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"Instead of Protesting, Climate Marchers Should Read This" - Nicolas Loris/ September 22, 2014 / http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/22/instead-protesting-climate-marchers-read/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailydigest&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6TPZKXonjHpfsX56eguXa%2B3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsNmI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D
[Note: At end of this post is a link to the article, "Why Climate Change Is Not A Priority For Many World Leaders."
More than 310,000 people took to the streets of New York City to call for climate action. (Photo: Newscom)
World leaders will gather for the United Nations climate summit this week after tens of thousands of protestors marched through Manhattan on Sunday urging action on climate change. Their time would have been better spent reading Steven Koonin’s Wall Street Journal piece, “Climate Science is Not Settled.”
Before you go labeling Koonin a climate denier, check out his resume. He served as the undersecretary of science for the Department of Energy during President Obama’s first term. He’s a theoretical physicist and the director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University. And his message is clear and straightforward: Yes, the climate is changing as it always has. But the science is far from settled, and there’s great uncertainty into all that goes into a changing climate. Climate models have serious limitations, and we’re nowhere near understanding variations in the climate enough to make sound policy decisions.
Yet the administration is forging ahead with regulations on conventional fuels that will drive up energy costs for American households and businesses. The bulk of the administration’s climate change plan is built around regulating carbon emissions from new and existing power plants that will drive out coal, which makes up 40 percent of America’s electricity generation. The Obama administration also has subsidized alternative energy sources and implemented a host of new energy efficiency standards for vehicles and appliances to reduce carbon emissions.
Koonin himself is supportive of some of these policies, including energy efficiency mandates and government spending on low-carbon energy sources. He calls them “no-regret” policies but acknowledges bigger climate strategies can carry immense costs. But even the no-regret policies have costs that make Americans worse off.
The result of these regulations, subsidies and mandates will be trillions of dollars lost in compliance costs and less economic growth. For instance, our federal government has thrown away tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to build politically preferred energy technologies aimed to ultimately wean us off conventional fuels. A diverse, innovative energy sector does have benefits and will provide Americans with the most reliable energy at the best cost. But that should be done through free-market competition—not the government picking winners and losers.
If that weren’t enough, government bureaucrats want to play energy guardian by telling us how much energy we can use to drive our cars, wash our clothes and microwave our leftovers. The government has put in place a host of efficiency mandates, taking choices away from individuals and businesses, with the hope of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. All of these policies and regulations are predicated on the notion that we need to do something about climate change.
Cumulatively, the result of these regulations, subsidies and mandates will be trillions of dollars lost in compliance costs and less economic growth as America depends on conventional fuels for just about every aspect of economic activity. And even if the planet were headed toward dangerous levels of warming, which it is not, these policies still would be unsound as they will cost a great deal and do little to actually mitigate global temperatures. But Koonin presents evidence and uncertainties why that’s not the case when it comes to our changing climate. And he concludes his piece with an important message about politicizing the science:
"Any serious discussion of the changing climate must begin by acknowledging the scientific certainties, but also the uncertainties, especially in projecting the future. Recognizing those limits, rather than ignoring them, will lead to a more sober and ultimately more productive discussion of climate change and climate policies. To do so otherwise is a great disservice to climate science itself."
And ignoring climate realities to implement economy-crushing regulations is a great disservice to both the economy and public policy.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
Nicolas Loris, an economist, focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
"Why Climate Change Is Not a Top Priority for Many World Leaders" - Genevieve Wood / @genevievewood / September 23, 2014; http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/23/climate-change-top-priority-many-world-leaders/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailydigest&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6TPZKXonjHpfsX56eguXa%2B3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsNmI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D
- "...When it comes to these two countries, Heritage expert David Kreutzer says, “Trading increased poverty for infinitesimal impacts on climate increasingly looks like a bad deal. The reality is, as the science underpinning global-warming hysteria fades, notable leaders are opting to focus on economic growth and domestic issues and skip the staged drama at the U.N."
PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14)
WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
UPDATE: "Second US Doctor Sick with Ebola; Crisis 'Out of Control'" - CBNNews.com, Sept. 02, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/healthscience/2014/September/A-Losing-Battle-Ebola-Going-to-Get-Worse-CDC-Says/ "Another American doctor in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus, according to the international Christian mission organization, SIM. SIM leaders report the American doctor was treating obstetrics patients at the organization's ELWA Hospital in Monrovia and not treating Ebola patients..."The epidemic is going faster than we are," he warned. 'We need to scale up our response. We can hope for new tools and maybe they'll come, but we can't count on them.' So far, the West African outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria."
