“It’s pointless to reduce carbon emissions inside Europe, to then import them from outside.” (Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy and Finance, France)

“When I was our ambassador to the EU, I spent a lot of time on some very difficult trade issues. This could become the mother of all trade issues if not handled right.” (Richard Morningstar, Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center)

– Quoted in “How Europe’s Border Carbon Tax Plan Could Force the U.S. to Act on Climate Change,” Time, March 4, 2020.

Tariffs and quotas in the name of CO2 reduction, euphemistically called “border adjustments,” is the wolf at the international door. From the U.S. side, Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates have threatened such protectionism if elected. Part III of Biden’s Climate Plan states:

As the U.S.

“Learn hundreds of wide-ranging ideas, including how to talk about the climate crisis in age-appropriate ways; amplify the voices of youths demanding change; get kids off screens — and outdoors; change your lifestyle in ways that deepen bonds, improve moods, and reduce your impact on the Earth.”

“How Kids Can Stop Fearing the Future and Tackle Climate Change” by Michael Krasny fawningly describes a new propaganda book by Mary DeMocker, “The Parents Guide to Climate Revolution,” complete with a foreword by deep ecologist Bill McKibben.[1]

Subtitled “100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night’s Sleep,” Parents Guide is self-advertised as follows:

“Relax,” writes author Mary DeMocker, “this isn’t another light bulb list. It’s not another overwhelming pile of parental ‘to dos’ designed to shrink your family’s carbon footprint through eco-superheroism.”

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Some of the more important articles in this issue are:
Study: Green New Deal would cost $75K per household in first year
Sorry Virtue Signalers, a Carbon Tax Would Have No Impact on Climate
14± million trees felled in Scotland for wind development, 2000–2019
Why Some Families Living Near Wind Facilities Contemplate Vacating Their Homes
The Misguided Green Virtue-Signaling of Solar Panel Mandates
Surprising Disadvantages of Using Solar Energy
Don’t like CO2?…

There’s a war on conservativism, but it’s not coming from the Left. Whether it’s the Soros-funded Niskanen Center, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, or the Center for Responsible Energy Solutions, the goal is the same: push the Left’s global warming agenda on conservatives—and label it “free market.” But when it comes to their funding, these eco-cons have one message: Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! (Hayden Ludwig, Green Watch, Capital Research Center, November 5, 2019)

Unlimited money can buy a lot of things, including panels at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting, hosted by the American Conservative Union, being held this week in Washington, DC. Two of the worst panels concern a disguised plea to implement a federal carbon tax on the pretense that such a policy will “win” the climate fight with the Left (wrong!…