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Planning a vacation in Hawaii? It may be earlier than later, as local lawmakers are ready to impose taxes on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations. [emphasis, links added] The Associated Press reported that the first impostor would designate the driver of funding for plans to combat “climate change,” while politicians are responsible for pointing out that wildfires destroyed Hawaii's wildfires in 2023 to prove that something must be done. National leaders highlighted projects such as replenishing sand on eroding beaches, helping homeowners install hurricane clips on their roofs, and using invasive grass as a starting…

In recent editorial Mountain The author claims that “climate change may give American corn growers, insurance companies: Researching a huge blow”, claiming that climate change will lead to a sharp increase in crop insurance claims: 22% growth by 2030 and 29% growth by the middle of the century. [emphasis, links added] The existing evidence refutes this claim. There are no data that corn crop losses are or will increase due to changes in climatic conditions. These terrible predictions are based on flawed models, untested assumptions, and over-reliance on speculative climate scenarios, rather than actually observed corn production data, which have…

Despite the promise of stopping and focusing on transitional technologies in 2021, China is still building new coal power generation capacity abroad. According to a new report from the climate think tank global energy monitor China participates in 88% of the new coal capacity projects in the new BRICS countries member. [emphasis, links added] “While President Xi Jinping promised to end support for overseas coal projects, Chinese companies are supporting 7.7 GW of new coal, almost all found in Indonesia,” said the global energy custody company. However, China also supports a large number of transitional capacity, accounting for about half…

Energy Minister Chris Wright implored European countries to reject the “climate shock” and instead rebirth of natural gas and nuclear power as parts of the continent continue to face widespread grid blackouts. [emphasis, links added] Speaking at the Global Energy Conference in Poland on Monday night, Wright said Europe's net zero policy will shift from oil and gas to wind sources, such as wind and solar, to fight global warming, posing a threat to economic prosperity and national security. According to Wright, European leaders should choose a path that ensures energy rich, safe, affordable and reliable. “The other side of…

Like giant bones planted on Earth, clusters of tree trunks appear along the Chesapeake Bay on the Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. They are ghost forests: once the trouble of cedar and pine forests. Since the late 19th century, these trees have expanded and died along the shore. They won't grow. These tree cemeteries appear where the land is gently tilted to the ocean and salt water increasingly invades. On the East Coast of the United States, in pockets on the West Coast and elsewhere, the salt-salted soil kills hundreds of thousands of acres of trees, leaving behind wooden…

Transcript: There are few places on Earth, like Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago about 800 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Glaciers covering most of the Svalbard Islands are shrinking rapidly. Bamber: “We are all over the archipelago of these islands and we are seeing accelerated melting as warming increases in the region.” In a recent study, Jonathan Bamber and his team at the University of Bristol in the UK used artificial intelligence to analyze satellite images of millions of Svalbard glaciers that extend into the ocean. They found that almost all of these glaciers have shrunk over about 40 years.…

A new study published in the Journal nature The conclusion is that if we stop using fossil fuels, the world will be $28 trillion. Researchers at Dartmouth College explained that our planet would be richer if it weren't for the “extremely hot” fossil fuel companies. [emphasis, links added] To draw such a compelling conclusion, many media in traditional media can breathe. A report in CBS News quoted celebrity climate scientist Michael Mann for supporting the study. The DC Court recently approved Mann against two bloggers in his defamation lawsuit, saying “When they provided false evidence and made false statements to…

A recent article independent“How will the climate crisis push up the price of Easter chocolates”, claiming that cocoa bean production is threatened by climate change, which is why prices are rising. This is wrong. [emphasis, links added] independent Citing a study using novels, recently developed AI models predict cocoa production in various countries rather than studying full images and real-world data, including cocoa production in neighboring countries. As far as cocoa prices rise, this is not due to shortages caused by climate change, but government policies. independent Claiming extreme high calories are increasing the risk of crops and “the past…

Republicans, who served in Congress for the first 100 days, repealed seven regulations by President Biden, mostly energy-related rules, they said they burdened producers and raised prices for consumers. [emphasis, links added] The Knicks rules include: The Environmental Protection Agency rules impose methane emissions fees on what Republicans say are oil and gas facilities, hindering domestic energy production. One requires new oil and gas leaseholders outside the shelf to submit archaeological reports before starting offshore drilling production. Two energy sector rules that require higher energy efficiency standards for gas water heaters, walk-in coolers and freezers. “House Republicans are using the…

A large amount of solar energy on the Spanish and Portuguese grids may make the Iberian power grid more vulnerable to failures or cyber attacks, one expert said. [emphasis, links added] This is because “inertia” is needed on the power system, which is a by-product of generators with rotating parts, such as those that operate on gasoline, coal or hydropower. These turbines can accelerate or slow down to help adjust the power frequency and must be kept within a certain range. Inertia also helps protect the system from failures that cause sudden frequency drops, giving grid operators time to turn…