Of course, let's CONTINUE PRAYING FOR AN END TO THE EBOLA CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA AND THE HEALING OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
PRAY FOR THE CRISIS HAPPENING NOW IN IRAQ (see post #907) Pray that allied forces will be able to drive the group ISIS back (see post #964)
LATEST:"Christians in the Middle East Arm Themselves As Genocide Comes to Their Front Door" - Katie Pavlich | Sep 05, 2014;
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/09/05/christians-in-the-middle-east-arm-themselves-as-violence-rages-around-them-n1887849" Earlier this week the BBC and Al Jazeera both reported on armed Iraqi citizen volunteers who helped government forces fight off ISIS in Amerli. Today, the AP is out with a story about Christians in the Middle East who are arming themselves, carrying weapons with them during daily tasks and heading to the hills at night to defend their communities as violence continues to rage around them. Genocide is at their front door and they're doing everything they can to stop it from coming in... So far, the terror army ISIS has slaughtered and tortured thousands of Christians in Iraq and Syria."
URGENT: Emergency Relief For Iraqi Believers Facing Genocide! - August 30, 2014- Liberty Counsel Action is partnering with RUN Ministries to deliver emergency food, water and shelter to Iraqi Christians and Yazidis who have fled their homes and are facing genocide. More than 146,000 people are now threatened by genocide from radical ISIS forces.RUN Ministries has a solid network of believers throughout the Middle East who are willing to risk life and limb to get relief through the ISIS lines of defense. The cost of getting the needed aid to them is $8 per person per day. This includes tents, blankets, food, and water for the first 3 weeks. TO DONATE (as I have), PLEASE GO TO: http://www.grassrootsaction.com/201181/offer.asp?Ref_ID=27781&CID=201181&RID=42814607
"Not Everyone Happy with Religious Ambassador Pick," Caitlin Burke,July 29, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/July/Obama-Taps-Rabbi-for-Religious-Freedom-Ambassador/ "..An estimated 76 percent of the world's population live in countries where religious freedom is restricted. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States must take a strong stand against those violations. "Around the world repressive governments and extremists groups have been crystal clear about what they stand against, so we have to be equally clear about what we must stand for," Kerry said. "We stand for greater freedom, for greater tolerance, greater respect, for rights of freedom of expression and freedom of conscience," he said A key development in the 2013 report is the large number of displaced members of religious communities, including entire Christian communities in Syria and Iraq that have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution."
SIGN A PETITION TO THE UN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS :" The church in Syria has shone brightly for 2,000 years. But today violence and persecution threatens its survival. Thanks to an incredible response, Open Doors is helping 8,000 families in Syria survive each month. We believe the signatures and prayers of 500,000 people will encourage the UN to act and protect the rights and lives of all Syrians, especially the vulnerable Christian community." Go to: http://lp.opendoorsusa.org/emails/nov-13-action/save-syria.html?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=november
LATEST SAHEED NEWS! May 22 - "Pastor Saeed Forcibly Returned to Prison after Beating" - By Caitlin Burke,CBN News, May 22, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/May/Pastor-Saeed-Beaten-Sent-Back-to-Iran-Prison/ "Saeed Abedini, a U.S. pastor imprisoned for his faith, was severely beaten at an Iranian hospital before being returned to the brutal Rajai Shahr prison. His Iranian family claims the transfer was unexpected and the reason is unclear. But one of the guards involved in the transfer suggested recent Iranian nuclear talks could be a motive, the family said...""
We need to continue to pray for Pastor Saeed - that his health will improve and that he will be re-united with his wife and two young children who live in the United States. We also remain hopeful that in addition to getting the medical care he so desperately needs, that Iranian officials display the kind of humanitarian treatment that often accompanies the start of the Iranian New Year which began on March 21st. This is the time of year when the Iranian government frequently offers clemency to prisoners of conscience. [If you have not yet, please sign the petition for his clemency- http://beheardproject.com/saeed#sign]
*For the people of Ukrainen [esp. for the church 'to be THE church'] as they wait to see if the Russian troops will advance.
*About President Obama and to use wisdom in crafting our foreign policy, and wisdom for his advisers.
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
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WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
UPDATE: "Second US Doctor Sick with Ebola; Crisis 'Out of Control'" - CBNNews.com, Sept. 02, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/healthscience/2014/September/A-Losing-Battle-Ebola-Going-to-Get-Worse-CDC-Says/ "Another American doctor in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus, according to the international Christian mission organization, SIM. SIM leaders report the American doctor was treating obstetrics patients at the organization's ELWA Hospital in Monrovia and not treating Ebola patients..."The epidemic is going faster than we are," he warned. 'We need to scale up our response. We can hope for new tools and maybe they'll come, but we can't count on them.' So far, the West African outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria."
