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Guest post by Chris Targo Originally published in City Hall For most of my adult life, climate alarmists have ruled the day as they methodically and successfully inject relentless intimidation into academia, mainstream media, Hollywood, and virtually every other major, powerful cultural institution and false science. While this has paid huge dividends in recent years, it's also sparked a backlash and we're finally starting to see the bubble come to the surface. Let’s start with a brief review of how climate alarmists are able to hypnotize so many people into believing that climate change is an existential crisis—but it’s not.…

from main source Author: Robert Bradley Jr. “I gave up on Judith Curry a while ago. I don't know what she thought she was doing, but it didn't help the cause or her professional credibility. (- Michael Mann, below) The futile, wasteful anti-CO2 campaign is entering its 37th year, dating back to the hot, dry summer of 1988, when NASA scientist James Hansen sounded the alarm to U.S. lawmakers led by Al Gore . Last week, the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) ended with an unenforceable agreement pledging to transfer wealth to developing countries (totalism) to develop “clean” energy.…

BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc. and State Street Corp. were sued by states, led by Texas, over alleged violations of antitrust laws Increase electricity prices through investmentthe most high-profile lawsuit to date against the embattled ESG industry. [emphasis, links added] Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 10 other states claim that money managers have combined their market influence and climate group memberships to pressure coal producers to cut production. Electricity shortages are causing Texans and residents in other states to pay higher electricity bills, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Texas. Republican-led states, including West Virginia…

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee will invite top Biden administration energy officials to a hearing on December 4 to discuss the administration's decision to suspend approval of certain new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities. [emphasis, links added] Pat Fallon, a Texas Republican and chairman of the Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee, will lead the hearing, along with top Energy Department official Brad Crabtree and Biden senior climate adviser John Podesta You will be invited to the hearing. The hearing will be continued scrutiny of one of the Biden administration's most aggressive policy initiatives targeting conventional…

Article by Eric Worrell The United States is scheduled to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice on December 4. ICJ meets scientists ahead of climate change opinion Jon McGowan ContributorNovember 26, 2024 at 04:07 pm EST On November 29, the judges of the International Court of Justice met with climate change scientists and looked forward to their advisory opinion on the obligations of states in relation to climate change. … On March 29, 2023, at the request of Vanuatu, the UN General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on the legal…

The South China Morning Post recently published an article titled “Climate change may have played a role in the region's record number of super typhoons, Hong Kong meteorologist says,” claiming that climate change “may” have caused the record number of typhoons. A super typhoon in the northwest Pacific Ocean of the year. [emphasis, links added] The title is misleading, with the word “maybe” carrying a heavy weight. The claims made in the article itself are neither more cautious nor less alarmist. Although the conditions for the formation of typhoons this year are good, There is no evidence that tropical cyclones…

Biden administration's 'climate envoy' John Kerry claims the US is “on the verge of needing to declare a climate emergency”. [emphasis, links added] Asked last week at a forum hosted by Harvard's Kennedy School Institute of Politics “what should people do” who care about climate and the future, Kerry said people need to “start paying attention” to the following arguments: With President-elect Donald Trump ·Consistent with Trump’s transition. Kerry added that “seven million people” die every year due to poor air quality. Kerry added that the United States needs to “restart caring” about what is happening “in other parts of…

From Cliff Mass Weather Blog cliff mass In the past three days, I have received several calls from friends in the media asking the same question: Will storms like this week's “bomb” cyclone become stronger or more frequent due to global warming? If not, could global warming lead to such growth in the future? The answer to these questions is clear: no. There is compelling scientific evidence that such storms are not increasing in our region and that a warming planet will not bring more weather “bombs” to our region. First some terminology one mid-latitude (or extratropical) cyclones It is…

The chips are downEd Miliband. The chips are down and the game is on. We know that Labor is no closer to solving the energy trilemma than scientists are to explaining dark matter. [emphasis, links added] At the moment, we are not on track to achieve net zero emissions, security of supply and affordability. We know that using public funds to import natural gas to create CO2 is more shameless hypocrisy than a show of moral leadership on climate change. Perhaps most importantly, we Know Whatever the cost, the pursuit of net zero policies will impact our lives in ways…

A reader asked us: For those of us planting trees alone, is there any support, such as soil, seeds, or products (working tools)? Thanks. Journalist Johani Ponce seeks the answer to this question and shares it below: Across the United States, a variety of programs and resources exist to support individuals interested in planting trees, providing everything from seeds to planting and care tools. These supports are available in several areas of the country, including areas with larger Hispanic populations. It’s important to follow one golden rule in the world of reforestation: “The right tree must be planted in the…