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News outlets across the country are struggling with the fact that this hurricane season has been mild. How does the corporate media deal with this "problem?" They double down, claiming the hurricanes haven't hit yet, but they're coming. A Google search for "hurricanes" brings a plethora of articles saying that the hurricane season will still be catastrophic despite the lack of catastrophic hurricanes. it's fearmongering at its worst. The Climate Change Roundtable crew covers the claim that hurricanes are increasing in frequency and severity. The crew also comments on a few videos from Vice President Kamala Harris focused on climate change. Finally, they check out the plethora of articles about how certain areas of the globe are warming faster than others. Check out Climate Change Roundtable, live every Friday at 12pm CT.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 357 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Biden Administration is scrambling to get something accomplished before the midterms. Their latest attempt at a piece of comprehensive legislation is labeled the "Inflation Reduction Act." Despite the name of the bill, the legislation has far more to do with energy policy and increasing taxes. The ITT crew weighs in on this important topic. Also, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis seems to have joined the fight against ESG. PRIMARY TOPIC – HOW BAD IS THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT? Senate Democrats – Inflation Act One Page Summary https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/inflation_reduction_act_one_page_summary.pdf WSJ - ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is an Insult to Used-Car Salesmen https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-reduction-act-is-an-insult-to-used-car-salesmen-deficit-reduction-tax-increases-spending-semiconductors-stimulus-build-back-better-11659363843 HDN - Harsanyi: ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Does Nothing To Lower Inflation https://heartlanddailynews.com/2022/07/harsanyi-inflation-reduction-act-does-nothing-to-lower-inflation/ HDN - Inflation Reduction Act—or Radical Green New Deal? (Opinion) https://heartlanddailynews.com/2022/07/inflation-reduction-act-or-radical-green-new-deal-opinion/ SECONDARY TOPIC – DESANTIS TAKES A SWING AT ESG FL Gov - Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Initiatives to Protect Floridians from ESG Financial Fraud https://flgov.com/2022/07/27/governor-ron-desantis-announces-initiatives-to-protect-floridians-from-esg-financial-fraud/ Fox News - DeSantis announces plan to combat ESG influence in Florida https://www.foxnews.com/media/desantis-announces-plan-combat-esg-influence-florida-invest

A new bombshell report found that 96% of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) temperature stations produce corrupted data due to purposeful placement in man-made hot spots. These stations fail to meet the published standards deemed "acceptable" by NOAA itself. This nationwide study follows up widespread corruption and heat biases found at NOAA stations in 2009, and the heat-bias distortion problem is even worse now. This report eviscerates the media's narrative that the Earth is seeing runaway global warming. Has the Earth warmed over the last 20 years? Yes. Has it warmed to the degree the media claims? No. And most importantly, is it catastrophic? Absolutely not. Anthony Watts, director of the study, takes the reins for today's Climate Change Roundtable to provide definitive evidence that the temperature record is flawed. You don't want to miss this. We go live with the findings at 12pm CT today.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 356 of the In The Tank Podcast. Why is it that all the climate change solutions coming from any one of consequence on the left are terrible? From over-reliance on wind and solar to destroying our agricultural sectors, they never seem to run out of terrible ideas. Also, a new report from the World Economic Forum seems to bolster the globalist claim that “in the future, you will own nothing.” The ITT crew talks about these topics and more. OPENING CHIT CHAT – REDEFINING TERMS Washington Times - Biden administration desperately tries to ‘reimagine’ definition of recession https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jul/27/biden-administration-desperately-tries-reimagine-d/ PRIMARY TOPIC – WORST CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS CNN - US officials say 'biggest fear' has come true as Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/politics/us-russia-europe-gas/index.html Bloomberg - European Power Jumps as Low Wind Is Exacerbating Energy Crisis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/dearth-of-wind-power-risks-exacerbating-germany-s-energy-crisis Fortune - There’s such a thing as too much sun for solar panels, and Europe’s solar industry is starting to buckle https://fortune.com/2022/07/19/europe-solar-panels-lose-efficiency-in-high-temperatures/ Fox News - Rush toward green energy has left US 'incredibly' vulnerable to summer blackouts, expert warns https://www.foxnews.com/us/rush-green-energy-has-left-us-incredibly-vulnerable-summer-blackouts-expert-warns AGRICULTURAL SECTOR Bloomberg - Trudeau Spars With Farmers on Climate Plan Risking Grain Output https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-27/trudeau-spars-with-farmers-on-climate-plan-cutting-fertilizer-grain-output Governing - The Biden Administration Will Pay Farmers More Money Not to Farm https://www.governing.com/now/the-biden-administration-will-pay-farmers-more-money-not-to-farm UK Gov - How to apply for a lump sum payment to leave or retire from farming https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-lump-sum-payment-to-leave-or-retire-from-farming/how-to-apply-for-a-lump-sum-payment-to-leave-or-retire-from-farming SECONDARY TOPIC – IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL OWN NOTHING WEF - 3 circular economy approaches to reduce demand for critical metals https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/3-circular-approaches-to-reduce-demand-for-critical-minerals/ WEF - Are cars an urban design flaw? Cities advance car-free zones https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/are-cars-an-urban-design-flaw/

