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In Oregon, we have been seeing ads from energy companies on TV, and the final statement in the ad was: “Don’t let politicians stop cheap, clean, renewable energy.” [emphasis, links added] I believe that clean, renewable energy is not cheap, and it will only work a few years before the wind turbine fails or the solar panels need to be replaced. In Oregon, the eastern part of the state has 2,300 wind turbines on the top of the hill. Among other things, wind turbines require a lot of lubricating oil to keep their blades and turbines spinning. Some of the…
Only a few weeks ago, New Science upgraded state legislation to calculate the cost of California’s climate change and forced fossil fuel companies to pay for it. Nature Research A report published last month reported that major oil companies have reportedly developed an impact on temperature, finding that their pollution caused $14 trillion in global economic losses due to extreme heat alone. In Sacramento, however, the science that makes “polluter payments” is losing momentum in an adverse political environment. Legislators (D-San Luis Obispo) and state Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) who support the Climate Super Fund Act – a…
Transcript: In Antarctica, Greenland and other polar regions, icy glaciers cover large tracts of land and extend into the sea. These glaciers shrink and grow with the seasons. Jonathan Bamber of the University of Bristol in the UK said that during the summer when some ice melts, they get smaller. Bamber: “They get quality in winter, mainly from snowfall. … It's always been.” But as people burn fossil fuels and add more carbon pollution to the atmosphere, the climate warms up, and over time, many glaciers shrink more than they grow. Bamber: “If you get warmer summers… you get melted…
Former President Joe Biden has thoroughly criticized the “efficiency” rules of ordinary household appliances, and experts say that only nominal “saving” energy is gone. [emphasis, links added] Earlier this month, President Trump directed the Department of Energy to stop enforcement and began revoking Obama-era regulations to limit the flow of water in faucets, showers, toilets, dishwashers and washing machines. He criticized the rules as “unnecessarily radical green agenda policy.” Critics say this is an important step towards an end to the federal government's daily household appliances. Critics say that for a long time, special interests in Washington have been prioritized…
CNN's Andrew Freedman, in a recent post titled “Why climate risk affects the credit score of your home you buy”, described a new report from FirstStreet that claims to indicate how “climate risk” affects credit scores and mortgages due to the alleged increase in the frequency and severity of weather forecast mortgage mortgages. [emphasis, links added] This narrative is highly misleading, if not completely wrong. Claiming climate risk is a new and emerging driver of credit risk ignores basic climate and economic reality – i.e., extreme weather has not become more common or severe. Furthermore, the surge in insurance claims…
President Donald Trump's administration has canceled a stop order for a massive offshore wind farm project, a move that could restore gas pipeline plans. [emphasis, links added] Reuters reported on Tuesday that the $5 billion Imperial Wind project is located on the coast of New York. “Norwegian Equinor said construction works can now resume the project, which is expected to provide power to half a million homes starting in 2027,” the store continued, noting that U.S. Home Secretary Doug Burgum issued a stop order in April. In a social media post on Monday hamburger explain Encourage him, New York Governor…
California's high-speed rail project may soon face a larger price and $10.2 billion budget gap, even larger than lawmakers expected two months ago, as project leaders hope to complete the first part between Bakersfield and Mercedes. [emphasis, links added] The update was first reported by KCRA 3 on Monday, providing transportation advisers and some state legislators later last week after the governor proposed his proposed state spending plan for the upcoming year. According to the High Speed High Speed Project, California 2024 2024 2024 project leaders have been focusing on completing the 171-mile Bakersfield-to-Merced Line, with taxpayers estimated to cost…
As co-founder and leader of the World Weather Attribution Initiative, climate scientist Friederike Otto is painfully aware of how climate change amplifies the destructive power of extreme weather. Otto is a pioneer in attribution science, a branch of climate science that enables researchers to better understand how climate change affects specific weather events, such as the Los Angeles wildfires that broke out in early 2025. Otto is a PhD trained physicist at the Liberal University of Berlin and is now a senior lecturer in climate science at the Grantham Institute of London. (Editor's Note: Grantham College is supported by the…
Transcript: When the flood hits, you may hear news describing it as a 100-year flood. But with the change of climate, the term may not be as accurate as before. “100-year flooding” means 1% of flooding occurs every year, which means that, on average, flooding will occur once a year in 100 years. The same goes for 500 or 1,000 years of flooding. These possibilities are calculated using history. However, with climate change bringing extreme weather and increasing sea levels in many areas, the likelihood of severe flooding may be higher than these terms. Moftakhari: “The 100-year activity calculated based…
House Republicans recently introduced their proposed changes to their energy subsidies, which would significantly cut them and raise $515 billion in revenue. [emphasis, links added] This caused a lot of heartburn from subsidy defenders, but the truth is These subsidies are largely costly, inefficient, and transfer wealth from taxpayers to the wealthiest Americans. When the Democrats passed the party’s lowering inflation bill (IRA) in 2022, they promised to cut energy costs and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These promises have been flat. Soaring cost estimates and reduction forecasts show that IRA’s clean energy subsidies are an invalid burden on taxpayers.…