According to Bill McKibben quoted, renewables are so cheap, people have to be coerced into embracing them.
Year: 2022
The Faux Urgency of The Climate Crisis Is Giving Us No Time or Space To Build A Secure Energy Future
From Climate Etc. by Judith Curry There is a growing realisation that emissions and temperature targets are now detached from the issues of human well-being and the development of our…
Kill Them to Save Them
“The puppies of a wolf that has mated with a domestic dog must be tracked down and shot, Bavarian authorities said.”
South African Energy Contractors Accused of Stealing Coal and Shipping it to Europe
How low will they go? Europe has been accused receiving stolen shipments of high quality coal from Africa, while they push Africa to embrace the useless renewables which have failed…
Now they’re coming for your garbage – NASA to track landfill methane emissions from space
From NASA JPL and the “looks like there will be a garbage limit in your future” department. NASA Sensors to Help Detect Methane Emitted by Landfills A nonprofit group, Carbon…
US Grid Needs Fossil Fuels, Not Wind
This destroys the idea that the wind is always blowing somewhere, and that all you have to do is distribute surplus power around the country in order to meet demand.
“… Government grants and loans and high diesel prices help make hydrogen competitive …”
I was so wrong – if every business gets a government grant, then everyone can take advantage of subsidised green hydrogen /sarc.
It is Time to Talk About “Capacity Factors”
Since the easy locations have already been “used up”, one can expect average natural capacity factors to decline over time… contrary to what Net-Zero plans assume
Omnibus Bill Trims President Biden’s Overseas Climate Funding Promise
The $1.7 trillion Omnibus government funding bill which just passed Congress omitted at least one extravagance.
Bring On the Electricity Cost Crisis!
It is irresponsible to put out a plan to achieve the CLCPA’s goals while at the same time preventing New Yorkers from understanding the impact on their energy bills and…
Gas Power Saves Texas from Blackouts, As Wind Power Collapses Again!
Without that gas power, Texas would have faced a catastrophe.
UN WMO: La Niña Protection from Global Warming will be “Short Lived”
Send money – the UN wants “increasing investment in the basic global observing system” to monitor the global warming they expect will show up any day now.
Claim: Aussie Renewables Could Have Prevented Higher Bills and Blackouts
According to Professor Liam Wagner, if the Aussie government had encouraged more renewables 15 years ago, we wouldn’t be in this situation.
Claim: More than half of Antarctica’s plants, animals could disappear due to climate change
Lee said that more action is needed to save one of Earth’s vast, pristine biomes.
Wrong, Climate Home News, Climate Change Is Not Hurting India’s Sugar Crops
Indian sugarcane production increased by more than 64 percent, setting new records for production 10 times during the 30-year period
ESG’s Perverse, Narrow, Fraudulent Ethical Principles
Failure of basic fiduciary duties to investors is just the tip of ESG fraud iceberg
DOE Offers $33 Million to Fund a Credible AI Fusion Proposal
So the DOE is offering money to AI researchers, in the hope that the magic of AI can help make the magic of nuclear fusion a reality.
The Great Buffalo Christmas Blizzard Of 2022!
Buffalo is now seeing one of its worst blizzards in recorded history, accompanied by power outages:
The 12 Days of Global Warming
As the rest of the world has to flee the onslaught of Mariah Carey. We have this classic from Minnesotans for Global Warming.
Being Disagreeable – At Christmas
It is increasingly difficult to articulate a sceptical perspective on catastrophic human-caused climate change and other such issues.
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