Surprise: Judge In Climate (scam) Lawsuit Linked Plaintiff’s Lawyers

By William Teach May 18, 2023 – 3:18 pm

No, no, this is totally not a scam

Top State Judge Handling Climate Lawsuit Worked With Environmental Group Tied To Plaintiffs’ Lawyers

The Chief Justice of Hawaii’s Supreme Court, who is hearing Honolulu’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies for climate damages, has worked with a D.C-based environmental group that has close ties to the plaintiff’s attorneys.

Honolulu’s lawsuit against Sunoco, Shell, Chevron and other companies is one of many lawsuits cities have filed against energy companies in an effort to extract alleged damages for the firms’ contributions to climate change; the Supreme Court declined to hear these lawsuits in April, pushing them back to state courts—meaning Honolulu’s case is now squarely before Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald. However, on May 9, Recktenwald disclosed that he engages in “educational presentations relating to environmental, energy, and natural resource issues” and has worked with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a group which routinely collaborates with environmental activists.

ELI co-founded the Climate Judiciary Project, which developed a climate science and law curriculum for judges handling environment litigation, and has worked closely with individuals who have consulted for or been employed by the environmental activist legal firm representing Honolulu in its lawsuit, Sher Edling LLP.

“Judges are supposed to not only be impartial, but to maintain the appearance of impartiality so that the public can have faith in their rulings,” Rob Schilling, Executive Director of Energy Policy Advocates, a nonprofit that works for transparency in energy policy, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It appears that the judge may have attended (or even presented at!) seminars organized for those on one side of this type of case. Those on the other side were not permitted to present their view, and the seminar took place outside of the courtroom and outside the protections provided by the rules of evidence.”

The article continues getting deeper and deeper, with other Hawaii judges involved, and none of them seem to have any intent to recuse themselves. But, you know what? I want them to rule against the energy companies, so that the companies say “good riddance” to Hawaii. Let’s see the state be able to operate without fossil fuels. How will that work for all the autos, airplanes, helicopters, and boats? How will all the goods come to Hawaii? Will tourists want to have to bike everywhere, and live with minimal power? Hawaii produces very little in the way of food other than fish for mass consumption. Hawaii will quickly become a 3rd world nation without fossil fuels and tourists will say “nope. I’m not spending all that money to visit.”

But, every experiment needs an experimental group, right?

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 18, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is horrible summer heatsnow, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Not A Lot Of People Know That, with a post on the scam that is COP28

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Immigration Today: Child Dies In Biden’s Care, Adams Wonders Where Biden Is

By William Teach May 18, 2023 – 10:30 am

This is the second death of an illegal in a week, the other being a 17 year old, who’s suddenly not considered a child. Just imagine how the press would handle this if Trump were still president. The Blamestorming. AOC and other Democrats would be crying on Twitter, instead of ignoring this

8-year-old migrant girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody, officials say

An eight-year-old migrant girl died in federal U.S. custody on Wednesday after crossing the southern border with her family, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.

The migrant girl died after experiencing a “medical emergency” inside a U.S. Border Patrol station in Harlingen, Texas, where she was being held with family members, CBP said in a statement Wednesday. The girl was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the agency added.

In its statement, CBP said the agency was investigating the death, and that it planned to disclose “additional information” later on. Congressional officials were also notified of the death Wednesday.

The girl’s death marks the first known death of a migrant child in Border Patrol custody since the Trump administration, when several minors died, including because of flu infections.

Last week, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials disclosed the death of a 17-year-old migrant teen from Honduras who was being housed in one of the department’s shelters for unaccompanied minors in Florida. HHS is also investigating that death, which officials said likely stemmed from an epileptic seizure.

The “1st since Trump.” Can you guess what name appears nowhere in this CBS News article? That’s right, Biden. This repeats throughout the Credentialed Media, from the NY Times to Washington Post and so on.

U.S. border officials transfer migrant children to HHS if they cross the southern border without parents or legal guardians. In March, a four-year-old girl from Honduras described as “medically fragile” died in HHS custody, but her death was not reported until last week.

