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(Image credit – Adam Schultz / The White House) Four months into his administration, President Biden’s approach to climate change is beginning to cohere around two executive orders he issued his first week in office.  Signed on Inauguration Day, the first order set an urgent tone through high-priority moves, such as rejoining the Paris climate agreement, initiating an update of government benchmarks for the social cost of greenhouse gases, and reversing a number of Trump administration ac...

House Approves Jan. 6 Commission Over G.O.P. Opposition Last Updated May 20, 2021, 12:33 a.m. ETMay 20, 2021, 12:33 a.m. ET The House voted nearly along party lines Wednesday evening to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 House Approves Commission to Investigate Jan. 6 Insurrection The House of Representatives voted, 252 to 175, on We...

Documentary, Program Fathom Events, SpectiCast, CFACT and CDR invite you to experience Climate Hustle when it comes to select cinemas nationwide for a thought provoking one-night event on Monday, May 2. Climate Hustle will reveal the science, politics, and media hype surrounding global warming. Cinema audiences will learn more about the topic through a panel discussion headlined by Sarah Palin (2008 Republican Vice Presidential Candidate; Governor of Alaska 2006-2009); moderated by Brent Bozel...

The removal of the scientist, Michael Kuperberg, was part of an effort in the final months of the Trump administration to thwart the National Climate Assessment.

Bjorn Lomborg, president of Copenhagen Consensus, argues the left is using fear to push costly, radical climate policies. The White House has brought back the scientist responsible for overseeing the government’s climate reports after he was ousted by the Trump administration last year.  The Biden administration announced Dr. Michael Kuperberg had returned to the position of executive director of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, six months after he’d been reassigned from that post ...

Biden administration formally launches task force to ensure scientific decisions are free from political influence Getty Images The Biden administration announced Monday the formal launch of its Scientific Integrity Task Force which will review the federal government’s scientific policies to ensure they are free from inappropriate political influence. The 46 members come from across the federal government and will meet for the first time on Friday. The review comes after several former Trump ...

The Truth About Sea Levels and Fossil Fuels Commentary Environmental activists, mainstream media outlets, and many scientists routinely claim governments must take drastic action to prevent rapidly rising seas. They claim unless humans are forced to stop using fossil fuels, low-lying islands and coastal areas will soon be swamped beneath the waves. To back up their claims, they cite statements (pdf) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserting it is “very likely” se...

Biden White House removes Trump-era scientist from overseeing climate report White House officials have transferred Trump-appointed scientist Betsy Weatherhead from her position overseeing the US government’s report on the effects of climate change, a senior administration official told CNN. The move is part of a larger effort by the Biden administration to clean house of President Donald Trump’s political appointees in scientific roles. The EPA recently wiped out the entire Scientific Advi...

By Joseph Choi - 04/19/21 09:59 AM EDT   The White House has reportedly removed and reassigned a scientist chosen by a Trump administration appointee to oversee the government’s definitive report on the effects of climate change. Citing two sources close to the matter, The Washington Post reports that Betsy Weatherhead, an experienced atmospheric scientist, has been removed from her position as lead of the National Climate Assessment and been reassigned to U.S. Geological Survey. Accordi...

12 April 2021 - On its Climate Science Information Centre, extended in February to South Africa, Facebook states that “at least 97% of published scientists agree that global warming is real and caused by humans”.