We all want a future where humans can thrive in a clean environment. But as the eye-opening documentary “Climate the Movie: The Cold Truth” reveals‚ while we hear dire warnings that we must rapidly eliminate fossil fuels to avoid a climate catastrophe‚ we are manufacturing a humanitarian crisis of our own. The movie focuses on Grace Nyakenanda‚ a resident of Kisii‚ Kenya. She lives without access to electricity or gas‚ relying instead on burning wood and dried dung for cooking and heating. Unfortunately‚ reliance on these methods exposes her and millions of others around the world to harmful fumes‚ leading to serious health issues‚ such as lung disease‚ blindness‚ and premature death. Wealthy countries built their economic resilience on coal‚ oil‚ and gas. Denying the same benefit to poor countries for the sake of hypothetical climate risk is immoral. As Nobel Prize-winning physicist John Clauser bluntly puts it‚ “It’s all a crock of crap.” The documentary shows that the goal of energy policy should be to provide clean‚ reliable‚ and resilient power to raise standards of living‚ both in America and overseas. That means maintaining an energy mix that can handle nature’s curveballs. It means maximizing our options‚ not banning entire categories of energy the world still needs. But as environmentalists seek to ban fossil fuels‚ they are raising the price of electricity for some and depriving others in emerging economies of that valuable resource. The movie aired on YouTube the same week that the Environmental Protection Agency issued final regulations requiring 70% of new cars sold to be hybrid or battery-powered electric by 2032. But that raises costs and inconveniences households for no gain‚ because banning fossil fuels in America would not affect global temperatures. Even if America stopped emitting carbon overnight‚ global temperatures would decline by less than 0.2 of a degree Celsius by the year 2100‚ according to government models.   As Clauser states in the film‚ “CO2 is quite unimportant in controlling the Earth’s climate.” Despite headlines about worsening hurricanes‚ data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows no long-term increase in the frequency or intensity of U.S. hurricanes since records began being kept in the mid-1800s. “Climate the Movie: The Cold Truth” shows that climate models have consistently overestimated warming‚ running 43% hotter than actual observations over the past 50 years. Policymakers are nonetheless rushing to implement aggressive emissions cuts and renewable energy mandates that prioritize green energy‚ but raise costs and result in more blackouts. The more an electric grid relies on intermittent sources of energy‚ such as wind and solar generation‚ the more vulnerable it becomes to blackouts. For the world’s poorest nations‚ giving up fossil fuels is catastrophic. Affordable‚ dependable power is a life-or-death matter when it comes to delivering basic needs‚ such as health care‚ sanitation‚ safe drinking water‚ and protection from heat waves and cold snaps. Thanks to economic growth powered by fossil fuels‚ deaths from natural disasters have plummeted as societies gained the means to protect themselves. The real crisis we risk is one of our own making. Aggressive climate policies make us dangerously dependent on supply chains for solar panels‚ wind turbines‚ batteries‚ and minerals controlled by China. Germany’s renewable-energy mandates have driven consumer prices to more than triple the levels seen in the United States. This entirely avoidable situation places a heavy burden on German businesses‚ unnecessarily increasing their operating costs. This has trade unions sounding the alarm about the imminent threat of deindustrialization as companies struggle to remain competitive. By all means‚ let’s use renewable technologies as they become reliable and cost-effective‚ including nuclear energy. Attempting to legislate an accelerated transition is a recipe for disaster when reality collides with wishful thinking. Protecting human life and well-being has to be our top priority. That’s the firm foundation on which all environmental progress depends. Only by embracing energy abundance and resilience can we continue to raise domestic and international standards of living and preserve hard-won economic gains In our fervor to save the planet‚ let’s not forget the lives that hang in the balance. “Climate the Movie: The Cold Truth” is free and available for viewing here. The post New Documentary’s ‘Cold Truth’ About Climate appeared first on The Daily Signal.

New Mexico’s top election official won’t disclose key information about a new electronic signature-verification system for putting candidates on the ballot‚ a lawsuit alleges just months after she settled a court case over lack of transparency.  Last August‚ New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver settled the public records dispute with a think tank over voting information for $22‚000‚ after initially blocking access to documents.  Last week‚ the same organization—the Southwestern Public Policy Institute—sued again in New Mexico’s 13th Judicial District in Sandoval County over records regarding the state’s signature-verification portal.  The think tank supports the Online Candidate Nominating Petition Signature Portal‚ which allows voters to use an electronic signature to help candidates qualify for the ballot.  But more transparency is required from Oliver as New Mexico’s top election official‚ it says.  “Here we go again. The secretary of state still hasn’t learned her lesson about government transparency‚” Patrick M. Brenner‚ president of the Southwest Public Policy Institute‚ told The Daily Signal. “We made sure the [new] lawsuit holds her personally accountable in her capacity as secretary of state.” The state Legislature approved the online portal last year‚ but it has had “growing pains‚” Brenner said. He said he has firsthand experience with those growing pains‚ getting two error messages when he tried to provide his signature on behalf of a candidate. “The response was at first grammatically incorrect‚ but more importantly‚ it was factually incorrect‚” Brenner said. “It said I already signed. That’s incorrect. We are investigating the error generation.” New Mexico ranks 36th in the nation on The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard‚ with a score of 51 out of 100. The state got low marks for allowing same-day voter registration‚ not enforcing voter ID‚ and not verifying citizenship. (The Daily Signal is the news and commentary outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) New Mexico scores well on Heritage’s election scorecard for preventing illegal ballot harvesting‚ allowing election observers‚ and accurately counting votes.  However‚ this week‚ Oliver announced that New Mexico was ranked as the top state in the nation by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Elections Performance Index. The state  had moved up eight spots since the 2018 election‚ she said.  “Alongside my incredible staff and the tireless work of our 33 county clerks and their staffs‚ I’m proud to have helped modernize New Mexico’s elections by finding a critical balance between voter access and election security‚” Oliver said of the MIT ranking in a public statement. The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office didn’t respond to inquiries about the new litigation. In the lawsuit‚ the Southwest Public Policy Institute asks the office for records on “e-nomination petition software” between Nov. 1‚ 2023‚ and Jan. 5‚ 2024.  The suit cites Oliver’s “unreasonable failure” as secretary of state to provide a “complete and timely response” to the think tank’s Jan. 5 request for public records.   After some communication‚ Oliver’s office got back to the think tank on March 1 and promised to “provide an updated response on or before March 15‚” according to the lawsuit.  But that response never came‚ the Southwest Public Policy Institute says‚ so it sued.  The complaint seeks a court order requiring Oliver to “immediately permit inspection of all nonexempt public records” related to the think tank’s request and  awarding statutory damages of $100 per day‚ beginning last Jan. 20‚ until Oliver complies or explains a denial in writing. The post At It Again: Shortly After Legal Settlement‚ New Mexico’s Elections Chief Shields More Records appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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