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from CFACT Author: Dr. Bonner Cohen New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signed a bill on December 27 that would allow the state to fine oil and gas companies a total of $75 billion over the next 25 years, under the guise of climate fixes. Climate-related damage. “With nearly every record rainfall, heat wave and coastal storm, New Yorkers suffer billions of dollars in health, safety and environmental consequences from polluters who have historically harmed our environment,” Hochul said in a statement. “This landmark legislation shifts the costs of climate adaptation from ordinary New Yorkers to the fossil fuel companies…

Article by Eric Worrell Writer and teacher Oliver Gough is a PhD candidate and playwright who studies climate change theater at the University of Queensland, where he teaches. The only way out is through: Embracing the weirdness of existence in the age of climate change Oliver Gough … Study to death? Roy Scranton is another writer who advocates a profound and terrifying thought experiment as a way out of ultimate inaction and reluctance on climate change. He boldly suggested: “If we want to learn to live in the Anthropocene, we must first learn how to die.” accepted practice extinction of…

Guest post by Willis Eschenbach As an amateur scientist, I am very much in favor of one aspect of the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI). I use it as the world's fastest librarian, able to collect and summarize large amounts of data in minutes. Recently I thought I could use artificial intelligence to educate myself about the science of autism and vaccines. Please note that I answer this question with almost no knowledge of any basic scientific research on the possible link between autism and vaccines, aside from the many passionate claims on both sides of the issue online. Here's…

Major winter storm will bring heavy snow, ice and snowweather channelHeavy snow and ice during heavy winter stormweather channelA powerful winter storm is expected to move across the central United Statesnew york timesStorm Track 3 Forecast: Quiet Friday. Far-reaching winter storm this weekendKSN TV stationLive winter storm tracking: snowfall maps, current alerts, weather warnings, ice forecasts, power outagesFoss weather St. Louis Area Ice and Snow ForecastKTVI Fox 2 St. LouisThe first major winter storm of 2025 could bring near-record snowfall to Kansas. This is the latest newskansas city star'Biggest snowfall in more than a decade': Massive winter storm hits millionsUSA…

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) article “Climate Change Impacts in 2024 Grip Globe” paints a terrifying picture of an earth in chaos, with extreme weather events attributed to man-made climate change. While this narrative is emotionally appealing to low-information readers, it mistakenly confers short-term weather events with long-term climate trends. This is a fundamental error that undermines the scientific integrity of these claims, especially since the World Meteorological Organization itself actually defines what climate is: “…the average weather conditions at a specific location over a long period of time.” Furthermore, Historical data shows that humanity is not facing an escalating…

Between Sunday night and Monday morning, the Baltimore area could see 4 to 8 inches of snow, which could mean a slippery commute at the start of the work week.After a few flurries Friday afternoon, public schools in Baltimore, Frederick and Carroll counties dismissed classes two hours early, and Howard County public schools dismissed classes 90 minutes early. After-school programs are canceled in Baltimore City, Harford and Montgomery counties.There were no major accidents due to Friday's snow, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration. The Maryland State Highway Administration began spreading salt on the road Friday.Highs are expected to reach…

Winter storm brings heavy snow, iceweather channelA powerful winter storm is expected to move across the central United Statesnew york timesMajor winter storm set to deliver worst blow yet this winterCNNMajor winter storm to hit two-thirds of U.S., potentially bringing heavy snow and dangerous icenbc news'Close to blizzard': High winds, at least 8 inches of snow expected in Topekatopeka capital magazineWhy is the upcoming winter storm named Blair?WDAF FOX4 Kansas CityStorm patterns: Tracking winter storms in MissouriArrive 8First major winter storm of season will bring heavy snow, ice to millionswashington post50 million in U.S. under winter storm warnings — here…

from NoTricksZone Author: P. Gosselin 2025 will be the year in Germany when energy inflation increases and the right to free speech is lost Effective immediately, Germany's carbon dioxide surcharge will rise from 45 euros to 55 euros per ton, which will further exacerbate inflation and social dissatisfaction. Germany’s electricity prices are already the highest in the world and the most expensive in Europe: Chart: strom-report.com/ Germany cracks down on dissent and free speech But 2025 will not be an easy year for dissidents and critics of the government, as such behavior is increasingly criminalized in Germany due to recently…

Guest post by Kip Hansen — January 4, 2025 — 1000 words/4 minutes prelude: This is a new entry in a series discussing ongoing scientific controversies, a specific type of which is often referred to in the scientific media and elsewhere as “wars”—such as the Wars of the Monarchs, the Wars on Meat, the Obesity Epidemic, the War on Salt, the War on Sugar, and Great Barrier Reef War. All of these controversies, these scientific wars, have common characteristics that I lay out in the book Modern Scientific Controversies Part 5: Common Elements”. food war serves as a model for…

FROM MANHATTANCONTRIAN In a post a few weeks ago on December 21, I observed that Germany seemed to have won the race to be the first among all countries and states to hit the “green energy wall.” Its pursuit of the fantasy of “renewable” wind and solar power has put it in a situation where regular wind/solar droughts have caused electricity prices to skyrocket, and major industries have become uncompetitive. It has no way out and cannot go further. If Germany has “hit the wall”, what is the appropriate metaphor for New York? New York passed the Climate Act in…