Surprise: Pioneer In Carbon Offsets Charged With Massive Fraud

By William Teach October 4, 2024 – 7:15 am

Seriously, the entire thing is a scam, and, this guy proved it

Carbon Offset Pioneer Charged With $100 Million Fraud Scheme

A pioneer in developing carbon offsets was accused by federal prosecutors of faking emissions-reduction data as part of a scheme to obtain millions of carbon credits and secure more than $100 million in investment.

Former C-Quest Capital LLC Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Newcombe, who stepped down as CEO in February, was indicted Wednesday in New York on wire fraud and commodities fraud charges. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the most serious charges.

C-Quest develops emission-reduction projects to earn carbon credits that can then be sold to companies or other entities that wish to offset their own emissions. Newcombe, a onetime Goldman Sachs Group Inc. managing director and World Bank official, founded C-Quest in 2008. (snip)

Prosecutors claim Newcombe and other C-Quest employees manipulated data to make it seem that certain of the firm’s projects were more successful than they actually were. Many of its projects involved providing cooking stoves in African and Asian countries that were touted as lowering emissions. Newcombe allegedly sought aggressive growth in these projects but also covered up data showing they reduced emissions by a lower amount than anticipated.

Who’s surprised? The whole thing is a scam. We hear all the time about no one really knowing what happens with the money when they buy carbon credits/offsets. Are they really planting trees? Really making a difference? Or, living high on the hog with money from climate cult dupes? It sounds like all those in Scientology who are forced to buy more and more expensive books to move up. It looks like this scam was beyond even what the government can ignore.

Or, maybe Newcombe and the other employees who were busted (Tridip Goswami is in India, and will be in trouble, and former Chief Operating Officer Jason Steele has plead guilty and will work with the government) made the mistake of crossing the wrong people in the government and we’ve seen how that works under the Biden-Harris regime.

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Good News: FEMA’s Out Of Money Because They Spent It On Illegals/Migrants

By William Teach October 4, 2024 – 7:00 am

Are North Carolinians realizing that the Biden-Harris administration cares way more about foreigners than you? Do all the Democrats in Watauga County (where Boone is) and Buncombe County (where Asheville is) who constantly vote Democrat realize that the Elite Democrats couldn’t care less about Americans? How about all the Dem voters (about 30% are) scattered throughout western NC? Or the ones in the rest of NC who know people who lost everything and are being offered $750? Or know someone who was injured, missing, or killed? Or just know and love the area?

Feds say there’s no money left to respond to hurricanes — after FEMA spent $1.4B on migrants

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas set off outrage Wednesday when he told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “does not have the funds” to see Americans through the rest of this Atlantic hurricane season — after the agency spent more than $1.4 billion since the fall of 2022 to address the migrant crisis.

“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have,” Mayorkas said during a press gaggle on Air Force One en route to tour damage from Hurricane Helene in South and North Carolina.

“We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” he added. “We do not have the funds. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season and what — what is imminent.”

Critics pointed out that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocated $640.9 million this year in FEMA-administered funds to aid state and local governments coping with the influx of asylum seekers — though Mayorkas’ office fired back late Thursday, insisting that those funds couldn’t be used for hurricane relief because Congress authorized them specifically for the migrant crisis.

“This is easy. Mayorkas and FEMA — immediately stop spending money on illegal immigration resettlement and redirect those funds to areas hit by the hurricane. Put Americans first,” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Wednesday in response to the DHS chief.

How about we take all those billions of dollars for building EV chargers (only 8 built) and rural internet (no one connected) and use it for the affected Americans? It may not fully help in rebuilding, but, it would damned sure help aid them now and for months to come. We give illegals/migrants $4000 a month and free room and board, but, Americans get $750. Once. They’re getting Maui’d.

Meanwhile

There are way too many reports of things like this, as well relief and rescue vehicles and helicopters being stopped. Why is FEMA doing this? They are there for coordination, not law enforcement.

What might be a conspiracy theory, my own, is that Biden is doing this to sabotage Kamala after he was booted out of the race.

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Surprise: Democrats Suddenly Big Supporters Of Fossil Fuels

By William Teach October 3, 2024 – 3:00 pm

Will the NY Times notice that it is simply an election ploy? In other words, a complete lie?

