This compilation serves as a fact check on the most widespread false claims made about climate change by the media in August, 2026.
UN Climate Chief: “the climate crisis is now a continent-wide economic security emergency”
He forgot to add words like “super” and “apocalyptic”.
When AI Agents Started Working Together
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach on X, my own blog is here.) Ever wonder what happens when you take a few thousand highly capable computer agents, tell them to…
New UT Report: Climate Litigation and the Campaign to Influence the Judiciary
Trusted institutional gatekeepers like the Federal Judicial Center must institute rigorous vetting mechanisms to restore their credibility. Ultimately, federal and state officials should investigate how ELI and CJP gained such…
Net Zero Grid Upgrades Running out of Control.
There are no easy solutions, much though Greg Jackson is desperate to find one to accommodate his Net Zero fantasies. The cost will run into hundreds of billions, which the…
Environmental Priorities vs. ‘Climate Change’
Too many Democratic leaders are feeling comfortable waving off climate concerns, because of a feeling that it might be a political problem for them. That was exemplified this morning in the…
America Can’t Import Its Way out of the Critical Minerals Crisis
With challenges come opportunities. By better leveraging its partners and allies in the critical minerals race, Washington can breathe new life into its defense industrial base. The United States is,…
RGGI Auction Clearing Price Results
Prior to the auction I said I would not be surprised it the price exceeded $35 a ton. I noted that if it did it would be real-time confirmation that…
Why the AI Merchants of Doom are Dead Wrong
Hacking a weak computer system does not equal global doomsday.
AP and Fortune Magazine Ignore Population Trends to Blame Climate Change for Bear Encounters
The Associated Press and, by extension, Fortune Magazine by republishing their piece, seem more interested in promoting the catastrophe narrative of climate change in any way they can, regardless of nuances. The climate…
Beyond the Narrative and Following the Data with Vijay Jayaraj | Climate Debrief
Vijay Jayaraj joins Angela Wheeler on Climate Debrief to examine the history of the modern environmental movement and the rise of today’s climate crisis narrative. Drawing on historical and environmental…
There have been no hurricanes in the Atlantic — Yet! Making 2026 the quietest since satellite tracking began in 1966
This year, we might not have very many hurricanes to write about!
Norway Rejects Climate Orthodoxy’s False Choice, Builds Wealth
Energy abundance and human flourishing track together in every dataset anyone has assembled. Norway understands this and acts on it. Poor nations understand it too. What they lack is not evidence but…
U.S. Nuclear Waste: History of a Failed Endeavor
The Trump Administration’s reform of energy policy has recently reached nuclear waste. A leaked White House document, reported Politico, prioritized the idea of greater state participation for localized, decentralized storage. One federal…
Wrong, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Nuclear Power Isn’t the Reliability Problem
Readers deserve a balanced comparison of all generating technologies, not another attempt to redefine one of the world’s most reliable energy sources as unreliable simply because it, like every other…
ChatGPT Completely Nukes Kenya’s College Essay Writing Gig Economy
The Kenyan essay gig economy once brought in between $240 million to $960 million annually in gross payments. AI slaughtered that cash cow.
ONS Peddling Fake Heatwave Deaths Scare
It was only two weeks ago that I wrote about the official cover up of excess deaths in winter. It did not take long for my suspicions to be confirmed.
America Can’t Win the Minerals Race Without a 21st-Century Mining Workforce
For all the investments the Trump administration has made in reshoring the nation’s mineral supply chains, its investment in America’s mining schools may prove to be the most important.
The Progress(ives) War on Reliable and Affordable Electricity
Progress and Progress(ive)…. two words with somewhat similar spelling but with entirely different meanings. I asked Grok to help identify the distinctions. Progress… a forward movement, advancement, or improvement over…
Claim: 1.5C Global Warming is Not a Magic Number
The struggle must continue after the world breaches 1.5C?