This week’s top 10 quick talking points
On “net zero,” “energy transition,” climate catastrophism, and more
Here are my 10 favorite quick talking points I’ve created or shared this week. Try some of them out (and/or share them) and let me know how it goes!
On President Biden’s commitment of the Federal Government to become entirely “net zero” by 2050
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On the Biden Administration’s “halt to federal support for coal plants and other carbon-intensive projects overseas.”
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Challenging the common practice of restricting the supply of fossil fuels before alternatives can meet demand (I didn’t come up with this one, but I wish I had.)
Challenging the concept of “energy transition”
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“Net zero” corporate commitments vs. reality
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Explaining unnecessarily high natural gas prices to anti-fossil fuel politicians like Elizabeth Warren
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Documenting the track record of price-increasing threats and restrictions that anti-fossil fuel politicians want us to forget (Click on the Tweet for examples from Jennifer Granholm, Gina McCarthy, and Elizabeth Warren)
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The planet—including climate—is more livable than ever
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Discrediting climate catastrophism by exposing its denial of today’s unprecedented safety from climate and its terrible track record
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Let me know if you like this compilation of quick talking points. If enough readers like it I’ll make it a regular feature. —Alex