So, not the first death, just 1st in CPB’s custody. Think a bitter deeper on this: why are parents sending a 4 year old across the border solo? Who’s incentivizing non-US citizens to do this? That would be Democrats.

Meanwhile

NYC mayor at a loss over Biden’s absence as cities bear brunt of migrant crisis: ‘Good question’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the surge of illegal migrants that is flooding New York and other cities “should not be happening,” calling it a national problem that needs “a national solution.”

“Where the heck is the president of the United States?” a morning show host on “Good Day New York” asked Adams in an interview to discuss the migrant crisis.

“That is a good question. And I think we all should be asking, why is this happening to a city that was turning itself around and will continue to do so?” Adams replied.

“This should not be happening to New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, in the other big northern cities, and really shouldn’t be happening to El Paso or Brownsville, Texas,” he went on. “No cities should be [carrying this] burden. This is a national problem, and it needs a national solution.”

The answer is simple: go back to the old laws which state if you’re caught crossing the border illegally or residing in the US illegally (either from entering illegally or overstaying your Visa) you will be deported immediately. No years long wait to see a judge, no being released on your own recognizance,  no hearings, nothing. You will be detained, any money and property you have will be seized to pay for your deportation, and you will be sent packing. You won’t be getting free college, schooling, medical care, housing, food, clothes, money, etc. If you want to apply for asylum you do that outside the U.S. and wait.

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NY Law Looks To Criminalize Oil Industry Over Climate Doom

By William Teach May 18, 2023 – 7:15 am

At what point do fossil fuels companies simply say “enough. These lawsuits and harassment laws have gone too far, we’re no longer going to operate in this place”? Imagine most fossil fuels companies saying goodbye to the state of NY. How do people fill their motor vehicles? How about their kerosene and natural gas tanks? Generators? Lubrication for numerous machines? Fuel for airplanes? Fuel for all the police cars, fire engines, ambulances? Garbage trucks? Snow removal trucks? The governor’s limo, helicopter, and private plane? How many gas stations shut down, car dealerships, and so much more? This is what happens when a cult is trying to run government and pass laws without consideration of reality

Proposed New York law puts big oil on hook for climate change

New York state estimates already this year taxpayers are spending more than $800 million for projects related to climate change-caused damages and resiliency projects.

State Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat from Manhattan, sponsors legislation that would hold the world’s biggest oil and gas companies responsible for at least some of those costs moving forward.

“Somebody’s going to pay,” Krueger said. “The question is are the consumers going to pay or are we going to be able get some of it directly out of these enormous companies making fortunes on their continued efforts to destroy the planet?”

The bill establishing a Climate Change Superfund is modeled after the federal Toxic Superfund that collects from companies that pollute land and water. It would apply to companies responsible for at least one billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 2000 and 2018, roughly 30 companies total.

“Those companies are now making more money than they ever have in history,” Krueger said.

The legislation would require the companies to account for roughly $3 billion annually, proportional to their emissions, for 25 years totaling about $75 billion. New York Public Interest Research Group Executive Director Blair Horner said NYPIRG has contributed analysis that the cost will not be passed on to consumers.

In reality, the fossil fuels companies will simply pass on the increased costs to consumers. Those in government do not care, because the taxpayers will pick up the extra tab, meaning citizens will be getting hosed twice. But, then, citizens will move out of NY, reducing the taxable base.

Because the budget was a month late, advocates said time is a hurdle this session. However, they point out, because of continuing cost and the likelihood of litigation around what will be the first-of-its-kind legislation, it is important to pass the bill as soon as possible.

Perhaps the elected NY lawmakers should do the job and pass a budget, rather than farting around with climate cult legislation.

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Bidenconomy: Lots Of Medical Drug Shortages

By William Teach May 18, 2023 – 7:00 am

No worries, Joe is on the job! During the 30 hours a week he works

Drug Shortages Approach an All-Time High, Leading to Rationing

Thousands of patients are facing delays in getting treatments for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, with drug shortages in the United States approaching record levels.

