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Bottom line: The local easterly thermal air dropped below freezing. There are light winds on the south Pacific side of Baja, but strong winds on Punta San Carlos, the north side of Baja. A Christmas story: Uh oh! Someone messed up Santa's naughty or nice equation. This was probably a windsurfer as they had a lump of coal in their windsock at Christmas. Even wingers and kiteboarders encountered only sparse winds. Wind recipe: 1. High pressure drifts into Idaho, so winds are concentrated in the Great Basin. 2. Low pressure, usually south of Cabo, with balloons over the entire Sea…

Volkswagen Group will spend $69 million to acquire a 9.9% stake in lithium miner Patriot Battery Metals Inc. to secure raw materials for electric vehicles. The investment marks the European carmaker's first investment in the mining industry. [emphasis, links added] This includes an agreement to supply 100,000 tons of lithium material to Volkswagen over 10 years, This represents a quarter of Patriot Battery Metals Canada's phase one production, according to the miner. Patriot Battery Metals said the material will supply Volkswagen's battery plants in North America and Europe. The investment shows Volkswagen is pushing ahead with electric vehicles despite falling…

Science, at its best, is a self-correcting process—a continual pursuit of truth through rigorous evidence, transparent methodology, and open debate. But what happens when errors are introduced, perpetuated, and defended? Roger Pielke Jr. uncovers the story of the so-called “Frankenstein dataset” in hurricane damage research, which illustrates how flawed data practices distort public perception and policy. The Frankenstein Sourcebook, born out of undocumented changes to a rigorous, peer-reviewed sourcebook, highlights a crisis in scientific integrity. Its story is not only a cautionary tale about bad data, but also a case study in how the scientific process can fail when institutional…

California Democrats have written to outgoing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg asking for more than $500 million in funding for the troubled high-speed rail project, as President-elect Donald Trump Funding for the program was canceled in 2019. [emphasis, links added] According to Breitbart News, Trump withheld $1 billion in funding for the project after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) canceled the original project. Newsom explained to the state Legislature that the original plan for a Los Angeles to San Francisco “bullet train” would “cost too much and take too long.” Trump then demanded the state return federal taxpayer funds — Adopt the…

A reader asked us: Why don't they crack down on the industrialized countries that emit the most carbon dioxide and are destroying our planet? With so much plastic waste ending up in the oceans, something must be done so that future generations can enjoy our planet. We enlisted the help of writer Johnny Carolina Ponce to answer this all-important question. This is his answer: Historically, industrialized countries have emitted large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2), but they remain key to global efforts to mitigate climate change. Carbon emissions remain a critical global issue that requires immediate and decisive action, especially…

Transcript: 'Tis the season of holiday parties and family feasts. Alejandra Schrader, author of The Low-Carb Cookbook, offers some tips for making delicious, climate-friendly meals. One is to supply more vegetables. Producing meat requires large amounts of land for grazing and growing feed, which leads to deforestation. Dairy cows burp, releasing large amounts of climate-warming methane. Schrader: “I’m not trying to make anyone a vegetarian. … No matter what diet you pursue, you can always put more vegetables on your plate. Schrader likes to serve roasted sweet potatoes and squash with a tangy tahini sauce. She often substitutes lentils or…

Author: P. Gosselin Two brief wind downturns push Germany’s power supplies to their limits… German Chemical Industry Association: “What a despair. Author: Professor Fritz Vahrenholt Germany's renewable energy power supply collapsed from November 2-8 and December 10-13 due to typical winter weather conditions with weakened winds and minimal solar radiation, leading to supply shortages, high electricity imports and skyrocketing electricity prices. At times, more than 20,000 megawatts of electricity (more than a quarter of Germany's electricity needs) must be imported. Electricity prices have increased tenfold (93.6 €ct/kWh). Companies without long-term contracts had to halt production. Wolfgang Große Entrup, Managing Director…

The offshore wind power industry has suffered another setback as Vineyard Offshore announced it would withdraw an 800-megawatt wind energy project from the Massachusetts procurement process. The decision comes after Connecticut refused to participate in the Tri-State Wind Energy Agreement, preventing Vineyard from receiving the full contract for the 1,200-MW Vineyard Wind 2 project. The development highlights the ongoing difficulties in combining national-level cooperation with the financial realities of large-scale renewable energy schemes. Background: A decentralized approach to regional cooperation Vineyard Offshore originally planned to develop the Vineyard Wind 2 project as part of a New England coordinated bid involving…

From Manhattan Contrarian Francis Menton For years, it has been obvious to mathematicians that the fantasy future powered by wind and solar energy was not going to happen. Sooner or later, reality will inevitably set in. However, this fantasy lasted much longer than I imagined. Hundreds of billions of dollars in government largesse are a big reason why, flowing not just to green energy developers but also to academic charlatans and environmental NGOs to fan the flames of climate alarm. Three years ago in December 2021, I asked this question: “Which country or U.S. state will hit the green energy…

Will Maryland have a white Christmas this year?Probably not. But snow is expected to fall on Christmas Eve morning.[Get the latest weathercast from FOX45 News]Sunny and cold weather is expected in the Baltimore area during the week leading up to Christmas and Hanukkah, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures near BWI Marshall Airport dropped below freezing over the weekend, with a high of 31 degrees expected on Sunday and an overnight low of 16 degrees. Winter shelters in Baltimore City and County have been activated for at least part of this week.Sunday is expected to be sunny and calm.…