Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach At the suggestion of a commenter on my last post, I’m taking a look at a very destructive and pointless piece of proposed legislation. This is the “Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act“, which is subtitled “The Market-Based Climate Solution”. It’s proposed by Reps. Deutch (D), Rooney (R), Delaney (D),…
From Quillette written by Joanna Szurmak and Pierre Desrochers This essay draws in part on the authors’ new book Population Bombed! Exploding the Link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change (Global Warming Policy Foundation, 2018). The Pull of Environmental Narratives In his critique of Hans Rosling’s optimistic take on the human condition (which Rosling co-authored with…
By Rud Istvan, EV Batteries—and A New Hope This is the second of two loosely related guest posts that ctm and I recently discussed, drawing on my subject matter expertise (SME) in energy storage materials and related matters. My SME status was hard won over several intense research years in support of my now globally…
From The Daily Caller 5:07 PM 11/26/2018 | Energy Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor President Donald Trump disagreed with the dire economic projections in the U.S. government’s latest climate report. “I don’t believe it,” Trump said when asked by a reporter outside the White House on Monday if he agreed with the latest National Climate…
By Rud Istvan, This is the first of two loosely related technology posts that ctm suggested might be interesting to WUWT. In full disclosure, the details stem from my financial interests in energy storage materials and related topics, having spent much time and money since 2007 on fundamental now globally issued energy storage materials patents…
Guest “just say no” by David Middleton This is why they demanded a $240/gal tax on gasoline… LIMITING GLOBAL WARMING COULD COST $122 TRILLION. THAT’S ‘NOT FEASIBLE,’ SAYS ONE ECONOMIST Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor 10/09/2018 The UN’s plan to limit global warming could cost $122 trillion just for new energy infrastructure. One environmental economist…
By Andy May This is the seventh and last post in my series on the hazards of climate change. In this post we examine the effects of climate change on glaciers and sea level rise. The first six examined the effect of humans on the environment, the effect of the growing human population, climate change…
By Andy May This is #6 of 7 posts on the hazards of global warming. If you can’t read the sign, it says “Global Warming, Absolute Truth that can not be questioned.” The other two are discussing a global warming research vessel that was trapped in the ice. One wonders why the article doesn’t mention the…
By Andy May In the cartoon the guy being tortured is saying “OKAY! I believe mankind causes global warming!” The priest is saying “Very well… give the heretic back his research funds.” The cartoon is by Cox and Forkum (2007) In this post we will discuss the assertion that there will be more climate-related deaths…
By Andy May This is part four of our series on climate change costs and hazards. The first three parts were on humans and the environment, population and the food supply, and the cost of global warming. In this part we examine the assertion that man-made climate change, the growth of the human population, and…