Select Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #688

“The ignorant person affirms, the scientist doubts, the wise person reflects.” — Aristotle

Give it a Rest George Monbiot: Decades of Hysterical Climate and Net Zero Fearmongering Have Left You Terminally Confused

Few mainstream media operations seek to provide a balanced debate on climate change and Net Zero, but those that do such as Talk and GB News struggle to find opposing…

Why the UK and EU Keep Doubling Down on Net Zero Dogma in the Face of Spiralling Economic Dysfunction

Freely chosen economic illiteracy, like other ideological afflictions, appears immune to correction by experience. The hangman’s noose may concentrate some minds, but in Westminster and Brussels, the noose is worn…

Leftists Fake Tears About High Energy Prices, But Ignore the Foreign-Funded Lawfare

There’s an invisible hand reaching into America’s pocket every time we fill up at the pump or pay that electric bill, and it doesn’t come through the Strait of Hormuz.

IEA Head Fatih Birol: UK should forego North Sea Oil Expansion Because Nobody Needs Oil and Gas

“… There will be a significant boost to renewables and nuclear power and a further shift towards a more electrified future …”

European energy policy: full speed towards the wall

The signals in Europe are crystal clear. Energy prices are structurally higher than in the United States; the electricity grid is grinding to a halt; industry is leaving Europe; and…

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Govt Cover Up Inconvenient Winter Excess Deaths Data

So, how to get rid of this pesky excess winter death data? Simples – just stop publishing it.

Duluth News Tribune Ignores the Benefits to Plants from Global Warming, Focuses on Allergies Instead

Allergy season is slightly longer because the plant growing season is longer, which is a good thing for both pollinators and ultimately human beings because of higher crop production.

The ‘Climate Change’ Bottom Line

Climate-related disaster deaths have declined 97.5% over the century (1920-2025). Richer, smarter, and more resilient societies reduce disaster deaths. This swamps any potential climate signal.

Good News: Fifth Circuit Says Government’s Tax Power Is Not Designed to Control Behavior

A somewhat under-the-radar decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit earlier this month is, on its surface, focused on the issue of home alcohol distilling. But…

The Psychology of Climate Doom: How Narrative Outpaces Nuance

Humans are wired to prioritize alarming information over neutral data

Update On New York Climate Act Negotiations: Details Starting To Emerge

We need to force the activists to admit that their proposals don’t work, and the only way to do it is to run right up to the Green Energy Wall.

Earth Energy Imbalance: The Sun versus CO2

Do solar and greenhouse gas radiation affect ocean heat content in the same way?

Activist Yorkshire Councillor Demands the British Government make Fossil Fuel Extraction More Difficult

North Yorkshire councillor and anti-fracking activist Steve Mason has demanded a little known loophole in Britain’s fracking ban be closed.

Electrify Everything Policies in the Aussie State of Victoria are Breaking the Grid

Someone forgot to build the grid capacity to support the gas replacement policy.

The Urban Heat Island and Urban Cool Island: A Few Examples for U.S. Major Metropolitan Areas

I am finding that most of the major cities in the western U.S. have reduced UHI heating (and like LA, even cooling) during daytime and nighttime on excessively hot days.…

Live at 1 PM ET: Taking Back Earth Day – The Climate Realism Show #199

Earth Day 2026 came and went without the energy and attention of past years. There was less climate scolding and fewer denunciations of the “high-carbon lifestyle” than in years past.…

The Chance of Blackouts

The looming problems with reliability are not just a matter of acquiring new resources too slowly, as the NERC report implies, but also a more daunting problem with procuring new…

Friday Funny: Net Zero Hits the Fan

New cartoon – Green Cr*p Hits Its Own Fans.