Videos - Heartland Institute Presents - The Real Crisis: Biden and the Left’s Radical Climate Policies

Eileen Griffin gives the biggest stories from this week in the Heartland Daily News. Referenced stories: Eight States Have Enacted Laws Limiting Governors’ Emergency Powers since the Start of the Pandemic https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/eight-states-have-enacted-laws-limiting-governors-emergency-powers-since-the-start-of-the-pandemic/ Arkansas Legislature Passes Bills Tightening Signature Verification, Absentee Ballot Requests https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/arkansas-legislature-passes-bills-tightening-signature-verification-absentee-ballot-requests/ New Arizona Law Bans Outside Money to Help Run Elections https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/new-arizona-law-bans-outside-money-to-help-run-elections/ Joe Biden's Bid to Remake America https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/joe-bidens-bid-to-remake-america/

Heartland Director Steve Milloy, proprietor of JunkScience.com, joined "The Ingraham Angle" on Fox News Thursday to talk about President Biden's climate summit on Earth Day. "There is a reason why Earth Day and Lenin's birthday are on the same day," he said. "This is just a totalitarian power grab." The world's poor will suffer most under Biden's plans.

Heartland Director Steve Milloy, proprietor of JunkScience.com, joined Newsmax TV's Spicer & Co. on Thursday to talk about President Biden's climate summit and the radical plans he wants to implement. He was joined by Heartland friend Daniel Turner, executive director of Power the Future.

In this preview of Heartland’s 14th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-14) on Oct. 15-17 in Las Vegas, the Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Dayaratna, Ph.D., gave a brief presentation on his new paper with Ross McKitrick and Patrick Michaels on climate sensitivity, agricultural productivity and the social cost of carbon. https://climateconference.heartland.org/ This event was live-streamed at 3 p.m. ET on April 22, 2021. About Kevin Dayaratna: https://www.heritage.org/staff/kevin-d-dayaratna In my research at Heritage, I have extensively examined the integrated assessment models used to estimate the social cost of carbon (SCC) that have been used as a basis for regulating the energy sector of our economy. In particular, I have examined their robustness to a variety of assumptions, including specification of a discount rate, time horizon, and an equilibrium climate sensitivity distribution and found that these models are highly sensitive to reasonable changes to these assumptions and thus highly prone to user manipulation. In this research (co-authored with Ross McKitrick and Pat Michaels) published in the peer reviewed journal Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, we examine yet another assumption in one of the integrated assessment models - the agricultural productivity component of the FUND model. We find that this assumption is based on outdated research and vastly understated. Under a variety of reasonable adjustments to this aspect of the model, however, the FUND model results in a net zero or negative SCC, suggesting that there may be effectively zero or perhaps even net benefits due to a moderate amount of climate change.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers present episode 291 of the In the Tank Podcast. Today's topics: Earth Day and COVID fears perpetuated by the media. Is Earth Day effective? Will the left eventually embrace population control? Will the “pause” of the J&J vaccine discourage people from getting vaccinated? The ITT crew discuss these questions and more. Show notes: EARTH DAY UN – Earth Day 2021 Is Set to Galvanize Climate Action (1 Billion people participating) https://unfccc.int/news/earth-day-2021-is-set-to-galvanize-climate-action (This Earth Day, let’s be more like Genghis Khan) The Guardian – Why Genghis Khan was good for the planet https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/jan/26/genghis-khan-eco-warrior FEAR & COVID-19 Reason – The FDA’s Decision To Pause J&J Vaccination Will Kill People https://reason.com/2021/04/13/the-fdas-decision-to-pause-jj-vaccination-will-kill-people/ NYT – Covid coverage by the U.S. national media is an outlier, a study finds https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/world/covid-coverage-by-the-us-national-media-is-an-outlier-a-study-finds.html (The referenced study) – Why Is All COVID-19 News Bad News? https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.dartmouth.edu/dist/4/2318/files/2021/03/Why-Is-All-Covid-News-Bad-News-3_22_21.pdf