Democrats failed to pass sweeping legislation remaking America under the guise of a climate emergency. Thus, they turned to Joe Biden to enact a swath of executive orders to force their desires on all Americans. Biden did not declare a climate emergency, but did vow to do everything he can using executive orders and the power of the executive branch to advance his alarmist agenda. But more importantly, climate science lost a true warrior this week, Dr. Patrick Michaels. Dr. Michaels was a trailblazer in objective climate science and source of inspiration for researchers in pursuit of the truth.

The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick talk about the growing possibility that President Biden will officially declare a "climate emergency," seizing broad powers to shove the Green New Deal down our throats. Biden's climate speech in Massachusetts on Wednesday was a mess, and didn't go that far, but what if he does? The In The Tank crew discuss on episode #355 of the podcast. We also cover the one-year anniversary of Biden assuring America that rising inflation was only "temporary," and how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is glad gas prices are high, all the better to get people into electric vehicles. Speaking of those, a real-world test of an electric Ford F-150 towing a trailer went poorly ... as anyone with a brain would have suspected. OPENING CHIT CHAT Biden said one year ago today: No serious economist sees runaway inflation PRIMARY TOPIC – Biden to Declare ‘Climate Emergency’? White House - Biden’s Executive Actions on Climate to Address Extreme Heat and Boost Offshore Wind https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/20/fact-sheetpresident-bidens-executive-actions-on-climate-to-address-extreme-heat-and-boost-offshore-wind/ WSJ editorial - The ‘Beast Mode’ Presidency?: For Biden to declare a ‘climate emergency’ would be a serious abuse of power. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-beast-mode-presidency-joe-biden-climate-emergency-democrats-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-11658268249 Bloomberg - Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/senate-democrats-urge-biden-to-declare-a-climate-emergency?cmpid=BBD071922_OUS Such a move could give President Joe Biden broad executive authority to redirect funds for clean energy projects or restrict offshore oil drilling. The president could even use the power to curtail the movement of fossil fuels on pipelines, trains and ships. Among those who have lobbied the White House in recent days to invoke the emergency authority, which was used by former President Donald Trump to begin construction of a border wall, was Senator Ed Markey a Democrat of Massachusetts, an author of the Green New Deal. Bloomberg - White House Considers Emergency Declaration to Fight Climate Change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/white-house-mulls-emergency-declaration-to-fight-climate-change WashPost - Biden eyes climate emergency declaration as Democrats demand swift action https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/18/biden-climate-emergency-manchin/ The Federalist - Biden Has No Right To Declare A ‘National Climate Emergency’ https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/19/biden-has-no-right-to-declare-a-national-climate-emergency/ RedState - Biden Now Considering Climate Move That Will Devastate Country https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/07/19/biden-now-considering-climate-move-that-will-devastate-country-n597683 Gina McCarthy – “He is going to move forward with every power available to him to make the change and the shift to clean energy.” https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1549755395601829889 SECONDARY TOPIC – Pete Buttigieg Keeps Hammering on Electric Cars Says he’s “astonished” that people won’t pay $55k for an electric car, and that higher gas prices mean more “opportunities” for people to choose electric. Electric Truck towing contest goes … poorly https://www.hotcars.com/towing-contest-ford-f-150-lightning-pickup-gmc-sierra-denali/

