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from masterresource Author: Robert Bradley Jr. “In a rational and moral world, the Los Angeles fire disaster, fueled in part by climate change, would be one of many climate ‘Pearl Harbors’ that might help awaken the public to the urgent need for climate action.” (- Joe Rohm, last week) “Is it just a coincidence that the worst case scenario happens in California, the climate state? Green state? DEI state? Joe, the mainstream doesn't buy your 'climate ate my homework' reasoning. (below) Just add “policy” to the two places in Rohm's quotation above, and replace “action” with “inaction” at the end,…

Interim Health Commissioner Mary Beth Haller issued a blue extreme cold alert for Baltimore Tuesday through Thursday morning, with wind chill expected to drop to 13 degrees overnight and stay below 20 degrees over the next two days.The Baltimore Department of Health issues a Blue Alert when temperatures are expected to drop to 13 degrees or lower, including wind chill, or when conditions are severe enough to pose a risk to people's health.National Weather Service forecasters expect temperatures to drop to 22 degrees Tuesday night, with wind gusts reaching 38 mph.Wednesday's high temperature is expected to reach 33 degrees, with…

Ladies and gentlemen, please gather together for a moment of silence, or a loud laugh, to mark the premature suspension of the Net Zero Asset Management (NZAM) program. This alliance of investment giants was once the darling of “woke capitalism” and claimed to be the savior of the earth. Now it has decided to fold its tent, apparently under the weight of its own contradictions and a little push from reality. A coalition of investment magnates turned self-styled climate change crusaders looks in tatters after suspending its activities on Monday amid a backlash against “woke” capitalism. Plans for Net Zero…

At the request of the United Nations and its member governments, the United Nations' highest “court” will rule on the so-called legal “obligations” of governments in combating carbon dioxide emissions and so-called man-made “climate change.” [emphasis, links added] Experts say it could be the most significant case the global agency has ever heard. The Biden administration has joined governments around the world in asking the courts to take a tough stance on the issue. But critics are already sounding the alarm. Agriculture, energy, transportation and other industries have all taken center stage, fueling fears of more government-mandated economic carnage in…

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review state and local lawsuits against oil companies seeking to force them to pay for damages allegedly caused by climate change. [emphasis, links added] Energy-producing states, oil companies and industry groups have filed two challenges to a wave of climate lawsuits that critics warn are being used to advance anti-fossil fuel policies in states. If successful, they would extract billions of dollars from oil companies, and those costs would be passed on to consumers. “Consumers are not helped by these cases, which seek to remove products from store shelves and divert funds to…

Jim Steele Start by learning about Southern California’s natural drying. Its Mediterranean climate means little rain in the summer and limited rainy seasons in the winter. The region's three deserts attest to its dry climate. Therefore, the vegetation around Los Angeles consists primarily of one-hour fuel, which dries in as little as 60 minutes, and consists of dead grass, leaves, and pine needles, and 10-hour fuel, which consists of dead twigs, 1/4 inch in diameter. Able to retain moisture, but briefly, the material is essentially a fire starter. While storms can make vegetation temporarily fire-resistant, once the rain stops, the…

Studies from central China, Russia and central Europe show that the same (or more) warming and drought existed before 1900, or when CO2 concentrations were below 300 ppm. [emphasis, links added] A new reconstruction of winter (minimum) temperatures in Central China from 1606 to 2016 (Jiang et al., 2024) reveals Cold periods occurred only in 9 years in the 1600s (1663-1672), but there were 71 cold periods in the 20th century (1900-1942, 1959-1979, 1985-1994). especially, In the 1600s and 1700s, carbon dioxide concentrations hovered around 278 ppm, but rose from 290 ppm to 370 ppm in the 1900s. From 1650…

Outgoing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm made her final trip to Puerto Rico on Friday to promote solar energy on the island after the grid failed on New Year's Eve. [emphasis, links added] Granholm heads to Puerto Rico on Friday “Provide residents with an update on the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to support the restoration and modernization of Puerto Rico's energy infrastructure,” after the island's power grid failed and plunged most Puerto Ricans into darkness on New Year's Eve. During the trip, Granholm touted government efforts and spending to bring solar energy to Puerto Rico, despite previous warnings from many electricity market…

While the $300 billion per year climate finance commitment set at COP29 is a first step in helping to close the climate finance gap, the upcoming update of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in 2025 provides opportunities for participants to further collaborate and enable expansion Scale comes from financing from all public and private sources. Achieving this will require significant progress in improving the quality, transparency and coverage of national-level climate targets and related estimates of climate finance needs. How big is the climate finance gap? Although climate finance has grown at an unprecedented rate in recent years, reaching US$1.46…

When Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and her team of clowns bumbled through a four-day ramble in 2023 to demonstrate the wonders of electric vehicles, it was her advance that left the most lasting impression The team blocked reports of an open charger so she wouldn't have to wait for one. [emphasis, links added] However, details revealed in a federal report make the entire puzzle even worse. Granholm's trip will take her from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, Designed to justify the billions of taxpayer dollars the Biden administration is pouring into green energy initiatives. Two months after the incident,…