Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #608

“But it turns out that falsehood and evil can be taught as easily as good. Education is a great power, but it can work either way.” — Richard Feynman,

Lock Up Your Daughters! Climate Change Causes Rise in Child Marriages

The AFP nonsense story is just the latest in a tidal wave of mainstream fear-mongering designed to boost Net Zero.

The Cascade of Failures in the Biofuel Industry: A Case of Economic and Environmental Mismanagement

…the biofuel experiment has left behind a trail of bankruptcies, environmental degradation, and unfulfilled promises.

CARDS: Using AI to Manipulate the Global Conversation on Climate Change

“… However, there are still numerous hurdles to overcome before the goal of automated debunking is achieved …”

Germany Just Cancelled Ukraine – Was Dependence on Russian Gas the Reason?

Germany has been accused of importing Russian Gas via third parties. Did Moscow just lay down some ground rules?

The Quest for Climate’s “Golden Fleece”

However, since actual temperature and CO2 data result in a current climate sensitivity of ca. 1.25, there is plainly something wrong with the current “fad” for climate sensitivities of 3…

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Net Zero Watch warns of years of rising electricity bills

Floating offshore wind is probably the most expensive form of electricity ever deployed on a commercial basis in the UK, and all the signs are that it will remain so.

Environmentalism or Individualism? (Part 1: America’s Enlightenment Heritage)

By Robert Bidinotto Ed. Note: The ideology of environmentalism has proven itself to be, by far, the most persuasive enemy of the Master Resource, energy. Pollution … Health Hazards ……

Biden-Subsidized Offshore Wind Developer Reports Massive Losses In Latest Blow To Industry

The U.S. offshore wind industry has had a wave of project delays, missed production targets and public backlash in the past year.

2024 is going to give us all PTSD

Energy will be the last industry standing, no matter what happens.

Why California Fires Are Getting Bigger | Jim Steele | Ian Faloona

What makes these fires bigger has a lot to do with how we’ve mismanaged the landscapes for the last 100 years. Fire suppression, changes in grazing patterns, loss of wetlands.…

Every Leading Large Language Model Leans Left Politically

Could the models’ creators be fine-tuning their AIs in that direction, or are the massive datasets upon which they are trained inherently biased?

Math Confirms Foolishness of Climate Alarmism

Whatever the motivations, spending trillions of dollars to replace fossil fuels with expensive and unreliable wind and solar sources is foolish, futile and dangerous.

Ukraine Approves $20 Billion Green Energy Plan Despite Ongoing War

The Ukrainian government approved a plan to significantly spur green energy development on Tuesday as its war against Russia continues to drag on, according to Reuters.

Friday Funny Galileo Edition

Original source unknown.

No, NYT, ‘Climate Tipping Points’ are Not in Our Near Future

Every one of the “predictions” is so open-ended that they have the same probability of a coin-toss.

We’re NOT at a Climate Tipping Point – The Climate Realism Show #123

…we welcome back two special guests – CFACT’s Chris Martz and Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com – two of the best on X/Twitter at pushing back at climate alarmist nonsense. This…

Biden Admin Cements Gas Stove Rule After Insisting It Isn’t Going After Gas Stoves

The DOE’s regulation applies to electric cooktops, gas cooktops, stand-alone electric cooktops, stand-alone gas cooktops and ovens.

Climate Deniers of the World, Unite!

Will some future Britain sport an unelected Climate Change Committee sitting in judgement, Star Chambers-like, over climate deniers that congregate in secretive forums at 55 Tufton Street, that bastion of…