From the press releases “I never bothered to finish reading because it was too effing stoopid.” department.
Vacuuming the World’s Wallets
,,,a precise operation performed on a subjective input does not produce an objective output. It produces subjectivity in a lab coat. Charles Rotter Here’s another episode of my endless, some…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #697
“The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to…
Connecticut v. Exxon — the Sher Edling connection
Basic point is, the interconnectedness of these lawsuits becomes ever more apparent the deeper anyone examines these.
“Portlandia” phasing out diesel?
The risk of supply interruptions is no mere abstraction. Just in November 2025, a leak in the Olympic Pipeline near Everett, Washington — which delivers 90 percent of Oregon’s gas,…
Claim: The Iran War is Worsening the Climate Crisis
More absurdity from the climate change causes everything bad brigade.
New Study: NASA’s Models Wildly Underestimate The Capacity Of Clouds To Alter Solar Radiation
Today’s climate models are so inaccurate they must be improved a hundredfold just to detect a CO2 signal in climate change.
Miliband Overrules His Inspectors to Approve Britain’s Second-Largest Solar Farm
Ed Miliband has approved Britain’s second-largest solar farm on 4,000 acres of prime farmland after overruling opposition from his own inspectors. The Telegraph has the story.
Electricity Affordability: States Need to Ditch Climate Policies
But before blue-state politicians blame everything from the rollback of federal wind and solar subsidies to new data center development, they should take a hard look in the mirror.
Vineyard Wind’s Troubles Mount Despite Political Victory Lap
Troubled windfarm is producing less than half the promised output, sensors are repeatedly tripping offline, and it’s engaged in a legal battle with its turbine manufacturer.
Battery Storage for Grid Backup: Better Keep Working on It
Just get some batteries, store up excess power from the windy mid-days, discharge as needed, and everything will work out.
Fears of Gulf Stream Collapse Fade as Hard Data Reveal Major Role of Natural Variation
The Lee et al. paper refers to an underlying anthropogenic weakening produced by modelled suggestions. But RAPID provides actual proof that natural variation is far more important in determining how the Gulf…
Prominent British Climate Skeptic and Christian Activist Ann Widdecombe Murdered in her Home
Ann Widdecombe was one of only five MPs to vote against the Climate Change Act 2008.
California Eco-Tyranny Destroyed by New EPA Rule
“This action gives responsible companies a clear, nationally recognized path to demonstrate compliance while continuing to innovate and serve consumers. I appreciate Administrator Zeldin and the Trump Administration for advancing…
Arizona’s Hermosa Mine Clears Final Federal Hurdle Under FAST-41
The Hermosa Project seems to be the first real-world test of whether Washington can finally balance national security priorities with some form of sensible environmental policy, all without the usual…
Alice in Hydrogen Land
As we have already found out, storing and transporting Hydrogen is extremely difficult, requiring much higher specifications than storing or moving Oxygen or Nitrogen. The costs of installing a Hydrogen…
The Real Grid Crisis Is a State Policy Problem Dressed Up as a Market Failure
The states are absolutely responsible for chucking icebergs into the path of this ship, and if it goes down, they’ll have themselves to blame for the aftermath.