If AI can do our basic research, that would be extremely useful. It would free us up to do other things, like thinking and more advanced research, or even relaxing…
Month: September 2024
Good News: Arctic Ozone Hits Record High
More stratospheric ozone is positive for life on Earth. The stratospheric ozone layer is a natural sunscreen, absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Experts Warn Hurricane in Hurricane Alley During Hurricane Season Clear Sign of Climate Change
“This situation is completely unprecedented,” said global warming expert and local dog groomer Rodney Carlson. “I’ve never seen a hurricane of this magnitude forming in hurricane alley during the hurricane…
Michael E Mann, the Black Knight
Our dearly beloved Michael Mann insists his 2024 hurricane forecast is spot on and he continues on to victory. Bless his heart.
True, New York Post, Oft-Cited Climate Catastrophes Have Not Materialized
It is heartening when major news publications like the New York Post publish work done by Lomborg and other climate realists, who bravely insist on relying on available real-world data in the…
Somebody Please Tell Kathy Hochul That The Climate Jig Is Up
Maybe some day those “underreprestented communities” that Governor Hochul talks about will figure out that what’s holding them back is reliance on government planning and handouts as the route to…
Swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV makers threaten to wipe out Europe’s legacy companies
Few industries are as susceptible to the shifting sands of international policy on trade and protectionism as the automotive sector. And never more so than now with the transition to…
Biden-Harris Admin Launches ‘Environmental Justice’ Jobs Training Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with AmeriCorps, is creating the “Environmental Justice Climate Corps,” a $25 million program designed to “open doors” for people seeking careers in “environmental justice,” which…
Maine’s massive “floating wind” folly — my report
Extrapolating today’s small-scale facility cost would make the price tag for this project around $100 billion. That could rise significantly once large scale, hurricane-proof technology is developed and adopted, if…
The New Campaign for Climate Patriotism
This allegedly scientific study is not about preserving our way of life. But it certainly provides a base from which to launch a barrage of new messaging.
Media Confirms the Earth Is Not Abnormally Warm, Rather It Is in Its Coldest Period in 485 Million Years
All of these media outlets predict doom and gloom in our immediate future due to climate change, but in doing so, they completely ignore the bigger picture presented by the…
Oh Noes! ‘West Antarctic ice sheet may disappear by 2300’
From the “we’ve heard it all before” department and the Dartmouth College Division of Modeled Unverifiable Predictions, comes this ho-hum scare story.
Newsflash: Trees mitigate heatwaves in cities, film at 11.
A new study shows that among different types of vegetation, forests within walkable distance from residential areas are particularly crucial in mitigating heat-related health risks.
California Accuses Oil Giant Of Lying About Plastic Recycling In New Lawsuit
The state of California is suing ExxonMobil, alleging that the company deceived the public about how effective recycling plastic products is and facilitating pollution.
Climate Change goes SkyNet. Bigger computers, more power, to ‘make decisions’ for us.
From the Climatic SkyNet department comes news of this upcoming climate-model-supercomputer hootenanny at the University of Illinois in October. What could go wrong if we let a supercomputer make decisions…
Remember that ‘let’s dump iron in the ocean’ experiment? Nature is actually doing it.
We have in the past made fun of ideas to fertilize the ocean with iron dumped by ships. The last experiment failed miserably. Meanwhile nature says, “hold my beer.”
Wrong, Time, Climate Change Did Not Cause Flooding in Europe
The European flood discussed in the article was not unprecedented. The Danube River, which carried much of the flooding in Europe this year, had an even worse flood in 1997.…
The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship Is Underappreciated – And May Now Be Under Threat
While global markets have calmed since the 2022 energy crisis, geopolitical tensions have worsened, there is war in Europe and the Middle East, and economic nationalism and protectionism are on…
If You Want an Investment Portfolio Full of Dog Stocks Try Filling it With Renewable and Green Punts
Out in the real world where serious money talks, it is becoming obvious that the conclusion has been drawn that many green technologies, unless subsidised by the state, provide profit-free,…
Yes, Louisiana, there is a Scandal-“Pause”
This confession that DoE indeed has copies of such a study on liquified natural gas exports strongly indicates that the administration has been telling a spectacular non-truth to the public…
The Strongest Atmospheric River on Record for the Gulf of Alaska?
This atmospheric river is predicted to hit land as an AR-5, the strongest level observed. We can be thankful that the center of the river will make landfall north of…
Aussie Firefighters Warn of Lithium Battery Vehicle Fire Danger
Mike Gallagher, CEO of Ports Australia – “You can’t put them out. So you can imagine it on the street if you can’t put them out, imagine them on a…
Looming European energy crisis: A lesson in averages that won’t soon be forgotten
Hundreds of millions of people without adequate heating fuel in the dead of winter is not particularly funny. If a cold winter strikes, all the yappiest energy-transition-now dogs will fade…