The International Energy Agency’s stark position that new oil and gas development must immediately stop to meet global climate goals could boost momentum for governments to restrict fossil fuel production and cause investors to cut off funding for such projects.
“This will strengthen the political argument in many countries for restricting the growth of new oil production,” Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group and former oil official in the George W. Bush administration, told the Washington Examiner. “It’s going to raise the regulatory risk and scrutiny on oil companies and investors that plan to develop new oil fields.”
Israel does not have a set time by which it seeks to finish Operation Guardian of the Walls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a briefing to foreign ambassadors on Wednesday.
“We’re not standing with a stopwatch in our hand, rather, we are making sure to meet the goals of this operation,” Netanyahu said in response to a question about when this round of fighting will end, according to a source in the meeting.
Fresh Hamas rocket barrage pounds southern Israel, home in Ashdod struck
A fresh rocket barrage slammed into central and southern Israel on Wednesday afternoon, setting off sirens in the Shfela region, Ashkelon, Ashdod and Beersheba.
One of the rockets struck a building in Ashdod but no injuries were reported, while others fell in open fields in Ashkelon, igniting fires. Additionally, some 13 rockets were hurled towards Beersheba, 8 of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome, while the rest fell in open areas, with no injuries reported.
See it with your own eyes: Hamas turned a civilian structure in Gaza into a rocket launch site ready to fire rockets at Israel.
Under intl. law, a civilian structure used for military purposes is a legitimate military target.
Ontario is reporting 1,588 cases of #COVID19 and over 38,400 tests completed. Locally, there are 524 new cases in Toronto, 335 in Peel, 105 in Ottawa and 94 in York Region.
As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 7,431,638 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) May 19, 2021
Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended another month to June 21
OTTAWA — CTV News has learned that the Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month, just days before the current agreement was set to expire.
Non-essential travel restrictions have been in place between the two countries since March 21, 2020. The provision exempts the flow of trade and commerce, as well as vital health-care workers such as nurses who live and work on opposite sides of the border.
The campaign against the page started last week. Anti-Israel activists claimed that Facebook made them follow the page without their consent, and began flooding it with serious anti-Semitic comments – which also include photos and quotes by Hitler. The comments may have caused Facebook’s mechanisms to block the page, but Dr. Evans and his team claim that the activists, who posted more than a million abusive comments, also reported it and led to its removal.
Hunter Biden and his business partners were involved in discussions about possible deals in dozens of foreign countries, often corrupt backwaters, at times invoking official channels like ambassadors, emails reviewed by The Daily Wire show.
Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon said in a statement Tuesday that as soon as he became aware of it, he instructed his department to suspend the call for bids.
“This request was not reviewed or approved by me or my office before it was posted. These devices should not and will not be used to monitor visitors while they recreate in our parks or public lands. I have been clear with my department, that while drones are an effective and cost-effective tool for wildfire monitoring and search and rescue assistance, they must never be used to encroach on privacy,” he said.
Riots rocked Portland, Oregon throughout 2020 and have continued in 2021. While some peaceful protesters advocated for justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death, violent agitators escalated dozens of these protests into violent riots, doing more than $23 million in damage to businesses in downtown Portland.
Throughout the pandemic, the left has insisted on violating Americans’ medical freedom. Even as the danger from COVID-19 wanes, President Joe Biden is warning people who don’t want to do what he wants.
“The 16th Annual Rainbow Youth Forum will include Decolonizing Gender, Drag Storytime, Workshops for Students and Staff, Chill Zone and a Rainbow Spring Fling Dance! This interactive virtual event will allow participants to ask questions and share their thoughts,” reads the event description.
Loss of freedom, higher taxes, wealth redistribution, skyrocketing inflation and wasteful spending are all evidence that the Biden Administration is imposing “Systemic Socialism” on Americans – and it’s never worked anywhere – Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said Monday.
Government report calls for expansion of data collection from COVID Alert app
First reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, an advisory council’s report on the use of the COVID Alert app highlighted how data collected by the app could be used for other government projects beyond contact tracing.
Quebec can modify part of the Canadian Constitution unilaterally, Trudeau says
The province’s proposed language law reform, introduced last week, seeks to change part of the Constitution to affirm that Quebec is a nation and that its official language is French.
Canada Must Return To Sound Money
The more our currency is divorced from any tangible reality, the more distorted and broken our economy will become.
Somewhere out there is a 2-year-old girl whose mother is a stripper, her father is a crackhead, and her grandpa is the President of the United States. Fact Check THAT.
Donald Trump Should Not be the 2024 Republican Candidate
I voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 because he was the best candidate. I did not vote for him because he was perfect. If he is the Republican candidate in 2024, I will vote for him again, because it is inconceivable that any Democrat Marxist in the known universe will be acceptable. But I pray that he is not available to receive my vote.
Report: Kamala Harris Maintains an ‘Enemies List’ of Journalists
Vice President Kamala Harris is said to keep a list of journalists she considers to be “racist,” according to a profile of her that appeared in The Atlantic.
“The vice president and her team tend to dismiss reporters. Trying to get her to take a few questions after events is treated as an act of impish aggression,” writes Edward-Isaac Dovere. “And Harris herself tracks political players and reporters whom she thinks don’t fully understand her or appreciate her life experience.”
17 Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Tyranny, Liberty, and Rights
Americans remember Benjamin Franklin as one of our founders. That is fitting because he was not just our most famous citizen at our country’s birth, but he was also so much a central part of that birth that he has been called “The First American.”
On Saturday, Israel announced that it had evidence that Hamas military intelligence assets were operating out of a building with civilian media offices — in essence, using the media as a shield. Because Hamas turned the building into a military site, it became a legitimate target under international law. So the AP and Al Jazeera lost their propaganda sites. Israel gave detailed information about notifying Biden in advance of the strike. However, on Monday, secretary of state Antony Blinken said there was no such evidence. Does this represent some kind of creepy and dangerous game-playing from the Biden administration?
