But maybe climate politics is about more that just “saving the planet.” Maybe it is about money and power, the Climate Industrial Complex, bleeding prosperity but at a pace that…
Month: November 2024
Monday Mirthiness…and Horror
You can read my @LD_Sceptics piece on how some sceptics are mirroring the bad ideological tendencies that are dominant in establishment thinking here (today only).
UAH v6.1 Global Temperature Update for October, 2024: +0.73 deg. C After Truncation of the NOAA-19 Satellite Record
The Version 6.1 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for October, 2024 was +0.73 deg. C departure from the 1991-2020 mean, down from the September, 2024 anomaly of +0.80…
Private Firms, States Use Tobacco Lawsuit Playbook in Energy Cases
Three years ago, as the lawfare effort against energy companies reached critical mass, economist Benjamin Zycher noted that using litigation rather than reaching consensus through normal political channels will result…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #618
“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.” — Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays
Climate Change Brings Record Breaking Threat To Health–Lancet
Yes, it’s the same old pack of lies they roll out every year, trying to convince that global health is suffering because of climate change. You only have to read…
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycle Plant Explodes in Missouri
Another dramatic example of the hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries occurred in one exploded battery processing plant near Fredericktown, Missouri. The incident prompted local evacuation.
Big Green Projects Hoisted by their Own Petards
In a bit of irony, the very legal and regulatory obstacles the Greens erected and deployed against fossil fuel companies they were opposed to are now coming back full circle…
Big Energy Policy Mistake: “All Of The Above”
It’s a little late for this election cycle, but I would highly suggest that it is time to ditch this nonsense. Renewables (and carbon capture, and hydrogen) either don’t work…
Wrong, Grist, Climate Change Isn’t Causing a Rise in Authoritarianism
Its not just the data that disagree with Grist’s hypothesis, anyone with a thinking mind knows that history does as well. To imply that today we are seeing more autocrats…
Climate Researchers Warn: Warmer Climate Could Lead To “Cold Waves Across Northern Europe”!
In a recent open letter, researchers warned that a warmer Arctic could lead to cold waves across Northern Europe – due to “complex feedback mechanisms”.
What Ozone Crisis? NASA, NOAA Rank 2024 Ozone Hole as 7th-Smallest Since Recovery Began
During the peak of ozone depletion season from Sept. 7 through Oct. 13, the 2024 area of the ozone hole ranked the seventh smallest since recovery began in 1992.
For the second time in a week, climate scientists surprised with an increased CO2 absorption mechanism.
Another study now brings the cumulative total to a 38% difference in CO₂ absorption not previously known to climate science. That’s big.
Claim: Weather Disasters are Fuelling Climate Denial
A group of psychologists have claimed fear drives deniers to reject the truth. But they ignore evidence academic groupthink hysteria is the real “climate crisis”.
Astronauts Aboard International Space Station Told to Prepare for Urgent Evacuation
NASA is now calling the cracks in a Russian service module a ‘top safety risk’ – escalating the threat rating to five out of five. Astronauts have been warned to…
The Geological Record of Climate Change and Why Today’s Increase in Atmospheric CO2 Is the Result of Global Warming, Not the Cause
The climate is changing, and the geological record of climate change clearly shows that (a) we live in an unusually cold climate, (b) recent warming is neither dangerous or unusual,…
Ed Miliband’s Net Zero Department Given 22% More Cash to Waste on Green Energy Unicorns – and Other Budget Horrors
Although it is relatively thin gruel, there were some positive announcements about energy in the Budget Statement. First and foremost, the Chancellor chose to keep the temporary 5p per litre fuel…
Rising Electricity Rates under Biden (Texas wholesale up 200%)
“Whether it is the unprecedented subsidies for renewable energy or the unprecedented war on American energy, the Biden administration’s policies are behind the increase in America’s electricity prices.”
Electric Vehicles: A Tale of Woe in the Absence of the Market Process
There is a market for electric vehicles, but government mandates and subsidies—regulators predicting winners and losers—cause more harm than good. By forcing technology into widespread use before it is ready…
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