Climate: Oregon sets modern wildfire acreage record
Climate change has faded from view, perhaps because nationally, overall acres burned is still well below average. Of course, this could change in the next 1-2 months.
Environment: Cumulative burned acreage up to July 27, 2026
Surprised to find acreage burned, so far, is well below average.
Climate: “Carbon offset” carbon capture scams
Last week, 500,000 "carbon credits" in a local forest burned up, releasing their sequestered carbon into the atmosphere.
Climate: Are people unaware that pavement gets hot in the sun?
That seems to be the thrust of this news report! Is everyone really this cuckoo?
Climate: I’m so old, I remember when we used air temperatures
Once upon a time, we used "air temperature". Now we use "heat indexes", and if that is not high enough, then we use ground temperatures.
Environment: Mandatory energy assessment before a home sale
More opportunity for fraud and corruption.
EVs: EVs have minimal to no impact on carbon emissions
Past estimates said EVs provide minimal benefits to carbon emission reductions.
Government: How a $105M solution became a $2.6B boondoggle
Incompetence runs amok in Portland's new water plant project as a $105M solution grows into a $2.6B boondoggle.
Climate: Eliminating cattle might not reduce animal methane emissions
Study finds that in certain grass and range lands, eliminating domestic animals led to an increase in wild herbivores, negating presumed methane reductions.
Solar: Why solar panels do not make sense for every home
This is a fair assessment.
Autos: Plugin hybrids fail to deliver full benefit in real world usage
Study shows that PHEV owenrs operate their vehicles as PHEV electric vehicles far less than was assumed by the EPA. Many never plug into an outlet.
Climate: Predicting the future rarely goes well
Predicting the future seems to rarely work out well. An expert climate prediction from 2000 falls apart and the expert is no longer talking to the media.