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John Kerry targets agriculture as part of climate crusade

Posted on June 5, 2023 by admin | 1 Comment

Spread the loveSpecial Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry warned Wednesday that the world can’t tackle climate change without first addressing the agriculture sector’s emissions. Kerry lamented that agriculture production alone creates 33% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that reducing…

Gas Prices Surge After Saudi Arabia Announces Another Production Cut

Posted on June 5, 2023 by admin | 485 Comments

Spread the loveThe group of major oil-producing countries known as OPEC Plus agreed on Sunday to embark on a complex effort to adjust production as it aimed to halt the recent slide in oil prices, including an additional cut in…

A Multi-Polar World Is Developing

Posted on June 5, 2023 by admin | 429 Comments

Spread the loveBy Natasha Wright A new world order is evidently well underway with BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations offering ample alternatives to the hegemonic Collective West. ‘If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot…

Ireland Mulls Over Plan To Kill 200,000 Cows To Fight Climate Change

Posted on June 5, 2023 by admin | 200 Comments

Spread the loveLivestock production — primarily cows — has apparently become such a problem for the climate that government officials in Ireland are mulling over a plan to kill hundreds of thousands of cows. The Irish Mirror said a new Department of…

The Anti-Western Nuclear Club: North Korea, China, Russia and Iran Dangerously Target the West

Posted on June 3, 2023 by admin | 182 Comments

Spread the loveby Majid Rafizadeh The anti-Western nuclear club — North Korea, Russia and China, with Iran close to joining the club — have become emboldened and empowered as never before, thanks to the Biden administration’s feeble leadership. China, North Korea and Russia are building up their…

The Truth Central June 2, 2023: Leftist Green Agenda Buying Positive Coverage as Evidence of its Failings Mount

Posted on June 2, 2023 by admin | 471 Comments

The Green New Deal Agenda will stop at nothing to push its plan, which they likely know will not work, for Net Zero emissions by 2050 despite the expense, pressure on the grid and destruction of our way of life.…

Biden administration offering Tehran a deal: The release of frozen Iran assets

Posted on June 2, 2023 by admin | 202 Comments

Spread the loveUS President Joe Biden may grant Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi an end to all past and current IAEA investigations into Iran’s nuclear violations alongside the suck-up deal above. Believe it or not, the Biden administration apparently is once again offering…

India’s Imports Of Russian Oil Hit A Record High

Posted on June 2, 2023 by admin | 182 Comments

Spread the loveIndia’s oil imports from Russia continue to surge as cheaper Russian crude exports find more and more buyers in the world’s third-largest crude oil importer. India shattered its previous records of imports of Russian crude and took in…

The Grid Needs A $20 Trillion Upgrade To Support Energy Transition

Posted on June 2, 2023 by admin | 184 Comments

Spread the loveFor the energy transition to happen, the world needs massive grid overhauls. This message has been overlooked for years as wind and solar stole the limelight, but now it’s back on the agenda. Because no transition from baseload,…

California Spent $17 Billion on Homelessness. It’s Not Working

Posted on June 2, 2023 by admin | 135 Comments

Spread the loveThe Wood Street encampment for years drew people with nowhere to live, until a fire made finding a solution an urgent—and frustrating—task. OAKLAND, Calif.—City firefighters arrived midmorning at a homeless camp on Wood Street to quell a fire spreading across a…

The Leftist Green Agenda Is Buying Its Way Into The News

Posted on June 2, 2023 by admin | 179 Comments

Spread the loveby Larry Behrens Proponents of the green movement are pouring millions into grants to sneak news content supportive of their agenda. Take a moment to consider the phrase “Joe Biden’s hard-hat environmentalism” that appeared in a recent Associated Press article.…

Senate Overturns Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan, Setting Up Veto

Posted on June 2, 2023 by admin | 200 Comments

Spread the loveThe U.S. Senate voted to overturn President Joe Biden’s student debt transfer program on June 1, rebuking his efforts to bypass Congress and cancel the debt of certain student loan recipients. The chamber passed the joint resolution of…

The Truth Central June 1, 2023: A Debt-Ceiling Deal Which Does Not Deal With Debt; Iran Wants US Out of Syria

Posted on June 1, 2023 by admin | 112 Comments

While many are celebrating the debt ceiling agreement -- and there are a few positive takeaways from it -- the pact does not, however, properly deal with the national debt. Dr. Jerome Corsi breaks down the bill, its provisions and…

Mortgage Rates Re-Spike to 7% Range as it Sinks in that the Fed Won’t Cut Rates “Anytime Soon,” Mortgage Applications Plunge to 1995 Levels. Even Investors Pull Out

Posted on June 1, 2023 by admin | 113 Comments

Spread the loveBy Wolf Richter for WolfStreet.com The 7% mortgages are back. The average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming balances jumped to 6.91%, the highest since November, according to the weekly measure by the Mortgage Bankers Association today. The…

A Debt-Ceiling Deal That Doesn’t Deal With Debt

Posted on June 1, 2023 by admin | 205 Comments

Spread the loveby Greg Ip, Chief Economics Columnist for the Wall Street Journal Republicans, Biden on brink of a default hammer out a deal that doesn’t raise taxes or address the biggest sources of spending pressure. There’s an old saying…

BlackRock’s Fink Questioned Over Growing ESG Pushback

Posted on June 1, 2023 by admin | 13 Comments

Spread the loveDuring BlackRock’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, CFACT President Craig Rucker posed a question to Chairman and CEO Larry Fink on the matter of the company’s recent setbacks in the area of ESG financing. During a Q&A session…

Labor Leader in UK Threatens to End Oil and Gas Investment in North Sea

Posted on June 1, 2023 by admin | 201 Comments

Spread the loveIn January this year, at the Davos summit, the leader of Britain’s Labour party, Keir Starmer, said that if Labour won the next elections, they would put an end to investments in oil and gas in the North Sea. This…

The Truth Central May 31, 2023: The Tide Turns Against Climate Change Fanatics; Debt Ceiling Agreement Resumes Student Loan Payments

Posted on May 31, 2023 by admin | 201 Comments

We all want clean water and know the importance of taking care of our environment, but the Climate Change Agenda has not been about that for a long time. Despite evidence mounting against their arguments (i.e. the "Doomsday Glacier" in…

New Study Shows Antarctic “Doomsday Glacier” Thicker than 8,000 Years Ago

Posted on May 31, 2023 by admin | 125 Comments

Spread the loveScientists have determined there is no measured data to “indicate thicker than present ice after 4ka” at a West Antarctic study site near the Thwaites “Doomsday” Glacier. Any ice melt observed today is thus “reversible”… and natural. The…

Three New China-Russia-Iran and Iraq Agreements Confirm The New Oil Market Order

Posted on May 31, 2023 by admin | 205 Comments

Spread the loveSimon Watkins, OilPrice.com The last week or so has seen a flurry of major cooperation agreements – including in energy, security, and logistics – between various permutations of Iran, Iraq, Russia, and China. Like a very dark version…