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Scientific American editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth apologized Friday for her classless election-night rant against Donald Trump and his voters. That's a start, but it's going to take a lot of self-examination. [emphasis, links added] And it's not just her. Her expletive-filled posts are downright embarrassing, for example, “Solidarity with all the meanest, dumbest, most bigoted high school classmates who are celebrating early gains as they go to the moon and back.” She's over 50 and still obsessed with Middle school? Helmuth vented on Bluesky at least 3 times (one of Then again, her magazine endorsed Kamala Harris after breaking 175 years…

The Biden-Harris administration will finalize a tax on methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas producers on Tuesday. [emphasis, links added] President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 provides for a fee on methane emissions, but many of the details are determined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to Bloomberg. Now, U.S. energy officials are expected to roll out a final version of the policy, These reportedly include fines of $900 per ton of methane emissions above government-mandated thresholds. Fees will rise to Charging $1,500 per ton of “excess” methane by 2026 to demonstrate U.S. commitment to…

Wind turbines cause serious human health and economic problems in Europe. [emphasis, links added] Following the release of a devastating report, windmill tragedy In response, the Dutch Clintl organization and the United Party BBB have called for the suspension of the construction of the new windmill project, pending further study. This report from Clintel discusses the political, scientific, economic and legal issues surrounding onshore wind turbines in the Netherlands. The Dutch government has largely ignored the human health impacts of the low-frequency noise produced by wind turbines. We all know the constant grinding sound from wind turbines Cause tinnitus [ringing…

The term “error message” is not what it pretends to be. It is not a scientific term, nor is it an objective measure of truth and falsehood. Rather, it is a verbal cudgel used to discredit the opposition and force people to conform to a certain narrative. Recent Efforts to 'Prevent' People from Misinformation – A Recent Study Advocates science and a preprint on PsyArXiv—just the latest in a series of attempts to control minds under the guise of protecting them. There are concerns about the impact of misinformation on the cognitive integrity of democracy1. Additionally, misinformation significantly affects people’s…

The host of the United Nations climate summit in Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended fossil fuels and the rights of countries to develop them as dozens of world leaders arrived for the COP29 meeting. [emphasis, links added] More than 75 leaders are expected to attend, but leaders of the most polluting countries will skip key climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump's election victory is being absorbed. A handful of leaders from rich G20 countries — Accounts for nearly 80% of global earth-heating emissions — Expect to stay in Baku for two days. President Ilham Aliyev said in his opening…

The successive arrivals of Hurricanes Helen and Milton caused unprecedented damage to the power grid in the southeastern United States, causing more than 2 million households to lose power. They also reminded us all how destructive life without electricity can be. . The image of darkness and disconnection is all too familiar to me. I grew up in rural India, where blackouts were common and reliable electricity was a luxury, not a given. Even today, this is true for the approximately 1.1 billion people around the world who lack reliable electricity. Energy poverty is one of the least obvious but…

Every fall, duck hunters wait for the birds to fly south and duck season begins. But some ducks are extending their summer vacation. Barbara Frei is a researcher at Environment and Climate Change Canada, a government agency. She found that as the climate warms, some waterfowl begin migrating along the Atlantic Flyway later in the fall and even spend the winter further north. Frey: “They're taking advantage of the warm weather. Why move if they don't have to? The change occurs among species that time their migrations based on temperature and precipitation signals rather than changes in day length, she…

From the Daily Skeptic Chris Morrison Consider the BBC's Justin Rowlatt sitting down to breakfast in Baku this morning, wondering how he would reverse the looming disaster of COP29, which started today and is now being ruined by Trump. In happier days, the thought of wasting billions on free handouts or ridiculous climate compensation warms his heart. In happier days, Western governments could pretend to be saving the planet by renewing foreign aid for so-called climate programs. Few people seem to take their climate obligations more seriously than the Belgians, who funded a romantic film about a green activist and…

From Climate Warehouse Mark Morano Climate Warehouse Note: This year I will be physically participating in the United Nations Climate Summit COP29 in Azerbaijan again. Morano will be in Baku during the week of November 10-15, following the United Nations’ efforts to suppress your freedoms and continue down the dark path of net-zero rationing of energy, food, freedom of movement and expression. This will be the 20th time in the past 22 times that I have attended the United Nations International Summit in person. Looking back at 2016: Morano shreds U.N. Paris Agreement at climate summit, U.N. armed security shuts…

From the Daily Caller Adam ParkerContributor President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, both confirmed on Monday. “It is an honor to join President Trump's Cabinet as EPA Administrator,” Zeldin wrote on X when the appointment was announced. “We will restore America’s energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry, bring American jobs, and make America a global leader in artificial intelligence. We will do so while protecting people’s access to clean air and water. (Related: Trump pledges to end Biden's electric vehicle mandate to help consumers, calls on UAW to ditch Democrats)…