Climate Craziness of the Week: ‘If you don’t understand science, you can’t vote’

Lately, the left has become even more unhinged than usual. This letter appeared in our local newspaper, the Chico Enterprise Record and is a fine example of that trend. It’s…

Martian dust storm now global

Nuclear powered Curiosity rover captures photos through the haze, while Opportunity goes into sleep mode due to lack of solar power. Via NASA Goddard – A storm of tiny dust…

HuffPost Blames Populists And Russia For European Renewable Policy Failures

Guest essay by Eric Worrall The alleged Russian conspiracy which is supposed to be helping populists win elections worldwide has now been blamed for a fall in EU nation state…

Scientists use sophisticated microphones to listen to the ocean pass gas

From OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY and the “there’s a joke in there somewhere” department comes this report on ocean reports. Scientists use hydrophone to listen in on methane seeps in ocean NEWPORT,…

Volcanic heat source discovered under Pine Island Glacier, the poster child for Antarctic melting

[heat source] Plays critical role in movement, melting Via Eurekalert KINGSTON, R.I. — June 22, 2018 — A researcher from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and…

NOAA corrects NYT over ‘ending their climate mission’ story

People send me stuff. This came from a NOAA employee today. It seems the New York Times goofed, and didn’t confirm their story before running with it. #FakeNews In reaction…

Poverty and Energy

By Andy May Poverty and access to energy are closely related. Although it probably isn’t possible to show that access to energy is the key reason so many have been…

NEG – The white elephant in the room

Guest essay by Tom Quirk When the King of Siam wished to rid himself of a troublesome courtier, he would send a white elephant as a first sign of oncoming…

New wealth distribution scheme: “Temperature Equivalence Index”

You’ve heard of the “Wind Chill Factor”. This is a lot like that, except is based on temperature and income.  From the UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD and the “it’s not the heat,…