Author: cne4h
Jason Isaacs The Picowers are forcing inferior appliances into every American home to assuage their guilt. As the single largest beneficiary of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, the Pickowles family has a lot to be embarrassed about. One way they can absolve themselves of guilt is by funding climate change lawsuits and left-wing judicial influence programs that would take away conveniences Americans take for granted — like hot showers or efficient dishwashers. As my organization, the American Energy Institute, explained in a recent report , left-wing city governments and blue states are suing energy providers over climate change, with the goal…
Wildfires have engulfed much of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades area and nearby areas, killing at least five people. As is their wont, the media blamed the raging fires on climate change. [emphasis, links added] Scientists such as fire expert Jennifer Balch attribute the warming partly to the jet stream sloping farther south than usual. A spokesperson for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said: “Climate change, including rising temperatures, continued droughts and dry air, are key factors increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States.” But U.S. Geological Survey scientist Jon Keeley says that's not…
notes: This autopsy image covers the impact of Sea of Cortez low pressure on the East Cape Baja winds. Tragically, this same low pressure created massive Santa Ana winds in Southern California, creating nightmare fire conditions. This event will be covered in an upcoming blog post. This is the text portion of my wind forecast yesterday for January 9, 2025 Today’s trendy recipe: Today’s recipe has more Basura-inspired ingredients. 1. 60 knot SSW wind blowing over us from near cutoff low at about 18,000 feet. 2. This creates a surface low near the central Sea of Cortez, which generates strong…
Los Angeles' devastating wildfires have once again become a rallying cry for those who blame climate change for natural disasters. [emphasis, links added] Recent reports, such as those from Axios and the BBC, hastily and incorrectly linked these wildfires to a “rare confluence of climate factors,” a narrative that has become all too familiar. However, any such connection is not supported by data. Too often, linking individual wildfires or even a year's worth of wildfires to long-term climate change oversimplifies complex natural events and fails to address the broader context. To truly understand these fires, we must consider history, meteorology…
Vijay Jayaraj When it comes to global energy policy, few narratives are as illuminating and cautionary as Europe's. Why? Their ill-fated experiments with wind and solar power. The continent's self-inflicted disaster contains lessons that those developing U.S. energy strategy for the incoming administration should keep in mind. Europe's misplaced trust in wind and solar The acceptance of weather-dependent power generation in Europe, especially in Germany and the UK, was a serious miscalculation. These countries have embarked on an ambitious energy transition based on the premise that wind and solar energy can replace traditional fossil fuels. As many predicted, the result…
The tiny flying fox, the cheerful oriole, and the freshwater mosquitofish recently lost protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and for no good reason. They have been declared extinct. They are among 21 species that have lost federal protection due to extinction nationwide, a sign of more losses to come as the ravages of climate change become increasingly severe. Delisted species include Guam's lesser Mariana fruit bat and the San Marcos Gambusia fish, which are endemic to Texas. Eight of the species on the list are Hawaiian birds. Hawaii is known as ground zero for the loss of biodiversity,…
Transcript: Many young people are eager to help the environment, from fighting climate change to protecting endangered species. But turning that passion into a career can be difficult, especially if you don't know anyone else working in the environmental field or lack the resources to obtain professional training. Castellino: “We work with a lot of newcomers and immigrants, and their families tell them, you know, look, we need to make ends meet…so they don't necessarily have that option,” I wanted to work in a sustainable business. A career that continues to grow. Lauren Castelino is the founder of the Green…
From the Daily Skeptic by Will Jones Households were paying the equivalent of £2m an hour to gas power stations today after low winds and frigid temperatures left grid bosses scrambling to keep the power on. this telegraph There is more. As cold weather sweeps across the southeast, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) has warned that power supplies are expected to be particularly tight between 4pm and 7pm. The crisis has forced grid operators to pay huge fees to natural gas power plant owners to keep them running. The cost will ultimately be borne by households and businesses through…
From the Daily Caller Nick PopeContributor President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering executive action to protect gas furnaces from regulatory overreach, Reuters reported on Tuesday. According to Reuters, the executive order under consideration would also cover other gas appliances, including heaters, after Democrats and the Biden administration spent years advancing regulations limiting their use. Details of the action being considered are unclear, but the policy could be consistent with a push by Congress to cut funding to prevent state and local governments from pursuing gas appliance phase-out policies. “This is significant when it takes a White House order to prevent…
Roger Kayaza I recently published an article describing how Jennifer Hernandez and Lauren Teixeira’s groundbreaking journal article titled “It’s Time to Reset California’s Climate Leadership” aligns with the New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) Implementation related. I agree with the author that both states need to reevaluate their climate policies until states can “reduce emissions while ensuring housing, an affordable cost of living, and good jobs for all.” This article highlights the measures needed to reduce emissions from the transport sector to achieve climate nirvana. California Climate Leadership California was the first state in the…