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NASA found 50 “areas of concern,” including leaks and cracks at the 25-year-old space station. Posted by Leslie Eastman Recent reports indicate that NASA and its Russian space agency are facing serious safety issues aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and may need to prepare for an emergency evacuation. Astronauts aboard NASA's International Space Station have been told to prepare for an emergency evacuation due to growing safety concerns. NASA and Roscosmos are tracking 50 “areas of concern” related to increasing leaks from the space station. NASA now calls the crack in the Russian service module a “top security risk,”…

From the Daily Skeptic Author: David Telfer Despite being relatively thin porridge, there were some positive announcements about energy in the budget statement. First and foremost, the Finance Minister has chosen to extend the temporary 5p per liter fuel duty cut for another year and cancel the planned fuel duty rise in 2025-26. The government claims the measure will save the average driver £59 in 2025-26. Of course, the cutthroat activist zealots at Carbon Brief resent this, lamenting the “cost” of the government’s freeze on fuel taxes since 2011 (Figure 1). Figure 1 Of course they fail to mention that…

Timothy G. Nash Jason Hayes Tom Rastin introduce You don't need a government agent to tell you what you want or when you want it. Milton Friedman explained that “market processes” allow individuals to interact and exchange goods and services voluntarily. The prices they charge on these exchanges guide production and consumption decisions, ultimately achieving the most efficient allocation of resources, maximizing customer satisfaction, and increased purchasing power, all without the need for government intervention. As far as electric vehicles are concerned, due to the lack of “market process”, consumers' wishes and needs are ignored and consumer needs are misunderstood.…

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and other lawmakers filed a “friend of the court” brief on Monday urging a federal appeals court to reopen a case in which it revoked key permits for two major natural gas projects. [emphasis, links added] Cruz briefly called on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reopen City of Port Isabel v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) case, in which the court ruled in August to cancel the licenses of two major liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Texas. Saskatchewan. The paper argued that it was Congress, not…

David Archibald One of the first things the new administration will do is issue a report saying global warming is nonsense. When Trump was last president, he met with Will Harper, a distinguished professor of physics at Princeton University, before the inauguration to launch the report. Unfortunately, the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said Republican women will not take kindly to stopping global warming. So no report was issued, and good-hearted Professor Harper returned to Princeton. Global warming is still here thanks to Jared Kushner’s malign influence. Eight years have been lost. Not a single government on Earth has issued a…

Labour's target voters overwhelmingly support repealing expensive green policies such as the boiler ban, a survey has revealed. [emphasis, links added] Stonehaven polling has found that less than a third of those who left the party under Jeremy Corbyn have switched back over electoral support for a crackdown on domestic flights. Only 26% support a ban on gas boilers in new homes by 2025. The poll will provide a sobering reading for Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, the architect of Labour's green policies. However, 59% of respondents expressed support for accelerating the development of new nuclear power. Treasury was charged The…

heartland institute Climate change policies are often seen as a challenge to individual freedoms and choices, particularly when policies appear to impose severe constraints on individuals' lifestyle and economic choices. For example, regulations mandating the use of renewable energy or limiting the use of fossil fuels can feel like direct constraints on the American dream—the idea that through hard work, anyone can achieve prosperity and a higher standard of living. These policies sometimes require sacrifices that could impact businesses and workers in traditional energy industries and limit consumer choices in cars, appliances, home energy and travel. Additionally, many worry that…

It's November, the last month of the Atlantic hurricane season, and an active 2024 hurricane season looks set to produce a named storm named “Patty” in the western Caribbean in November. A widespread low-pressure system known as the Central American Gyre (CAG) is developing over Central America and the southwestern Caribbean, which will bring heavy rain to parts of Central America. Panama and Costa Rica are set to receive more than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of rain in the coming week, potentially triggering dangerous flash floods and landslides. The circulation also has the potential to generate tropical storms. Figure 1.…

Electric vehicles (EVs) are hailed as an environmentally friendly solution to the climate crisis, providing passengers with a smooth, emission-free ride. [emphasis, links added] But the electricity revolution – considered crucial to curbing carbon emissions – appears to have run its course. MailOnline's chart [below] revealed Global EV sales from the three top manufacturers have slumped in recent months as the public struggles to fall in love with the technology. Despite strong long-term growth momentum, quarterly sales of Elon Musk's Tesla electric cars fell from a peak of 484,500 units in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 386,800 units in…

It's November, the last month of the Atlantic hurricane season, and the active 2024 hurricane season appears to be about to kick off a November storm named “Patty” in the western Caribbean. A large low-pressure system known as the Central American Gyre (CAG) is developing over Central America and the southwestern Caribbean, which will bring heavy rain to parts of Central America. Panama and Costa Rica could receive more than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of rain in the coming week, potentially causing dangerous flash floods and mudslides. The circulation also has the potential to generate tropical storms. Figure 1. According…