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Emissions Impact

The impacts of human greenhouse gas emissions are relatively minor. Although carbon dioxide and methane emissions likely cause some warming, alarmists exaggerate their impacts. For example, covering the United States with enough wind turbines to eliminate all electricity-sector greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause more warming, despite wind turbines being an emissions-free power source.

Thanks, Logan Daily News, for Telling the Truth About Temperature Related Deaths

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In a refreshingly honest article in the Logan Daily News, author Bud Simpson cites data from research showing deaths from non-optimal temperatures are declining amid climate change. Simpson is right and he and the...

The Benefits of Atmospheric CO2 and a Warmer Climate

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Craig Idso, founder and chairman of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change, speaks on Panel 3: Scientific Observations at The Heartland Institute's Thirteenth International Conference on Climate Change.

California Is Going off the Deep End

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Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning gas and diesel powered vehicles by 2035. James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute, joins Tony Katz Today to discuss why this will be...

Harvard study finds wind turbines warm the U.S.

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Harvard study finds wind turbines are inefficient and land-intensive, while raising U.S. temperatures. Wind turbines will warm U.S. temperatures for at least the next century. Click Here to Read More

The Tonga Underwater Volcano Eruption May Have Had a Larger Warming Effect Than Reported

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Guest Post by Ryan Maue Editor's Note: This volcanic eruption water vapor estimate analysis given on Twitter by meteorologist Ryan Maue shows that the recent eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga may have resulted...

New Climate at a Glance Summary: Coronavirus Fails to Alter CO2 Concentrations

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Climate at a Glance, the Heartland Institute’s new website providing one- and two-page policy summaries on global warming topics, has published a new summary this week. The new Climate at a Glance summary is...

EIA: U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined 11% in 2020 – No Change in Rising Atmospheric...

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Climate change action proponents regularly tell us we have to reduce our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to prevent "climate change", even to the point of curtailing industry, travel, and food consumption. Fortunately, a real-world...