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Article by Eric Worrell “…the ideological vision has failed. We need to admit…” Italy seeks to reverse EU's 2035 internal combustion engine ban By Alberto Brambilla September 7, 2024 11:45 AM ET (Bloomberg) — Italian officials say the European Union’s plan to ban the sale of new internal combustion engines from 2035 should be reviewed. “The ban must be changed,” Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Saturday during the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio on Lake Como, Italy. Pichetto Fratin called the EU's decision “ridiculous” and determined by an “ideological vision” and a state-controlled approach to policymaking within the bloc.…
California residents are once again struggling to maintain power after a heat wave last weekend left as many as 50,000 people without power and caused a concert to be canceled at the famed Hollywood Bowl due to a power outage. [emphasis, links added] this hollywood reporter Notable: The Hollywood Bowl was forced to cancel its Sept. 8 show due to a power outage. The venue posted on its website that the concert headlined by Vance Joy has been cancelled. this reporter It said the cause of the outage was unclear, but KABC-7 blamed it on the heat: The heat is…
Tropical Storm Francine makes landfall in Louisiana, expected to become a Category 1 hurricaneWDSU New OrleansTropical Storm Francine's track moves eastward, and there will be a round of strengthening in the futureCNNNOW: Tropical Storm Francine track | track, warnings, impacts to Texas, LouisianaFox 26 HoustonTropical Storm Francine to hit tomorrowweather channelHow does Tropical Storm Francine compare to Hurricane Beryl?houston chronicle Tropical Storm Francine live updates: Gulf Coast lives at risknbc newsTropical Storm Francine intensifies in Gulf of Mexicocbs newsTropical Storm Francine Tracker: Expected to become hurricane as it approaches Louisianaabc newsTropical Storm Francine could become a hurricane. Will it come…
Brief news report by Kip Hansen — September 9, 2024 Just in time for “peak hurricane season deadline,” NOAA National Hurricane Center announces Potential Tropical Storm Six become Tropical Storm Francine: Monday, September 9, 10:00 AM CDT Location: 23.0° north latitude, 94.9° west longitude Movement: NNW, speed 5 mph Minimum pressure: 1002 mb Maximum sustained speed: 50 mph From the discussion section: “Tropical Storm Francine Discussion 4 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062024 Monday, September 9, 2024 at 1000 AM CDT The structure of satellite imaging systems improves this In the morning, there is a large circular cold convection…
Hurricane warnings and storm surge warnings are in effect along much of Louisiana's coast as Tropical Storm Francine approaches landfall. Francine is expected to intensify into a hurricane Tuesday night before leveling off or weakening in intensity before making landfall in Louisiana as a Category 1 storm Wednesday afternoon or evening. Tropical Storm Francine rages in the Gulf of Mexico.The system is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall on the Louisiana coast sometime tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/mWRKvmRYqp— CIRA (@CIRA_CSU) September 10, 2024 Francine becomes more organized At 11 a.m. ET Tuesday, Francine was located 425 miles (690 kilometers) southwest…
The Harris campaign released an explanation of her stance on energy on Monday, using tactful language that suggested she hasn't really moderated her views, according to energy experts who spoke to the Daily Caller News Foundation. [emphasis, links added] After Vice President Kamala Harris and her team largely avoided revealing details about their policy positions for weeks, the campaign website launched a “question” the day before the only scheduled debate in the 2024 presidential race page. The energy section of her Issues page does not contain any specific policy positions, but instead uses a lot of vague, euphemistic language designed…
from climaterealism Author: Linny Luken A post on the British website Future Net Zero (FNZ) claims that climate change is causing anxiety in children. This is wrong. Since climate change is imperceptible and weather is not becoming more extreme, it is only the constant stream of media scare stories and misconceptions promoted in schools that the planet is doomed if climate action is not taken immediately. Children bring trauma. This makes groups like FNZ, and those they reference in their stories, complicit in damaging children's mental health. The article, titled “Climate change triggers anxiety in children,” discusses a “new campaign”…
Satellite observations from CERES (Clouds and Earth's Radiative Energy System) show that cloud cover has decreased since 2000. [emphasis, links added] Less cloud cover means less shortwave radiation reflected into space, Increase the amount of solar radiation absorbed by the Earth's surface (oceans). Since 2000, Earth's energy imbalance (the net difference between input and output energy) has become increasingly positive, rising from an average of +0.5 W/m² between 2000 and 2010 to +1 W/m² over the past decade. m². The result of this positive trend is Due to the observed decrease in cloud cover, the absorbed solar radiation (ASR) shows…
Duck Creek tributaries in northwest Indiana often flood when it rains, swamping nearby roads. Schleizer: “When the floods come, it can get very chaotic…so people, you know, are stuck and can't travel like they used to.” Bill Schleizer is with the nonprofit Delta Institute. He said pollution, road salt and sediment from farms also wash into creeks during storms. As climate change brings more intense rainfall, the risk of flooding also increases. So Schleizer's team is working with local officials to restore the Duck Creek ecosystem. Last year, they started at about 1,000 feet into the stream and turned a…
not many people know Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby The UK is importing electricity from abroad at a record price of £250m a month after the closure of coal-fired and nuclear power plants, new analysis shows. In the second quarter of this year, about 20% of the grid's electricity demand was met through interconnectors with neighboring countries, according to energy company Drax. The amount of electricity imported from abroad is twice the amount produced by wind and solar farms, about 12.2 terawatt hours. This is also about four times the amount of electricity exported. Drax said the total cost Input…