Hospitals are scouring shelves for supplies of a drug that reverses lead poisoning and for a sterile fluid needed to stop the heart for bypass surgery. Some antibiotics are still scarce following the winter flu season when doctors and patients frantically chased medicines for ailments like strep throat. Even children’s Tylenol was hard to find.

Hundreds of drugs are on the list of medications in short supply in the United States, as officials grapple with an opaque and sometimes interrupted supply chain, quality and financial issues that are leading to manufacturing shutdowns.

Anyone who voted for Biden/against Trump, well, this is what you were voting for

The shortages are so acute that they are commanding the attention of the White House and Congress, which are examining the underlying causes of the faltering generic drug market, which accounts for about 90% of domestic prescriptions.

The Biden administration has assembled a team to find long-term solutions for shoring up the pharmaceutical supply chain, at a time when the United States remains heavily reliant on medicines and drug ingredients from India and China. And in recent weeks, generic drugmakers, supply-chain experts and patient advocates have appeared before lawmakers to discuss the problems.

Oh, thank goodness, they’ve put together a team! And people are testifying! That should solve the problem. Which everyone else saw coming back in 2021. In fairness, you can’t put the main blame on Biden, it goes to China and people like Fauci for screwing around with coronaviruses. But, secondary blame goes to the Biden admin, which never took their eyes off the ball, because they never had their eyes on the ball to start with

The White House team working on the broader issue of long-standing drug supply breakdowns includes national security, economic and health officials, according to James McKinney, a spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administration. Bloomberg reported earlier on the White House involvement.

Officials have been debating possible measures like tax incentives for generic drugmakers and greater transparency around generic drug quality. The current incentives favor drugmakers with the lowest prices, which includes those that might cut corners — leading to disruptive plant shutdowns if the FDA demands a fix. (Some shortages, like those of weight-loss drugs, are the result of sky-high demand, while others have been attributed to overprescribing, including for antibiotics, or a lack of investment in potential alternatives.)

So, just a lot of yapping and political posturing. You can really look back to the lines being shut down in 2020, and even into 2021, due to COVID, and they just aren’t able to catch up, much less over-produce.

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Doom: World Might Maybe Possibly Break 1.5C Threshold By 2027

By William Teach May 17, 2023 – 3:00 pm

This is probably all your fault. Or, maybe not

World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn

The world is almost certain to experience new record temperatures in the next five years, and temperatures are likely to rise by more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, scientists have warned.

The breaching of the crucial 1.5C threshold, which scientists have warned could have dire consequences, should be only temporary, according to research from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

However, it would represent a marked acceleration of human impacts on the global climate system, and send the world into “uncharted territory”, the UN agency warned.

Why would it be temporary? We’ll maybe get to that

Global average surface temperatures have never before breached the 1.5C threshold. The highest average in previous years was 1.28C above pre-industrial levels.

Never? It was certainly warmer during multiple Holocene warm periods than it is today

The report, published on Wednesday, found there was a 66% likelihood of exceeding the 1.5C threshold in at least one year between 2023 and 2027.

New record temperatures have been set in many areas around the world in the heatwaves of the past year, but those highs may only be the beginning, according to the report, as climate breakdown and the impact of a developing El Niño weather system combine to create heatwaves across the globe.

So, it could maybe might happen for a brief period because of the utterly and completely natural El Nino. The cult is using this as an excuse. Really, if we’re talking an increase of 1.4F to 1.5F since 1850, that would mean there has to be a rise of 1.2F to 1.3F sometime over the next 4 years to hit the 1.5C threshold. So, almost double what has occurred in the last 173 years over the next 4.

Obviously, this has the cult doomers in the media and UN out, with headlines like

‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach a critical warming threshold in the next five years

And

The world is about to experience its hottest year yet and may likely surpass 1.5C of warming, UN warns: “There’s no return”

What if it doesn’t? What if that magical 1.5C isn’t broken? Who comes forth to say “my bad! I was completely wrong”? Who in the media apologizes for their scaremongering, for failing to be cynical journalists? Who in the United Nations says “I guess we do not need to take all your money and freedom to solve this problem, because we are obviously wrong”?