Of course, let's CONTINUE PRAYING FOR AN END TO THE EBOLA CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA AND THE HEALING OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
PRAY FOR THE CRISIS HAPPENING NOW IN IRAQ (see post #907) Pray that allied forces will be able to drive the group ISIS back (see post #964)
LATEST:"Christians in the Middle East Arm Themselves As Genocide Comes to Their Front Door" - Katie Pavlich | Sep 05, 2014;
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/09/05/christians-in-the-middle-east-arm-themselves-as-violence-rages-around-them-n1887849" Earlier this week the BBC and Al Jazeera both reported on armed Iraqi citizen volunteers who helped government forces fight off ISIS in Amerli. Today, the AP is out with a story about Christians in the Middle East who are arming themselves, carrying weapons with them during daily tasks and heading to the hills at night to defend their communities as violence continues to rage around them. Genocide is at their front door and they're doing everything they can to stop it from coming in... So far, the terror army ISIS has slaughtered and tortured thousands of Christians in Iraq and Syria."
URGENT: Emergency Relief For Iraqi Believers Facing Genocide! - August 30, 2014- Liberty Counsel Action is partnering with RUN Ministries to deliver emergency food, water and shelter to Iraqi Christians and Yazidis who have fled their homes and are facing genocide. More than 146,000 people are now threatened by genocide from radical ISIS forces.RUN Ministries has a solid network of believers throughout the Middle East who are willing to risk life and limb to get relief through the ISIS lines of defense. The cost of getting the needed aid to them is $8 per person per day. This includes tents, blankets, food, and water for the first 3 weeks. TO DONATE (as I have), PLEASE GO TO: http://www.grassrootsaction.com/201181/offer.asp?Ref_ID=27781&CID=201181&RID=42814607
"Not Everyone Happy with Religious Ambassador Pick," Caitlin Burke,July 29, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/July/Obama-Taps-Rabbi-for-Religious-Freedom-Ambassador/ "..An estimated 76 percent of the world's population live in countries where religious freedom is restricted. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States must take a strong stand against those violations. "Around the world repressive governments and extremists groups have been crystal clear about what they stand against, so we have to be equally clear about what we must stand for," Kerry said. "We stand for greater freedom, for greater tolerance, greater respect, for rights of freedom of expression and freedom of conscience," he said A key development in the 2013 report is the large number of displaced members of religious communities, including entire Christian communities in Syria and Iraq that have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution."
SIGN A PETITION TO THE UN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS :" The church in Syria has shone brightly for 2,000 years. But today violence and persecution threatens its survival. Thanks to an incredible response, Open Doors is helping 8,000 families in Syria survive each month. We believe the signatures and prayers of 500,000 people will encourage the UN to act and protect the rights and lives of all Syrians, especially the vulnerable Christian community." Go to: http://lp.opendoorsusa.org/emails/nov-13-action/save-syria.html?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=november
LATEST SAHEED NEWS! May 22 - "Pastor Saeed Forcibly Returned to Prison after Beating" - By Caitlin Burke,CBN News, May 22, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/May/Pastor-Saeed-Beaten-Sent-Back-to-Iran-Prison/ "Saeed Abedini, a U.S. pastor imprisoned for his faith, was severely beaten at an Iranian hospital before being returned to the brutal Rajai Shahr prison. His Iranian family claims the transfer was unexpected and the reason is unclear. But one of the guards involved in the transfer suggested recent Iranian nuclear talks could be a motive, the family said...""
We need to continue to pray for Pastor Saeed - that his health will improve and that he will be re-united with his wife and two young children who live in the United States. We also remain hopeful that in addition to getting the medical care he so desperately needs, that Iranian officials display the kind of humanitarian treatment that often accompanies the start of the Iranian New Year which began on March 21st. This is the time of year when the Iranian government frequently offers clemency to prisoners of conscience. [If you have not yet, please sign the petition for his clemency- http://beheardproject.com/saeed#sign]
PRAY ALSO : - For comfort and peace for Saeed’s wife and children here in the U.S.\
- For a strong witness and testimony from Pastor Abedini in the prison where God has placed him
- For Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ
- For leadership from the White House and State Department in defending the freedoms of Abedini and other Americans
- GO TO SaveSaeed.org to sign a petition over 600,000 others asking for his immediate release
/PRAYER ALERT- UKRAINE: As the Lord leads, please pray:
*For God to suppress President Putin’s ambitions to "restore" the Soviet empire.*For the people of Ukrainen [esp. for the church 'to be THE church'] as they wait to see if the Russian troops will advance.
