Author: cne4h
Alarmist claims that human carbon dioxide emissions and “climate change” have been and will continue to drive Earth's sixth mass extinction event are not supported by evidence. [emphasis, links added] Twenty years ago, it was claimed that climate change (global warming) would cause the extinction of 1 million species by 2050. This assumes that human-caused warming is so rapid and unprecedented that species cannot adapt quickly enough. It is odd to believe that an ecosystem can withstand seasonal temperature fluctuations of ±15°C from summer to winter or over six months, but cannot withstand changes of 0.005°C per year since 1860.…
from climaterealism Author: Linny Luken The BBC recently published a post titled “Seven Proven Ways to Help the Planet in 2025,” claiming that the earth is threatened by global climate change due to human activities and listing what people can do in their lives. Seven changes by curbing emissions. Recommendations include: give up meat; stop flying; buy less clothes; reduce the carbon footprint of pet ownership if you have one; use alternative home heating technologies; support fossil fuel divestment; and reduce the use of plastic. While none of these proposals are novel, they will not achieve the goals claimed by…
The storm has now moved away from the Baltimore area, but traffic remains a challenge.As of Tuesday morning, 59 flights scheduled to leave BWI Marshall Airport on Tuesday were canceled and six were delayed, according to FlightAware. In addition, 51 flights were scheduled to arrive at BWI on Tuesday but were cancelled. Several airlines are asking passengers to rebook travel plans for later dates.Due to the ongoing effects of the winter storm, MARC trains will operate the R schedule on all 3 lines on Tuesday. Only trains with an R below the train number in the Camden and Pennsylvania Line…
The Biden administration has finalized climate regulations that would ban most natural gas-powered tankless water heaters, a move that critics say will increase costs for consumers. [emphasis, links added] The Department of Energy officially released the rules the day after Christmas but did not issue a press release announcing the action, unlike past appliance regulations. Published regulations say they are expected to help improve the climate by curbing carbon dioxide emissions. Overall, according to regulations, about 40% of existing new tankless water heaters in the United States will be withdrawn from the market by 2029. Experts and industry officials say…
Transcript: To get more people to buy electric vehicles, the United States needs more public electric vehicle chargers, and those chargers must be reliable. Terry: “One of the issues that drivers may face is that they may go to a station that the mobile app or the car tells them to go to, but when they get to the station, that station may not be working.” Kameale Terry is the co-founder of ChargerHelp, a company dedicated to improving the reliability of electric vehicle chargers. Sometimes chargers get vandalized or have hardware damage, she said. But many times, charging problems are…
To generate ideas for living more easily on Earth, consuming fewer resources, and reducing our impact on climate change, we sometimes look to nature for lessons. Find an elegant form or process, such as the way a leaf collects water, carbon, and sunlight to create food, energy, and oxygen, that we can simply imitate. This is called biomimicry, and while the results sometimes seem to be primarily about aesthetics, they can also lead to practical improvements in sustainability. Or, in stark contrast, we might invest resources in designing and manufacturing high-tech analogues, often hoping to move beyond imitation and improve…
not many people know Paul Homewood Offshore wind power V gas power generation? Which is cheaper, offshore wind power or natural gas power? When we discuss this issue, we always seem to go in circles! Politicians and the wind energy lobby always refer to the official levelized costs last released by BEIS in 2023, often dishonestly incorporating carbon pricing into the cost of natural gas generation, even though it is a tax, not a cost. Others point out that levelized costs cannot be compared simply because they do not include the indirect costs associated with intermittent renewables, in particular paying…
In the high-risk sector of energy production, nuclear power remains one of the most promising technologies for meeting global demand while minimizing emissions. However, as Christopher Koopman and Eli Dourado explain in a Wall Street Journal article, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has become a regulatory quagmire that stifles innovation. Recent lawsuits from Texas, Utah and Last Energy seeking to curb NRC overreach could mark a turning point in the future of small modular reactors (SMRs) – an innovation too critical to be stymied by bureaucratic inertia . Regulatory regime frozen during the Cold War The Atomic Energy Act of…
Rap music is a cultural force—a genre born of raw expression of resistance, empowerment, and lived experience. It is a medium where truth and resistance intersect, a powerful amplifier for speaking out about injustice, and an art form that resonates deeply with those who have been marginalized. As much as I admire rap's ability to address social issues, I can't help but connect it to the greatest injustice of our time: the climate crisis. Because whether we’re talking about systemic oppression or environmental destruction, the underlying threads of greed, denial, and complacency are the same. RAP: Give voice to the…
What do Maryland jurisdictions need to do to get out of the snowstorm? When snow fell in Maryland on Monday, the city of Baltimore and surrounding counties mobilized hundreds of employees and many other resources to plow fields.Mayor Brandon Scott declared a state of emergency in Baltimore in response to the storm, and his office said crews were fully deployed to treat roadways through Monday afternoon, with “more than 250 DOT vehicles currently deployed. Snow vehicles/equipment, as well as over 400 additional contractor vehicles taking turns.Four city-owned garages already offer free parking to residents of some downtown neighborhoods. Residents of…