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washington post (The Washington Post) explains exactly this in a recent article titled The Real Reason Billion-Dollar Disasters Like Hurricane Helen Are Becoming More Common Billion-dollar disasters aren't becoming more common As storms become more extreme or common, Rather, economic and demographic trends have changed. [emphasis, links added] this is true. Although the article begins by asserting that climate change is a problem and that we should not question the transition away from fossil fuels, overall it provides a fairly balanced and accurate discussion of why the costs of natural disasters are rising. Wapo wrote: multi-billion dollar disaster The data…

Scandals surrounding Ford Motor Company's electric vehicles continue to swirl. This afternoon, the company reported a $1.224 billion loss from its electric vehicle business in the third quarter. In early October, the company reported that electric vehicle sales “grew 14.8%, reaching a record high of 20,962 units sold.” therefore, Simple division shows the storied automaker lost $58,391 on every electric vehicle sold during the quarter. The company's electric vehicle business (known as “Model e”) lost a total of US$3.7 billion in the first nine months of 2024. For reference, The $3.7 billion loss is equal to the gross profit (which…

A lot of people enjoy the thrill of driving a fast car, but I've never been one of them. I appreciate the alluring appeal of speed, but the negative effects of pollution ruin all the fun. In fact, I carry a twinge of guilt with me almost every time I drive. But now things have changed. My car drives in the sun. After years of saving, my husband and I bought an electric car and installed solar panels on the roof. We then endured the agonizing wait for the system to be connected, inspected, and approved until we finally got…

At Bishop Orchards in Connecticut, sunlight helps apples, berries and pumpkins grow. Now, Bishop's Orchard also uses sunlight to generate electricity through nearly 1,500 solar panels. The panels are located on farm market rooftops and on previously barren land unsuitable for growing crops. They provide about 75% of the orchard's electricity needs. Keith Bishop, the fifth generation of his family to run the orchard, said he used solar power in part because he wanted to help keep the farm afloat for future generations. Bishop: “My inspiration for solar is being able to help control energy costs on our future farms…

David Wojcik Washington state’s environmental agency, the Department of Ecology, recently commented on dual draft Planned Environmental Impact Analyzes (PEIS) for wind and solar development. Unfortunately, while everyone has a section on grid battery fires, there is a lot of confusion because everyone cites a regulation that, as far as I know, does not apply to grid-scale battery complexes. Therefore, I am posting the following comments to help them create much needed regulations. “Comments by Dr. David Wojcik on the Washington Department of Ecology's Draft Wind and Solar PEIS on the Potential Impact of Grid-Scale Battery Fires” Submission date: October…

Plastic recycling claims are deceptive and damaging. Wind and solar waste – it doesn’t matter. Paul Driessen “Exxon gets it!” is a rallying cry that has angered and inspired climate activists for decades. They claim that since the 1970s, ExxonMobil knew that human-caused climate change was “real” but lied about it, claiming there was no “crisis” and continually promoted its plan to “destroy the planet.” Fuels and petrochemical feedstocks. Now, activists say ExxonMobil has known for years that very little plastic waste is actually recycled. The oil giant deceived regulators and consumers by claiming that all plastic is recyclable and…

From Dr. Roy Spencer's Global Warming Blog Dr. Roy Spencer In a recent article, I used new urban heat island (UHI) warming estimates from various GHCN stations in the United States that have at least 120 years of data to demonstrate that homogenized (adjusted) GHCN data still contain substantial The impact of UHI. Therefore, false warming caused by the urban heat island effect is exaggerating reported warming trends in the United States. However, there is considerable scatter in the data plots I provide, leading to concerns that there is substantial uncertainty in my quantitative estimates of the extent of urban…

Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter (now known as X) brought about a sudden shift in the dynamics of the platform. For years, X has served as an echo chamber, where progressive academics exchange ideas freely, often without much opposition. It's an exclusive club, and Musk's open-door policy breaks it. As censorship eases and banned accounts are reinstated, Musk's version of free speech has driven away many academics, leading to a significant decline in engagement among their ranks. An article titled The atmosphere is over: Is Elon Musk pushing academia off Twitter? The retreat was recorded. It shows that activity dropped…

Whenever people’s attention is drawn to the undeveloped sugarcane plants in Babar Kamble’s fields in the Indian state of Maharashtra, he tells them: “My fields are slowly growing. die. It all started in 2014 when for the first time Kamble ji's farm production dropped by 5 tonnes from the 80 tonnes he produced on his one acre farm. They ignored the year's production, thinking it might have been due to bad weather. But a 10 metric ton drop next year worries them. “I thought that increasing the use of chemical fertilizers would help increase yields,” he recalls, “but the effect…

Residents of Long Beach Island, New Jersey, a seaside town on the Jersey Shore, are preparing to file a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over “defective” rulings in its awarding of Clean Air Act permits for offshore wind projects. [emphasis, links added] The Environmental Protection Agency issued a permit to the Atlantic Coast South project on Oct. 1, one of the last bureaucratic hurdles the project developers need to jump before they can break ground. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to regulate air emissions from “stationary and mobile sources,” prompting the agency to analyze the air pollutants…