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from climaterealism Guest post by Kenneth Schrupp Editor's note: California has long been the poster child for bad energy policy. Its policies and regulations to combat climate change have led to higher energy prices in the state than in any state except Hawaii, and power shortages and blackouts have become a fact of life in California every summer. As the state encourages people to buy electric vehicles (EVs) and appliances, and will actually enforce such purchases in the near future, governments are often forced to ask EV owners not to charge their vehicles at certain times to keep the lights…
from CFACT David Wojik A bad idea has emerged in the world of “renewable energy”: projects can avoid destroying natural habitats by spending money. Wind and solar schemes still destroy the natural habitats they establish, but they fund a magic wand that supposedly creates new compensatory habitats elsewhere. Not really. The fallacy here is that every acre of land in the United States already has habitat. You can change an acre of habitat from one form to another, but you can't create a form. This is a zero-sum game. Having a long-standing, highly specialized development offset program helps illuminate this…
In this image, note that the “H” indicates the presence of high pressure above the area where all the square states intersect. The good news for Baja Weather 101 is that the strongest Sea of Cortez winds in the winter are caused by high pressure in the Four Corners region of the United States. You can see this high-pressure area in the white isobars circle in the first image. Notice how the lines get closer together on the Sea of Cortez. The closer the lines are, the stronger the pressure gradient and wind. But where have all these north winds…
Article by Eric Worrell Two for the price of one? As the ice melts, it will become very cold. Climate change is the worst. That’s how bad it is this year. Hannah Osborne The big news in earth science this year has been about climate change, a warming climate that is causing extreme weather, floods and droughts. Scientists also warn that the situation will be worse if we don't control carbon emissions. … The looming destruction of climate change But some of the scariest news about the planet isn't what happened this year, but what might happen if we don't…
Once upon a time, there were three little pigs: freedom, prosperity, and free speech. They live peacefully in a vibrant village, working hard and building a life rooted in common sense. But then along comes the Big Bad Wolf, a self-proclaimed climate savior wearing a hemp hoodie and dragging a solar panel and a stack of IPCC reports behind him. The wolf didn't come to help. There he huffed and puffed, tearing down everything the pigs had built, all in the name of “saving the planet.” The first pig: freedom Liberty is a proud, independent pig who builds her house…
From the Daily Caller Irish Owens Contributor California regulators and some truck manufacturers are facing growing pushback from truckers and red states as they push for electric vehicle (EV) adoption across the state. Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in September 2020 to phase out the sale of all new gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. Numerous lawsuits related to new regulations. Now, some truckers and red states are trying to block rules they say will slow down supply chains and force “a shift to more expensive and less efficient electric trucks,” according to a trucking…
from legal riots At the same time, the Association of American Medical Colleges conducted a survey and found that 55% of medical schools stated that the impact of climate change on health is a required topic in their courses. Posted by Leslie Eastman Although I do not suffer from asthma, I know friends who have children who do. I have seen that using an inhaler is crucial to effectively controlling asthma. They deliver medications directly to the lungs, resulting in faster relief and better symptom control. However, in an effort to eliminate “greenhouse gases” based on pseudoscience about the climate…
From Climate Warehouse Mark Morano https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/24/trump-effect-undermines-un-climate-summit Author: Mark Morano – The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded recently in Baku, Azerbaijan. This summit can be summed up in one sentence: Orange is cheating. The election of former President Donald Trump just days before the start of the Conference of the Parties, known as COP29, had a profound impact on any potential success of the summit. The Times of London wrote, “The wind follows [COP29’s] It all started before climate skeptic Donald Trump was elected in the US” The frustration among COP29 attendees was palpable. With the exception of new…
Ah, the Sierra Club. In its bombastic press release, the self-proclaimed “force of nature” now sounds more like the force of a toddler’s stomping foot, “We will be a force of nature defending our communities and our planet from Trump.” Brace yourselves, folks—this isn't just virtue signaling; This is the virtue of shouting on tambourines and megaphones. Let’s break it down, shall we? Trump, the supervillainThe Sierra Club begins by declaring that Donald Trump is basically a climate supervillain plotting to destroy the planet while twirling his metaphorical oil-soaked beard. Their evidence? Well, they don't actually offer much. Instead, we…
Andy May The featured image is of the Big Bend, Texas, area in October 2015, when the drought index was moderately wet. Photos taken by the author. Stories of some kind of catastrophic drought currently occurring in the American West are grossly exaggerated (with apologies to Mark Twain). While the western United States is dry due to its location in an area of permanent high pressure and low rainfall, current drought conditions in the region are mild by historical standards. This article is primarily an update of two previous articles by Anthony Watts ( here and here ). Watts’ post…