Heartland Institute President James Taylor was a guest on One America News Network's Tipping Point recently to comment on what host Kara McKinney called a "clown show" of energy policy pushed by President Biden and the Democrats in Washington.

Attorney Joseph Morris, chairman of the board of directors at The Heartland Institute, was part of a brief debate on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" the other day on the proper role of states rights and federalism in our Constitution and how the new Supreme Court is handling these questions. This is an excellent segment with opposing viewpoints respectfully presented, which is not the norm for a television news program.

To many leftists, Donald Trump was the epitome of evil. The corporate media barely held a more favorable view than that. But to regular people, there's a whole other story. The real question is this. Which president, Trump or Biden, had higher approval ratings this far into their presidency? We have the answer.

The Biden administration just gave a giant middle finger to Americans across the country struggling to deal with record high gas prices. To combat the sky high energy prices, Biden released oil from America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Here's the kicker. That oil wasn't used to bolster supply and lower prices. It was sold to a company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Check out the full episode of Climate Change Roundtable at this link: https://youtu.be/l3SnD3qggmc.

The corporate media is predictably latching onto the wildfire at Yosemite Park as another example of climate change in action. You'd think the fact that a person started this fire would be deterrence enough, but no. The media will take any opportunity they can to push the climate alarmism narrative. Join Andy Singer, Linnea Lueken, H. Sterling Burnett, and Anthony Watts at 12pm CT every Friday for a live discussion of the week's most prevalent climate change stories. Learn more at www.ClimateRealism.com Show notes: YOSEMITE PARK FIRE Thanks, Fox News, For Telling the Truth About Forest (Mis)Management https://climaterealism.com/2022/07/thanks-fox-news-for-telling-the-truth-about-forest-mismanagement/ The Columbia Missourian Makes a Major Blunder on Climate Change and Yosemite Fire https://climaterealism.com/2022/07/the-columbia-missourian-makes-a-major-blunder-on-climate-change-and-yosemite-fire/ Yosemite blaze was a ‘human-start fire,’ park superintendent says https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/11/yosemite-blaze-was-a-human-start-fire-park-superintendent-says/ OTHER STORIES Four companies are top sources of US greenhouse gas, methane emissions: report https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3559506-four-companies-are-top-sources-of-us-greenhouse-gas-methane-emissions-report/ World Economic Forum: Gas Prices Must Go Even Higher -- to Save Democracy https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2022/07/11/world-economic-forum-says-democracy-is-dying-ditch-fossil-fuels-and-save-it/ Dutch farmers protest against green reforms https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/dutch-farmers-emissions-environment-protests-b2115246.html Eating human corpses 'could solve global warming crisis', mad scientist claims https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/9899031/cannibalism-combats-climate-change-claim/

James Taylor, president of The Heartland Institute, joins WTTW's Chicago Tonight to discuss the Supreme Court's recent ruling that the EPA does not have the authority to limit power companies carbon dioxide emissions. The ruling is a massive victory on multiple fronts. First, it scales back the EPA's power it wrongfully operated with. The EPA is a tool the deep state uses to strip rights away from Americans. Second, CO2 is not a pollutant. Acting as if it's the main factor in climate change, a natural process, is flat out incorrect. James Taylor sets the record straight to the other panelists on the program. Armed with actual data, Taylor explains why this was such a good move by the Supreme Court.