Paul Driessen

By Paul Driessen Feb. 19, 2018 Claims defy parody, as alarmists become more tyrannical and their policies wreak havoc Climate alarmism dominated the Obama era and run-up to Paris. But it’s at least as bizarre, dogmatic and intolerant now that: President Trump pulled the United States out of the all pain/no gain Paris climate pact; … Read more

By Paul Driessen Jan. 7, 2018 Ex-Grassley aide will now help Big Corn and Big Biodiesel retain their mandates and subsidies Yet another congressional aide is about to pass through Washington’s infamous revolving door to a lucrative private sector position. Kurt Kovarik, legislative director for Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), will become vice president of federal … Read more

By Paul Driessen Nov. 18, 2017 State will defy Trump, double down on renewables and CO2 reductions – and hurt poor families Democrat Ralph Northam had barely won the Virginia governor’s race when his party announced it would impose a price on greenhouse gases emissions, require a 3% per year reduction in GHG emissions, and … Read more

By Paul Driessen Oct. 29, 2017 They’re going for a knockout and jackpot on a farm chemical, a corporation – and science Legal and scientific ethics seem to have become irrelevant, as anti-chemical agitators, regulators and trial lawyers team up on numerous lawsuits against Monsanto. They’re seeking tens of billions of dollars in jackpot justice, … Read more

By Paul Driessen Oct. 22, 2017 Senators and crony corporatists deep-six proposed EPA reductions in biodiesel mandates Despite what I thought were persuasive articles over the years (here, here and here, for example), corn ethanol and other biofuel mandates remain embedded in US law. As we have learned, once a government program is created, it … Read more

By Paul Driessen Oct. 16, 2017 The agency’s carbon dioxide climate “endangerment finding” was a kangaroo court process Suppose a crooked prosecutor framed someone and was determined to get a conviction. So he built an entire case on tainted, circumstantial evidence, and testimony from witnesses who had their reasons for wanting the guy in jail. … Read more

By Paul Driessen Aug. 31, 2017 Croplands, habitats, taxes, family budgets, safety sacrificed to enrich politically connected few? Wilkinson Solar has filed papers requesting permits for a 74-megawatt solar electricity facility about 35 miles east of Greenville, NC. If approved, 288,120 solar panels would blanket 600 acres (0.94 square miles) of now scenic, serene farmland … Read more

By Paul Driessen August 13, 2017 Life without oil, natural gas and coal would most likely be nasty, brutish and short. Al Gore’s new movie, a New York Times article on the final Obama Era “manmade climate disaster” report, and a piece saying wrathful people twelve years from now will hang hundreds of “climate deniers” … Read more

By Paul Driessen August 7, 2017 Al Gore pedals climate and weather scam. CFACT film and Aussie book present Climate Facts. Before I could enjoy a movie last week, I was forced to endure five minutes of climate and weather fear-mongering, when the theater previewed Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Sequel.” His attempt to pin every weather … Read more

By Paul Driessen July 30, 2017 The closest thing to earthly eternal life, President Ronald Reagan used to say, is a government program. Those who benefit from a program actively and vocally defend it, often giving millions in campaign cash to politicians who help perpetuate it, while those who oppose the program or are harmed … Read more