Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Californians grappling with rolling blackouts, large wildfires
California utilities imposed rolling electricity blackouts in the name of preventing devastating wildfires, but now the state is grappling with both. Published October 29, 2019
House Democrats block GOP effort to prevent nationwide fracking ban
House Democrats blocked Tuesday consideration of a resolution in support of hydraulic fracturing as Republicans sought to protect the U.S. energy boom from Democratic presidential candidates seeking to ban fracking nationwide. Published October 29, 2019
Michael Bloomberg climate agenda pushed by privately funded New Mexico prosecutor
The idea behind billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg's State Impact Center was to promote a climate change agenda by providing state attorneys general with privately paid legal staff, and it seems to be working in New Mexico. Published October 28, 2019
Nick Sandmann, Covington Catholic student, Washington Post defamation lawsuit reopened
A federal judge in Kentucky has reopened the $250 million defamation case filed by a Covington Catholic student against The Washington Post after dismissing it in July. Published October 28, 2019
70% of millennials would vote for a socialist; half view capitalism unfavorably: Survey
Seven in 10 millennials would be at least somewhat likely to vote for a socialist candidate, and their views of communism and Marxism are increasingly positive, according to a survey released Monday. Published October 28, 2019
Exxon sued by Massachusetts AG as Democrats, climate activists kick into overdrive
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday sued ExxonMobil for misleading investors and consumers about climate change, topping off a week that saw Democrats and activists take their anti-Exxon campaign into overdrive. Published October 25, 2019
EPA-funded children’s health centers accused of ‘junk science’
Environmentalists were outraged when the EPA decided to cut funding to children's environmental health centers, but a report released Thursday argues that the program is awash with political activism and junk science. Published October 24, 2019
NBA fans defy China, cheer Hong Kong as regular season tips off
The official start of the NBA regular season Tuesday saw protesters hand out thousands of free pro-Hong Kong T-shirts outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the only two venues to host games on opening night. Published October 23, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dings ‘predominantly white’ areas for hurricanes that killed minorities
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez put a racial spin Wednesday on climate change and hurricanes, attributing emissions from "predominantly white" corporations and communities for juicing recent storms that cost "predominantly black and brown lives" in Louisiana and Puerto Rico. Published October 23, 2019
Marsha Blackburn, Josh Hawley float bill to move 90% of jobs in 10 federal departments outside D.C.
The decision to move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Colorado's Western Slope should be viewed not as a one-off, but a good start, as far as some Senate Republicans are concerned. Published October 23, 2019
ExxonMobil taken to trial for ‘climate fraud’
After four years and three attorneys general, New York finally brought ExxonMobil to court Tuesday on charges of "climate fraud," a case expected to decide whether the sputtering "Exxon knew" campaign still has something in the tank -- or if that vehicle has run out of gas. Published October 22, 2019
CAIR, SPLC pressure Mar-a-Lago to drop ‘hate group’ event as conservatives push back
The Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Southern Poverty Law Center have plenty of opponents on the right, but the leftist civil rights groups appear to hold some sway with the Trump Organization's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Published October 21, 2019
Susan Crockford fired after finding polar bears thriving despite climate change
Nobody has done more to sink the claim that climate change is endangering polar bears than zoologist Susan Crockford -- and she may have paid for it with her job. Published October 20, 2019
CNN bigwig calls for hounding ‘delusional’ Senate Republicans at work, home
CNN's political director urged the news team to get "in their faces" of all Republican senators on a daily basis, both at work and at home, about President Trump's Ukraine phone call, according to undercover audio. Published October 19, 2019
Police arrest 55 protesters seeking to block wind-energy farm in Hawaii
Environmentalists have long raised objections to fossil-fuel energy sources such as oil, coal and natural gas, but it turns out not everyone is wild about wind power, either. Published October 18, 2019
Joe Biden’s false claim about drunken driver draws renewed scrutiny
The worst moment of Joseph R. Biden's life -- the 1972 car crash that killed his wife and baby daughter -- has drawn renewed attention over a falsehood that the former vice president repeated for years: that the other driver was drunk. Published October 18, 2019
Jeff Zucker tells CNN staff to be ‘fully committed’ on Trump impeachment in undercover audio
Clearly CNN is committed to providing wall-to-wall coverage of the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Trump, but it appears that CEO Jeffrey Zucker also wants the network to counter those who challenge the probe. Published October 16, 2019
Nike mum on China crackdown, backed Colin Kaepernick
Nike celebrated Colin Kaepernick as a social-justice folk hero with its "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything" ad campaign, but apparently the slogan doesn't apply to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Published October 15, 2019
Staffer says CNN bigwigs ‘don’t like Tulsi Gabbard’ in Project Veritas video on eve of Dem debate
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's claim that the "corporate media" are attempting to rig the 2020 Democratic presidential primary appeared to receive a boost Tuesday from Project Veritas. Published October 15, 2019
Josh Hawley blasts LeBron James over ‘garbage’ comment on China
Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, unleashed on NBA superstar LeBron James over his comment Monday that a team executive who tweeted in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters "wasn't educated on the situation." Published October 15, 2019
