New York Times Explanatory Reporter Whines About Oil Companies Obeying the Law

Guest explaining to the NYT explanatory reporter by David Middleton More abject nonsense from Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times climate reporter and “part of the team awarded the 2013 Pulitzer…

Explaining Natural Gas Flaring to the New York Times’ Explanatory Reporters

Guest “Explanatory Reporting” by David Middleton Hat tip to Kip Hansen for bringing this to my attention. Despite Their Promises, Giant Energy Companies Burn Away Vast Amounts of Natural Gas…

Seth Borenstein, Climate Gloom & Doom: “Déjà vu all over again”

Guest Yogi Berra-ism by David Middleton NEW YORK (AP) — Earth is in more hot water than ever before, and so are we, an expert United Nations climate panel warned…

Steven Novella’s Junk Science About Climate Change Acceleration

Guest smack-down by David Middleton There was a time that I had a fair bit of respect for Dr. Novella. Climate Change Is AcceleratingPublished by Steven Novella under General Science Have you ever…

Why 100% Renewable Energy Is Less Realistic Than a Unicorn

Guest “you can’t get there from here” by David Middleton 16 Sep 2019 | 14:45 GMTHow Inexpensive Must Energy Storage Be for Utilities to Switch to 100 Percent Renewables?MIT researchers…

Fossil Fool Divestment Achieves New Level of Really Stupid and Futile Gesturing!

Guest “Ron White impression” by David Middleton Published on Monday, September 09, 2019 by Common Dreams ‘People Power Is Winning’: Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Celebrates $11 Trillion Milestone “We would…

The Dim-Bulb Tide of Climate Crisis Alarmism

Guest ridiculing of science “journalism” by David Middleton The blood-red photos accompanying this screed of climate crisis wailing reminded me of the classic Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea…

“From Scientist to Activist”

Guest slam dunk by David Middleton H/t to Dr. Willie Soon From Scientist to Activist Heather Price Sep 5 […] When I taught my first climate class at UW in…

Hurricane Dorian “Man-Made” According to Emory University Professor

Guest “are you fracking kidding me?” by David Middleton Emory University Creative Writing Prof: Hurricane Dorian Is ‘Man-Made’ By TOM CICCOTTA 5 Sep 2019 An Emory University professor of English…

Jeffrey Sachs Goes Full Retard on President Trump and Climate Change

Guest “never go full retard” by David Middleton Robert Downey Jr. got an Oscar nomination for inventing this phrase… And Jeffrey Sachs clearly went there in this CNN article… Trump’s…

Vox’s Zack Beauchamp: Democracy threatens climate, planet and democracy!

Guest Ron White impression by David Middleton Vox is always good for a laugh… The right-wing populist wave is a threat to the climateThe Amazon rainforest fires reveal a lot…

Offshore Oil and Gas Production Leaks Virtually No Methane

Guest zero-point-zero by David Middleton Offshore oil and gas rigs leak more greenhouse gas than expectedJohn Sullivan, Office of Engineering CommunicationsAug. 15, 2019 9:49 a.m. A survey of offshore installations…

Green Growth vs No Growth: Why we need a Golgafrinchan Ark B

Guest Douglas Adams’ing by David Middleton This morning I made the mistake of reading this article on Real Clear Science… “Green Growth” Is Supposed to Fix Climate Change. It Won’t…

Oil is doomed by another fake energy acronym: EROCI

Guest Aeuhhh???? by David Middleton EconomicsOil Needs to Fall Below $20 to Compete With Green Alternatives By Mathew CarrAugust 5, 2019, 4:40 AM CDT Updated on August 5, 2019, 9:18…

#ExxonKnew Epic Fail: Oil Companies DID NOT build “their rigs to account for sea-level rise”

H/T to Dr. Willie Soon for sending me something to ridicule this morning. This is just fracking mental… The Oil Giants Might Finally Pay for Pulling the Biggest Hoax of…

“You Can’t Fix Stupid” – Deadly Superfungus Because Global Warming

Guest Ron White impression by David Middleton Warning: This funny as hell stand up comedy routine WILL offend overly sensitive and stupid people… Why did I invoke Ron White? From…

Common Fantasy: “Red States Are Dumping Coal for Solar”

Guest bubble bursting by David Middleton Juan Cole of Common Dreams (a socialist rage) is always good for a laugh. Monday, July 22, 2019It’s Just Good Business: Even Red States…