Michael Bastasch, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
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by | Jul 21, 2015

After ostensibly trying to separate global warming from national security concerns, Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley Monday jumped on the bandwagon of those claiming global warming created the conditions necessary for Islamic State to grow. “One of the things that…

by | Jul 8, 2015

It’s been two years since former vice president Al Gore claimed the Arctic would be free of sea ice, and despite fears of a hastening polar “death spiral” earlier this year, the north pole looks like it could have near normal…

by | Jul 1, 2015

North Carolina saw six shark attacks in the course of just one month, so of course news media is trying to link the unusually high amount of bites to global warming. National Geographic published a piece exploring the different factors possibly driving last…

by | Jun 29, 2015

After a string of disappointing Supreme Court rulings on social issues, conservatives are celebrating the court’s ruling against a major EPA rule forcing coal plants to shut down across the country. In a 5 to 4 decision the Supreme Court…

by | Jun 25, 2015

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is not a fan of anyone who disagrees with him about man-made global warming. And at an event hosted by environmentalists, he made it clear just how much he doesn’t like skeptics. “But, this vast denial apparatus…

by | Jun 22, 2015

The EPA’s new carbon dioxide regulations for heavy trucks is meant to help the U.S. meet its goal of reducing emissions to fight global warming. There’s just one problem: CO2 regulations on heavy trucks will have little to no impact…

by | Jun 18, 2015

While the Obama administration and environmentalists celebrate Pope Francis’ encyclical on global warming, Sen. Jim Inhofe is warning the pope’s views on the subject could be used by the left to enact the biggest tax increase in U.S. history. “I disagree with…

by | Jun 10, 2015

Gov. Jerry Brown is worried that the Golden State will eventually have too many people for the state’s water supplies to support. Brown made the comments before the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Board and also warned that global…

by | Jun 8, 2015

A group of retired NASA scientists and engineers has written a letter to Pope Francis urging him to be skeptical of global warming claims coming from Vatican advisers. “This letter is respectfully submitted on behalf of an independent, all-volunteer team of more than 20 retired…

by | Jun 8, 2015

The New York Times editorial board is arguing the government needs to tax Americans’ carbon dioxide emissions to fight global warming. The Times argues a tax on carbon dioxide would allow the federal government to cut income and business taxes along with…

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