By Paul DriessenSeventeen states – including Virginia – tie their vehicle emission standards and electric vehicle sale mandates to California, the most climate-centric state in the Union. Unless current laws change, by 2035 all their new cars, pickups and SUVs must be electric (or hydrogen-powered).In further obeisance to California, most of these states also require…
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Green, Powerless and Defenceless
By Viv ForbesAs net zero strangles Australian industry, Australia is becoming green, powerless and defenceless.History holds lessons which we ignore at our peril.Japan was opened to trade with the US in the 1850’s. They were daunted by the naval power of Britain and the US but were determined to catch up.In the 1930’s Japan attacked…
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Biden’s EV Ploy, Only Bad Karma
By Lary BellThe biggest economic push for electric vehicles (EVs) appears to be to move them out of dealer inventory lots despite government subsidy perks.EVs are now some of the slowest sellers on dealership lots. In September, it took retailers over two months to sell a plug-in, compared with around a month for gas-powered vehicles…
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Switzerland plans to BAN electric cars
By Chris PleasanceSwitzerland will ban the use of electric cars for ‘non-essential’ journeys if the country runs out of energy this winter, the government has announced.Emergency plans drawn up in the event the Swiss are hit by blackouts also call for shop opening hours to be reduced by up to two hours per day, heating…
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Why I will vote “No”
By Viv ForbesAustralians are being asked to approve a permanent change to ourconstitution. This change is racist in intent and divisive in effect.See cartoon below on the subject by Steve Hunter.No humans evolved here in Australia – our ancestors all came from somewhere else. The literal meaning of “indigenous” is “born here”, so most of…
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Abortion Ban Doesn’t Actually Ban Abortions
By Bill OsmulskiPlanned Parenthood is back in operation in Wisconsin on Monday, September 18, 2023, after a Dane County judge determined that the 1849 state law banning abortions doesn’t actually ban abortions.Planned Parenthood was forced to stop performing abortions in June 2022, after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. That meant Wisconsin’s 1849…