On Tuesday, April 20 center-right climate experts took part in a one-hour webinar hosted by The Heartland Institute to discuss Biden’s extreme climate agenda heading into Earth Day and the Global Climate Summit, which will take place on April 22 and 23, 2021. Speakers: Steve Milloy, Founder, JunkScience.com PDF of slides: https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/Climate%20Presentations/Milloy-Biden-Climate-Summit-2021.pdf James Taylor, President, The Heartland Institute PDF of slides: https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/Climate%20Presentations/Taylor-Biden-Climate-Summit-2021.pdf Gregory Wrightstone, President, CO2 Coalition PDF of slides: https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/Climate%20Presentations/Wrightstone-Biden-Climate-Summit-2021.pdf Myron Ebell, Director, Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment PDF of slides: https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/Climate%20Presentations/Ebell-Biden-Climate-Summit-2021.pdf Websites to visit: Heartland Institute https://www.heartland.org/index.html Climate Conference Oct 15-17, 2021 https://climateconference.heartland.org/ Climate Realism https://climaterealism.com/ Climate at a Glance https://climateataglance.com/ NIPCC http://climatechangereconsidered.org/ Junk Science https://junkscience.com/ Competitive Enterprise Institute https://cei.org/issues/energy-and-environment/ CO2 Coalition http://co2coalition.org/

Eileen Griffin covers the biggest stories from this week in the Heartland Daily News. Referenced stories: Biden's California Dream https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/bidens-california-dream/ Stop Social Media Censorship Act Proposed In Rhode Island https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/stop-social-media-censorship-act-proposed-in-rhode-island/ New Hampshire’s Stop Social Media Censorship Act https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/new-hampshires-stop-social-media-censorship-act/ New Hampshire Senate Rejects Minimum Wage Hike Proposal https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/new-hampshire-senate-rejects-minimum-wage-hike-proposal/ Los Angeles D.A. Faces Recall After Unilateral Policy Changes https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/los-angeles-d-a-faces-recall-after-unilateral-policy-changes/ A Union's Support of Biden Does Little To Save Members' Jobs in Pennsylvania https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/04/a-unions-support-of-biden-does-little-to-save-members-jobs-in-pennsylvania/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins and the Center of the American Experiment's Isaac Orr present episode 290 of the In the Tank Podcast. The guys discuss the latest media expose on CNN by James O'Keefe of Project Veritas. After successfully taking down Trump and promoting COVID panic across America, CNN's next planned media panic will be on climate change. The ITT crew also give a primer on what climate realists actually believe, what climate alarmists claim is happening to the planet, and how it all ties into the Great Reset. All this, and more, will be addressed at Heartland's 14th International Conference on Climate Change in October. Want to attend? Details here: https://climateconference.heartland.org/ CLIMATE CHANGE Project Veritas – CNN Director Admits Network Engaged in Propaganda, Climate Change is Next https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1382000630567469060 Heartland Institute – 14th International Conference on Climate Change https://climateconference.heartland.org/ American Experiment – Renewable Resistance / Interview with Robert Bryce https://www.americanexperiment.org/magazine/article/renewable-resistance Heartland Institute – Climate at a Glance https://climateataglance.com/ Stopping Socialism – Climate Change and the Great Reset https://stoppingsocialism.com/2020/12/great-reset-will-happen-john-kerry-joe-biden/ In The Tank (ep196) - Top 5: Facts You Should Know About Climate Alarmism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3PYtsnYp0&list=PLgnnPnL9OL7F1f6JaU3wPa92dEmncs5dV&index=92 In The Tank (Ep250) – Apocalypse Never with Michael Shellenberger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG15on1PS9g JOE BIDEN COURT PACKING NBC – Democrats to introduce bill to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/democrats-introduce-bill-expand-supreme-court-9-13-justices-n1264132

