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Wildfires, heat waves and blackouts exposed the green agenda’s dangerous flaws

Decades of ideology masquerading as environmental stewardship have left people less safe while doing little to help the environment

By Clare Ath Fox News

Published August 14, 2026 9:00am EDT

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This summer, secular environmentalism died in plain sight. From the choking wildfire smoke blanketing American cities to the deadly European heat wave to the crumbling power grid in New York, the evidence is piling up: decades of ideology masquerading as environmental stewardship have left people less safe while doing little to help the environment.

Start with Canada. More than 800 wildfires burned across the country this summer, and the smoke descended on over 100 million Americans from Milwaukee to Washington D.C. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney blamed the fires on climate change. But that raises an obvious question: if climate change is driving these disasters, then what exactly have decades of Canada's aggressive climate policies accomplished? By Carney's own logic, they've failed. Canadians accepted higher energy costs, more regulation, yet the forests are still burning and Americans are breathing the smoke.

Canada has been governed for years by politicians who embraced........

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