Afraid of Rising Global Temperatures? Ditch Your Air Conditioner, Suggests New York Times Essay.
Depriving yourself of a modern luxury like air conditioning makes even less sense than banning plastic straws.
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Plastics Are Better for the Climate Than Aluminum and Glass, Actually
Producing plastics from fossil fuels emits a lot of carbon dioxide, but a new study finds the life cycle emissions are actually lower than glass and aluminum.
The SEC Conscripts Corporate America in Its New Climate Change Fight
The new reporting rules will force companies to disclose whether they are prioritizing climate change concerns.
No Progress on Global Emissions 8 Years After Paris Climate Agreement
Officials admitted at COP28 that they are not "on track" to achieving climate goals. And they are not likely to be any time soon.
Biden's Natural Gas Export 'Pause' Is Based on Bad Math
The White House seems to have decided that giving a political win to radical environmentalists is more important than actually reducing emissions.
Cars That Don't Meet London's Emissions Standards Now Subject to Daily Fines
Studies are mixed on whether or not it will make a difference.
Politicians Say They Want To Fight Climate Change. So Why Are They Fighting China on Electric Vehicles?
Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation.
France's Ban on Short-Haul Flights Will Kill People
You're 2,200 times more likely to die when traveling by car as opposed to by airplane.
Vivek Ramaswamy Thinks 'Wokeness Is a Cultural Cancer'
Why the businessman launched a long shot campaign for the presidency.
EPA's New Power Plant Rules Would Be Hard To Implement, Possibly Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that the agency lacked the authority to regulate the entire energy industry at once, but the Biden administration is taking another swing at it anyway.
Without Nuclear Power, Germany's Energy Future Looks Short of Energy
Green dreams are no substitute for good planning and reliable electricity.
Despite SCOTUS Ruling Limiting Its Authority, EPA Tries To Unilaterally Regulate Carbon Emissions Again
Plus: More details emerge on Fox News' firing of Tucker Carlson, Aubrey Plaza shills for Big Milk, Biden announces he's running for president, and more...
No, the World Is Not Heading Toward 'Mass Extinction'
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
Tariffs Targeting Carbon Emissions Would Be a Costly Blow to Free Trade
Joe Biden could take advantage of the expanded executive authority over trade that Donald Trump helped create.
Farm Subsidies and Food Stamps Won't Fix High Grocery Prices. Innovation Will.
With government meddling, many farmers end up doing less with more, and people end up paying more for less.
Driving Electric Cars Produces Little Carbon. Making the Batteries Produces a Lot.
Many politicians who want to ban gas-powered vehicles appear to misunderstand the science.
Ford Rolls Out Gas-Guzzlers To Fund Its Green Energy Ambitions
While that might seem backward, even the most worthwhile green energy goals will require some level of trade-off if they are to be achieved.
Some Countries Are Having Second Thoughts About Electric Car Mandates
The United States should consider adopting a market-based strategy for increasing electric vehicle usage.
Biden Has His Eye on Bitcoin
The president's anticipated executive order stopped short of feared regulations but suggests federal unease with uncontrolled development.
China, India, and Russia Aren't Interested in Updating Their Emissions Targets Before 2025
Meanwhile, the U.S.-China Joint Glasgow Declaration is "a stage-managed nothingburger."
California's Zero-Emission Car Mandate Is Empty Virtue Signalling
Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order banning non-electric cars from being sold after 2035 merely shifts the emissions from the tailpipe to the power plant.
The World Is Doing Better Than Ever. Here's Why You Never Hear About It.
Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know documents progress and explains why it happens.
Ronald Bailey: The World Is Getting Cleaner, Richer, and Safer
Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know documents the immense, ongoing progress that politicians and media refuse to acknowledge.
'Climate Change Is Real, But It's Not the End of the World': Michael Shellenberger
In his new book, Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All, Shellenberger argues that science doesn't support doomsayers' claims.
De Blasio to Skyscrapers: Drop Dead!
“We’re going to ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers which are incredibly inefficient," said the mayor of New York City.
Nuclear Warfare Between the Greens: New at Reason
The fight over treating nuclear power on a similar footing with other low-carbon energy sources
Meters of Sea Level Rise and MegaBoulder-Heaving Superstorms Thanks to Global Warming
Also carbon emissions rate highest in 66 million years
A New Central Plan for the Climate
Representatives of 195 countries hammer out an emissions accord in Paris.