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If All You See…

By William Teach May 17, 2023 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible cloudless sky making it too hot, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is A View From The Beach, with a post on the wind industry admitting they might just be killing whales.

As a sidebar, I do kinda laugh, because what you see in so many of these photos is doing the hair and makeup just right, getting the clothes just right, the pose just right, and realizing this is first thing in the morning as the sun comes up. Look at the shadows in photos.

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Biden Vetoes Bipartisan Bill Requiring Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panels

By William Teach May 17, 2023 – 10:30 am

Has anyone in Congress considered investigating Biden’s links to China and Chinese companies to see why he’s so excited to exempt them from tariffs?

Biden vetoes bipartisan bill protecting US solar panel makers from Chinese competition

China Votes BidenPresident Biden vetoed a bipartisan resolution Tuesday that would have reversed his executive action last year ordering the Department of Commerce not to enforce tariffs on Chinese solar panel manufacturers for two years.

Biden explained that the legislation — which recently passed the House and Senate with Democratic support — “bets against American innovation.” Last year, Biden implemented the 24-month moratorium on the enforcement of solar panel anti-circumvention tariffs designed to protect U.S. companies, a move the White House said would facilitate investment in domestic solar panel production capabilities.

“Passage of this resolution bets against American innovation,” Biden said in a statement Tuesday. “It would undermine these efforts and create deep uncertainty for American businesses and workers in the solar industry. Therefore, I am vetoing this resolution.”

How is allowing Chinese companies, back by and even owned by the Chinese government, dumping underpriced solar panels in the U.S. good for American companies? Especially when those companies have attempted to circumvent the tariffs by intentionally routing them through other countries? Biden failed to explain that.

“I am disappointed that President Biden vetoed this important legislation,” Kildee said Tuesday. “Failing to stand up to those who engage in unfair trade practices hurts American workers and manufacturers. Our workers and businesses will never be able to compete globally unless we hold those who violate U.S. trade laws accountable.”

“The president’s position, and today’s veto, fails to hold China accountable and hurts American workers,” the Democratic lawmaker continued. “Congress passed this bipartisan resolution with strong support from Republicans and Democrats. Now that the president has vetoed this bill, Congress should once again vote to override today’s veto without delay.”

Congress should be holding a vote today on this. China controls 80% of the market, and are selling them almost like loss-leaders: well below value, without expecting consumers to purchase other products at regular value. And many are just not that great of quality. American companies can’t compete with sub-priced trash being dumped. Who’s getting a payoff, Joe? Which family member is the payoff being routed through? It’s another slap in the face of the American worker. You can’t have innovation without investment money. He killed the incentive for investors to put money into American innovation and manufacturing. He favored China because he gets money from them.

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‘Climate Change’ Will Soon Hit Your Wallet Or Something

By William Teach May 17, 2023 – 7:00 am

Is this a case of the climate cult doing what they always do, involving their cult in any and every issue, or the cult, made up mostly of Democrat voters, attempting to blame-shift away from Biden and Democratic Party policies? Or both?

Climate Change Is About To Hit Your Wallet at the Grocery Store

Inflation can result from demand outpacing supply. Other times, increased labor costs force businesses to raise prices so they can pay their employees more.

But in certain sections of the grocery store, Mother Nature and her human antagonists are to blame for the sticker shock that many shoppers should prepare to endure.

“Increased temperatures and unpredictable weather patterns caused by climate change can result in more frequent and severe droughts, floods, and heat waves,” said Eran Mizrahi, an ingredient sourcing expert and CEO and co-founder of Ingredient Brothers. “Such extreme weather conditions can harm crops and reduce their yields, leading to shortages in the supply chain, which ultimately drive up prices for consumers. Furthermore, transportation and distribution channels become disrupted by extreme weather events, resulting in additional cost increases. The result creates a financial burden on households, especially those with limited resources.”

