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Jul 07 2021
News
America used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades
Americans gobbled up fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than they have in three decades, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal dropped by 9 percent last year compared to 2019, the biggest annual decrease since the EIA started keeping track in 1949.
The COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for much of the fall as people stayed
The VergeFeb 25 2020
News
Biden's Gaffe-tastic Day in South Carolina
Former Vice President Joe Biden has always been gaffe-prone, but he was on a roll in South Carolina on Monday.
Just days before South Carolina voters will head to the polls for the state’s primary, Biden told a crowd he is running for Senate.
"You're the ones who sent Barack Obama the presidency. And I have a simple proposition here: I'm here to ask you for your help," Biden told
TownhallFeb 27 2024
Headline Roundup
NATO Allies Dismiss Macron's Suggestion of Sending NATO Troops to Ukraine
During a meeting of 25 European leaders in Paris on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron suggested the possibility of NATO sending troops into Ukraine, sparking rebuke from Russia and pushback from other NATO countries.
The Details: Macron mentioned the option of NATO sending troops into Ukraine while rallying for continued support for Ukraine as it enters year three of its war with
Al Jazeera Reuters Washington ExaminerFeb 11 2015
News
WH: No, Seriously, The Terrorist Attack on That Kosher Deli Was 'Random'
Moral clarity seems to be in short supply within the Obama administration. Following the simultaneous terrorist attacks at Charlie Hebdo's editorial offices and a kosher deli, the White House failed to send a high-level American representative to a powerfully defiant march through the streets of Paris the following weekend.
TownhallJan 08 2015
News
French Outlets Rally Around Charlie Hebdo To Print 1 Million Copies
French news outlets and journalists will strive to ensure that Charlie Hebdo is not silenced by terror.
Gunmen targeted the satirical newspaper's Paris offices Wednesday, killing 12 people, including the editor and chief cartoonist. But, despite the horrific threat to press freedom, the paper will continue to publish.
HuffPostDec 30 2015
News
Kerry Names Climate Deal As Biggest Achievement of the Year
The State Department continues to live in an alternate universe. One day after the agency received criticism for claiming it is successfully “bringing peace” to Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry wrote in a Boston Globe op-ed that of all the achievements of 2015, he is most proud of the historic climate deal reached in Paris.
TownhallDec 15 2020
Opinion
Words Have to Matter
Words matter. I work in words – be it in writing, on my podcast, or my radio show – words are how I make my living. Whether you realize it or not, so do you. From roofing to selling TVs, and I’ve done both, the ability to communicate is what binds society together. That’s why Democrats are working so feverishly to control what words we can use and are actively redefining them on a regular
TownhallOct 07 2021
News
Cutting climate programs may be harder than other things as Biden trims his bill
As moderate and progressive Democrats negotiate where to cut down a broad $3.5 trillion bill containing most of President Biden's domestic priorities, he is talking more and more about incremental progress.
"My objective is to get everything that I campaigned on passed, eventually. It won't all happen at once," Biden told reporters this week during a trip to Michigan, making the
NPR (Online News)Jan 06 2016
Opinion
Combatting the ISIS Foreign Fighter Pipeline: A Global Approach
The Islamic State’s recent global terror campaign—including the October 31 downing of a Russian passenger jet that killed 224 and the November 13 shooting attacks in Paris that killed 130 restaurant patrons and concert-goers—has increased the urgency for the U.S. to lead a global alliance to defeat the Islamic State and its ideology.
The Heritage FoundationAug 09 2021
News
The UN Climate Report: All Is Not Well—but All Is Not Lost
TODAY THE UNITED Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released an alarming new report on the state of the climate: 14,000 pieces of scientific literature synthesized by hundreds of experts. It’s a full-throated declaration of what scientists know about how humanity has set the planet on fire: How hot it’s gotten and how hot it’s going to get, how much polar ice is melting, how
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