lawsuits against the oil and gas industry, shut…
by Hayden Ludwig on May 27, 2022

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Will the Supreme Court Toss the EPA’s Climate Regulation?
If the Supreme Court rules in West Virginia’s favor in West Virginia v. EPA, it could mean the end of the endangerment finding and the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 28, 2022

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Forced Electrification: Environmentalists’ War on Consumers
Environmentalism boils down to making your life harder. From banning oil-burning cars to promising the moon with feel-good renewables, eco-activists are on a mission to make electricity a luxury good—and…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 24, 2022

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Forced Electrification: The Stealth War on Your Dishwasher
Activists may call it “electrification,” but their plan has nothing to do with bringing electricity to rural communities à la the New Deal and Tennessee Valley Authority. Instead, it’s a…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 24, 2022