Eileen Griffin covers the biggest stories from this week in the heartland Daily News. Get Off My Property! https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/get-off-my-property/ More Census Data Shows Government Tax Revenue Hasn’t Been Negatively Impacted By COVID-19 https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/more-census-data-shows-government-tax-revenue-hasnt-been-negatively-impacted-by-covid-19/ Free States Faring Far Better Than Lockdown States in One Huge Way, New Data Show https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/free-states-faring-far-better-than-lockdown-states-in-one-huge-way-new-data-show/ Needed: A COVID-19 Lockdown Commission https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/needed-a-covid-19-lockdown-commission/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Cameron Sholty, and Nate Myers present episode 289 of the In The Tank Podcast. In a recent example of big tech censorship, an episode of the In The Tank Podcast was removed by YouTube. The ITT crew discusses this specifically and big tech censorship in general. Later, they talk about an update to the COVID vaccine passport story covered in the previous episode. OPENING CHIT CHAT In The Tank ep281 was taken off YouTube BIG TECH CENSORSHIP Heartland Institute – Six Principles for State Legislators Seeking to Protect Free Speech on Social Media Platforms https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/six-principles-for-state-legislators-seeking-to-protect-free-speech-on-social-media-platforms Redstate – Section 230 Does Not Protect Big Tech From State Anti-Censorship Laws https://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2021/03/31/section-230-does-not-protect-big-tech-from-state-anti-censorship-laws-n353229 Heartland Institute – Testimony Before the Wyoming Joint Committee on Judiciary on SF 100, Prohibiting Viewpoint Discrimination by Interactive Social Media Websites and providing a Private Case of Action https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/testimony-before-the-wyoming-joint-committee-on-judiciary-on-sf-100-prohibiting-viewpoint-discrimination-by-interactive-social-media-websites-and-providing-a-private-cause-of-action VACCINE PASSPORT UPDATE CNBC – Stop Saying Covid vaccine passport and learn from messaging missteps of the past https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/07/frank-luntz-and-brian-castrucci-op-ed-stop-saying-covid-vaccine-passport.html Washington Post – We tested the first state ‘vaccine passport.’ Here’s what worked – and didn’t https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/08/vaccine-passport-new-york-excelsior-pass/

Eileen Griffin covers the biggest stories from this week on the Heartland Daily News. Referenced stories: How ‘Minneapolis Effect’ Violent Crime Surges https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/how-minneapolis-effect-explains-surge-of-violent-crime-in-american-cities/ Illinois Governor Signs 'Anti-Police' Criminal Justice Reform Bill https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/illinois-governor-signs-anti-police-criminal-justice-reform-bill/ Retired Firefighter Falls Victim to Chicago’s Record-Breaking Murder Rate https://heartlanddailynews.com/2020/12/retired-firefighter-falls-victim-to-chicagos-record-breaking-murder-rate/ Violent Crime Increases Rapidly in Atlanta As Police Leave https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/violent-crime-increases-rapidly-in-atlanta-as-police-leave/ Crime Surge Continues in Cities Cutting Police Protection https://heartlanddailynews.com/2020/12/crime-surge-continues-in-cities-cutting-police-protection/ Seattle City Council Slashes 2021 Police Budget as Crime Rate Rises https://heartlanddailynews.com/2020/12/seattle-city-council-slashes-2021-police-budget-as-crime-rate-rises/ Washington Legislature Considers Further Limits on Police https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/washington-legislature-considers-further-linits-on-police/ L.A. District Attorney to Disband Critical Gang Unit https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/l-a-district-attorney-to-disband-critical-gang-unit/ Los Angeles D.A. Faces Recall After Unilateral Policy Changes https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/03/los-angeles-d-a-faces-recall-after-unilateral-policy-changes/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers present episode 288 of the In The Tank Podcast. New York has officially launched their “vaccine passport” program for COVID, which grants permission to citizens who have received their vaccine to access sporting events and other public places. The ITT crew gives their take on this plan. Later, they talk explain how the proposed “infrastructure” bill is Green New Deal legislation in disguise. VACCINE PASSPORTS USA Today – New York launches nation’s first ‘vaccine passports.’ Others are working on similar ideas, but many details must be worked out https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/03/26/covid-vaccine-passports-new-york-first-vaccination-proof-system/6976009002/ The Epoch Times – New York Officially Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Passport https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-officially-launches-covid-19-vaccine-passport_3752045.html Washington Free Beacon – COVID Tracking Apps Have Eerie Echoes of Chinese Surveillance System https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/covid-tracking-apps-have-eerie-echoes-of-chinese-surveillance-system/ INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN White House unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan, setting up giant battle over size and cost of government https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/03/31/biden-infrastructure-climate-plan/ Biden infrastructure plan includes massive spending and regulations to curb climate change https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/biden-infrastructure-plan-climate-change-investment Tax Foundation - Evaluating Proposals to Increase the Corporate Tax Rate and Levy a Minimum Tax on Corporate Book Income https://taxfoundation.org/biden-corporate-income-tax-rate/ Biden Set To Unveil Expansive $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan https://www.npr.org/2021/03/31/982908847/biden-set-to-unveil-expansive-2-trillion-infrastructure-plan