Christmas Day Open Thread
Month: December 2024
More Reasons for Cautious Optimism About the Demise of The Green Energy Fantasy
And as I look around at developments since the election, I see a number of other reasons to reinforce my cautious optimism. Maybe it’s that the political environment has changed,…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Make Closest Approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve
Parker planned to get more than seven times closer to the sun than previous spacecraft, hitting 430,000 mph (690,000 kph) at closest approach. It’s the fastest spacecraft ever built and…
Nuclear Waste could be the game-changer to Unlimited Electricity
Today, nuclear waste is the key to Unlimited Electricity, as that “so-called nuclear waste”, the slightly used nuclear fuel (SUNF), still has 97% of its electricity potential yet to be…
Science Shock: CO2 is Good for the Planet, Peer-Reviewed Studies Suggest
Half of human emissions are being quickly pushed back into the biosphere, the scientists say, causing substantial, famine-busting plant growth, while the rest is entering a ‘saturated’ atmosphere and having…
Carbon Capture: Tech Giants Throw Money at the Latest Green Trend
As tech giants race to outdo each other in the climate virtue-signaling game, the public would do well to remember that these projects often serve corporate interests far more effectively…
Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth
The growth of maize, sugarcane and sorghum has been greatly boosted by modifying the plants to take advantage of higher carbon dioxide levels now found in the air.
California Reported to Have Quasi-Cannibal Ground Squirrels
Avoid California, where even our squirrels are vicious killers. Our animal welfare agents wouldn’t dare to take them on
Feminism Can’t Fix Climate Change (But Nothing Else Can Either)
What happens when ideology hijacks science? You get articles like Scientific American’s recent gem, “How Feminism Can Guide Climate Change Action.” Spoiler: it’s yet another attempt to inject a political…
No, Associated Press, Extreme Weather Events in a Single Year Are Not Climate Change
While the photographs featured in the Seattle Times article are evocative, it’s essential to approach the subject of weather and climate with a clear understanding of the distinction between the two, and…
Let the Hate Flow: 13 Types of Climate Activist Anger
“… participants angry about other people’s inaction and apathy had more symptoms of depression and anxiety. …”
Frankenstein Datasets and the Crisis in Climate Science Integrity
The Frankenstein dataset is a stark reminder of the dangers of uncritical acceptance in science. While the temptation to fit data to a convenient narrative is strong, true scientific progress…
As Germany’s Energy Crisis Heightens, Two Brief Windless Periods Pushes Grid To The Limit!
It is also often forgotten that wind turbines consume electricity when they are stationary or switched off. This is because all technical components (oil pumps, fans, control systems, etc.) must…
Vineyard Offshore Halts Major Wind Project Amid Economic and Policy Challenges
For now, Vineyard Offshore’s withdrawal emphasizes the challenges of financing and implementing large-scale offshore wind projects. Unless these issues are resolved, the viability of the industry as a significant player…
Cautious Optimism on the Demise of The Green Energy Fantasy
Three years on, it looks like Germany is winning the race to the wall. After a couple of decades of “Energiewende,” Germany has closed all of its nuclear plants and…
They Just Won’t Leave the Kids Alone
The program resonates with me. I recall my days as a Young Pioneer in Perth in the 1950s. I was proud of my uniform of white shirt and red scarf,…
AI Lions and Renewable Straw
The promotion of renewables by AI-owning investment firms is similarly confused. Either AI thrives in a world powered by the proven, reliable bounty of fossil fuels and nuclear fission, or it…
‘Abject Nonsense’: Biden Admin’s New Report On Gas Exports Basically Undermines One of Its Key Conclusions
Available data and recent history contradict one of the key points of the Biden administration’s long-awaited study on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s attempt to…
Merry Christmas! And Though We’ve Seen Some Brutal Years, Things Are Really Looking Up For 2025
But there are powerful rays of lights bursting through the dark layers of clouds in 2025. There are true winds of change blowing: political forces that promise to bring back…