The story of human advancement since the 1950s is inextricably linked to our harnessing of fossil fuels and our ever-expanding scientific understanding. As we look to the future, we must…
Month: July 2024
Purple States Take Note: Youngkin Saves Virginia From the Tyranny of California’s Gas Car Ban
Other states tethered to California’s EV mandate should follow Governor Youngkin’s bold and necessary leadership and free their residents, too, from the tyranny of California’s gas car ban.
Not All the Seas are Hot
With the news channels banging on about hot hot hot water – Atlantic water, Gulf of Mexico water, the Caribbean water, Western Pacific water off of Australia — I mean,…
No, CBS News, New York City Isn’t Going to Be Flooded by Sea Level Rise
About the only accurate portion of the CBS News story is the quote from Battery Park resident Nef Garcia, who said “That’s crazy to even picture.”
What Happened To That “Wettest Summer”, Met Office?
Could somebody remind me why we need a Met Office?
Audubon: Frightful Fundraising
National Audubon has done some terrific work over the last 100+ years but more recently, since the turn of the century (20th to 21st), they have succumbed to the lure…
Hurricane Beryl is a Natural
If the nation panics into making rash decisions about the weather, it will be hard to undo the damage.
Google Damage Control Over AI Driven 48% CO2 Emissions Surge
“We know this is not going to be easy and that our approach will need to continue to evolve”.
Why Hurricanes Intensify!
Hurricane intensification is controlled by 3 dynamics. 1) Energy supplied by sea surface temperatures; 2) Wind shear that increases during El Nino and ENSO neutral years and disrupts the storm…
Major Utility Provider Cuts Thousands Of Customers’ Power To Prevent Wildfires From Breaking Out
A major utility provider cut power in certain areas of California on Tuesday morning to address wildfire risks.
Shell to pause Dutch biofuels project as market sags
There is no viable commercial market for biofuels. It only survives because of government subsidies and diktat.
Mining the planet for renewable energy
Reliable energy, human rights, land impacts, air and water pollution, lost wildlife get ignored
Governor Newsom’s unpopularity might have something to do with his extreme mandates that make life unaffordable.
…California’s “green” Governor Newsom is by far the MOST UNPOPULAR Governor in America !
UAH Global Temperature Update for June, 2024: +0.80 deg. C
The Version 6 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for June, 2024 was +0.80 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, down from the May, 2024 anomaly of +0.90…
Feds say “damn the whales” in the Gulf of Maine
The draft Environmental Assessment simply ignores this enormous threat.
EV Chargers Face Significant Reliability, Accessibility Problems, Harvard Study Finds
Electric vehicle (EV) chargers have a high malfunction rate while charging infrastructure remains inadequate in some areas, according to a new study by the Harvard Business School (HBS).
Federal Judge sides with Louisiana and strikes down Joe Biden’s illegal assault on American energy
It appears that the DOE’s decision to halt the permit approval process for entities to export LNG to non-FTA countries is completely without reason or logic and is perhaps the…
UBS on Green Energy: From “A Wave of Capital” to “Sluggish Rollout” in Just 4 Years
I wonder how investors who bet on UBS’ 2020 imminent green energy boom hype feel today?
Should More Scientists Offer their Service as Our Green Leaders?
PHD student Sanam Mahoozi asks whether we should all follow Mexico’s example and elect scientist leaders like former German Chancellor Angela Merkel to guide us through the climate crisis.
Monday Mirthiness: The End of the Chevron Deference
On Friday we got to witness the caterwauling of the Left by thousands of people who had never heard of Chevron Deference until a few hours before.
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #604
This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never…
Independence Day: Driving, Grilling, Fireworks
The July Fourth week will be energetic coming and going. The celebration is another reminder that modern life revolves activities that naturally emit the “gas of life”—carbon dioxide.