A Shift Among Democrats: Embrace Record Levels of Oil and Gas

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But Mr. Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate who said “climate change is real” and spoke of the ravages of extreme weather, nevertheless shied away from any suggestion that the United States, the world’s biggest historic emitter of carbon dioxide, should stop burning oil, gas and coal.

And he boasted that oil and gas production has reached record levels under the Biden administration, in addition to gains in solar, wind and other nonpolluting energy sources. “We are producing more natural gas and oil than any time we ever had,” Mr. Walz said. “We’re also producing more clean energy.”

Mr. Walz’s comments echoed a similar line that Vice President Kamala Harris used during her debate with Mr. Trump last month. “We have invested a trillion dollars in a clean energy economy while we have also increased domestic gas production to historic levels,” Ms. Harris said.

What’s this “we” when it comes to fossil fuels? That’s almost all private. Without the trillions of taxpayer dollars poured into solar and wind few would actually build these projects.

It’s a subtle shift in messaging among Democrats. Just a few months ago, the White House was seeking to avoid the fact that President Biden, who has called for a transition away from fossil fuels, has in fact overseen the biggest oil and gas boom in United States history. (snip)

“Democrats have made the political judgment that they don’t get more votes by talking about reducing fossil fuel production,” said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. He said the decline of coal, oil and gas is implicit in the rhetoric from Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz, because the expansion in wind and solar power they seek would reduce demand for fossil fuels.

But, Mr. Gerrard said, Democrats feel no pressure from the environmental movement or young climate-minded voters to make that case explicitly.“Democrats have made the political judgment that they don’t get more votes by talking about reducing fossil fuel production,” said Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. He said the decline of coal, oil and gas is implicit in the rhetoric from Ms. Harris and Mr. Walz, because the expansion in wind and solar power they seek would reduce demand for fossil fuels.

But, Mr. Gerrard said, Democrats feel no pressure from the environmental movement or young climate-minded voters to make that case explicitly.

“They believe they already have the environmental vote locked up and the people they’re worried about are the swing voters, many of whom are in Pennsylvania, which is a fracking state,” he said.

That’s as close as the Times will get to noting that Harris-Walz are lying for votes.

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If All You See…

By William Teach October 3, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is an area turned to desert from too much carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Dissecting Leftism, with a post on Iran opening the door to retaliation.

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Another One Bites The Dust: Israel Gets Sinwar’s Right Hand Man

By William Teach October 3, 2024 – 10:30 am

Hamas big wigs keep being sent off to see if they get their 72 virgins

Sinwar’s right-hand man: Hamas leader Rawhi Mushtaha announced killed

The IDF announced the death of Rawhi Mushtaha, head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

“Mushtaha, alongside Yahya Sinwar, established Hamas’s General Security Mechanism,” the military stated. They served a prison sentence together in an Israeli jail. Mushtaha was considered to be the most senior figure in the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip and, during the war, maintained civil control of the Hamas regime while simultaneously engaging in terrorist activity against Israel. Mushtaha was Sinwar’s right-hand man and one of his closest associates.”

The IDF also noted that Mushtaha had been one of Hamas’s most senior operatives and was a key decision-maker in how the terror organization deployed its fighters and assets.

Sameh al-Siraj, who held the security portfolio on Hamas’s political bureau and Labor Committee, and Sami Oudeh, the commander of Hamas’s General Security Mechanism, were killed alongside Mushtaha, the military reported.

This will make the United Nations head Antonio Guterres and others upset, since they see Hamas as a government, rather than a terrorist group controlling Gaza. Remember, Hamas was elected, then never held elections again.

Meanwhile

‘They were right’: France would defend itself like Israel does, former president says

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said that France would have acted like Israel in an interview with French media regarding Israel’s war on Hamas and Hezbollah.

“I can never rejoice at someone’s death,” Sarkozy said about Nasrallah’s assassination. “But Israel was attacked. It’s the tragedy of October 7 by Hamas, and it’s Hezbollah that led to a massive displacement of the population from northern Israel.”

He continued, saying “Israel has the right to defend itself. It has the duty to defend itself. If we, the French, were in the same situation, we would need to defend ourselves. A country must stand tall, and Israel has the right to live standing tall, to live, period, and to live standing tall. From this perspective, I say they were right.”

