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British flag or Union Jack torn and tattered flying in the winter by the sea in Italy representing the disaster of Brexit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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From CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Jeff Reynolds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think we, have it bad with the climate cult here in the United States, you should see the ridiculousness going on in Europe. This column has reported many times about the utter lunacy of European green energy policies that have crippled their societies. Relying on unreliable green energy has caused the continent to lose significant economic productivity, along with making it difficult to survive the harsh winters. If only places like the United Kingdom could tap into naturally occurring, reliable sources of \u201cfossil fuels\u201d to backstop their energy needs when the green sources like solar and wind don\u2019t produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s an old saying in England, \u201ccarrying coals to Newcastle,\u201d which refers to doing something unnecessary and pointless. It refers to the first coal exporting facility, the port of Newcastle Upon Tyne, that has stored and shipped coal since the Middle Ages. The idea of selling coal in Newcastle seemed so ridiculous, they coined a term for it that applies to any attempt to do something ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to 2025, and England now has to import coal from Japan. Really.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that story, we have more UK hijinks as an EV battery plant explodes for a second time; a hilarious meme recirculating in which science proves every part of the world is warming faster than every other part of the world; more terrible geoengineering news that threatens life on this planet to save the climate; the climate cult coming for your dogs; and Katy Perry\u2019s space flight destroying the climate faster than Taylor Swift\u2019s airplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our Good News segment, we have more Trump administration wrecking balls taking out more silly research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrying (Japanese) Coal to Newcastle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ok, it\u2019s not Newcastle\u2014it\u2019s actually worse. The UK canceled a new coal mine that would have supported the domestic steel industry and instead have decided to import it from nearby . . . *checks notes* . . . Japan.<\/em> Surely that will reduce the carbon footprint, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You couldn\u2019t make it up.
This government has just ordered \u00a3700 million worth of coking coal from Japan\u2014dragged halfway round the world on smoke-belching ships\u2014while bragging about their green credentials.

Meanwhile, they scrapped plans for a West Cumbria mine that would\u2019ve\u2026<\/p>— Darren Grimes (@darrengrimes_) April 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>