Climate: “The American climate migration has already begun”
Fiction news site The Guardian is almost as funny as The Onion: In the aftermath of climate disasters, as victims try to cope with the destruction of their homes and…
Climate: 11 inches of global warming falls on Portland, OR, 2nd snowiest since 1943
Since record-keeping at the airport began in 1939, the greatest snowfall in a day was 14.4 inches in 1943. Source: Portland records snowiest day since 1943, landing at No. 2…
Everything you think you know is wrong
These bad think thoughts used to be called conspiracy theories – now they are mainstream Science: * United Nations projections point to the world population peaking at roughly 10.4 billion…
Climate: Are climate lockdowns coming?
This report from the University of California suggests that climate lockdowns are the goal – lots fewer cars, moving everyone to dense urban apartments, and traveling by bike and public…
Aviation, Climate: “The rich should pay higher fares to clean up aviation”
Oddly enough, the goal is that only the elite will be permitted to fly – while telling everyone else to curtail their carbon emissions: Rich travelers will have to pay…
Followup: Economic forecasts were wrong, like most expert forecasts
As inflation surged over the last two years, the Fed and leading private-sector forecasters were persistently behind the curve, seeing it as a temporary phenomenon that would eventually fade. Source:…
Economy: WEF wants to end private ownership, wants everyone to rent
To enable a broader transition from ownership to usership, the way we design things and systems need to change too. For example, car sharing is made possible by new keyless…
Economy, Climate: The Four Pillars of Modern Civilization
Four materials rank highest on the scale of necessity, forming what I have called the four pillars of modern civilization: cement, steel, plastics, and ammonia are needed in larger quantities…
Follow up – No: “Inflation Forecasts Were Wrong Last Year. Should We Believe Them Now?”
Models making long range predictions are mostly wrong, all the time. Why do we give them any credence? Go back and look at worthless disease model projections: Economists misjudged how…
Part 2: Climate Hypocrites
Part 1 has been extended to Part 2. New Jersey Governor Mikkie Sherill NJ governor went to college alumni event using a tax-payer funded helicopter: report New Jersey Democratic Gov.…
Climate: U.S. Carbon emissions since 1990
More here. And emissions by U.S. state (from EPA) – Excel spreadsheet format.
Climate: The clothing industry produces more carbon dioxide than air travel plus shipping, combined
So of course, the climate activists proposed we largely ban air travel. Because. Today, in fact, fashion accounts for up to 10% of global carbon dioxide output—more than international flights…
Climate: Bloomberg reports that “Carbon offsets” are still a big scam
For more than a decade, Credit Suisse Group AG has claimed to be “carbon neutral” in its operations. Every gleaming office tower, every flight by an executive — all the…
Climate: How climate issues will really be addressed
Voluntarily. Mostly. By people doing what we’ve done: I strongly suspect that most “forced” climate initiatives will accomplished next to nothing and will be as effective as public health was…
Climate: Computer model says we need to mostly end long distance air travel
A new report released during COP27 reveals that only one scenario could possibly reduce emissions in time. Source: Bloomberg – Bloomberg Suggests we must discourage – probably through a combination…