Vice MAG Column: ‘When this pandemic is over, it’s time to dismantle capitalism’
https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/n7jgkg/coronavirus-covid-19-capitalism-productivity-tories-nhs-economy By Nathalie Olah Excerpt: Unless there’s a dramatic change in the next few days, the UK death toll from Coronavirus will outnumber Italy’s. This was something completely avoidable, something caused by government negligence through an ideology that undervalues human life. … But out of terrible tragedy comes an opportunity to learn, develop and build […]
MAG: ‘A Mitigation Disaster’: ‘A national stay-at-home order would be deadlier than COVID-19’
https://spectator.org/a-mitigation-disaster/ by DAVID CATRON April 6, 2020 The most prominent physicians on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Drs. Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci, have generally managed to outmaneuver members of the media who have attempted to inveigle them into undercutting the president by endorsing a nationwide lockdown. Birx insists that Trump trusts the American […]
Bjorn Lomborg: Follow Sweden’s example – ‘Shutdown is unsustainable’ – ‘We need to map a middle course that both saves most lives avoids a catastrophic recession’
"We need to map a middle course that both saves most lives <and> avoids a catastrophic recession," writes @HooverInst Visiting Fellow @BjornLomborg. #COVID19 https://t.co/qSuYpeb779 — Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) April 6, 2020 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-shutdown-to-contain-coronavirus-is-unsustainable/articleshow/74993372.cms By Bjørn Lomborg The potential impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is enormous. But draconian policies to tackle the virus also have colossal costs. […]
CAFE standards reform and the Big Green lie
https://www.cfact.org/2020/04/03/cafe-standards-reform-and-the-big-green-lie/ By Craig Rucker |April 3rd, 2020|Climate, Energy|78 Comments The Trump Administration finalized its reform of the “CAFE,” or Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards that impact every vehicle we buy and drive. This is a big boost for the American economy that coincidentally arrives just in time, with the economy reeling from the emergency brought on by COVID-19. […]
Environmental Reporters Strategize On Using Coronavirus To Advance Climate Agenda – Bring in Hayhoe to give advice
Environmental Reporters Strategize On Using Coronavirus To Advance Climate Agendahttps://t.co/Uw0Ub0YeRz @sejorg — Western Wire (@WesternWireNet) April 6, 2020 https://westernwire.net/environmental-reporters-strategize-on-using-coronavirus-to-advance-climate-agenda/ With the nation locked down due to the coronavirus outbreak, members of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) last week compared the dangers of the pandemic with climate change and discussed how to leverage reporting on […]
Watch: ‘$154 Billion Spent On A Climate Hoax’ – Video features activists touting ‘climate change’ as #1 threat
The Ann and Phelim Scoop There’s a reason why Americans don’t trust Washington and Hollywood. For years the left has warned about the “crisis” that would end the world. Now we are actually facing a global crisis that may lead to massive loss of life and a worldwide economic depression. Congress just passed a $2 […]
German Public Law Professor: Climate Crisis ‘Requires Freedom-Limiting Measures’ – ‘Fight against the virus’ is model for climate fight
https://notrickszone.com/2020/04/04/german-public-law-professor-judge-climate-crisis-requires-freedom-limiting-measures/ By P Gosselin Dictatorship for a good cause…the march to tyranny: The public can be convinced “to accept even the most serious encroachments on fundamental rights,” writes a German public law professor, state high court judge at his blog. Like the corona crisis, in the face of the climate crisis it’s time to seriously encroach […]
NYT’s Tom Friedman: Trump Climate Response Could Be ‘More Destructive’ Than Virus Response
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2020/04/03/nyts-friedman-spews-trump-climate-change-response-could-be By Joseph Vazquez | April 3, 2020 3:42 PM EDT Insufferable New York Times opinion columnist Thomas Friedman is exploiting the pandemic to spew climate change drivel at President Donald Trump. In an op-ed headlined “With the Coronavirus, It’s Again Trump vs. Mother Nature,” Friedman used a dubious comparison between Trump’s handling of the coronavirus and climate change as evidence […]
CLAIM: ‘Mental health’ is ‘the most overlooked consequences of climate change’
One of the most overlooked consequences of climate change? Our mental health By Lawrence A. Palinkas Excerpt: The findings of one study after another are punctuated by breaking news or the direct experience of wildfires, hurricanes and floods that forced thousands of people to evacuate, damage property, and erase tangible reminders of our past. More […]