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Martha Bellisler, Halle Golden and Lisa Bowman, The Associated PressIssaquah, Wash. (AP) — A massive storm is sweeping across the U.S. northwest, bringing strong winds and rain that have caused widespread power outages, closed schools, downed trees and killed at least two people.The Weather Prediction Center on Friday issued a risk for excess rainfall and a hurricane-force wind warning was in effect as California and the Pacific Northwest's strongest atmospheric river of the season – a flood of moisture – flooded the region. The storm system that began hitting Tuesday is considered a “bomb cyclone,” which occurs when a cyclone…

Martha Bellisler, Halle Golden and Lisa Bowman, The Associated PressIssaquah, Wash. (AP) — A major storm is sweeping across the U.S. Northwest, bringing strong winds and heavy rains to the region, causing widespread power outages, closing schools, downing trees and killing at least two people.The Weather Prediction Center on Friday issued a risk for excess rainfall and a hurricane-force wind warning was in effect as California and the Pacific Northwest's strongest atmospheric river of the season – a flood of moisture – flooded the region. The storm system that began hitting Tuesday is considered a “bomb cyclone,” which occurs when…

Steve Harner Grapevines can absorb carbon dioxide, so climate alarmist activists in Virginia had no compunction to pull the cork today after learning that a Virginia circuit court judge will order Virginia to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). During Virginia's three-year participation in a multistate cap-and-tax agreement, Virginia collected $828 million from electricity producers seeking permits to emit carbon dioxide emissions. Dominion Energy Virginia, the state's largest payer, simply passes the cost on to consumers dollar for dollar on their monthly bills. The judge's final order has not yet been issued, so the details of any relief he…

Maryland officials on Thursday lifted a ban on outdoor burning that had been in place for about 20 days.After less than an inch of rain fell in the Baltimore area Wednesday night during a thunderstorm, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reassessed weather and ground conditions and lifted the ban, according to a news release. According to the National Weather Service, precipitation in the Charm City has dropped about 1.41 inches so far in November.State officials are still encouraging residents to avoid lighting outdoor fires if possible as the state is suffering from a drought. Some places have enacted their…

John Barbus, director of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, said he is integrating his office's work into the agency's push to counter reforms President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to make at the Department of Health and Human Services. [emphasis, links added] Balbus' action plan calls for senior administrative services employees, who are hardest to fire, to create and disseminate global warming “training modules” to all employees to increase “climate literacy.” The goal is that even if Trump eliminates the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, his training modules will remain in place. “Health systems are recognizing…

Foreign government officials attending the ongoing United Nations climate change summit are advocating A global climate tax indeed Funding green energy development in poor countries Before President-elect Trump returns to the White HouseAccording to the Financial Times. [emphasis, links added] According to the Financial Times, officials from France, Spain and Kenya are pushing for a so-called “solidarity tax” on various industries at this year's conference, with a view to presenting a more complete version of the plan at next year's conference in Brazil. say. The idea is to identify a plan to raise $100 billion or more annually Fund climate-related…

Public Broadcasting System (PBS) News reported that climate change has caused or contributed to the wildfires currently plaguing New York and New Jersey. This is wrong. [emphasis, links added] Wildfires have historically plagued both states, so the current fire season is not unusual. Furthermore, real-world data shows that the area lost to wildfires in the United States has declined dramatically since the early 20th century. PBS News report “Climate Change's Role in Unusual Wildfire Outbreak in the Northeast” features PBS NewsHour reporter, producer and fill-in anchor William Brangham, who interviews PBS climate change reporter Hillary Hilary Howard. Branham begins by…

Author: Neil Brown Berkeley, California is arguably the most liberal city in the United States. The city is overwhelmingly white and affluent, with a large Asian and small black minority population, a median household income of more than $100,000, and a median home value of nearly $1.3 million. When we think of liberal elites, we think of Berkeley. So green activists across the country were surprised when residents voted down new fossil fuel taxes last week. A local initiative on the ballot in Berkeley this November would impose a heavy tax on large buildings that use natural gas for heating,…

People eagerly donate to wealthy environmental groups. The Natural Resources Defense Council has $463 million in assets. [emphasis, links added] It claims to use the law to “fight the climate crisis”. What it really does is Pay lawyers to torture people who are trying to do something useful. For example: America needs minerals like copper and silver to make things. Even President Joe Biden gave a speech saying that the United States will need 400-600% of these minerals to make “solar panels, wind turbines, and more!” The iPhone alone requires aluminum, iron, lithium, gold, copper… But when investors dare try…

Many residents in Northeast Houston braced for flooded streets and yards during the storm. Espinoza: “There are people who lost their homes…and now every time it rains, there are just some people who are traumatized.” David Espinoza is a member of the community advocacy group Northeast Action Collective. Houston has more than 2,000 miles of open roadside ditches. They are designed to collect rainwater, funnel it under driveways, and move it away from yards and roads. But this system often failed because many ditches needed regrading and maintenance, or became clogged with weeds and debris. For decades, people have been…