Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #549

“Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day

Big Brother: German Bundestag Approves Law to Accelerate Installation of Smart Meters

Already plans for electricity rationing are to come into effect beginning 1 January 2024.

Another Non-reassuring Report On New York’s Energy Future

Hey, these are just “suggestions.” Go ahead and spend twenty years and a few hundred billions of dollars trying to build it out. Maybe it will work, maybe it won’t.…

Australia-wide assessment: climate change or instrument change?

…a majority of these AWS stations had an average 62.8% increase in their 99th percentile observations. These are the hottest 1 per cent of days calculated since the start year…

Fossil Fuels: The Big Picture

Most of us take cost-effective energy for granted. But much of the world doesn’t have that luxury.

No, Great Britain News, 20°C Temperatures Will Not Cause Britons to ‘Bake in a Heat Wave’

…to anyone that even knows a bare minimum about temperature scales, the headline is laughable.

Increased Wildfire Danger over the Western U.S. from Wet and Cold Conditions

A cool, wet winter has created an increased wildfire threat by producing a bountiful volume of flammable grasses. 

BBC Ignore Cold-Related Deaths in India

To simply compare two 5-year periods is highly unscientific and meaningless statistically.

Your Taxes at Work: ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Counseling

Parents, voters, legislators and judges concerned about our future must take action now to stop this insanity.

50 years after the oil embargo crisis of 1973, no American policy for energy independence

With no policy for energy independence, God help America!

In Honor of Earth Day, Two New Exclusive WUWT Features are Now Online

We’ve been busy. As the proprietor of “World’s Most Viewed Climate Related Website,” I have a mandate to keep that title. Today, two new permanent additions to the WUWT set…

ANU Climate Scientists Wargame UN Martial Law and A Global Military Coup

Fantasies of heat stroke victims rotting in the streets, and military and security leaders stepping in to protect the world from the weakness of civilian leaders.

For Earth Day, the 1983 WGBH Episode of NOVA: The Climate Crisis, The Greenhouse Effect

An hour of hilarious bad predictions and alarmism for Earth Day.

Julia Hartley Brewer’s Furious CLASH With Extinction Rebellion Activist

Watch JHB skewer the clown from XR

UNSW: Psychological Distance is Not Necessarily a Barrier to Climate Motivation

The Australian Psychological Society argues psychological distance can be a barrier to climate action. But UNSW professor Ben Newell counters that the evidence is unclear.

Resourceful Earth Day: Fred Smith on Julian Simon

..as we approach their due date for disaster, the planet is in increasingly good shape.

Is Russia Preparing to Attack Offshore Wind Turbine Infrastructure?

According to a joint investigation by Norwegian journalists, the Russian spy trawlers are back – and this time the are mapping offshore infrastructure, including wind turbine cables.

Live at 1 PM Eastern Time: Fake and Bake – Earth Day Edition

Join us for episode 60 of Climate Change Roundtable, titled “Fake and Bake – Earth Day Edition.”

New York Goes Full Central Planning for The Electricity Sector

In other words, I guess, hey sucker, use your electric car battery to power the house when the grid goes down.

Ford F-150 Lightning Spectacular EV Fire

Another EV has joined the ranks of vehicles you probably shouldn’t park close to anything you care about.