Exactly. He also said “I say they were right, and perhaps the worst risk of escalation would be inaction and cowardice.” No one has ever said Israel was cowardly, but, refusing to respond would simply lead to more terrorist attacks.

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Vance Just Missed On His Hotcoldwetdry Answer At Debate

By William Teach October 3, 2024 – 7:00 am

He really should have listened to Realists like me, Tom Nelson, Anthony Watts, and so many more

Vance on carbon emissions and climate change: ‘Let’s just say that’s true’

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) expressed skepticism about the scientific consensus behind climate change in response to a question during Tuesday’s debate.

“One of the things that I’ve noticed some of our Democratic friends talking a lot about is a concern about carbon emissions — this idea that carbon emissions drive all the climate change,” Vance said.

“Let’s just say that’s true, just for the sake of argument, so we’re not arguing about weird science. Let’s just say that’s true,” Vance continued.

There is a scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and is primarily being driven by human activity — largely carbon emissions stemming from the burning of fossil fuels.

Vance, in his answer, said the Trump administration’s climate policy would be to bring more energy production and manufacturing to the U.S. “because we’re the cleanest economy in the entire world.”

First, consensus is not science. Applying the Scientific Method is doing science.

Second, the proper answer is “let’s just say that’s true, for the sake of argument: why is almost every single policy from the Warmists about increasing taxes and fees, increasing the size of government, controlling people’s lives, and taking away their Free Speech and liberty? Oh, and why are you and Harris using so much darned fossil fuels?”

Walz touts EV jobs as he spars with Vance on clean energy in VP debate

(blah blah blah)

Walz specifically mentioned EV jobs growing under the current administration, touting more than 2,000 expected to arrive in Jeffersonville, Ohio. Construction is in progress there for a battery plant to be operated jointly by LG Energy Solution and Honda Motor Co. That facility might benefit from some IRA credits, but it was already in the planning stages before the IRA became law, according to Inside Climate News.

Yet, no one asked Walz if he was driving an EV himself, or if Harris was traveling around in one. JD did a great job coming back at Walz, but, really, Republicans overall need to learn to put Democrats on the spot as climahypocrites.

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Biden-Harris Regime Finally Sending Troops To Help In NC Mountains

By William Teach October 3, 2024 – 6:45 am

Better late then never, right?

President Biden orders Fort Liberty troops to Western NC as part of Helene response

A thousand soldiers from Fort Liberty will “immediately” be deployed to Western North Carolina as part of the response to Tropical Storm Helene, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday morning.

“These soldiers will speed up the delivery of life-saving supplies of food, water and medicine to isolated communities in North Carolina — they have the manpower and logistical capabilities to get this vital job done, and fast. They will join hundreds of North Carolina National Guard members deployed under State authorities in support of the response,” Biden said in a statement.

The soldiers headed to Western North Carolina are part of an infantry battalion task force, the White House said in a statement. Their unit includes a forward support company that can station key resources like fuel, water and mechanics in areas that are still without power or water nearly a week after the storm.

Soldiers will help with the delivery of key commodities like food and water, according to the White House. They will also help FEMA and other agencies participating in the response reach hard-hit areas that remain inaccessible due to catastrophic damage to the region’s roads and bridges from flooding and landslides.

Additionally, the Department of Defense will send 22 helicopters to help with search-and-rescue operations and “dozens” of high-water clearance vehicles.

It’s Wednesday. This all starting going to serious pot last Friday. I can understand wanting to get all the ducks in a row so that all resources are used best, but, it’s Wednesday. This really should have occurred Sunday, when it was apparent that this was a catastrophe. Those helicopters should could have been helpful Sunday, eh? Heck, the state of North Carolina has tasked 700 National Guard members to the mountains at this point.

Interestingly, no reporter in any story I’ve found on the subject (I’m using the local Raleigh source above) managed to ask “what in the hell took so long? What have y’all been doing? You could have had the Bragg, er, Liberty soldiers on the move Sunday.” Obama-Biden sent over 22,000 troops to Haiti in 2010 after the earthquake.

Meanwhile, Biden did a quick flyover of Western NC with Governor Cooper. From a political point of view, that’s terrible optics not putting boots on the ground, based on what’s been going on for almost 30 years. If it was Trump who was president and didn’t appear in person every news outlet would destroy him. Remember how they eviscerated Bush43 after Katrina? However, it was better he just flew over. Getting on the ground would create tons of problems and interfere with aid. Just flying over created problems.

