More evidence strict Covid-19 lockdown rules do not apply to Democrats.
Month: November 2020
2020 Hurricane Season Curtailed Over 40 Million bbl of GOM Oil Production
Guest “I hate hurricanes” by David Middleton 2008 was just about the worst year in recorded history. We had the financial collapse, the start of the “Great Recession,” the coronation…
We still Have a Chance? Norwegian Climate Doomsday Authors Issue a “Clarification”
A few days ago WUWT reported on a Norwegian “past the point of no return” global warming paper whose outlook was so pessimistic even climate alarmists were upset. The authors…
Pennsylvania is Flirting with Self-Imposed Energy Disaster
From the National Mining Association: Americans can’t afford to pay more for electricity, especially with millions out of work in the midst of pandemic-induced economic upheaval. Yet, higher electricity costs…
Claim: The USA’s Largest Radio Observatory is on the Verge of Structural Collapse
According to The Register, after two recent cable failures the 900 ton platform suspended above the gigantic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico is literally hanging by a thread. Fraying…
Good news: Gulf of Boothia and M’Clintock Channel polar bear survey results
Reposted from Polar Bear Science Posted on November 17, 2020 Final reports for two Canadian subpopulations reveal the number of polar bears in M’Clintock Channel has more than doubled since…
Report Claim: In retrospect, the burning of wood in district heating plants has resulted in climate saving
ENERGY A new report from the University of Copenhagen shows that the burning of wood is significantly more climate friendly than coal and slightly more climate friendly than natural gas…
Washington Post: President Biden will Punish Australia for Climate Failures
According to the Washington Post, Biden plans to impose trade tariffs on Australia unless Australia embraces a net zero carbon plan and curbs Australia’s CO2 intensive energy export industry.
The structure of complex issues
We live in a world of complex issues, which can be very frustrating. I have been doing research on the generic structure of issues for a long time. There is…
Children and the Insect Apocalypse
Its headlines like the Guardian’s, “Plummeting insect numbers ‘threaten collapse of nature”, that induce paranoia that “insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, and threatening a “catastrophic collapse of…
Where Are All the Sick People?
Guest Survey by Kip Hansen – 17 November 2020 When I am puzzled by something, I try to find out what’s really going on. Years ago, I wrote “What Are…
A sweeping climate model of the Red Sea
Projections of atmospheric and oceanic processes in the Red Sea are informing the design of sustainable megacities being planned and built along its shores.
CO2 Coalition: Clean Coal Technology Can Fight Energy Poverty in Africa
Guest “coal saves lives” by David Middleton Energy poverty is an actual existential threat to over 1 billion people. Our friends at the CO2 Coalition have a solution to a…
Bezos Gives $791 million to Climate Activists, Another $9 billion Planned
Every time you buy through Amazon, a small amount of your money goes to groups which actively oppose President Trump’s energy and climate policies.
Deutsche Bank Green Covid-19 Recovery Plan: Tax People for the “Privilege” of Working from Home
You might think a German bank would see telecommuting as a positive step towards a more climate friendly future. But according to Deutsche Bank, people who ditch the daily commute…
Locking Down See Oh Too
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I’ve read comments from several folks claiming that despite the COVID lockdowns reducing emissions, there’s been no corresponding decrease in the airborne CO2. Here’s a…
CMIP6 adds more value in simulating extreme temperatures in China
Climate models have provided an avenue for studying the possible changes in extreme temperatures in the future; and in this respect, to ease of comparison across models from different modelling…
The Conversation: How do we Protect Venice from Flooding and Sea Level Rise?
According to The Conversation, if we don’t take urgent action, climate change could cause flooding to occur in the ancient Italian city of Venice.
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #431
“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” —Thomas Jefferson (1809)
Birth of magnetar from colossal collision potentially spotted for first time
After examining the incredibly bright burst with optical, X-ray, near-infrared and radio wavelengths, a Northwestern University-led astrophysics team believes it potentially spotted the birth of a magnetar.
Uncertain Certainty: Germany’s Potsdam Climate Institute Humiliated After One-Year El Nino Forecast Model Flops
Last year Germany’s Potsdam Institute (PIK) boasted that it had a superior El Niño one-year forecasting model, claiming 80% certainty. Today, a year later, its forecast emerges totally wrong and…
Possible 1,000-kilometer-long river running deep below Greenland’s ice sheet
Computational models suggest that melting water originating in the deep interior of Greenland could flow the entire length of a subglacial valley and exit at Petermann Fjord, along the northern…
The Government Corruption of Science
Opinion by Andy May I wrote my latest book, Politics and Climate Change: A History, because I recognized that government funding of scientific research was corrupting science. We were warned…
Microbes might be gatekeepers of the planet’s greatest greenhouse gas reserves
Massive greenhouse gas reserves, frozen deep under the seabed, are alarmingly now starting to thaw. That’s according to an international team of scientists whose preliminary findings were recently reported in…
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