Author: cne4h

To generate ideas for living more easily on Earth, consuming fewer resources, and reducing our impact on climate change, we sometimes look to nature for lessons. Find an elegant form or process, such as the way a leaf collects water, carbon, and sunlight to create food, energy, and oxygen, that we can simply imitate. This is called biomimicry, and while the results sometimes seem to be primarily about aesthetics, they can also lead to practical improvements in sustainability. Or, in stark contrast, we might invest resources in designing and manufacturing high-tech analogues, often hoping to move beyond imitation and improve…

not many people know Paul Homewood Offshore wind power V gas power generation? Which is cheaper, offshore wind power or natural gas power? When we discuss this issue, we always seem to go in circles! Politicians and the wind energy lobby always refer to the official levelized costs last released by BEIS in 2023, often dishonestly incorporating carbon pricing into the cost of natural gas generation, even though it is a tax, not a cost. Others point out that levelized costs cannot be compared simply because they do not include the indirect costs associated with intermittent renewables, in particular paying…

In the high-risk sector of energy production, nuclear power remains one of the most promising technologies for meeting global demand while minimizing emissions. However, as Christopher Koopman and Eli Dourado explain in a Wall Street Journal article, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has become a regulatory quagmire that stifles innovation. Recent lawsuits from Texas, Utah and Last Energy seeking to curb NRC overreach could mark a turning point in the future of small modular reactors (SMRs) – an innovation too critical to be stymied by bureaucratic inertia . Regulatory regime frozen during the Cold War The Atomic Energy Act of…

Rap music is a cultural force—a genre born of raw expression of resistance, empowerment, and lived experience. It is a medium where truth and resistance intersect, a powerful amplifier for speaking out about injustice, and an art form that resonates deeply with those who have been marginalized. As much as I admire rap's ability to address social issues, I can't help but connect it to the greatest injustice of our time: the climate crisis. Because whether we’re talking about systemic oppression or environmental destruction, the underlying threads of greed, denial, and complacency are the same. RAP: Give voice to the…

What do Maryland jurisdictions need to do to get out of the snowstorm? When snow fell in Maryland on Monday, the city of Baltimore and surrounding counties mobilized hundreds of employees and many other resources to plow fields.Mayor Brandon Scott declared a state of emergency in Baltimore in response to the storm, and his office said crews were fully deployed to treat roadways through Monday afternoon, with “more than 250 DOT vehicles currently deployed. Snow vehicles/equipment, as well as over 400 additional contractor vehicles taking turns.Four city-owned garages already offer free parking to residents of some downtown neighborhoods. Residents of…

Tilak K. Doshi The recent spate of reports in the media illustrates well how the globalist policy agenda of the climate industrial complex has captured key international institutions and distorted their original organizational goals. From their original broad, laudable purpose of serving the well-being of their constituents, these institutions have been subverted over the years to serve the persistent pseudoscientific claims of climate alarmists. Corruption in global institutions has in turn led to an increasingly visible backlash. The incoming Trump administration is likely to be openly skeptical of the so-called climate crisis narrative and intend to withdraw from the United…

Winter weather often causes flight delays and cancellations. While airlines cannot control weather, in the United States they are required to provide refunds to passengers whose flights are canceled. Here's information about your rights and what you should know when cancellations start to increase:Pay close attention to the weather forecastWhen airlines expect bad weather to cause problems for flights, they often offer travelers the chance to postpone their trip for a few days without paying any fees. Search online for your airline name and “travel alert” or a similar phrase to find possible rescheduling offers.Check before going to the airportIt's…

Kip Hansen’s take – January 7, 2025 – 750 words/3 minutes “You, you, you, you. Boo boo boo boo.”. Small fish swim along the river. He is a happy little fish. And this little fish is very proud. This happy little fish swam alone in the Little Tennessee River, preventing Tellico Reservoir from forming—for six years. This is one of the seminal stories of the great environmental movement of the 1970s. It’s also one of many stories of damaging excesses by the EPA. So, snail darter Thanasi Listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It…

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) article “Climate Change Impacts in 2024 Grip Globe” paints a terrifying picture of an earth in chaos, with extreme weather events attributed to man-made climate change. [emphasis, links added] While this narrative is emotionally appealing to low-information readers, it incorrectly confers short-term weather events with long-term climate trends. This is a fundamental error that undermines the scientific integrity of these claims, especially since the World Meteorological Organization itself actually defines what climate is: …average weather conditions at a specific location and over an extended period of time. In addition, historical data shows that humans are…

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration has granted California's special Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exemptions from higher emissions standards for lawn mowers, leaf blowers, refrigerated trucks and off-road vehicles. [emphasis, links added] Politico Friday's report: The moves are President Joe Biden's last-ditch attempt to protect California's progressive climate policies from President-elect Donald Trump, who took office more than two weeks ago and pledged to repeal the state's regulations. The EPA approved the exemptions, which give California the power under the Clean Air Act to set stricter emissions regulations than federal ones, giving the state's nationally-led rules an extra layer of protection…