A move back to primitivism is also foreshadowed by a recent United Nations report which suggested building using mud bricks, bamboo and forest ‘detritus’. It might be thought that mud…
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Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #594
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” – Albert Einstein
Another Cut and Paste Lawsuit: Pennsylvania Bucks County v. BP PLC, et al.
it is a near-total copy of their Feb 20 “Chicago v BP” lawsuit – see my dissection of that one here. It shares text straight out of others. No joke,…
Biden’s Signature Climate Law Has a Major Achilles’ Heel — And Dems Are Making It Worse
…you can’t get anything built because of these statutes,” Mike McKenna, a Republican strategist with extensive experience in and around the energy sector, told the DCNF about Congressional gridlock on…
City of Chicago v. BP PLC
If the case can be made that each – in domino fashion – should be dismissed due to a total lack of evidence for the claims about ‘industry-paid shill climate…
Out Of Transmission Revisited
But capacity additions are falling, and per-mile costs and utility product costs are soaring.
JUICE (Episode 3) – Green Dreams
But the tribe’s resistance against Enel’s rent-seeking is only one example of the fights against alternative energy projects that are happening all across rural America.
Automobiles, human nature, and the challenge of building cars that people actually want
Current politicians and WEF-types believe they have a blueprint for humanity to unroll. It is an absurdity, if for no other reason than they can’t comprehend the complex realities of…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #582
“No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.” –Robert A. Heinlein
Righteous Risks: Introduction
…when the public is persuaded to consider capitalism, innovation and entrepreneurship as moral deficiencies; then righteous risks become a threat to rational policies, democracies and the public.
Federal Judge Sides with Osage Nation, Orders Removal Of 84 Wind Turbines
The tribe’s fight against Rome-based Enel began in 2011 and is the longest-running legal battle over wind energy in American history.
Biden’s Dam Removal Plan and Its Impact on Electrical Supply
The hydroelectric dams in question are not just sources of renewable energy; they are also vital contributors to grid inertia.
Meat Made Us Human
Humans are now in the optimal position of growing grain to feed animals to produce meat.
Saving Santa Catalina
“… the Catalina Island Conservancy, in order to conserve the habitat has decreed that all the island’s non-native mule deer are to be shot and killed, from aircraft if necessary. “
WaPo: People will Copy You if you Buy a Heat Pump
Associate Professor of Philosophy Michael Brownstein thinks you can lead your neighbourhood to climate activism by riding a bike and installing a heat pump.
Select Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #568
I fully agree with you concerning the pseudo-science of astrology. The interesting point is that this kind of superstition is so tenacious that it could persist through so many centuries.
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #566
Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #563
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates mysteries of eternity, of life, of…
A Brief History of Climate, From Prehistory to The Imaginary Crisis of the 21st Century
Climate history clearly shows that we’re living in a blessed time, and that past civilizations generally prospered during warm periods and declined during cold ones.
The Grip of Culture: The Social Psychology of Climate Catastrophism
developing a powerful new model of public attitudes based on the interaction of traditional religion and a new culture – a new faith – of climate catastrophism
“In Climate Debate, Exaggeration Is a Pitfall” (NYT article revisited)
The exaggeration continues with fundraising and political power as the prize.
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #555
The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of rational conviction. Opinions…