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California, which faces a huge budget deficit, will spend $1.4 billion to expand its network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to help the drivers Gov. Gavin Newsom needs by 2035. [emphasis, links added] As Breitbart News noted earlier this week, Newsom's electric vehicle mandate is in trouble, with sales well below targets. Furthermore, as Los Angeles Times Newsom reportedly continues to propose new spending plans that raise eyebrows – The state faces a massive budget deficit despite massive coronavirus relief from the federal government under President Joe Biden's inflationary American Rescue PlanHe signed the agreement when he took office…

Cost-benefit analysis confirms that it would be better to abandon net-zero policy initiatives and “do nothing” on greenhouse gas emissions. [emphasis, links added] New research finds that the maximum possible impact of carbon dioxide on climate is “negligible.” The cumulative expected temperature change for a doubling of carbon dioxide concentrations from 400 PPM to 800 PPM is at most only 0.81°C, which “certainly would not trigger alarm or declare a climate emergency.” As shown in Figure 1 in the paper [pictured below], Adding carbon dioxide has the strongest effect on temperature when carbon dioxide concentrations are below 100 PPM. after…

As winter approaches in New York, residents should shudder knowing how close the city came to disaster two years ago and how little has been done to prevent it from happening again. [emphasis, links added] As Christmas 2022 approaches, so does Winter Storm Elliott, A 2,000-mile-wide storm is causing blizzards and plummeting temperatures across the eastern United States and Canada. Elliott killed more than 70 people, disabled more than 1,700 generating units, caused rolling blackouts in Tennessee, the Carolinas and Kentucky, and sent thermostats down to 60 degrees in Wisconsin. The situation is particularly dangerous in New York, which relies…

Today’s recipe: 1. Mild surf hitting the beach confirms recent reports of strong northerly winds from the ASCAT channel. 2. Examine your retina and note the dark blue line toward the horizon. You know what that means. 3. All of this reflects strong high pressure in the Four Corners region of the United States, pushing northerly winds toward the Sea of ​​Cortez. 4. This sap is drawn southward by low pressure south of Cabo. 5. To add to the windy recipe, when the valley heats up, sprinkle in some Herbs de Los Planes to create a localized pressure gradient and…

NBC News recently published an article claiming that climate change is adversely affecting production, thereby driving up coffee prices, titled “Your daily cup of coffee may become more expensive due to climate change”.” [emphasis, links added] Production data proves this statement to be patently wrong. NBC News wrote: Prices for high-quality Arabica coffee beans, which can be found in most restaurants and stores, have surged this month, recently jumping to $3.50 a pound. … Today, experts say, climate change is to blame. “We're seeing severe droughts in some of the world's major coffee-growing regions, such as Brazil, the world's largest…

Democratic lawmakers are seeking to block a federal regulator's investigation into wrongdoing in the Biden administration's $400 billion green energy loan program, a sign that Democrats may be growing concerned about problems uncovered by the long-running probe. [emphasis, links added] The Department of Energy's inspector general has spent more than a year investigating the loan program's office, which has been Accused of doling out billions of dollars in government loans to politically connected recipients, including companies on the brink of bankruptcy and entities with ties to foreign adversaries. Now, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have taken the…

From the Daily Skeptic Chris Morrison Concerns are growing that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) may downplay or even abandon its current findings that nearly all types of extreme weather events had little or no evidence of human involvement in the past, or will have none by 2100 Any sign of human involvement. The findings in the recent Sixth Assessment Report are a thorn in the side of alarmists, as attribution of “extreme” weather events has recently become a major scare tactic in promoting “net zero” fantasies. The IPCC findings were ignored, and a large pseudoscientific “attribution” industry…

Swedish Energy Minister Ebba Busch said on Monday (December 16) that Germany should divide its electricity price bands and allow EU funds for nuclear power plants, adding fuel to a long-standing policy conflict with Berlin . [emphasis, links added] “In meeting after meeting, Germany has blocked the possibility of funding new fossil fuel-free baseload power in the EU,” Bush (EPP) said ahead of a meeting of energy ministers in Brussels. “It's one thing that the Germans don't want nuclear power for themselves; But preventing other countries from accessing these funds is another matter”, she explained, adding that opposition amounted to…

Transcript: There is a growing need for workers trained in energy efficiency and weatherization, which can reduce climate-warming pollution from buildings. The American Legion program in north Minneapolis is helping train this workforce. Roegge: “We’re not working with people who have a lot of experience in this. These people come in with an interest…usually interested in climate, sometimes more interested in building systems and trade. Matt Roegge is with the Minnesota Energy Climate Corps, an 11-month paid program run by the Minnesota and Iowa Conservation Corps. Energy Climate Corps cadets learn energy efficiency and weatherization and conduct energy audits of…

Substack from Robert Bryce Another wind drought has sent electricity prices soaring across Europe. Norway, which exports electricity to its European neighbors, has had enough. Robert Bryce For the second time in a month, Germany's power grid has been hit by a wind drought, known as “wind drought” in German. Dark and calm. The lack of wind power has sent European electricity prices soaring to their highest levels since late 2022, when Europe was plunged into an energy crisis amid concerns about Russian gas supplies. It's telling that Europe – and Germany in particular – now appears to be in…