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Woah: Israel Bans United Nations Head Antonio Guterres From Entering Israel

By William Teach October 2, 2024 – 1:00 pm

And, really, Antonio shouldn’t be taking long, fossil fueled trips to start with. Anyhow, this is another case that shows Israel is no longer playing, they are going hardcore to defend the nation and her People since October 7th

‘Persona non grata’: Israel bars UN secretary general Guterres from entering country

Israel’s foreign minister declared UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ‘persona non grata’ and was henceforth banning him from entering Israel, according to a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday.

The ban on entry, said FM Israel Katz, was due to Guterres’s failure to “unequivocally condemn” Iran’s massive missile attack on Israel.

“Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel, as almost every country in the world has done, does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil,” Katz wrote.

He added that Guterres is yet to denounce the October 7 massacre, which is approaching its one year anniversary, or condemn Hamas’s use of sexual violence.

Katz also criticized the Guterres for not leading “any efforts to declare [Hamas] a terrorist organization.”

I’ve actually been incorrect, Hamas is not considered a terrorist organization by the United Nations: that was shot down in 2018. I mean, hell

“The UN doesn’t just subsidize Hamas in Gaza; it collaborates with Hamas. How is that possible? Griffiths just told us — because to the UN, Hamas is a political party, not a terrorist group. And because UNRWA is a local agency instead of a true international organization, this problem grows into an agency that freely employs Hamas members, provides material support to Hamas, and delivers aid to Hamas affiliates.” — Richard Goldberg, FDD Senior Advisor

Double hell, Fateh Sherif, a Hamas leader in Lebanon killed on Monday from air strike, was suspended by UNRWA in March, but, still employed by them.

Back to the original article

“A Secretary-General who gives backing to terrorists, rapists, and murderers from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and now Iran—the mothership of global terror—will be remembered as a stain on the history of the UN.”

“Israel will continue to defend its citizens and uphold its national dignity, with or without António Guterres,” he concluded.

As well it should. A president Trump will stand by Israel. A president Harris will not.

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If All You See…

By William Teach October 2, 2024 – 1:00 pm

…is a fast rising sea which will swamp all the land, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Watts Up With That?, with a post on a floating wind farm losing almost $40 million last year.

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Republicans Introduce The Be Gone Act To Hunt Down The Illegals/Migrants Convicted Of Sexual Assault

By William Teach October 2, 2024 – 10:30 am

I wonder how many Democrats will vote against this, like they did with the bill to deport the illegals/migrants convicted of sexual assault, which still hasn’t gotten a vote in the Senate. This bill is slightly different from that one

15,000 illegal migrants convicted of sex assault are roaming US — and a new bill would force ICE to hunt them down and deport them

More than 15,000 illegal immigrants with sexual assault convictions are roaming the US — and a new Republican-backed bill would force ICE to track them down and deport them.

The bill — titled the “Be Gone Act” — comes after the acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) last week that the US has more than 600,000 migrants with criminal convictions.

The figure includes both those who were allowed in despite committing crimes in their home countries and migrants who were convicted here.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the bill Tuesday to expedite the deportations of illegal migrants convicted of sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence, according to the text of the bill, which was first obtained by The Post.

“These violent criminals never would have entered America in the first place if we had real border security, but now that they’re in our communities, they need to BE GONE,” said Ernst in a statement shared with The Post.

“Since Border Czar Kamala Harris won’t protect this country, then I will. My legislation will combat sexual violence by ensuring predators are identified, stopped, and deported,” she added.

It is not clear how many of the 15,000 convicted migrants entered the US under the Biden-Harris administration, when illegal border crossings hit record levels and the feds were forced to release unprecedented numbers of them into the US with little or no vetting.

They’re here. They’re roaming around the U.S., possibly assaulting women and children still. They shouldn’t be here, and any caught at the border should have been vetted before being released, and convictions for crimes are immediate disqualifiers for entry, even after an asylum declaration. But, because the border was mostly open, we have 15K here. Don’t forget, sanctuary jurisdictions do not report to ICE when they catch an illegal, nor release to ICE without a warrant.

It’s time to control our borders and at least boot out those with criminal records.

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