Weather has always been volatile. Things can always happen. That’s life on Earth. Was it the fault of fossil fueled vehicles when you had the big drought in the heartland back in the 1930s? Or, just that weather happens, things change, and sometimes they are bad? What about the big droughts and poor conditions during the Little Ice Age that led to the French Revolution, where it was difficult to grow crops, especially wheat? The big Irish potato famine, which occurred right as the Earth was flipping from a cool period to a warm period in the mid-1800s?

The Climate Crisis Is Crushing California and Its Farmers

Americans learned a new phrase from their meteorologists in recent months, and one that defines the extremes that now define California’s climate — “atmospheric river.” Devastating and extended droughts dried up reservoirs across the West and Southwest for much of the 2020s and threatened the very existence of the Colorado River that millions of Westerners depend on for water.

Then, in early 2023, atmospheric rivers transformed extreme drought into devastating floods and the largest snowpacks in 70 years. The water planners farmers depend on for guidance couldn’t make accurate predictions and the spring planting season was cold and wet.

California is a state that has always been prone to big flips in the decedal weather, and, really, the problems are magnified tremendously due to poor government. But, you know, there’s just eventually going to be shortages which will hit your wallets, so, give your money and freedom to government.

Meanwhile

NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble.

Yet just below in the basement is an unusual set of equipment that no other building in New York City — indeed few in the world — can claim. In an effort to drastically reduce the 30-story building’s emissions, the owners have installed a maze of twisting pipes and tanks that collect carbon dioxide from the massive, gas-fired boilers in the basement before it goes to the chimney and is released into the air.

The goal is to stop that climate-warming gas from entering the atmosphere. And there’s a dire need for reducing emissions from skyscrapers like these in such a vertical city. Buildings are by far the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions here, roughly two-thirds, according to the city buildings department.

Local Law 97 is creating these conditions, and affecting vast swaths of NYC buildings. Which means the cost of leasing, whether business or residential, will go up to pay for this, and you already have a lot of businesses leaving the city for a variety of reasons. So, good luck with that tax base.

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Maryland Gov Signs Several Anti-Gun Bills That Will Only Harm Law Abiding Citizens

By William Teach May 17, 2023 – 6:45 am

Nothing in this will cause any problems for criminals. It will just make it harder for law abiding citizens, including women, LGBT, and blacks, who have seen huge spikes in legal ownership over the past 10 years

Maryland governor signs gun-control bills tightening requirements

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed gun-control measures into law on Tuesday, and the National Rifle Association quickly filed a federal lawsuit against them.

The governor signed legislation approved by state lawmakers this year in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The high court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen last year ended a requirement similar to a Maryland law for people to demonstrate a particular need to get a license to carry a concealed gun in public.

One of the measures Moore signed Tuesday removes the “good and substantial reason” language from Maryland law that the court found unconstitutional in the Bruen case. But the Maryland General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, also tightened gun laws to prevent someone from carrying a concealed handgun in certain areas.

I’m sure criminals will follow these laws

One of the bills signed by the governor generally prohibits a person from wearing, carrying or transporting a gun in an “area for children or vulnerable adults,” like a school or health care facility. The new law, which takes effect Oct. 1, also prohibits a person from carrying a firearm in a “government or public infrastructure area,” or a “special purpose area,” which is defined as a place licensed to sell alcohol, cannabis, a stadium, museum, racetrack or casino.

The law also prohibits a person carrying a firearm from entering someone’s home or property, unless the owner has given permission. There are exemptions for law enforcement, security guards and members of the military.

But, there is nothing about increasing penalties on criminals who use a gun in the commission of a crime, being able to stop-and-frisk, harsh penalties on people who unlawfully possess a firearm, and so forth. But, it does increase the number of hours required to get a permit, raises the age to 21, and increases the cost of getting a permit (for a Constitutional Right). It also strengthens their safe storage laws. It’s all about screwing with the law abiding, while ignoring the actual criminals.

And, yes, the NRA did immediately sue, and a few other gun rights groups apparently have lawsuits ready to go.

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