*About President Obama and to use wisdom in crafting our foreign policy, and wisdom for his advisers.
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
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"Instead of Protesting, Climate Marchers Should Read This" - Nicolas Loris/ September 22, 2014 / http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/22/instead-protesting-climate-marchers-read/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailydigest&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6TPZKXonjHpfsX56eguXa%2B3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsNmI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D
[Note: At end of this post is a link to the article, "Why Climate Change Is Not A Priority For Many World Leaders."
More than 310,000 people took to the streets of New York City to call for climate action. (Photo: Newscom)
World leaders will gather for the United Nations climate summit this week after tens of thousands of protestors marched through Manhattan on Sunday urging action on climate change. Their time would have been better spent reading Steven Koonin’s Wall Street Journal piece, “Climate Science is Not Settled.”
Before you go labeling Koonin a climate denier, check out his resume. He served as the undersecretary of science for the Department of Energy during President Obama’s first term. He’s a theoretical physicist and the director of the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University. And his message is clear and straightforward: Yes, the climate is changing as it always has. But the science is far from settled, and there’s great uncertainty into all that goes into a changing climate. Climate models have serious limitations, and we’re nowhere near understanding variations in the climate enough to make sound policy decisions.
Yet the administration is forging ahead with regulations on conventional fuels that will drive up energy costs for American households and businesses. The bulk of the administration’s climate change plan is built around regulating carbon emissions from new and existing power plants that will drive out coal, which makes up 40 percent of America’s electricity generation. The Obama administration also has subsidized alternative energy sources and implemented a host of new energy efficiency standards for vehicles and appliances to reduce carbon emissions.
Koonin himself is supportive of some of these policies, including energy efficiency mandates and government spending on low-carbon energy sources. He calls them “no-regret” policies but acknowledges bigger climate strategies can carry immense costs. But even the no-regret policies have costs that make Americans worse off.
The result of these regulations, subsidies and mandates will be trillions of dollars lost in compliance costs and less economic growth. For instance, our federal government has thrown away tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to build politically preferred energy technologies aimed to ultimately wean us off conventional fuels. A diverse, innovative energy sector does have benefits and will provide Americans with the most reliable energy at the best cost. But that should be done through free-market competition—not the government picking winners and losers.
If that weren’t enough, government bureaucrats want to play energy guardian by telling us how much energy we can use to drive our cars, wash our clothes and microwave our leftovers. The government has put in place a host of efficiency mandates, taking choices away from individuals and businesses, with the hope of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. All of these policies and regulations are predicated on the notion that we need to do something about climate change.
Cumulatively, the result of these regulations, subsidies and mandates will be trillions of dollars lost in compliance costs and less economic growth as America depends on conventional fuels for just about every aspect of economic activity. And even if the planet were headed toward dangerous levels of warming, which it is not, these policies still would be unsound as they will cost a great deal and do little to actually mitigate global temperatures. But Koonin presents evidence and uncertainties why that’s not the case when it comes to our changing climate. And he concludes his piece with an important message about politicizing the science:
"Any serious discussion of the changing climate must begin by acknowledging the scientific certainties, but also the uncertainties, especially in projecting the future. Recognizing those limits, rather than ignoring them, will lead to a more sober and ultimately more productive discussion of climate change and climate policies. To do so otherwise is a great disservice to climate science itself."
And ignoring climate realities to implement economy-crushing regulations is a great disservice to both the economy and public policy.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
Nicolas Loris, an economist, focuses on energy, environmental and regulatory issues as the Herbert and Joyce Morgan fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
"Why Climate Change Is Not a Top Priority for Many World Leaders" - Genevieve Wood / @genevievewood / September 23, 2014; http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/23/climate-change-top-priority-many-world-leaders/?utm_source=heritagefoundation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailydigest&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6TPZKXonjHpfsX56eguXa%2B3lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DSsNmI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrLBMa1ozrgOWxU%3D
- "...When it comes to these two countries, Heritage expert David Kreutzer says, “Trading increased poverty for infinitesimal impacts on climate increasingly looks like a bad deal. The reality is, as the science underpinning global-warming hysteria fades, notable leaders are opting to focus on economic growth and domestic issues and skip the staged drama at the U.N."
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